First Ohio Minority Farmers' Conference

The first conference directed by Ohio minority farmers was held at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, on Saturday, March 23, 2002. The conference, called “Marketing and Managing for Success,” provided information on improving the productive capability of Ohio’s minority farms and on increasing profits. This outreach event honored the requests of minority farmers that they expressed at a meeting led by USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other cosponsors in April 2001.

Breakout sessions covered six topics: Alternative Enterprises - Marketing and Methods for Funding Them; Assistance for Tobacco Growers; Contracting with Food Processors; Economic Development and Marketing; Growing and Marketing Organic Foods; and Landlord/Tenant Contracts and Agreements. Keynote speaker DeWayne Boyd, Agricultural Liaison and Chairman of Community to Enhance Resources for Underserved Farmers (CERUF) addressed the group. Attorney James K. Leonard spoke on estate planning. Michael Brown, Marketing Executive, Glory Foods, spoke to the farmers about the benefits of contracting with food processing companies.

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