{"id":1028,"date":"2009-09-16T18:14:08","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T00:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.farmmanagement.org\/aginuncertaintimesenglish\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2009-09-16T19:08:57","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T01:08:57","slug":"september-17-operating-in-the-face-of-uncertain-markets-niche-and-specialty-crops-alternative-marketing-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmmanagement.org\/aginuncertaintimesenglish\/2009\/09\/16\/september-17-operating-in-the-face-of-uncertain-markets-niche-and-specialty-crops-alternative-marketing-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"September 17 – Operating in the face of uncertain markets: niche and specialty crops, alternative marketing strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/strong>ebinar Reminder – Niche, specialty crop, and alternative markets, Thursday, September 17, with Russ Tronstad, University of Arizona and Rod Sharp, Colorado State University.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>ll webinar start times: 9AM Pacific. (10AM Mountain, 11 AM Central, and 12 noon Eastern).<\/p>\n

September 17 \u2013 Niche and Specialty Crops, Alternative Marketing Strategies<\/strong>
\n* Russ Tronstad, University of Arizona – Niche Marketing Strategies
\n* Rod Sharp, Colorado State University – Making a Successful Alternative Enterprise<\/p>\n

S<\/strong>eptember 23 – How Do We Get There?
\n* Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University – Alternative Markets: Tools for Applying Sound Business Principles
\n* Raleigh Curtis, past General Manager of Mid Columbia Producers, Inc. (MCP) – Commodity Marketing, Tools for Creating a Clear Road Map.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>o Participate Live in the Webinars: (no pre-registration is required)
\n\u2022 Equipment you will need: A computer that has a set of speakers and a high speed internet connection (LAN, DSL\/Cable Modem, High speed wireless).
\n\u2022 Web link used for the entire series:
\nhttp:\/\/www.msuextensionconnect.org\/aginuncertaintimesenglish\/
\n\u2022 This web link opens a screen that has the \u201cEnter as a Guest\u201d option selected. Use this option and enter your name and then click on the \u201cEnter Room\u201d button.
\n\u2022 The start time for all webinars in this series is 9:00 am Pacific Daylight time. Please log on a few minutes early to view information about how to ask presenters questions and to make sure your audio is working. <\/p>\n

P<\/strong>rior to the meeting date and time, test your computers ability to communicate with the system we will use. Visit the link below and then click on the “Test Your Internet Connectivity” link on the right hand edge of this page. Follow the instructions provided.<\/p>\n

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