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DESCRIPTION:The Cornell Agriculture Marketing Research Program (CAMRP) anno
 unces a NEW series of pricing workshops across the state. Cornell Cooperat
 ive Extension of Oswego will be hosting one of these events on May 6th fro
 m 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Stefano’s Pizzeria located at 3273 Main Stre
 et\, Mexico. This series targets farmers selling directly to consumers and
  will introduce new tools designed to help them with marketing and pricing
  for the upcoming 2025 season. The workshop will cover two Cornell initiat
 ives: MeatSuite.com and the Farmers Market Research Project. Both topics a
 re applicable to livestock producers selling meat direct-to-consumers. The
  second topic also appeals to other farmers\, including dairy\, egg\, frui
 t and vegetable producers\, and those selling any farm products at a farme
 rs’ market. \n\n\nBeginning at 6:00 p.m.\nThe 1st hour will be\, “Crea
 ting and Pricing Consumer-friendly Meat with MeatSuite.” This session wi
 ll cover an introduction to MeatSuite. It will also discuss how to make bu
 lk meat sales more approachable for first-time buyers including a demonstr
 ation of MeatSuite’s newest tool\, Bundle Builder. Bundle Builder allows
  you to easily assemble “bulk bundles” and set prices. \n\n\n7:00 p.m.
  - A light dinner is served.\n\n\nBeginning at 7:30 p.m.\nThe 2nd hour wil
 l be\, “Farmers Market Sales Data: Using the Customer Experience and Pri
 cing to Improve Market Sales Performance.” This session will cover the r
 esults of Cornell research on customer spending and prices at farmers mark
 ets. Attendees will learn practical ways to increase customer spending and
  daily sales. This session is appropriate for all farms selling\, fruit & 
 vegetables\, meat\, dairy\, and eggs as well as other farm products.\n\n\n
 This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number
  2022-70419-38562.\n\n\nGuest speaker will be Matt LeRoux\, Extension Asso
 ciate for the Dyson School of Economics & Management at Cornell University
 . \n\n\nThe cost is $5 per person and a light dinner will be provided.  On
 line registration is required.\n\n\nTo confirm your seating\, payment can 
 be mailed or dropped off to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County
  located 3288 Main St. Mexico\, NY. All checks should be made out to Corne
 ll Cooperative Extension of Oswego County. For more information\, please c
 ontact Joshua Vrooman\, Agriculture Community Educator\, at jwv33@cornell.
 edu or 315-963-7286 ext. 200.
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