Innovations & Diversification:Adding Value to Your Products
Innovations & Diversification, a conference on expanding income potential through value added processing for agricultural producers and ag-entrepreneurs, was held on February 5, 2010.
The event was sponsored by Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia, Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties.
Thanks to the generosity of the presenters, powerpoint files from the conference presentations are available here. To view, click the name of the presenter, below:
Keynote: “ Adding Value & Safety to Agricultural Commodities,” Elizabeth Keller, Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the NYS Food Venture Center
Panel: Explore the Opportunities
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Beth Linskey & Liz Beals, Small Scale Food Processors Association
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John Ameroso, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Session A – Dairy
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Joyce Henion, Acorn Hill Farmstead Cheeses
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Douglas Ginn, The Pampered Cow
Session B – Livestock
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Clarence Davis, NYS Ag & Markets
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Mary Kiernan, Kiernan Farms
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Joan Snyder, Hollow Road Farms, Inc.
Session C – Fruits/Vegetables
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Beth Linskey & Liz Beals, Beth’s Farm Kitchen
Closing Remarks: “Key to Success? Quality!” Bobby Mateszewski, Quaker Creek Store