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Wineries Unlimited
March 4-7, 2008 [Trade Show Dates: March 5-6, 2008]
Valley Forge Convention Center - King of Prussia, PA

Planning for Succession Workshops - Managing Business Transition To A New Generation
March 10 and 24, 2008

• Are you wondering about the future of your farm business?
• Are you looking for a way to get your son or daughter actively engaged in the management of your farm business?
• Are you working toward ownership of a farm business?
• Do you work in a family operated farm business?
• Are you thinking about retiring and selling your farm to someone as an operating business?
• Are you seeking a farming opportunity?

If any of these questions are on your mind, then you should join featured speakers Dr. Bernie Erven, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University and Angela Gloy, Program Director, NY Farm Link as well as Cooperative Extension Associations of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Wyoming Counties for two Planning for Succession Workshops.

The workshops will be held:
March 10 & 24, 2008
7 - 9 PM
United Church of Christ
297 Main Street, Arcade, NY

Who Should Attend These Workshops?

• Members of all generations involved in management of their farm
• People seeking ways to transfer their farm to another party or family member
• People looking for farming opportunities

• Skill needed to integrate successors into the management of a farm business
• How to exchange ideas
• Who to involve in farm decision making
• Hopes and fears of all parties involved in running a business in management transition
• Steps to successfully transferring both management and assets
• How to run effective family business meetings
• About tools that can help you to plan and manage the transfer of your farm business
• Where you can get help with the transition of a farm business to new owners
• Effective methods to use in different situations to facilitate transfer of resources from one party or generation to another

Announcement and Registration: http://lergp.cce.cornell.edu/Reg Flavor Announcement.pdf

"Regional Flavor" Conference
March 12, 2008
Chautauqua Suites Conference Center in Mayville, NY

Building regional collaborations will be the central focus of a conference titled "Enhancing Our Regional Flavor - a Tool for Economic Development" to be held March 12 at Chautauqua Suites Conference Center in Mayville, NY. The conference is sponsored by the Concord Grape Belt Heritage Association and Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautauqua County with the Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau, the Chautauqua County IDA , Chautauqua County Farm Bureau, Grower's Grape Juice Cooperative and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity as Conference Supporters. Several other local organizations are Conference Partners.

For many rural entrepreneurs across the country the survival and growth of their business depends on finding and cultivating a sufficient customer base. "Regional Flavor" is an economic and business development strategy pioneered by the national organization Association for Enterprise Opportunity(AEO), Arlington, VA. This initiative hinges on strengthening collaboration between a variety of microenterprise development organizations, community partners, and business owners. This conference will share numerous examples and experiences of collaboration and cooperation, of weaving together an area's farms & foods, arts & crafts, heritage, recreation and other assets to encourage visitors to develop a connection to the region and support the local economy. In addition, the conference will facilitate network identification and enhance collaboration among the participants.

Final details for the Conference and Registration are being arranged and should be out in mid January. Check the website www.concordgrapebelt.org or send inquiry to and4833@windstream.net.

-- Andrew Dufresne
Executive Director
Concord Grape Belt Heritage Association, Inc.