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News Release 7-30-2002

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DIRECT MARKETING FIELD DAY SET FOR AUGUST 24

A direct marketing Field Day for agricultural products will be held at the Dave Miller Farm in Kingwood, W.Va., on Saturday, August 24. The Field Day will feature seminars about value-added beef production, specialty crop management and production, farm pond management and fee fishing enterprises, agricultural tourism initiatives in the region, certified potato marketing, results from the West Virginia University (WVU) Organic Farm Research project, and diverse enterprise opportunities in Longhorn cattle production.

Speakers include Darol Dickinson of Dickinson Longhorns, Tom Ford from Penn State University, Ed Grose from Terra Alta, W.Va., and Bill Shockey from the WVU Extension Service.

In addition to seminars, the Field Day will feature a variety of displays from farm agencies and organizations. Farm tours via hayrides will be available during the day for visitors to experience direct marketing enterprises in operation. The program will begin at 10:00 a.m. and lunch will be provided.

There is no charge for the Field Day, but participants are asked to pre-register. Contact Chris Welshans, President, West Virginia Direct Marketing Association at (304) 527-2030 or Bill Shockey, WVU Extension, Preston County at (304) 329-1391 to sign-up and receive directions to the farm.

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