Food Hubs for the Future conference in Athensfeatures Georgia Agriculture Commissioner in panel discussion

Who:            Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black

What:           Food Hubs for the Future: Growing Georgia’s Mid-Size Farms conference and panel discussion. This event also marks the start of the Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Consortium.

Additional speakers for the panel discussion include: Dr. Govind Kannan of Fort Valley State University, Dr. Bob Shulstad of The University of Georgia, Ms. Alice Rolls of Georgia Organics and Mr. Don McGough of Farm Bureau.

When:          Thursday, Oct. 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. 

Where:         The Georgia Center
                    Mahler Auditorium
                    Athens, GA

The event can also be viewed online: http://uga2.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=foodhubs

For additional information, contact the Georgia Department of Agriculture Public Affairs Office, Jessica.Holthaus@agr.georgia.gov or Arty.Schronce@agr.georgia.gov; 404-656-3689

Georgia Department of Agriculture

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