RSS Feed Creator Pro 10 Mar 2008 18:32:00 GMT CSREES Agricultural Markets and Trade Program Several disciplines cross into the vast area of marketing, including . CSREES works in the areas of risk management, consumer economics, entrepreneurship, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and other agricultural and social sciences to increase awareness of agricultural marketing and its many opportunities. CSREES supports this program in many ways, including the following: providing information, knowledge, and education to help expand markets and reduce trade barriers; supporting international economic development and trade capacity building through research and technical assistance; providing the science-based knowledge and technologies to generate new or improved high-quality products and process to expand markets for the agricultural sector; providing science-based information, knowledge, and education to facilitate risk management by farmers and ranchers; and promoting an efficient and economically viable agricultural production system. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/agriculturalmarketsandtrade.cfm en webcomments@csrees.usda.gov [EVENTS] 5 Agricultural Markets and Trade Events <P><STRONG>Events</STRONG></TD></TR> <TR><TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/images/spacer.gif" width=1></TD></TR> <TR><TD class=BodyTextBlack align="left"><!-- Internal Space START --></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://www.farmfoundation.org/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=365&amp;zoneid=79">Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risks, Infrastructure and Industry Evolution, Berkeley, CA, June 24-25, 2008. </A><BR><BR> <LI><A href="http://www.aaea.org/2008am/index.cfm?p=registration">2008 American Agricultural Economics Association &amp; American Council on Consumer Interests Joint Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 27-29, 2008.</A><BR><BR> <LI><A href="http://www.narea.org/2008meeting/index.html">Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Workshop, Quebec City, Canada, June 29, 2008. </A><BR><BR> <LI><A href="http://www.ncap.res.in/upload_files/others/2nd_brochure.doc">1st Annual Conference, Indian Society of Agri-Business Management. Bangalore, India Sept. 25-27, 2008. </A><BR><BR> <LI><A href="http://www.iaes.org/conferences/future/montreal_66/index.htm">66th International Atlantic Economic Conference, Montréal, Canada, October 9-12, 2008. </A></LI></UL></TD></TR> 19 Jun 2008 14:08:09 GMT http://www.csrees.usda.gov/agriculturalmarketsandtrade.cfm 333006E2-913C-470B-B079-B96AAFDAF7DF [RESOURCE] Wholesale and Farmers Markets, Agricultural Marketing Service. Farmers’ market locations, direct-to-market producer services, grants, outreach, and more. 14 May 2008 20:05:30 GMT http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&page=WholesaleAndFarmersMarkets&resultType=&topNav=&leftNav=WholesaleandFarmersMarkets&acct=whlsldirmkt A60C65FC-D044-4473-8487-BCDA29DA2B3C [RESOURCE] MarketMaker, Michigan State University. Interactive Web site with resources and tools to connect producers with consumers 17 Apr 2008 13:11:54 GMT http://www.productcenter.msu.edu/ 94949815-82BC-48E8-A6D7-48543C85058A