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Attention American Beekeepers!
 
From the Delmarva Farmer, February 20, 1996 (Easton, Md.)
"Bad Timing"
"The Northeast's Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities -
Penn State, Rutgers, the University of Delaware, the University of Maryland
included - are organizing a one-day 'listening session' to ask ag producers
and ag product consumers for advise on future research and Extension
programs.  It is scheduled for April 12."
 
"The contact for the meeting is Dr. Davd MacKenzie, executive director of the
Northeastern Regional Association of State Ag Experiment Station Directors.
 He is at 301-405-4531 in College Park, Md."
 
"Dr. Mackenzie had better pray for rain.  Getting farmers to an all-day
think-tank session in a Philadelphia hotel on a sunny day in mid-April will
be like pulling a sleigh in mud."
 
According to Dr. MacKenzie, the Kellogg Foundation is providing funding for
meetings in every extension region around the country.  They are seeking
nominees for attendees at these meetings.  They are looking for leaders in
the agriculture industry.  Nominations (including self-nominations) can be
made by contacting your Executive Director of your State Extension
Association.
 
This may be beekeepers' opportunity to defend extension support for
beekeeping, which has been under attack for years.  Failing to appear may be
interpreted as there being no need for extension support for apiculture and
pollination.
 
Please bring this to the attention of your State Beekeeping leaders so that
they may attend the meetings.
 
Regards,
 
David Morris
Laurel, Md