A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 30, 2002
‘Keep Farming First ’ Ag
Summit Designed By, For Farmer
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) It’s not too early to sign
up for Keep Farming First, a
major farm summit designed
by and for the farmer sched
uled at Sykes Hall, West Chester
University, Jan. 9-10.
With a limit of 300 partici
pants, the summit will reflect the
wealth of knowledge and re
Keep Farming First
Spomortdby
Chester County 2020 Trust
Chester County Economic Development Council
Penn Slate Cooperative Extension - Chester County
Registration Form
Send this form to Keep Farming First with $lO/per person payment to
Keep Farming First PO 80x42S Westchester PA 19380
Questions? 610 696 3160 or mfoOCC2O2O org
I have enclosed a check/money order payable to Keep Farming First
Contact Information
Name
Address
Phone { )
Vegetarian meal preference’.
Plaaaa indicate tha aaminart that you would Ilka to attand:
(Your response will help us with the final schedule)
Value Added Opportunities
_ Economic Planning/ Economic Alliances for
the Farmer
Agricultural Land Preservation Program/Act 319/
Agricultural Security Districts
Mushrooms
Marketing
Farm Loans
Understanding the Costs of Farming
The Successful Multi Generational Family Farm
Agricultural Law
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sources available in Chester
County, the state and beyond,
and is designed for the farmer
who wants to keep on farming.
Sessions at the two-day sum
mit will address a variety of chal
lenges and opportunities, and
they’ve been planned by a com
mittee largely made up of active
farmers.
E mail address
Other’
Agriculture Awareness Promoting it in the Schools
Horse Pastures in Chester County
Urban/Ag interface
2002 Farm Bill
The Genetic Revolution Good or Bad
Looking Toward Sustainability
Using Your Farms History to Financial Advantage
How to Develop Niche-Market Farming
Environmentally Sound Farming Practices
Developer at the Door Available
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MHM Cooperative Extension
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The summit schedule has been
created with a farmer’s seasons
and daily tasks in mind. Large
group presentations are com
bined with small, interactive
classes beginning at 10 a.m. The
faculty includes experts in agri
cultural economics, business and
estate planners, as well as
farmer representatives on
panels that will address a
wide range of subjects. On
Thursday, classes end at
3:30 p.m. Friday closes
with a summary presenta
tion and reception.
Sponsored by Chester
County 2020 Trust, the
Chester County Economic
Development Council and
the Penn State Cooperative
Extension Chester
County, the summit is an
outgrowth of a major study
focusing on the economics
of agriculture completed in
the late spring of 2002.
Contributions from indi
viduals and local founda
tions have made it possible
to charge only $lO per per
son for the conference,
which includes breakfast
and lunch on both days as
well as the closing recep
tion,
Registration may be
made by filling out and re
turning the form here.
Lancaster
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Results!
Sept. Pig Crop 1 Percent
Below Year Ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
September 2002 U.S. pig crop at
8.37 million head was 1 percent
below the previous year, accord
ing to the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS).
Sows farrowing during this pe
riod totaled 943 thousand head, 2
percent below last year. The aver
age pigs per litter for September
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