By Claudene Wharton
To help provide education and support for Nevada’s agriculture producers, associated businesses and others, University of Nevada, Reno Extension is partnering with other organizations to host the Nevada Small Farms Conference in Sparks at the Nugget Casino Resort, Feb. 20-22.
“Extension is very excited to be able to offer educational opportunities to farm producers and others, to provide them with the latest research and information on resources to help them be successful,” Staci Emm, Extension educator, said. “We realize that our local food systems are extremely important to our communities and want to facilitate long-term sustainability.”
According to Emm, smaller operations sometimes have a more difficult time marketing their products and networking, since their base is rural, but this conference provides an opportunity for those with smaller operations to share information about available resources and meet with other industry professionals, as well as to hear presentations on a variety of topics to help them maintain profitable and sustainable operations. Current and new farm owners, local food advocates, chefs, farmers market managers, FFA members and other agricultural stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
Source : unr.edu