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“Livestock producers in the North
east have an excellent opportunity
to market direct,” says Mike Four
nier, Penn State extension agent in
Montgomery County. “Because of
our proximity to urban markets,
producers willing to make the
effort can reduce their costs and
increase their profits by cutting our
middlemen and developing spe
cialty markets.”
Fournier and other marketing
specialists from Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Maryland and Dela
ware will offer their advice and
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experience to livestock producers,
produce and ornamental growers,
and retail and wholesale marketers
throughout the region at an Alter
native Agriculture Marketing Con
ference. It is scheduled for Nov. 18
and 19 at the Inn at Reading in
Reading, Pa.
In a session on livestock alterna
tives, Fournier will introduce a
panel of three Pennsylvania pro
ducers who have successfully
developed alternative marketing
strategies.
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ation. He raises 150 ewes and
offers clients the option to either
slaughter a iamb at the farm or take
one home live. While he has adver
tised in neighborhood newspapers,
most of his clients hear about his
operation by word of mouth.
Tim Ruth of Pineville raises
hogs and lambs and caters to clien
tele of Eastern Asians. He also
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beef direct to fellow teachers and
country stores. As a timely addi
tion, Hany Hamilton of Newtown,
is also getting into the fresh turkey
market.
Participants of the two-day con
ference will be able to attend in
depth sessions on aquaculture,
product promotion, working with
large terminal markets, marketing
to restaurants and marketing indi
rectly through wholesale
cooperatives.
The marketing conference,
“Make it by Marketing,” is open to
everyone interested in marketing
and selling specialty commodities
or developing specialty markets. It
is sponsored by the Cooperative
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RD #2 Box 122
Catawissa, Pa. 17820
717-365-7403
Sheldon Harsbarger
RD #1 Box 418
Mifflintown, Pa. 17059
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Box 173 RD #1
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215-767-5281
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RD #2 Box 384
Clark Summit, Pa. 18411
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RD #2 Box 78
Mertztown, Pa. 19539
215-682-7065
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For more information and a
registration form, contact your
State County Cooperative Exten
sion Service or Penn State Short
Courses in Agriculture, 306 Ag
Administration Building, Univer
sity Park, Pa. 16802. You may also
call the Short Course Office at
(814) 865-8301.
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