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ABOUT THE AGRIBUSINESS DIVISION
The Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division assists farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses with marketing, business development assistance and training programs. Whether through one-on-one consultation, small workshops or large conferences, the mission is to help sustain farm and ranch families. Specific Agribusiness Division programs are linked to three main functions within the division:
- Leadership development and education for agricultural producers and agribusinesses;
- Business development assistance to agriculture producers and agribusinesses;
- Development and expansion of domestic and international marketing
- opportunities for agricultural products.
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Agribusiness 3rd Annual Ag Photo Contest
Thank you for participating in our third annual photo contest. Below please find the rules for submitting your photographs. This contest is open to youth and adults, amateurs and professionals and the contest is categorized by the four seasons.
DEADLINES:
You can send in as many pictures as you’d like whenever you’d like as long as all your submissions are in by Sept. 1, 2010.
CASH PRIZES:
Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners and the photos will be used in our next AgriCulture Calendar, which will be issued in November/December 2010.
- Grand Prize ~ $300
Adults
- 1st Place ~ $150
- 2nd Place ~ $75
Youth
- 1st Place ~ $50
CONTEST RULES:
Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners and the photos will be used in our next AgriCulture Calendar, which will be issued in November/December 2010.
- Each photograph must be accompanied by a completed application.
- Photos must be agriculture related.
- Photos can be color or black and white.
- Submitted photos must be 8 x 10 (unframed/unmated) accompanied by a digital file or 35 mm slide. Photos submitted on plain paper, not photo paper, don’t do justice to the photo.
- Submitted digital photos should be in JPEG or TIFF format and a minimum of 300 dpi. If submitting multiple photos, please put them on one CD. Be sure to label your CD with your name and “2010 Ag Photo Contest.”
- Each photo must have a caption on a separate piece of paper (can be taped to the back of the picture), which should include subject name, the date and location the photo was taken, and a brief explanation (optional).
- Photos must be taken in Wyoming.
- Before submittal, check the quality of the photo for clarity, focus and contrast. You don’t want your picture to be blurry or dark. Be careful of editing your pictures too much; sometimes the full picture is the one that could win or be chosen for use.
For more contest information contact:
Terri Barr at (307)777-2807
or terri.barr@wybusiness.org
Enter your best photos for a chance at cash prizes
**Click here to see past photo contest winners
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Agribusiness Directory
Check out the new interactive Wyoming Ag Directory, which includes informational listings on: Farm and Ranch; Organic and Natural; Processed Foods; Agribusiness Services; and Ag Organizations.
The Agribusiness Directory also comes in a printed format. Contact the Agribusiness Division at 307.777.2807 to obtain a FREE copy.
Agribusiness Programs
- Ag Business Development and International Trade Development - The Business Council works with existing and new agribusinesses to increase their financial sustainability and assists in recruiting new agribusiness companies to Wyoming.
- Ag Leadership Program - The Wyoming L.E.A.D. Program is a public-private partnership between the Wyoming Business Council and Wyoming Agricultural Leadership Council to develop leaders who will speak forcefully and articulately for agriculture and Wyoming communities. This 18-month adult leadership program is Wyoming's longest-running statewide program.
- Cost Share Program - Organic Certification Grant Application - The Organic Certification Reimbursement Program of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Wyoming Business Council, is designed to help Wyoming processors with the costs associated in becoming organically certified.
- Farmers' Market Program - By supporting farmers' market development, the Wyoming Business Council enables Wyoming farmers and ranchers to sell locally, which encourages community support for small businesses and keeps money in the local community. Click on the link find all of the farmers' markets in Wyoming!
- Forage Promotion Program - This marketing program showcases Wyoming's premium dairy-quality hay in the local, regional and national marketplace. Wyoming is known nationwide for its high-quality dairy and horse hay production.
- General Agricultural Marketing and Promotion - The division promotes Wyoming agricultural businesses by producing a variety of promotional and marketing material.
- Income Diversification Program - This program helps producers diversify their income as one way to sustain ranching and farming operations.
- Livestock Genetics Program - Wyoming seedstock producers raise some of the highest-quality livestock in the world. The Livestock Genetics Program showcases these superior genetics in the domestic and international marketplace.
- Livestock and Meat Marketing Program - This program assists producers in capturing more value from their livestock by providing technical assistance that is needed in the decision-making process. Examples include participating in a marketing alliance, direct marketing, or organic and natural production.
- Organic/Natural Foods Program - This program assists in marketing the natural or organic goods that are produced using sustainable agriculture systems.
- Rural Rehabilitation Program - Rural Rehabilitation Grants are used to improve the conditions of agriculture, rural communities and youth leadership through education and training.
- Trademark Licensing Program - Through the Wyoming First Program, the Business Council has an agreement to use the Bucking Horse and Rider logo on its stickers and hang tags.
- Value-Added Food Program - The program assists in marketing Wyoming value-added products, both internationally and domestically.
- Wyoming Verified Program - Wyoming Verified provides an auditable information trail to authenticate data collected from a wide variety of livestock production systems and to validate marketing claims, including source & age verification.
AGtivities Newsletter
AGtivities July 2010 Issue Now Available
Click the thumbnail to view a PDF of the July 2010 issue of AGtivities.
Contact the Agribusiness Division at 307.777.2807 to subscribe to the next newsletter.
Contact the Agribusiness Division at 307.777.2807 to subscribe to the next newsletter.
To receive an electronic copy, please e-mail Terri Barr.
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