Crescent FFA Advisor Tim Keown (left) with FFA members Emily Hendrix, Reed Vierling, Maria Ausburn,
Perry Loftis, Caroline Davis and Melissa Russo.
CRESCENT FFA MEMBERS ATTEND AGRI-TOURISM CONFERENCE
A number of Crescent High School FFA members attended the State Agri-Tourism Conference held at the Municipal Center in North Augusta, SC, on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The students were accompanies by FFA Advisor Tim Keown and John W. Parris, state director of public affairs with the SC FFA.
The one-day conference featured speakers and workshops that explored current issues and topics of benefit to farmers, farmers markets and FFA members.
Keynote speaker Berkeley Young, president of Young Strategies, Inc., of Charlotte, NC, discussed the subject “Ag Experiences + Profit = Agri-Tourism.
Other subjects addressed during the conference included: Agri-Tourism Success Stories; Organically Grown and Certified USDA Organic…the Difference; Food Safety; Liability Insurance, Educational Programs, Developing and Improving Farmers Markets; and Reaching the Public.
The conference was hosted by the SC National Heritage Corridor and the State Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Parris arranged for a the registration fee except of lunch cost to be waived for FFA members and advisors who attended the outstanding agricultural educational conference.