Program Initiatives - Agricultural Innovation Center

AIC Program Initiatives

Counseling & Educational Programs for Agricultural Entrepreneurs	Greg Lawless and Anne Pfeiffer share leadership of this initiative, which includes: Liaison to business counselors Business feasibility - classroom course Business feasibility - on-line course Links to additional resources Partners: County Extension Offices, Wisconsin Entrpreneurs Network, DATCP Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Local & Regional Food System Development	Anne leads this initiative, which includes: Wisconsin Local Food Survey Baldwin Local Food Aggregation and Distribution Project Partners: UW Center for Integrated Ag Systems, Blue Planet Partners, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, DATCP

Growing Agriculture in the Capital Region	Greg l eads this initiative in a Cooperative Agreement between Cooperative Extension and Thrive.

Bio-Team Website	Greg manages the webpage for the Bioenergy & Bioeconomy (B&B) Team of Cooperative Extension.

EAM Team Website	Anne manages the website for the Emerging Ag Markets (EAM) Team of Cooperative Extension.

Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference & the Wisconsin Local Food Summit	Anne and Greg contribute to the planning committees of both of these events, which were held in 2008 jointly in Eau Claire on January 24-25. Partners include the Wisconsin Local Food Network and River Country RC&D.

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