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June 9, 2020
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Leadership Academy Registration is Open!
NAFDMA
Join NAFDMA's Leadership Academy with John Kennedy Consulting! Early Bird offering includes two bonus webinars if you register before June 15! This program is designed for anyone wanting to increase their personal leadership skills or an emerging leader in your organization. Personalized coaching, monthly content, leadership growth, and connections with both John Kennedy and the NAFDMA Executive Director.
More information about program content can also be found on the registration link.
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We’ve all been there. You are working as hard as you can and it doesn’t seem like kids know how to work anymore?! Well, let’s face it, they don’t, and all your headaches from last year are going to continue to get worse until you CHOOSE to do something about it. We’ve developed a COMPLETE employee management system that over 135 farms have implemented. Tom U says, “Hugh, your system changed my LIFE!” Don’t go to work dreading your employees another day
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The 2020 NAFDMA Membership Drive is Underway
NAFDMA
 The NAFDMA Membership Drive runs June 1- June 30, 2020. For each member you refer to NAFDMA (they must join), you will receive an entry to win a complimentary registration to an upcoming virtual event of your choice! The member you refer will receive an entry as well. The more members we have, the more ideas we have! Help us grow by sharing with your network how NAFDMA has helped your business thrive. Just email lisa@nafdma.com with who you are referring!
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Coming soon: NAFDMA Virtual Agritourism Workshop — Growing Mums
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We are heading to Georgia for the 2021 Agritourism Convention & Expo! Feb. 4-8, 2021
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Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.
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Family owned Valley Road Woodworks manufactures all
types of wagons and tricycles, even ones for adults! They are
heavy-duty and low maintenance, and will give your farm and
customers years of enjoyment. The wagons and trikes are
especially useful and popular at pick-your-own farms!
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Save the Date for
NAFDMA Agritourism UK Farm Tour — March 4-6, 2021
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NAFDMA Apparel Available For Purchase
NAFDMA
The deadline is approaching to order your NAFDMA apparel. The ordering site closes Tuesday June 30, 2020 (11:59 p.m. EDT). Get your order in today!
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Are you a member?
NAFDMA
Are you a member? Be sure you request to join our Members Only Facebook Group and NEW Members Only Marketplace.
The links can be found on nafdma.com when you are logged in and navigate to Member Connection and then Facebook Groups.
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10 realities fairs must face due to Covid-19
AG Web
Fairs have been a part of the culture of communities for many years – showcasing the very best of agriculture, industry and people. They are economic engines for their community, generating revenue year-round through facility rentals. Fair facilities are critical infrastructure and provide staging for utility crews when natural disasters strike. They even stepped up to the plate to provide support to communities during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Farms shift sales strategies during pandemic
Lancaster Farming
It's tough operating as a farm that sells directly to the public, especially during a pandemic.
Even though farms are considered essential businesses and more types of businesses are opening to the public, that doesn't mean that all customers will feel comfortable making purchases this way.
Farms that host big events — especially those that center on a perishable crop — may need to cancel or get creative with how they can still host their event.
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U-pick farms reopening with safety features
Capital Press
Customers flocked to Detering Orchards' U-pick strawberry patch Saturday for the season's opening.
Sunday, dozens more people picked until plants were bare and the farm was forced to temporarily close its patch, said Detering Orchards' retail manager Cindy Dixon.
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Agritourism farms offer new options, prepare for future, California Farm Bureau federation reports
Sierra Sun Times
As more businesses shut down by COVID-19 move to reopen with new protocols, farms that rely on agricultural tourism as a core business try to find their footing after having to cancel events and other on-farm activities. Many of the state's agritourism operations are refocusing their marketing strategy by selling crops directly to customers, including through online sales, community-supported agriculture subscription boxes, and pick-up and delivery services, said Penny Leff, University of California, Davis, agritourism coordinator.
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Hunterdon County, New Jersey, launches website to promote farms, vineyards along the 579 Trail
NJ.com
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, has launched a new website to promote the many farms, markets and vineyards located in the region of the county's historic County Road 579.
The new website, spearheaded by the Hunterdon County Tourism Partnership and funded by the county's office of Economic Development, reflects county officials' desire for "area residents to rediscover what's right in their own backyard," according to a press release shared with NJ Advance Media recently.
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Lake Erie North Shore wineries finding new ways to attract customers as tourism is down
CBC News
May to October is normally the busiest time for tourism in Windsor-Essex, Ontario, Canada. Now, with the American border closed to non-essential travel and many Ontarians remaining closer to home, local wineries have had to come up with inventive ways to attract customers.
At Colchester Ridge Estate Winery (CREW) customers are only allowed in the front foyer to order wine and there are no wine tastings allowed — so general manager Michelle Turnbull started doing virtual wine tastings.
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Long Island, New York, wineries and farms gear up for Phase 2 reopening
Newsday
Most Long Island, New York, farms have operated and even prospered during the coronavirus pandemic as the demand for their fresh fruits and vegetables has increased, experts say, but wineries with state-shuttered tasting rooms haven't shared in the prosperity.
The lockout at wineries is set to change this week as Long Island prepares to enter Phase Two of reopening, allowing restaurants and bars to operate with outdoor seating.
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How farmers got Florida to 'swipe ripe'
The New York Times
As chickens pecked the ground around me, a young woman in a face mask signaled that it was my turn. I walked up to the farm stand and added tomatillos, lentils, fresh herbs, lettuce, avocados, eggs and even toilet paper to my basket. Everything was cheaper than it would have been at a grocery store in Miami, about a half-hour away, where items were sparse and the aisles were crowded.
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Work begins on agricultural business park in Tenino, Washington
The Olympian
Work has started on the Southwest Washington agricultural business park in Tenino, a partnership between the city and Thurston Economic Development Council.
The city of Tenino owns the 13-acre site and leases it to the EDC for $10 per year. The park is set to become a hub for food manufacturing, processing, storage, and packaging, according to a news release.
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