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Agricultural
Day
The State University of New York (SUNY) College of
Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville celebrated the
Agricultural Day on April 26,
2001. The annual event attracted hundreds of elementary
school students as well as faculty, students, and staff.
This year's program included tours, exhibits, and a celebrity
milking contest. Tours included the dairy facilities,
the Wildlife Museum, hayrides and games, GPS demonstration,
and crop demonstration. Several exhibits of dairy
products, dairy princess, petting zoo, horse shoeing, fish
tank, cow calving, dairy cattle breeds, and equipment were
also part of this annual event. The Agricultural Day was
sponsored by the Dairy Club (Jim Curtis, Club Advisor) and the
School of Agriculture and Natural Resources. |
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Focusing
on...Networking
of Producers, Processors,
Retailers, Restaurateurs, and Consumers for
Economic Vitality
The State University of New York (SUNY) College of
Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville hosted the Agricultural
and Food Ventures Conference 2001
on the 5th and 6th of April, 2001. The theme of this
conference was "Networking of Producers, Processors,
Retailers, Restaurateurs, and Consumers for Economic
Vitality". The conference was co-sponsored by New
York Small Scale Food Processors Association (NYSSFPA) and
other organizations. The conference brought together
producers, processors, retailers, restaurateurs, and other
professionals in the agricultural industry to exchange
information, discuss opportunities, and address challenges for
agriculture and food ventures in the 21st century. The
conference was held in conjunction with the Second
Annual Meeting of the New York State Small Scale Food
Processors Association.
Conference
sessions consisted of the following:
E-Commerce
Packaging
Business planning
Ethnic Food Market
Product Quality
Distribution Channels
Export and International Marketing
Internet Marketing
Packaging for Marketing
Networking
Agricultural Tourism
Affluent/Health Food Market
Capital Acquisition and Debt Service
Labeling
Consumer Trends
Regulations on Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy, Meat, and Poultry
Product Liability Insurance
Small Scale Food Product Development
Linking Producers to Processors
Several panel discussions were also held
including the following:
Linking Chefs and Restaurateurs with Producers
Where to Market Your Products
Identification of Funding Sources
The Agricultural
and Food Ventures Conference 2001
was held at
the campus of the SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology
in Morrisville, New York. You can view the Conference's
web site by clicking here
. For more information, please call 315-684-6083 or send
e-mail to Dr. Christopher D. Lu at lucd@morrisville.edu. |
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