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Crop Insurance Reminders for Drought Conditions

 Do you have crop insurance? Getyour claims ready

 

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. July 11, 2012 - The hot, dry weather has threatened much of the Midwest’s crops, including corn and soybeans. Brian D. Frieden, Director of USDA’s Risk Management Agency’s Springfield Regional Office, offers reminders for producers who may have a loss on an insured crop.

 

If you have a potential crop loss, notify your crop insurance agent immediately. You are responsible for notifying your agent within 72 hours of discovering crop damage; continuing to care for the crop as you normally would and getting permission from the insurance company before destroying any of the crop.

 

Your crop insurance company can explain your options. If you don’t plan to take your corn or soybean crop to harvest, talk to your insurance company before taking action. In many cases, it may be too early to accurately appraise the crop. Producers considering cutting their corn for silage, or tearing up a corn crop to plant soybeans should discuss this with their insurance company. For acreage not being harvested, the company can establish representative strips. These strips must be maintained and will be used to establish yield. Corn insured for silage is handled differently than corn insured as grain. Consult with your company before proceeding.

 

In times of loss, your crop insurance agent should be your first contact. The agent and insurance company know your policy and can help you through the claims process.

 

During the 2011 disasters, with fires, floods, hurricanes and drought, insurance companies were able to pay producers timely who were suffering from crop losses. Frieden is confident that producers will receive the same prompt response on claims filed this year.

 

Two organic leaders to receive Organic Trade Association's highest honor

 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/two-organic-leaders-to-receive-organic-trade-associations-highest-honor-2012-07-12

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Organic Trade Association(OTA) has selected Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm and Zea Sonnabend of CCOF to receive its prestigious Organic Leadership Awards for 2012. The awards, presented annually since 1997 during OTA's Awards Gala, recognize outstanding individuals who have shown leadership and vision in furthering the goals of the organic movement.

 

Hirshberg will receive the OTA Leadership Award for Growing the Organic Industry, while Sonnabend will receive the OTA Leadership Award for Growing Organic Agriculture. Nominated by their peers, they were chosen unanimously by OTA's Board of Directors from among many impressive candidates.

"Both Gary Hirshberg and Zea Sonnabend have had a long commitment to organic. Gary, who has been the engine behind Stonyfield's leadership in the sector, has become a leading voice, advocate and ambassador for organic. Zea, meanwhile, has been involved in the organic farming movement in California and across the country since the late 1970s, and, among other achievements, helped give birth to the organic materials review process," said Christine Bushway, OTA's Executive Director and CEO.

Co-founder and currently chairman of Stonyfield Farm, Hirshberg has seen the company grow from a seven-cow organic farming school in 1983 to $360 million in annual sales keeping hundreds of organic farmers in business and over 200,000 acres managed using organic practices. The company has also become a model for socially and environmentally responsible businesses, establishing a "Profits for the Planet" program that commits $2 million of its yearly profits to efforts that help protect and restore the Earth. In fact, through this program, Stonyfield was the lead donor in establishing the University of New Hampshire Organic Dairy Research Farm, the first of its kind at a land-grant university.

Hirshberg also was instrumental in the creation of Organic Voices, the parent organization behind the Just Label It campaign which he chairs. Other activities include his appointment by the Obama Administration to the Advisory Committee for Trade and Policy Negotiations; his position as a co-chair of the food and agriculture policy effort AGree; his ongoing support for organic research; and his role in advancing the discussion of the organic cause in Washington by arranging a meeting of key organic industry leaders with President Obama.

"Gary's commitment to the organic industry is unmatched," said Michael Funk, founder and chairman of the Board at UNFI. "He has been an unwavering source of wise counsel, a dedicated volunteer, a tireless advocate, and an unmatched leader."

Sonnabend, meanwhile, has been a policy specialist for CCOF since 1997, and is an organic farm inspector. After completing a Masters degree in Plant Breeding at Cornell University, she came to California and first worked as the produce manager in a food co-op and served as an organic gardening teacher. She and partners subsequently started Circle I Farm in Los Molinos, CA, which joined CCOF in1982. Two years later, Sonnabend joined CCOF's Board of Directors as a farmer member.

Serving on CCOF's Standards Committee in 1985, she helped develop CCOF's first handbook and certification requirements, helping lay the foundation for national organic standards. She also pioneered CCOF's Brand Name Product review, which allowed generic and formulated products to be reviewed and permitted in organic farming. She went on to serve on the technical committee of OTA's precursor, the Organic Foods Production Association of North America.

Also on the national front, Sonnabend helped guide the early National Organic Standards Board through its materials review process, serving directly for USDA's National Organic Program from 1994 to 1996 as coordinator of the first Technical Advisory Panel that resulted in more than 160 materials being reviewed for the National List in only three years. In 1996, when it becameapparent that a national version of a brand name review for formulated products was needed to serve the growing organic industry, Sonnabend became a founding member of the Organic Materials Review Institute, established in 1997. Serving on OMRI's Board of Directors for six years, she continues to play key roles on the OMRI Crops Review Panel and Advisory Council. In 1993, she joined what is today the Ecological Farming Association, and went on to lead the Ecological Farming (EcoFarm) Conference to 2008, successfully promoting organic and sustainable farming among continuing and new farmers.

"Zea has played a key role in growing organic. She has worked the fields, analyzed the inputs, inspected farms, advocated for farmers, and told it like it is to regulators and policymakers. But, more importantly, she has generously shared with all of us her passion for ensuring the integrity of organic products, and, in doing so, she has helped our movement to grow and to thrive," said Cathy Calfo, Executive Director of CCOF.

Hirshberg and Sonnabend will accept their awards during OTA's Annual Awards Gala ( http://www.ota.com/allthingsorganic/annualawardsgala.html ) to be held Wednesday, Sept. 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the B&O Railroad Museum Roundhouse in Baltimore, MD. Tickets are available for purchase online or by contacting Amy Bovaird ([log in to unmask]).

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for organic agriculture and products in North America. OTA is the leading voice for the organic trade in the United States, representing over 6,500 organicbusinesses across 49 states. Its members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers' associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants, retailers and others. OTA's Board of Directors is democratically elected by its members. OTA's mission is to promote and protect the growth of organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public and the economy.

SOURCE Organic Trade Association

Ag Production and Management

 

Check your cucumbers now for downy mildew before it is too late.

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

 

Downy mildew was confirmed on pickling cucumbers in Tuscola County on Friday, July 6. The infection appeared to be fairly recent. Downy mildew has been a management priority for Michigan cucumber growers each year since 2005. Downy mildew is caused by the water mold Pseudoperonospora cubensis and produces yellow and brown angular lesions on the top of cucumber leaves bounded by the leaf vein (Photo 1). Under the leaf, dark, fuzzy spore masses and water soaking occurs in the locations where the lesions are present (Photo 2). To see photos and compare with your cucumber leaves go to: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/downy_mildew_on_cucumber_confirmed_in_michigan

 

Downy mildew spore trapping

The pathogen causing downy mildew does not overwinter in Michigan. Instead, downy mildew arrives and spreads across the state via microscopic spores that allow it to infect healthy plants and then produce more spores. For each year since 2006, we have monitored the potential threat of downy mildew infection for Michigan production areas using spore traps. A spore trap operates by continuously sampling the air and embedding any spores in the air column onto a petroleum jelly-covered tape located inside the trap. This tape is transferred from the field to the lab once each week. The tape is cut and marked so that it can be viewed under a microscope and the spores are counted.

In 2012, two spore traps have been placed in Monroe and Saginaw counties representing key points of entry to the state or high production areas for cucumbers. Historically, data from the spore traps show an influx of spores prior to the detection of downy mildewfield symptoms being found within that county. See the daily spore trap totals for the two sites.

 

Ag Educational Opportunities

High Tunnel Construction Workshop July 30-31, 2012

Saint Joseph’s College – Rensselaer, IN


Learn how to:

Prepare area and site structure

Build/square V-track movable frame

Build end walls; anchor structure

Install plastic

Grow using high tunnels

 

EVERYONE WELCOME !!!

Farmers

Vegetable Producers

Home Gardeners

Hobbyists

 

Led by Agricultural Specialist Mike Bollinger Sponsored by: Saint Joseph’s College, Jasper County SWCD, NRCS (EQIP), Purdue Extension, JC Economic Development, Students in Free Enterprise

For more information or to register contact Lana Zimmer at [log in to unmask] or call 219-869-1926

$35 registration – all meals provided

 

 

Hops Field Day and Tour

Friday, August 10 from 8 am – 5pm

 

Participants will meet at the MSU Horticultural Research Center, board a chartered bus and travel to Old Mission Peninsula to tour a new hop yard and then onto the oldest commercial hop yard in Michigan.  The group will then stop for lunch at Mission Table / Jolly Pumpkin.  In the afternoon participants will travel by bus to tour an organic hop growing and processing operation near Omena.  Throughout the tour hop growers will be on site to discuss all aspects of hop production; initial costs, plant care, disease and insect management, short and tall trellis systems, trellis construction, and organic and conventional growing practices.  The group will then receive information on current research trials, followed by an educational beer tasting led by Scott Graham, Executive Director of the Michigan Brewers Guild.    

 

The cost is $75 per person which includes lunch and transportation by charter bus.  Pre-registration is required and space is limited to thefirst 58 registrants. 

 

Register online at: www.events.anr.msu.edu/hops2012

 

 For more information contact Rob Sirrine, at the Leelanau MSU Extension office at 231-256-9888. 

 

We thank our gracious program sponsors:  Michigan Brewers Guild, Michigan Hop Alliance and Mission Table / Jolly Pumpkin

 

--

J Robert Sirrine, Ph.D.

Community Food Systems Educator

Greening Michigan Institute

Michigan State University Extension

Suite 107

8527 E. Government Center Dr.

Suttons Bay, MI 49682

 

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OTFA Organic Orchard Field Day - 

Hops Tour & Join us in Michigan

August 17 & 18 

Cider Tasting

Organic Orchard Management: Highlights and Lessons Learned from On-farm Research

 

Cost:  Register by August 13th for the early bird rate of $20 and $10 for OTFA members.  Registration the day of the event -- $25 and $15 for members.

Catered organic lunch provided

Free Hops Tour: Friday, August 17, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, NW Michigan Horticultural Research Center 

Free Cider Tasting: Friday, August 17, beginning 5:00 pm, at Tandem Ciders  

We also invite you to join us the day before on Friday, August 17th for an afternoon tour of an organic hops variety trial being conducted at the nearby NW Michigan Horticultural Research Center. The tour will be led by Dr. Rob Sirrine, Extension Educator and Specialist in Community Food Systems. 

And 

We'll wrap up the day to visit Nikki Rothwell, owner of Tandem Orchards for a cider tasting at her cidery, Tandem Ciders locatedin Sutton Bay just 11 miles from the Research Center.

Saturday, August 18th, 10:00 am -4:00 pm

 Garthe Farms, LLC

9691 East Seth Rd, Northport, MI 

 

Celebrate and learn with us. Join us at Garthe Farms as we learn more about their organic orchard management practices with a focus on apples, pears, sweet and tart cherries, and on-farm research projects that Gene and Kathy are conducting in collaboration with Michigan State University researchers and other area growers. Highlights will include morning discussions on the challenges and opportunities associated with organic pest management, orchard tour, afternoon field walk sessions on orchard fertility, organic disease and insect management, and ways to integrate pastured hogs in the organic orchard. 

Extend your stay—learn and celebrate some more!

To RSVP and for event details, directions, and suggested accommodations contact [log in to unmask] or call 608-257-6729.

 

You can also download a copy of the event flyer and registration form  . 

 

Special thanks to event hosts, Gene and Kathy Garthe, to Matt Grieshop, Mark Whalon, with Michigan State University and Jim Laubuch, IPM Crop Scout, for sharing your expertise. Thank you also to Nikki Rothwell, Director of the NWMHRC, Tandem Orchards and Tandem Ciders and to Rob Sirrine, Extension Educator for hosting the hops tour and for sharing your research expertise.

 

For more information on this and other OTFA events, visit our website. 

 

Safe travels and we hope to see you in Michigan later this summer!

 

--

Organic Farmer, Facilitator, Consultant

Co-owner, Hilltop Community Farm, LLC

Coordinator, Organic Tree Fruit Growers Association

608-257-6729

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http://www.hilltopcommunityfarm.org

Connect with our farm on Facebook

 

Seeking ride to Michigan Hops field day! 

if anyone is heading to the field day in MI in August and is willing to share a ride,please contact us directly. We're hoping to attend 
another field day on the 16th down in the Winona/LaCrosse area and could 
leave from there either Thursday eve or first thing Friday morning to 
hopefully make the cider event if possible. Somewhere along the route 
would also be a possibility. It's a heck of a drive, so we're hoping to 
find some others to share the costs (and conversation!) . . . either in 
our vehicle or yours.

Feel free to contact either Rachel or myself directly if you have space or are looking for a lift - we might have space for 1 (or 2 if 
you're really light on luggage!).

Thanks,
Anton Ptak
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Growing Power's National-International Urban & SmallFarm Conference

September 7th-9th* at the *Wisconsin State Fair Park*.

The theme for this year's conference is *"Growing the Good Food

Revolution."

 

When I spoke with Will Allen last week he emphasized the importance of

youth and students in this gathering, and more generally as the next

generation of leaders in the good food revolution. He and Growing

Power want to make sure it is not a financial burden for students to

participate in the conference. He mentioned that their scholarship

fund can still support more students, and he strongly encourages

students to apply ASAP! Please distribute this information widely to

any students you know who may be interested in this opportunity.

 

Attached is a 'Save the Date' flyer with information about Growing

Power's National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference on

September 7th-9th in Milwaukee, WI, as well as links to scholarships, registration, and further information.

 

Questions? Contact Colin Cureton at 612.750.4967 (cell) <[log in to unmask]>

http://illinoisorganicgrowers.org/2012/07/03/2012-ioga-field-day-schedule/

 

Good Agricultural Practices Webinar Series –

Mondays, Good Ag Practices Webinar Series (Learning how to be GAP certified)

August 6 to August 27, 2012

June 18 - August 27, 2012

University of Illinois Extension, Kankakee County 
1650 Commerce Drive 
Bourbonnais, IL 60914 (Kankakee County)

Mondays - August 6 to August 27, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

University of Illinois Extension will be hosting a Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) webinar series. Anyone who sells produce at local markets (or even donates to food pantries) including farmers, farmers market coordinators, community/market garden coordinators, Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) and gardeners can learn how to keep produce safe from production to the market.

Topics will include:

    What is GAPs? What are worker health and hygiene concerns?

    Water quality and testing; Soil management and soil amendments.

    Post-harvest produce handling.

    Record-keeping; Trace-back; Recalls; What happens during an audit?

Preventing and controlling the contamination of fresh farm produce is the key to producingwholesome, healthy products. GAPs program will help growers to develop and implement farm food safety plans, and prepare them for GAPs certification. As a result, growers can market their products with greater confidence. Food safety begins with sound practices on the farm, especially with fresh vegetable and fruit produce that is eaten raw. Recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses involving both fresh and processed food products have heightened public concern about food safety. Increasingly more consumers want to know how their food is grown. Many fresh produce buyers now require the producers who supply them to have 3rd party audits to verify safe food production and handling practices on the farm.

The webinar series will be held Mondays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m. You may attend the webinars from your home. You will need to have a computer with high-speed Internet access and a way to listen to the presentation via your computer (headsets are best, but speakers will work).Each registered participant will be sent webinar instructions, handouts, and a GAPs manual prior to the first webinar.

The registration fee is $30 per participant. Pre-registration along with pre-payment is required by August 1, 2012. Please register on our website: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/gkw. For more information contact University of Illinois Extension, Kankakee County at 815/933-8337.

 

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact the Unit Office at least two weeks prior to the event. University of Illinois Extension offers practical, research-based programs that help people improve their lives and address critical community issues involving youth, families, economics, health and natural resources.

View more information about this event.

 

Sustainable Farm Practices Events in Illinois

Toregister and for details visit; http://web.extension.illinois.edu/smallfarm/events.cfm

 

A Biological and Organic Farm System: A Road to Sustainability


Gary McDonald, Two Roads Farm, Assumption IL
August 25, 2012, 8:30 – 11:30 AM (please register by August 1)

 

Organic Grain Production, Soil Carbon Monitoring, and Cover Crops


Butler Farm Organics, 5430 South Malta Road, Malta, IL 60150
September 6, 12:30 – 4:30 PM

 

Farm to Table
Goodness Greeness

5959 South Lowe, Chicago IL 60621
Uncommon ground on Devon, 1401 West Devon Avenue Chicago IL 60660 
September 10, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

 

Field and Wash Equipment for Small Vegetable Farmers

Organic Research Updates
University of IL Student Farm, Urbana IL
September 11, 2012, 3:00 – 5:00 PM

 

Organic Management for High Tunnel Systems

Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, Simpson IL
September 11, 2012, 1:00 – 4:00

 

20th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference Features Farmers, Ranchers and More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 7/16/2012

For more information contact:

North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

(NCR-SARE)

612-625-7027

www.northcentralsare.org                                                  

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Celebrate the 20th anniversary the largest annualsmall farm trade show in

the United States with dozens of SARE grant recipients plus staff from the

USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program at

National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference(tm). This year, the Conference

takes place on Thursday, November 1st through Saturday, November 3rd, 2012,

in Columbia, Missouri, at the Central Missouri Event Center (former Boone

County Fairgrounds).

 

Do you want to farm or ranch while protecting theenvironment, making a

profit, and benefiting your community? More than 25 Farmers Forum talks

featuring grants recipients from each of North Central Region SARE‚s

(NCR-SARE) grant programs will show you how to do it. Farmers Forum sessions

are 25 to 55 minutes long and run continuously throughout the three-day

event. You'll hear about sustainable beekeeping, rare breeds of pigs,

farming with urban youth, how to extend the vegetable growing season, and

much more. After the sessions, meet the speakers and pick up free

sustainable agriculture resources at the SARE Trade Show booths. Call

NCR-SARE for Farmers Forum details at 573-681-5545.

 

Choose from more than 15 one-hour seminars at theshow. Don't miss the new

age swine production seminar on Nov. 2nd by KellyKlober, poultry producer

and NCR-SARE grant recipient, or the sustainable cropping systems

presentation by NCR-SARE Professional DevelopmentProgram Coordinator, Rob

Myers, on the 3rd.

 

Nine short courses give you the opportunity to get in-depth information on

topics ranging from raised bed gardening to mob grazing. Attend a Stock Dog

Clinic at the fairgrounds before the trade show on October 31st.

 

The National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference(tm) is sponsored by Small

Farm Today(r) and sustained by Missouri Department of Agriculture,

NCAT-ATTRA, SARE (USDA-NIFA), and Truman State University.

 

Show times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday

and Saturday. Before October 15th, preregistration is $8 for 1 day, $12 for

2 days, or $15 for all 3 days, allowing attendance of the trade show,

seminars, demonstrations, exhibits, shows, meetings, and Farmer's Forum.

Three-hour short courses are an additional $25 each. To register, call Small

Farm Today at 800-633-2535, write National Small Farm Show, 3903 W Ridge

Trail Rd, Clark MO 65243, or see http://www.smallfarmtoday.com for more

information.

 

 

 

Employment Opportunities

MAEAP Technicians

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is currently recruiting for 2 permanent, full-time Resource Analyst 9-12 positions within the Environmental Stewardship Division.  These positions are open to all applicants.  Interested applicants must apply through NEOGOV.

 

If you are interested in obtaining more information or applying for these positions, click on the link below.

 

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/michigan/default.cfm

 

 

 

Seeking an EDUCATION DIRECTOR

 

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) is the oldest and largest organization in New York devoted to organic and sustainable farming and gardening, and counts over 500 farms among its 1700 members of farmers, gardeners, and eaters. 

 

We are seeking an Education Director to work with the Executive Director and Education Team to lead the organization’s farmer, gardener, and small business educational initiatives, including the Winter Conference, Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference, on-farm field day series, intensive workshops, and general technical assistance. 

 

The position requires a motivated and positive individual who has a background in and/or experience in organic farming, event planning experience, and staff management. The person must be passionate and knowledgeable aboutorganic farming and gardening and have excellent organizational skills. TheEducation Director is based in NOFA-NY’s Rochester office. This individual directly manages the Education Team, which consists of four employees and must have excellent management skills.   This position reports to the Executive Director and participates in management planning for the organization.   


Specific Responsibilities

·              In coordination with the Executive Director, Education Team, and education committee, sets annual education goals, develops strategies, and coordinates initiatives to meet these objectives.

·              Creates overall vision of NOFA-NY’s educational programming (from member input) and creates long-term plan for implementation and funding. 

·              Supervises Education Team staff (4), hires and trains education staff and ensures individual performance goals are met.

·              Manages education grant administration (writing, reporting, managing deliverables, etc.)

·              Coordinates Education Committee (volunteer & board committee that provides guidance for NOFA-NY’s education programs)

·              Leads bi-weekly education team meetings.

·              Event Planning:  coordinates all details for the annual NOFA-NY winterconference for 1,300+ attendees. Works with the Education Team to organize over 80 workshops covering 10-12 interest tracks, creates and manages the conference budget, solicits and manages conference sponsors and advertisers. Oversees conference publicity, coordination of conference meals, coordination of thetrade show, coordination of the silent auction, and coordination of volunteers. Manages and trains conference staff. 

·              Works with the Education Team to coordinate all details for the NOFA-NY field day series, including over 30 diverse field days in all regions of NYS. Also responsible for expanding the series to be year-round.  Coordinates staff, regional representatives, and volunteers to help staff field days and manages event publicity and evaluation.

·              Oversees coordination and goals of annual Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference.

·              Oversees coordination of NOFA-NY Beginning Farmer Programs.

·              Oversees all aspects of NOFA-NY’s Technical Assistance programs. Provides some technical assistance to farmers and gardeners through phone and email.

·              Manages farm-based education outreach to public.  Helps coordinate volunteers to support outreach efforts including NY Farm Show, Empire Farm Days, NYS Fruit & Veg Expo, etc.

·              Works with Operations and Development staff to publicize educational events.

·              Occasional public speaking.

 

Compensation 
This position is a full-time exempt-status position.  Compensation includes a competitive salary, dependent on experience ranging from $36,000 to $40,000. We offer a full benefits package that includes employer-paid medical insurance, 50% paid dental insurance, life insurance, and a 403(b) retirement plan ($5,000+ value).  Vacation, personal, and compensatory time policies are generous.

 

Qualifications

·              Education: Bachelor’s degree required.  Master’s degree preferred.  Strongly prefer degree in sustainable agriculture or a related field.

·              Knowledge: Knowledge of diverse organic and sustainable agriculture and theeducational needs of farmers and gardeners. Familiarity of organic and sustainable farming in New York State preferred.

·              Experience: Staff management, organic farming, event planning, grant writing and management. Experience working with diverse committees preferred.

·              Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal, supervisory, planning, and training skills; excellent organizational skills; strong computer skills required; familiarity with database programs helpful, graphic design interest helpful, Spanish language skills helpful.

·              Capabilities: High energy and enthusiasm. Ability to work well with a wide range of people, work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks at once, and adapt to changing situations on a daily basis. Able to motivate a team and generate enthusiasm for the goals and objectives of the organization. 

·              Conditions: Strong interest in and commitment to promoting the goals of NOFA-NY.  Frequent statewide and occasional out-of-state travel required.

 

How to Apply

Position open until filled. Please send cover letter, resume, three references, and a short writing sample to [log in to unmask].  Interviews will be offered on a rolling basis.  Early submission is recommended.

 

NOFA-NY is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

 

Vicki Morrone
Center for Regional Food Systems at Michigan State University
Organic Farming Specialist
480 Wilson Rd. Room 303
East Lansing, MI 48824
Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu
517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell)
FAX 517-353-3834