Event Details

Date

March 10, 2015

Time

10am-2pm

Location

Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
614 North Street
Geneva, NY

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


NYCO Meeting: Producing, Protecting, and Marketing of Organic Grain

March 10, 2015


Presentations from
  • Wegman's Bakery Team on their goal to use locally-produced organic grains in a new line of breads
  • Sam Sherman from Champlain Valley Mills on marketing opportunities for organic grain
  • Dr. Heather Darby on the results from her grain trials in Vermont
  • Elizabeth Dyke, the overseer of the OGRN project, on the approaches to transitioning land into organic production
  • Fay Benson on the new organic crop insurance program for organic grain production
Please bring a dish to pass for the lunch and any questions you might have for a group discussion after lunch. We do request a $1-2 donation to support the costs of coffee and paper products.





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