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 ProgramNYCO Meeting: Producing, Protecting, and Marketing of Organic Grain
March 10, 2015Presentations 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.
