Ferd W. Irish has been growing and shipping potatoes from atop Denton Hill for over 38 years. In his terms as Tri-County director, he has attended various workshops and training programs to better meet the needs of Tri-County. Irish states, "I have both the time and desire to help plan and develop our cooperative for success in the future."



Irish is past Chairman of Tri-County and he continues to serve on the Citizens' Electric board. In addition to his tenure at Tri-County, Irish is active on the boards of the Potter, McKean and Cameron Farm Service Agency and Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association.



District 2 includes the following townships: Hector, Pike, Ulysses, Alleghany, Sweden, Hebron, Eulalia, Clara, Pleasant Valley, and Roulette.