EDITORS & COLLEAGUES:
Please post this news release, or the dates and title of this major
conference, in print and electronic calendars and news outlets. Also,
please pass it on to colleagues who may be interested in the event.
============================================
*News* For Immediate Release: August 1999
Potential attendees, contact:
Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University
(541) 737-5477; hashageg@bcc.orst.edu
Or, go to http://wsare.usu.edu/2000 to note your interest in registering
News media, contact:
Kristen Kelleher, communications specialist
(530) 752-5987; kkelleher@ucdavis.edu
--Major Conference Celebrates
Sustainable Agriculture Coming of Age in the Year 2000
March 7-9, 2000--
The millennium event in Portland, Oregon will include innovative
agricultural techniques, outcomes of scientific research, networking,
visioning for the future and successful examples of sustainable agriculture
enterprises.
Logan, UT - "Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship, and
Community" is the theme of a major sustainable agriculture conference to be
held in Portland, Oregon on March 7-9, 2000. Nationally-known speakers,
producers, researchers, agricultural extension agents and others from the
Western U.S. and around the nation will share their sustainable agriculture
successes, experiences and research results.
The event is sponsored by the USDA Western Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (Western SARE) program, with major contributions
from several land-grant universities and the federal sustainable
agriculture effort.
"I'm convinced that sustainable agriculture can ensure the survival
of American family farming, which is the bottom-line reason I'm committed
to the effort," said Larry Thompson, a berry and vegetable grower from
Boring, Oregon and chair of Western SARE's governing Administrative Council.
According to Thompson, this event will showcase techniques, experts
and enterprises that demonstrate why "sustainable agriculture will continue
to grow" in the next century and be adopted by all types of producers and
agricultural enterprises - large and small, corporate and owner-operated.
Among diverse sessions, confirmed keynote speakers include Virginia
producer and author Joel Salatin, who will talk about how to increase farm
and ranch profits through innovative livestock and ecological practices.
Salatin, author of "Pastured Poultry Profits" and "Salad Bar Beef" will
both speak and conduct a workshop at the event. In addition, Oregonian
Karla Chambers, co-owner and marketing director of Stahlbush Island Farms,
will discuss changes in consumer demand for sustainably grown foods.
Stahlbush Island Farms is a 2,000-acre vegetable and fruit production and
processing operation that markets its frozen pureed foods worldwide.
A day-long tour will give attendees on-the-ground experience with
prospering Portland-area farms, direct-marketing approaches, eco-labeling
successes, and youth and community efforts that relate to local
agriculture. Issues about farming in the midst of urban sprawl and
regulation will also be illustrated.
"Sustainable agriculture has come of age in the year 2000 - as a
means of operating a profitable farm or ranch, protecting natural
resources, increasing quality of life and producing high quality food and
fiber," said John Luna, conference planning committee member and integrated
farming systems specialist at Oregon State University.
"We expect more than 500 farmers, ranchers, field advisors,
scientists, policy-makers, agri-business representatives, educators and
sustainable agriculture advocates from around the Western U.S. to come to
Portland to learn about and share evolving sustainable agricultural
practices," said Luna.
The conference will highlight the methods and outcomes of diverse
research and education projects funded by the SARE effort -- including
university-based, on-farm and producer-directed work. Innovative marketing
strategies and examples will be shared, and the role of non-profit
organizations and public policy in promoting sustainable agriculture will
also be discussed. The benefits of involving farmers and ranchers in
agricultural research is another key element of the program.
"Sustainable agriculture focuses on increasing profits for
farmers, reducing agriculture's impact on natural resources such as water
quality and wildlife habitat, and raising quality of life for farm families
and their communities," said national SARE Director Jill Auburn.
"I look forward to this Western event, which will help build
momentum for more sustainable agriculture successes in the year 2000 and
beyond," said Auburn.
Specific program topics include: irrigated and dryland cropping
systems; grazing and livestock operations; innovative marketing strategies,
including eco-labeling and direct-marketing; soil quality; biological pest
control; vegetable, tree fruit, wine grape and other crops; and more. The
program will also offer a number of information-sharing opportunities.
The event venue is the Columbia River Doubletree Hotel in Portland,
which is situated on the Columbia riverfront, just 10 minutes north of
downtown.
For more information about the conference, or to register, contact
Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University, at hashageg@bcc.orst.edu or (541)
737-5477. Conference information is also on-line at
http://wsare.usu.edu/2000
Interested news media should contact Kristen Kelleher,
communications specialist for Western SARE, at (530) 752-5987 or
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu.
About Western SARE
Since 1988 through federal fiscal 1999, the U.S. Congress has
allocated more than $103.3 million to the SARE effort; Western SARE has
received $23.2 million in funds.
The SARE program, which was authorized by Congress in the 1990 and
1996 Farm Bills, is managed in the West by an Administrative Council. The
committee of scientists, producers and administrators represent a variety
of interests and provide local leadership to research and training efforts.
It operates in cooperation with the USDA SARE office and the Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service. V. Philip Rasmussen, a
soil scientist at the program's host institution, Utah State University, is
regional coordinator of the Western program.
The Western region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming and the Island Protectorates of American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia
and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Kristen Kelleher
Senior Public Information Rep/ Communications Specialist
Western SARE
Mail and contact information:
SARE
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8716
(530) 752-5987
(530) 754-8550
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu
FOR UPS, FED-X, or other priority mail:
SARE, University of California
DANR Bldg, Hopkins Rd.
Davis, CA 95616
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<fontfamily><param>Times_New_Roman</param>EDITORS & COLLEAGUES:
Please post this news release, or the dates and title of this major
conference, in print and electronic calendars and news outlets. Also,
please pass it on to colleagues who may be interested in the event.
============================================
*News* For Immediate Release: August 1999
Potential attendees, contact:
Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University
(541) 737-5477; hashageg@bcc.orst.edu
Or, go to
<color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>http://wsare.usu.edu/2000</color>
to note your interest in registering
News media, contact:
Kristen Kelleher, communications specialist
(530) 752-5987; kkelleher@ucdavis.edu
--Major Conference Celebrates
Sustainable Agriculture Coming of Age in the Year 2000
March 7-9, 2000--
The millennium event in Portland, Oregon will include innovative
agricultural techniques, outcomes of scientific research, networking,
visioning for the future and successful examples of sustainable
agriculture enterprises.
Logan, UT - "Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship, and
Community" is the theme of a major sustainable agriculture conference
to be held in Portland, Oregon on March 7-9, 2000. Nationally-known
speakers, producers, researchers, agricultural extension agents and
others from the Western U.S. and around the nation will share their
sustainable agriculture successes, experiences and research results.
The event is sponsored by the USDA Western Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (Western SARE) program, with major contributions
from several land-grant universities and the federal sustainable
agriculture effort.
"I'm convinced that sustainable agriculture can ensure the survival of
American family farming, which is the bottom-line reason I'm committed
to the effort," said Larry Thompson, a berry and vegetable grower from
Boring, Oregon and chair of Western SARE's governing Administrative
Council.
According to Thompson, this event will showcase techniques, experts
and enterprises that demonstrate why "sustainable agriculture will
continue to grow" in the next century and be adopted by all types of
producers and agricultural enterprises - large and small, corporate and
owner-operated.
Among diverse sessions, confirmed keynote speakers include Virginia
producer and author Joel Salatin, who will talk about how to increase
farm and ranch profits through innovative livestock and ecological
practices. Salatin, author of "Pastured Poultry Profits" and "Salad Bar
Beef" will both speak and conduct a workshop at the event. In
addition, Oregonian Karla Chambers, co-owner and marketing director of
Stahlbush Island Farms, will discuss changes in consumer demand for
sustainably grown foods. Stahlbush Island Farms is a 2,000-acre
vegetable and fruit production and processing operation that markets
its frozen pureed foods worldwide.
A day-long tour will give attendees on-the-ground experience with
prospering Portland-area farms, direct-marketing approaches,
eco-labeling successes, and youth and community efforts that relate to
local agriculture. Issues about farming in the midst of urban sprawl
and regulation will also be illustrated.
"Sustainable agriculture has come of age in the year 2000 - as a means
of operating a profitable farm or ranch, protecting natural resources,
increasing quality of life and producing high quality food and fiber,"
said John Luna, conference planning committee member and integrated
farming systems specialist at Oregon State University.
"We expect more than 500 farmers, ranchers, field advisors,
scientists, policy-makers, agri-business representatives, educators and
sustainable agriculture advocates from around the Western U.S. to come
to Portland to learn about and share evolving sustainable agricultural
practices," said Luna.
The conference will highlight the methods and outcomes of diverse
research and education projects funded by the SARE effort -- including
university-based, on-farm and producer-directed work. Innovative
marketing strategies and examples will be shared, and the role of
non-profit organizations and public policy in promoting sustainable
agriculture will also be discussed. The benefits of involving farmers
and ranchers in agricultural research is another key element of the
program.
"Sustainable agriculture focuses on increasing profits for farmers,
reducing agriculture's impact on natural resources such as water
quality and wildlife habitat, and raising quality of life for farm
families and their communities," said national SARE Director Jill
Auburn.
"I look forward to this Western event, which will help build momentum
for more sustainable agriculture successes in the year 2000 and
beyond," said Auburn.
Specific program topics include: irrigated and dryland cropping
systems; grazing and livestock operations; innovative marketing
strategies, including eco-labeling and direct-marketing; soil quality;
biological pest control; vegetable, tree fruit, wine grape and other
crops; and more. The program will also offer a number of
information-sharing opportunities.
The event venue is the Columbia River Doubletree Hotel in Portland,
which is situated on the Columbia riverfront, just 10 minutes north of
downtown.
For more information about the conference, or to register, contact
Gina Hashagen, Oregon State University, at hashageg@bcc.orst.edu or
(541) 737-5477. Conference information is also on-line at
<color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>http://wsare.usu.edu/2000
</color>Interested news media should contact Kristen Kelleher,
communications specialist for Western SARE, at (530) 752-5987 or
<color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>kkelleher@ucdavis.edu</color>.
About Western SARE
Since 1988 through federal fiscal 1999, the U.S. Congress has
allocated more than $103.3 million to the SARE effort; Western SARE has
received $23.2 million in funds.
The SARE program, which was authorized by Congress in the 1990 and
1996 Farm Bills, is managed in the West by an Administrative Council.
The committee of scientists, producers and administrators represent a
variety of interests and provide local leadership to research and
training efforts. It operates in cooperation with the USDA SARE office
and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service. V.
Philip Rasmussen, a soil scientist at the program's host institution,
Utah State University, is regional coordinator of the Western program.
The Western region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming and the Island Protectorates of American Samoa, Guam,
Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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*******************************
Kristen Kelleher
Senior Public Information Rep/ Communications Specialist
Western SARE
Mail and contact information:
SARE
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8716
(530) 752-5987
(530) 754-8550
kkelleher@ucdavis.edu
FOR UPS, FED-X, or other priority mail:
SARE, University of California
DANR Bldg, Hopkins Rd.
Davis, CA 95616
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