Risk Management Agency
MEDIA ADVISORY
September 5, 2007
Contact: Marci Hilt
(202) 720-3088(office)
(202) 821-3367 (cell)
marci.hilt@xxxxxxxx
Michelle Bouchard
(202) 720-5846(office) michelle.bouchard@xxxxxxxxxxxx
USDA CO-SPONSORS CONFERENCE TO HELP BEGINNING AND SMALL FARMERS MANAGE RISKS
Washington, Sept. 5 - USDA will co-sponsor a conference in Milwaukee, Wisc., Sept. 12 - 15, to help beginning and small-scale farmers manage the risks associated with farming. The conference will include tours of local farms and agricultural businesses.
USDA is providing this educational opportunity for beginning and small-scale farmers to help support the health of local, regional, and national food systems, as well as helping to insure the character of rural America. Beginning farmers and those who farm small acreages cope with additional challenges compared with established, conventional farmers. This conference is designed to provide these farmers with resources and tools.
WHAT: Risk Management Strategies for Beginning and Small Farmers and Ranchers Conference.
Tours of area farms and agricultural businesses.
All food served at the conference will be provided by local growers and businesses.
Co-Sponsored by Growing Power, Inc., a non-profit organization and land trust that supports people from diverse backgrounds and their environments by helping provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe, and affordable food. Growing Power, Inc. provides hands-on training, demonstrations, outreach, and technical assistance through the development of community food systems that help people grow, process, market, and distribute food in a sustainable manner.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept.12, through Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007
WHERE: Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisc.
(Parking is available for the media at the hotel.)
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