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Not Appropriate After
February 9, 2001
109th
Annual Farmers Conference Feb. 8-9
at Tuskegee
University
Tuskegee, Jan. 30--The
109th Annual Farmers Conferences is Feb. 8-9 at the
Kellogg Conference Center on the Tuskegee University campus.
The conference is a
two-day educational forum that features panel discussions and
concurrent workshops that address emerging issues surrounding small
farm families and rural communities.
This year's conference
theme is "Small Farms: Adapting and Thriving in the 21st
Century."
Conference activities
include a mini agricultural and rural life expo and a forest
management tour on Thursday, Feb. 8.
Friday, Feb. 9, a panel
will address unresolved issues of the black farmers' lawsuit. Later
that morning, concurrent workshops will focus on environmental
justice and rural health issues, estate planning and financial
management, plasticulture opportunities for vegetables growers, and
sire selection and small herd health issues. In addition, free
health screenings will be offered all day Feb. 9. Youth attending
the conference will take part in a special program targeting youth
entrepreneurship.
The Merit Farm Family
Award luncheon will close the conference at noon Friday, Feb. 9.
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in agriculture.
Registration fees for
the conference include $75 for agency professionals, $25 for farmers
and $10 for students. The fee covers all registration materials,
continuing education units, where applicable, and the luncheon. Make
checks payable to Tuskegee University Farmers Conference.
The annual conference
was born out of Booker T. Washington's dream to support and sustain
former slaves turned farmers. Informal meetings and demonstrations
at the homes and farms of rural agriculturists evolved into a large
meeting hosted by the then Tuskegee Institute. That dream, now 109
years later, is still alive through the Tuskegee University
Cooperative Extension Program.
For more information on
the conference or registration contact Vanese Singleton (vsinglet@tusk.edu)
or call (334) 724-4441.
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