Event Details

Date

March 11, 2021

Time

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Location

Online Webinar - Zoom

Cost

This event is free.

Host

New York Beef Council
Katherine Staiger
(315) 339 - 6922


Direct Marketing Beef Series - Adding Value to Your Marketing Display

March 11, 2021


The year 2020 has maintained a strong demand for beef. Many consumers are turning to local farms to meet this demand. Jean, O'Toole, Executive Director of the New York Beef Council, will be leading a series of 3 webinars to share tips for best practices for marketing your farm and beef direct to consumers. This is the final installment of the series, "Adding Value to Your Marketing Display"

Other webinars in this series include:

Learning Your Beef Cuts
Thursday, January 14th
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Marketing & Cooking Underutilized Cuts
Thursday, February 11th
7:00pm - 8:00pm


For more information, visit www.nybeef.org/farmers-fencepost. Pre-register by contacting Katherine Staiger at kstaiger@nybeef.org or (315) 339 - 6922. 

Program Announcement (PDF; 156KB)


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