Putnam Grows! Farm and Agribusiness Summit

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  

Stefanie Hubert 

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

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