Subject: Sustainable Ag Coference in NY

From: [email-masked] (Dick Dale)
Date: 24 Oct 1994 14:59:25 -0000

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Farming for the Future: Partners in Stewardship promises to be an exciting conference on the future of farming. Sessions will focus on how communities can work together to maintain a viable, sustainable food and agriculture system. The conference will be 
held in Syracuse, NY, on February 22-23, 1995.

The conference is intended to bring together diverse groups including farmers, prospective farmers, planning board members, planners, conservation advisory council members, Extension agents, researchers, agricultural educators, environmentalists, consumer
 advocates, agribusiness professionals, agency and organization members and professionals, farm managers, local and regional policy makers, and others interested in the future of farming.

One emphasis of the conference will be program development and planning. Educators and people working to support agriculture will learn how to work with diverse audiences and share perspectives. Conference sessions will provide opportunities for farmers t
o share their experiences, practices, techniques and technology with others. Both Pesticide Recertification credits and Certified Crop Advisor credits will be given for selected workshops.

Growing out of the "Transitions" conference, Farming for the Future: Partners in Stewardship is a conference on farming practices, land stewardship, nutrient and pest management, building local networks for a sustainable food and agriculture system, water
 quality preservation, whole farm planning, and other topics related to sustaining farming and communities. This conference will provide an excellent arena for diverse perspectives to come together on a multitude of agricultural issues.

Sponsors include: Cornell Cooperative Extension, American Agriculturist magazine, Cornell University Farming Alternatives Program, Northeast Organic Farming Association-New York, Agway, Soil Conservation Service, New York Sustainable Agriculture Working G
roup, and many others.

For more information and registration materials, contact:

Department of Soil and Atmospheric Science
Attn: Pam Kline
144 Emerson Hall
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
(607) 255-2177

Program details will be posted on this bulletin board as they are finalized.

Dick Dale
Central NY Crop Management Association
392 Locke Rd.
Groton, NY 13073
(607) 898-4851
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