ROME — In closing certain operations and changing directions, the owners of Wagner Farms, 5841 Old Oneida Road, announced they have decommissioned “The Leo” — the farm’s second wheelchair accessible Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant wagon ride.

The wagon was put into service in 2021 as part of the farm’s sunflower events and haunted attractions, explained owner Ronald Wagner. On Saturday, the farm removed the name and brass name tags of those who donated toward the wagon’s creation and commissioning.

“The wagon has been sold back to the original equipment dealer we purchased it from,” said Wagner in a statement. “However, due to lack of interest in offering ADA-compliant accessible wagon rides, the decision was made to remove the wheelchair lift.”

The owner said Leo and his family, for whom the wagon was named, will be sent a plaque made using the photo and tags, honoring him and those who cared to make a difference while Wagner Farms was in business.

“The original 2019 red ADA wheelchair accessible wagon remains for sale until someone buys it or it too is decommissioned or repurposed,” Wagner said. “Times change and new directions we take in life led to new things. Wagner Farms for now continues to offer certain items until all inventory has been sold off or repurposed into new ventures.”

Jams, jellies and popcorn remain in production for now. Wagner Farms has also started up a consultant business for small farmers who are just getting started.

As for the new consultant business, “We do have a couple clients that we’re starting to work with this month — one in Massachusetts and the other in the North Country toward Plattsburgh,” said Wagner. “We’ll be working with them as far as numbers — business planning, what it takes to remain in business and how to be profitable. We’ll cover some crop and tillage management — we’ll make guidelines and recommendations to help set them up. We’re doing it on an hourly rate, with travel and food” expenses included.

Wagner Farms, “is still open and we’re definitely out of produce, and we’re done with major farming for the year,” he added. “We sold our big equipment off that we recently purchased to relax the debt load, and we’ll just do some hobby farming on the side. We may grow some sweet corn for the farm and keep the popcorn, and jam and jelly side of the business going.”

Follow Wagner Farms on Facebook to see what is next. The farm stand remains open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Visitors may stop and check out the nearly 70 varieties of jams and jellies on hand.