Are you a teacher, 4-H 

leader, or FFA adviser 

who would like to offer 

your students a field trip 

to learn about a career 

in agriculture, but need 

funding for buses or 

substitute teachers? 

AgConnect can help!

AgConnect and 

Penn State Extension - 

Chester County received 

a grant from the PA 

Department of 

Environmental Protection 

to provide career 

showcase opportunities 

to youth in Berks and 

Chester Counties! A 

limited amount of funds 

are available for buses 

and substitute teachers.

To apply for funds, please complete this survey. If you have any questions,please call Jodi at 610-321-8226.

"I had a wonderful experience in the Eastern PA Permaculture design course. The most important thing I learned that has enhanced my skills is to work with what we have on site. Big expensive equipment is not always necessary to produce a yield. Sometimes problems are actually opportunities. I was provided with a new way of viewing the landscape. An understanding that there is no such thing as waste in our world. I now have a technical set of skills for ecological/affordable food production that is scale-able. I can use these skills on any size site whether urban or rural. I work as a Landscape architect as well as in the food industry. I feel that this course has bridged the gap between the two worlds, not only has it provided me with alternative design ideas but it has made me more familiar with the current trend towards ecological eating in the restaurant world." - Rachel, 2013

AgConnect has a brand new website! Please check it out at www.agconnectpa.com. It is a brand new resource website made possible with funding from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development's Discovered in PA, Developed in PA program. 

Website sponsorship opportunities are available. Also, if you have an event you would like to feature, service provider we should add to a listing, or marketplace item you have for sale or are looking to purchase, please forward it to [email protected]. 

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Friday, February 28, 2014

8:30 - 10 a.m.

CCEDC Conference Center

Are you ready to take the next step in your farm business by hiring additional farm help? Whether you're looking for volunteers, seasonal help, or full-time employees, you should know how these decisions will effect you productively, financially, and legally! The morning's panelists will help you search more effectively for employees which will help you move your business forward, better understand the steps necessary to hire on-farm employees, and how to legally protect yourself and your employees so you mutually benefit from the work experience!

Panelists will include:

Emily Yeiser of the Center for Dairy Excellence

Joe Stratton of Stratton's Farm Consulting and Stratton's Wynnorr Farm

Karen E. Eichman of the Law Office of Karen E. Eichman, Esquire, PLLC

8 - 8:30 a.m. -      Registration and Refreshments

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Panelists' Presentations

9:30 - 10 a.m. -    Q & A with the Panelists

New Early Bird Registration - $10 by January 31

Regular Registration - $15

To register, visit https://agemployees.eventbrite.com 

February 5-8, 2014

The Penn Stater, State College, PA

Register at: http://conference.pasafarming.org/

Early Bird Registration ends January 3. Use code EBD14

Scholarships are available through AgConnect and funding from the PA Department of Labor & Industry and Chester County Workforce Investment Board to those who have NOT previously used funding to attend the conference. Applications are available at http://conference.pasafarming.org/attend/scholarships-workshare

Wednesday-Thursday, February 12-13, 2014

The Penn Stater, State College, PA

http://padairysummit.org/

Scholarships are available for dairy producers in Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties by AgConnect through a grant from the PA Department of Labor and Industry and Chester County Workforce Investment Board. 

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Chester County Economic Development Council

Conference Center

737 Constitution Drive, Exton

This program will be funded in part by AgConnect through a grant from the PA Department of Labor and Industry and Chester County Workforce Investment Board.