Please join us at Tily's Table located at Tilly Foster Farm on Route 312 in Brewster for a day of networking and presentations by experts in opportunities, programs and services to assist agribusinesses and agritourism in Putnam County. A light lunch will be served.
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Date And Time
Fri, January 31, 2020
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM EST
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Putnam Grows!
Farm and Agribusiness Summit 2020
January 31, 2020
Tilly’s Table at Tilly Foster Farm
100 Route 312, Brewster, NY
9:15am Registration and Networking
9:45am Introductions
The Honorable MaryEllen Odell
Putnam County Executive
Kathleen Abels
President, Putnam County EDC
Tracey Walsh
Director, Putnam County Tourism
Executive Director, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Putnam County
10:00am Farm/Agribusiness Market Opportunities, Access, Workforce Development
Todd Erling
Executive Director, Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp
Eric Warren
Senior Project Manager Mid-Hudson Region, Empire State Development
11:00am Grow Your Business: Thinking Outside the Farm
Liz Higgins
Business Management Specialist, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
11:45am Networking and Lunch
12:45pm The Agro-Tourism Experience: A Farmer’s View
Jessica Ziehm
Taste of New York Ag, Marketing Educator
Tiashoke Farm & Cornell Cooperative Extension, Washington County
1:30pm Questions & Answer Session
1:55pm Closing Comments
Partners:
Putnam County Tourism
Putnam County Economic Development
Putnam County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County