Syrup Producers Meeting At
Direct Marketing Conference
ROCHESTER. N.Y.
Knowing what the consumer
wants and then giving it to
them is the very definition of
retail marketing. Maple pro
ducers will be able to leam
what their consumers want in
maple products and then leam
how to go about giving it to
them in a series of seminars at
the 2000 New York State Far
mers’ Direct Marketing Con-
ictor
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The maple producers’ meet
ings will be Wednesday, Feb.
2, at the Rochester Sheraton
Four Points Hotel.
Steve Childs, Cornell Co
operative extension educator
from Wyoming County, has
put together a big lineup of top
ics and speakers. First, Charles
E. Winship, Cornell maple pro
duction representative, will
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discuss the results of a survey
on what the consumer wants in
maple products. He’ll be fol
lowed with several speakers on
different views of marketing
maple products for the retail
trade.
Lyle and Dottie Merle,
Merle Farms, will discuss ciys
tal coating. Their talk will in
clude the benefits of crystal
coating and how it is done.
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Maple products as gift items
and in gift baskets will be pre
sented by Eric Randall, maple
producer and Doug Wolcott,
Idlewood Acres. Their pre
sentations should give you
plenty of food for thought in
how to apply these ideas in
your own operation. Eric Ran-
Two Fruit Growers
Honored By Gloucester
Board Of Agriculture
CLAYTON, N.J. Dan
Haynicz, Monroeville, and
Doug Zee, Glassboro, were
presented Distinguished Ser
vice to Agriculture awards at
the annual business meeting
and dinner dance of the Glou
cester County Board of Agri
culture in Glassboro.
Haynicz operates Haynicz
Bros. Orchards in Elk Town
ship with his wife Eleanor and
son William Haynicz. Estab
lished 54 years ago by Haynicz
and his brother Mike, the farm
has grown to 250 acres of
peaches, apples, and soybeans,
along with smaller acreages of
other crops. The Hayniczs mar
ket to fresh and processed
wholesale markets, and also
operate a retail farm market
from April to December.
Doug Zee is owner of Zee
Orchards and markets for jer-
Zee orchards. He farms 500
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Dillman Farm, Inc
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dall will also give a talk on his
Maple Sunday and other spe
cial maple events that have
brought customers to his
operation.
For more information, visit
the web site at www.nysfdm
a.com or call Diane Eggcrt
at (315) 475-1101.
acres of apples, peaches, and
nectarines with his sons Mi
chael and Doug under the
“fresh jerZee label.” Zee was
also recognized for his innova
tive growing practices and a
progressive promotional and
marketing program.
“Doug Zee has worked tire
lessly for agriculture and the
fruit industry,” said Ann Dor
sett, president of the Glouces
ter County Board of Agricul
ture. In presenting Zee a plaque
and citation, Dorsett emphasiz
ed Zee’s leadership for the past
30 years in the Gloucester
County Board of Agriculture,
and the New Jersey State
Horticultural Society, where he
has held all offices in both. He
received the NJSHS Outstand
ing Grower Award in 1992 and
was given lifetime member
ship.
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