The links below are to the recorded session of the Ag In Uncertain Times May 3^rd, 2016 webinar: “Local Food” Clicking on the icon for either the video or Audio-only version will stream the recording to your location. Download and start times will vary depending on your connection speed. Please be patient, as there may be a delay before the video start button appears on the screen.

Sections for this webinar include:

* Introduction and Background information– Moderator George Haynes
* Speakers:
   Martha Sullins on Local Food Systems in the West
   Karin Allen with Product Development and Food Safety: Issues for Farms
   Shermain Hardesty on Agritourism in the Western US

Webinar Opening Comments- Moderator George Haynes
Martha Sullins on Local Food Systems in the West
Karin Allen with Product Development and Food Safety: Issues for Farms
Shermain Hardesty on Agritourism in the Western US
Closing comments following speaker presentations
Compilation of the ENTIRE webinar Audio

Below are links to the PowerPoint slides presented by today’s speakers addressing the topics:
– Local Food Systems in the West
– Product Development and Food Safety: Issues for Farms
– Agritourism in the Western US

Presenters include:
  * Martha Sullins, Ag Business Management Specialist, Colorado State University Extension – Local Food Systems in the West
  * Karin Allen, Assistant professor, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University – Product Development and Food Safety: Issues for Farms
  * Shermain Hardesty, Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California—Davis, and Director of the University of California’s Small Farm Program – Agritourism in the Western US

LINKS to presenter resources:
  * (grants, market information, directories, toolkits)
  * (grants, data sources)
  * Chttps://www.agcensus.usda.gov/
  * http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-markets-prices/local-foods.aspx
  * (EI toolkit, secondary data sources)
  * “Producing and Selling Value-Added Products” full curriculum