Meeting Series 2003-2004

Meetings of The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture convene at 12:15 P.M. in the Library Lounge of the Union League at 140 South Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA. Detailed information about field trips may be secured from the Secretary.

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September 4, 2003
The Horse Industry of New Jersey
Karen Malinowski, Dean
Outreach Program, Cooperative Extension, Rutgers University

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

October 2, 2003
Field Trip
Crossing Vineyards, owned by the Carroll family at Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania will be visited. Following lunch at the winery, Mark Chien, Pennsylvania Extension Specialist, will discuss the development of the wine industry in Pennsylvania.

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

November 6, 2003
Homeland Security for the Agricultural Community
Brian Hasser, Special Agent
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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December 4, 2003
Challenges and Opportunities for the Dairy Farmer
Richard C. Waybright
Mason Dixon Farms, Inc., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

January 8, 2004
Agricultural and Regional Issues under Consideration by Congress
Donald Sherwood,
Representative 10th District (Northeastern Pennsylvania)

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

February 5, 2004
Farmland Preservation in Delaware
Michael McGrath,
Delaware Department of Agriculture

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

March 4, 2004
Polish Agriculture
Darwin G. Braund,
Curator of Penn State University’s Pasto Agricultural Museum

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April 1, 2004
Issues Confronting Farmers, Agribusinesses and Consumers
Panel Discussion:
  Michael Scuse, Secretary of Agriculture, Delaware
  Charles Kuperus, Secretary of Agriculture, New Jersey
  Dennis C. Wolff, Secretary of Agriculture, Pennsylvania
Moderator: Steven M. Crawford, Pennsylvania Secretary of Legislative Affairs

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

May 6, 2004
Field Trip
Tour of the Walter Biddle Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences
  Host: Thomas L. Scott, Principal
Lunch and Tour of Harriton House, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
  Host: Bruce Cooper Gill, Curator/Executive Director, Harriton House

Biographical Sketches | Field Trip Newsletter

June 3, 2004
The Farm Cooperatives’ Crisis
Terry Barr,
National Council of Farm Cooperatives

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