Reaching today's consumer
by Lynn Snyder Ohio Farm Bureau is offering a seminar at the 84th annual meeting that not only talks about food, but includes it. OFBF state board members and staff will prepare made-to-order omelets as part of the "Reaching Today's Consumer" seminar on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 a.m. Tickets are required and may be purchased for $7. Call Cindi Good at Ohio Farm Bureau, 614-246-8241 to make ticket arrangements prior to the meeting, or you may purchase tickets at the General Registration Ticket Sales Desk at the meeting in Cincinnati. Ticket quantities are limited. Connie Cahill will prepare dishes from an OFBF produced cookbook as she discusses food and marketing trends such as the correlation between how food is produced and how it makes its way safely to consumers in an easy to prepare way. Cahill has been a consultant with Oscar Mayer, Perdue Farms, Kraft, Sargento, KitchenAid and M&M Mars. Currently she has been working with commodity groups such as Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Ohio Soybean Council, Ohio Apple Marketing Program, Ohio Poultry Association and the American Egg Board. She can been seen on the noon broadcast of WLIO-TV in Lima. "Connie is a spokesperson for Ohio agriculture, particularly in this area of food and consumers," according to OFBF Director of Market and Risk Management Jim Chakeres. With the increasing popularity of the Food Network and other food shows, the seminar should be entertaining and informative, Chakeres said. The Ohio Poultry Association is sponsoring the seminar. The seminar is just one highlight of the meeting, to be held in Cincinnati Dec. 4 to 6. Also on tap are seminars from Agrivisor and keynote speaker Anthony Munoz, statewide contests for Outstanding Young Farmer and Young Farm Couple, Discussion Meet and the new Excellence in Agriculture award for young farmers who work in agriculture-related fields, and the delegate policy session. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend. Questions about the specifics of the meeting should be directed to county Farm Bureau offices. | |