A collection of PowerPoint files from presentations on food systems given by Center staff and/or partners.
By Stephan J. Goetz, Claudia Schmidt, Lisa Chase, and Jane Kolodinsky. Published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, May 2020.
By Claudia Schmidt, Stephan J. Goetz, Sarah J. Rocker, Zheng Tian. Published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, May 2020.
Research, Outreach and Education Implications for the Northeast. Presented on 6/27/2014.
A conference co-organized by the Penn State-based Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and the National Value-Added Agriculture Conference took place on May 13-15, 2014. The event, which had a theme of “Enhancing Food Security and Rural Viability through Innovative Food System Practices and Opportunities,” featured 33 workshops and breakout sessions, and a selection of those presentations is available here.
Climate change and its implications for local and regional food systems was the topic of this webinar, hosted by Center Scholar Dr. Doolarie Singh-Knights of West Virginia University on April 25, 2014.
"Linking Sustainability, Food, Health, and the Environment: Research, Outreach, and Education Implications for the Northeast," was the topic of this webinar, hosted by Center Scholar Dr. Doolarie Singh-Knights of West Virginia University on September 13, 2013.
PowerPoint 2007 presentation, 1.6 MB
Presented by Dr. Stephan J. Goetz, Pennsylvania State University and Director of The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development on August 7, 2013 in Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC.
PowerPoint 2007 presentation, 8.4 MB
Presented by Dr. Stephan J. Goetz, Director, The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics 2013 Northeast Joint Summer Session, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY July 8, 2013
Watch the archived webinar and see the presentations for "An Open Forum to Strengthen Collaborations between Research, Outreach and Education for the Northeast Food System," which was organized by Dr. Doolarie Singh-Knights of West Virginia University and took place on May 31, 2013.
Presentations from the AFRI Small and Medium Sized Farms & Rural Development FY 2013 Project Director (PD) Meeting. Welcome and meeting overview by Robbin Shoemaker, National Program Leader, Economics, for NIFA
PDF document, 1.2 MB
see also: (1) University of Maryland Small Farm Institute: http://extension.umd.edu/agriculture/smallFarms/index.cfm (2) MarylandEthnicVegetable.com: http://www.marylandethnicvegetable.com/ (3) University of Maryland Eastern Shore Small Farm Outreach and Technical Assistance Program: https://www.umes.edu/1890-MCE/Default.aspx?id=19522
Presentations from The AFRI-Small and Medium Sized Farms & Rural Development FY 2012 Projector Director (PD) Meeting. Welcome and Meeting Overview by S. Sureshwaran the National Program Leader for NIFA
PDF document, 7.4 MB
Stephan J. Goetz, Ph.D. Director, The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics - The Pennsylvania State University; Prepared for the ESS/SAES/ARD National Meeting, Portsmouth, NH; September 25, 2012
Post-Conference Workshop: Models for Assessing Regional Economic Impacts of Agriculture and Rural Development Efforts
PDF document, 84.4 KB
PDF file of a PowerPoint presentation, presented by Kate Clancy and Kathy Ruhf.
PDF document, 2.8 MB
PDF file of a PowerPoint presentation, presented by Rich Pirog and Corry Bregendahl.
PDF document, 286.7 KB
PDF file of PowerPoint presentation, presented by Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman and Walt Whitmer. April 2009.
PDF document, 7.2 MB
Presentation file from urban agriculture webinar. Presented by Melissa Poulsen, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health on 6/27/2014. 7.5 MB PDF
PDF document, 2.6 MB
Eight focus groups that were conducted as part of a larger regional food system project. The focus groups explored perceptions of regional foods, or foods that grow in the Northeast. Anne Palmer, Ryan Lee, and Philip McNab of Johns Hopkins University and Carol Giesecke of Delaware State University shared preliminary results from these focus groups.
PDF document, 681.4 KB
On-farm shops/stores, where producers can sell their products, are popular direct marketing avenues in the UK and in some Eastern US states, but there are very few in the West. Kynda Curtis of Utah State University presented on a study aimed at developing best practices and economically feasible models for incorporating farm stores into direct-marketing operations in the Intermountain West. PDF file.
PDF document, 1.7 MB
King Whetstone II, of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, presented data from the 2012 Agricultural Census that are relevant to value-added agriculture, agritourism, and local and regional foods systems. PDF file.
PDF document, 1.2 MB
The AgMRC is the place to go for easy-to-read information and links to more detailed information on food safety, agritoursim, entrepreneurship, and more. Christa Hartsock and Craig Tordsen of Iowa State University provided an overview of this program. PDF file.
PDF document, 2.5 MB
Presentation file from urban agriculture webinar. Presented by Carolyn Dimitri, New York University, on 6/27/2014. 2.6 MB PDF
PDF document, 12.3 MB
Anu Rangarajan of the Cornell University Small Farm Program presented on the results of a NY state small-producer survey, which was conducted to better understand current markets and wholesale channels of interest, as well as information and education needs to support decision making to enter a wholesale channel. PDF file.
PDF document, 12.3 MB
By Andy Wetherill, Deleware State University Cooperative Extension
PDF document, 7.5 MB
A presentation delivered by Stephan J. Goetz to the Agricultural Council of Maine on February 24, 2015. 7.9 MB PDF.
PDF document, 2.6 MB
This presentation describes a networking approach using Extension Educators, subject matter specialists, USDA and State Departments of Agriculture personnel to successfully assist immigrants and other minority groups in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region. Presented by Andy Wethereill, Delaware State University on April 2, 2015 at the Extension Risk Management National Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
PDF document, 1.3 MB
Dr. Luanne Lohr of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service provided an update on the USDA's Farmers Market Program. PDF file.
PDF document, 629.9 KB
As part of a session that used a set of case studies to explore the degree to which entrepreneurs are catalysts for food system development, this presentation by David Hughes and Harry Crissy of Clemson University and Kathryn Boys of Virginia Tech University offers a look at Limehouse Produce, a locally owned wholesale food broker in Charleston, SC. PDF file.
PDF document, 9.0 MB
The Farmers Market Training Network Pilot Program (FMTNPP) is designed to provide training, networking opportunities, and technical assistance to selected farmers markets. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the long-term viability of farmers markets and the income-earning capacity of their vendors through targeted technical assistance and peer networking. PDF file.
