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SMALLFARM> January Farmer Direct Marketing Newsletter Posted (fwd)





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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 05:56:00 PST
From: Claire Klotz <claire_plum@hotmail.com>,
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Subject: SMALLFARM> January Farmer Direct Marketing Newsletter Posted

Apologies for cross listings.....

The January edition of the "Farmer Direct Marketing Newsletter" can now 
be viewed at: 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing/news_01_99.htm

Contents of the newsletter:

Introduction

Wholesale and Alternative Markets Activities:
- Farmer Direct Marketing Bibliography Available
- USDA Hosts Farmer Direct Marketing Focus Group
- Notes on the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working GroupAEs 5th 
Annual Resource Harvest

USDA News Releases:
- USDA Invites State Participation in Market Improvement Program 
(12/15/98)
- USDA Offers Farmer Direct Marketing Information on Internet (11/18/98)
- New Directory Shows Farmers Markets on the Rise (11/12/98)

Features:
- "Featured Market/Market Manager" - American Farmland Trust's FRESHFARM 
Market
- Research in Progress at Cornell

Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
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Regular updates are posted to the Farmer Direct Marketing Website at 
http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing.  In particular there are a lot 
of upcoming conferences!
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Have an interesting direct marketing story?
Email  j_claire_klotz@usda.gov
----
Thanks
Claire Klotz
Economist
USDA, Wholesale and Alternative Markets

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