>>>The
Barn<<<
“The BARN” is a combination of
the Ag Marketing newsletter and the Maryland Rural
Enterprise Development Center.
It is published
quarterly featuring the programs and resources of
the University of Maryland Extension’s (B)usiness
Development, (A)g Marketing, and (R)ural
& Community Economic Development (N)etwork.
Topics in this issue include:
• Producer’s Digital Toolbox
Coming
Your Way
• Food for Profit – A Statewide
Entrepreneurship Program Customized
to Meet the
Needs of Local Food Entrepreneurs
• Maximize Your Virtual Marketing
Presence
• Direct and Intermediated
Marketing
of Local Foods in the United States
• On the Web
• Social Media Platform Connects
Farmers with Local Buyers
If you
have questions or comments about this publication or
have clients
or colleagues that would value
receiving it as well, please contact Ginger Myers at
gsmyers@umd.edu or
sbarnes6@umd.edu.
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>>>WEBINAR INVITATION
USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) presents “The PACA Complaint
Process – Promoting Better Business Practices in
Produce”
A FREE Interactive Webinar
Date:
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Eastern Time
Subject: USDA’s PACA Complaint
Process
Background: The Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) is a federal law
that facilitates fair trading practices in the
marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables
in interstate and foreign commerce. John Koller of
AMS’s PACA Division introduces PACA, reviews how to
interpret inspection certificates, the proper
acceptance and rejection of produce, and multiple
avenues to resolve a business conflict. Subject
areas include filing an informal PACA complaint,
mediation, working through a formal complaint, and
the PACA Trust.
If you buy and sell bulk
fruits and vegetables, don’t miss this informative
webinar. The webinar is free, but you must register
to participate.
Visit
http://bit.ly/Apwmmi
to register.
For additional information about PACA go to our
Web-site at
www.ams.usda.gov/paca
or contact Karla
Whalen at (202) 720-4180 or
disputeresolutionsection@ams.usda.gov
If you have any questions about
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, please
contact Christopher Purdy at (202) 720-3209 or
christopher.purdy@ams.usda.gov.
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>>>2012
WESTERN MARYLAND
REGIONAL
FRUIT MEETING
Highlights include updates on
the 3 pests from last year. BMSB, Spotted Wing
Drosophila & Apple Scab. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
PROGRAM CHANGES SINCE THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM WAS SENT,
PLEASE OPEN BROCHURE BELOW.
Thursday, Feb., 23, 2012
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>>>MARYLAND RURAL
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER CO-SPONSORS FOOD FOR
PROFIT CLASS
Tuesday, Feb., 28, 2012
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CLICK HERE - PRESS
RELEASE
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[[[[
CLICK HERE -
BROCHURE ]]]]
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>>>APPLE SCAB
WORKSHOP
A special workshop on managing apple scab in the age
of multiple fungicide resistance
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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