- Series No. 3

Agriculture & Food

Name: Agriculture & Food
Start: 2019-05-23T08:00:00
End: 2019-05-23T15:30:00
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton

Thursday May 23, 2019

8:00 AM – 3:30 PM [Refreshments and Lunch Provided]

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton

An economic conference focused on connecting and maximizing opportunities within the agriculture and food service industries throughout the Southern Tier of New York.

Session details

Event sessions

Session 1

Get Started

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Registration and visit event sponsors.

Session 2

Welcome & Introduction

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Speaker: Tom Kowalik

President @ Kowalik & Associates

Speaker: Mike Decker

President @ ERA Decker Real Estate

Speaker: Jen Gregory

Executive Director @ Southern Tier 8

Speaker: Victoria Giarratano

Executive Director @ Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County

New York's Agriculture Economy

Session 3
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

Speaker: Richard Ball

Commissioner of Agriculture @ NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets

Session 4

Farming

9:22 AM – 9:37 AM

Speaker: Ken Jaffe

Cattle Farmer @ Slope Farms

Session 5

Processing & Distribution

9:39 AM – 9:54 AM

Speaker: Adam Tiberio

Owner @ Tiberio Custom Meats

Session 6

Distribution

9:56 AM – 10:11 AM

Speaker: Rob Salamida

Owner @ Salamida Sauces, Marinades & Gourmet Seasonings & Spiedies

Session 7

Break

10:11 AM – 10:25 AM

Enjoy a networking break with time to visit event sponsors.

Session 8

Best Practices

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Speaker: Jason Evans

Assistant Professor @ SUNY Cobleskill

Session 9

Business Development Planning

10:47 AM – 11:02 AM

Speaker: Todd Schmit

Associate Professor @ Dyson School, Cornell University

Session 10

Investment

11:04 AM – 11:19 AM

Speaker: Sheila Marshman

Associate Professor @ SUNY Morrisville

Session 11

New Technology

11:21 AM – 11:36 AM

Speaker: Brooke White

Owner @ Don's Dairy Supply

Session 12

Value-Added

11:38 AM – 11:53 AM

Speaker: Abby Wilson

Owner @ Maple Shade Farms

Session 13

Marketing

11:55 AM – 12:10 PM

Speaker: Mark Broadhurst

Head of Public Affairs @ Chobani

Session 14

Market Options

12:12 PM – 12:27 PM

Speaker: Ramsay Adams

Executive Director @ Catskill Mountainkeeper

Session 15

Lunch & Markets

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM

Speaker: Victoria Giarratano

Executive Director @ Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County

Lunch with local flavor featuring Hellar Farm in Chenango County and Shared Root Farms & Trinity Valley Farms in Cortland, New York.

Session 16

Southern Tier's Hemp Industry

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Speaker: Donna Lupardo

State Assemblywoman & Chair, Committee on Agriculture @ New York State Assembly

Session 17

Happier Hour

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

A local sampling of Awestruck Cider, Engelbart Cheese, Pleasant Valley Wines, Sovereign Vines Hemp Wine, Water Street Brewing and Binghamton Brewing Company, with sounds of PatD.