Farm Show Plans
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Nielsen said one of his career
accomplishments he’s most
proud of was his work in helping
restore the viability of family doc
tors in the state. From 1987 to
1998, he served with the Pennsyl
vania Academy of Family Physi
cians (PAFP) based in Harris
burg, including acting as its CEO
and executive vice president.
“Family doctors were the Rod
ney Dangerfield of 'the health
care system,” Nielsen said, refer
ring to the famous comedian and
his trademark line, “I don’t get
no respect.”
Nielsen said he helped position
PAFP as a leading public policy
health advocate for patients and
primary care health professionals
in the state and in the U.S. Con
gress. That “put primary care
and family doctors on the map,”
he said.
Although he has no career ex
perience in agriculture, Nielsen
said that he recognizes agricul
ture as the foundation of the
Farm Show Complex.
“I want to build on agricul
ture,” he said. “Farmers are the
heart and soul of our country.”
Farmers are sometimes cast as
Rodney Dangerfields of the agri
culture system, according to Niel
sen. He aims to change that per
ception.
Nielsen said he sees the Farm
Show as an “icon” for Pennsylva
nians and other visitors to
promote agriculture’s good
image. He wants farmers to have
a sense of ownership in the Com
plex.
“I want this to be a place
where, when you go by, you can
say ‘this is the place that I built,’”
Nielsen said.
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Nielsen hopes to increase the
list of exhibitors and associations
that use the Farm Show Complex
for events year-round.
“The business we’re in here is
exhibitions,” he said.
“The challenge right now is to
develop a world-class marketing
campaign.”
Since 2000, Nielsen has served
as president of Global Strategic
Services, an international con
sulting service for associations
and nonprofit organizations
based in Harrisburg. For the past
two years, he has also been CEO
of the Pennsylvania Alliance for
Association Advancement.
His experience also includes
serving from 1998-2000 as CEO
and president of the Internation
al Association of Convention and
Visitor Bureaus in Washington,
D.C.
2003 Farm Show exhibitors
and potential exhibitors are in
vited to a dinner and presenta
tion at the Farm Show Complex
on Wednesday, June 18 at 6 p.m.
The meeting will provide an
update on plans for the 2004
Farm Show. Dennis Wolff, Penn
sylvania secretary of agriculture
and the Commercial Ag Exhibit
Committee will be on hand at the
dinner.
Exhibitors planning to attend
should respond to Deborah
Trump at (717) 787-5373 by
Monday, June 16 at 4 p.m. (See
attached invitation.)
Nielsen noted that the door re
mains open to all agricultural in
dustries and promotion of their
events through the Farm Show.
He said the Farm Show will
promote more agricultural events
then it has in the past.
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2003 Farm Show exhibitors and potential exhibitors
to participate in the 2004 Farm Show.
Fhe meeting wifi provide an update on plans for the 2004 'Farm Show
and the opportunity for the Hon. (Dennis Wolff, FA Secretary ofAgriculture
and the CommercialAg (Exhibit Committee
to share their vision for the future.
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renovations and additions have
created, and living up to the ex
pectations of the many people
who use the show.
Some critics were wary of the
lack of dairy equipment suppliers
and service providers at this
year’s Farm Show. That will
change for 2004’s show.
Nielsen said he is trying to
achieve a “balance” in terms of
covering all agricultural indus
tries. Dairy is critical, also, and
the “door is going to be wide
open” to improve the state’s
number one ag industry dairy.
A milking facility for the new
Farm Show is in discussion.
At the Farm Show exhibitor
banquet scheduled Wednesday
June 18, Nielsen will speak about
how the Farm Show Complex
will continue to undergo im
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provements. He noted three areas
in which the Complex will con
tinue to grow:
• Continued overall improve
ment of service.
• Providing more global and
international events at the com-
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cultural side.”
• More professional customer
service, he said.
Nielsen can be reached at (717)
787-5373.
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