Meeting Series 2008-2009
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, 2008
IS THE ERA OF CHEAP FOOD OVER?
James W. Dunn, PhD, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
October 2, 2008
FIELD TRIP
Society members and guests will visit The School of Biological and Environmental Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey where they will tour the Equine Exercise Physiology Laboratory and the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Lunch will be served at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture.
November 6, 2008
ABE LINCOLN’S CONTRIBUTION TO AGRICULTURE
Greg Romano, Director of Statewide Land Acquisiton,New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
December 4, 2008
PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURE FROM THE LEGISLATIVE POINT OF VIEW
Michael W. Brubaker, Pennsylvania State Senator, Lancaster
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
January 8, 2009
TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALLER EXPORTERS OF AMERICAN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Tim Hamilton, Executive Director, Food Export Association of the Midwest USA and Food Export USA – Northeast
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
February 5, 2009
GOOD-CLEAN-FAIR: LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Hansjakob Werlen, Manager, Philadelphia Slow Food Program
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
March 5, 2009
AGRICULTURAL PUBLISHING IN A DIGITAL AGE
Steve Custer, Executive Vice President, Farm Journal Media
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
April 2, 2009
POLLINATORS IN PERIL: WHAT’S CAUSING THE DECLINE IN HONEYBEES?
Maryann Tomasko Frazier, Senior Extension Associate, Dept. of Entomology, Penn State University
Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary
May 7, 2009
FIELD TRIP
Society members and guests will gather at President Marilyn Horner’s farm for a trip to the Seabrook Processing Plant and a tour of working farms in southern New Jersey.
June 7, 2009
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: PENNSYLVANIA IMPACTS AND RESPONSE
Patrick Starr, Senior Vice President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Southeast Regional Office, Philadelphia.
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