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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Agricultural Marketing 

 Council Planned 



Plans are being finalized by the 

 Department of Agriculture, Division 

 of Agricultural Development, to 

 implement a New Hampshire Agri- 

 cultural Marketing Council. The 

 council would be composed of rep- 

 resentatives of the various New 

 Hampshire commodity groups (in- 

 cluding the Plant Growers), as well 

 as agencies such as the Farm Bu- 

 reau and Cooperative Extension. 

 The purpose of the council is to 

 identify needs, then create projects 

 with which to jointly promote New 

 Hampshire agriculture. 



"Agriculture contributes substan- 

 tial dollars to New Hampshire's 

 exconomy — approximately $300 mil- 

 lion annually," according to Gail 

 McWilliam, Director of the Division 

 of Agricultural Development. "And 

 that's just the estimated value of 

 products and does not include re- 

 lated services, industries, etc. 

 However, numberwise, agriculture 

 represents a small percentage of 

 the state's population, it is im- 

 perative for all of us to work to- 

 gether to tell the story of New 

 Hampshire agriculture. We hope 

 this council will help to identify 

 common marketing issues across all 

 commodities and begin to jointly 

 address those issues." 



For more information about the 

 proposed Agricultural Marketing 

 Council, contact Gail McWilliam at 

 (603) 271-3788. 



relatives living in New Hampshire. 

 He went to the University of 

 Florida in Gainesville, where he re- 

 ceived a BS in a combined major 

 of Animal Science and Agricultural 

 Extension. He received his Mas- 

 ters in Agricultural Extension from 

 the University of Florida in 1992. 

 From there he went to Ohio. But 

 the memory of his vacations in 

 New Hampshire stayed with him 

 and when a chance came up to 

 work here, he applied. 



His interests seem varied — he 

 mentioned visiting diary farmers in 

 the Connecticut River Valley and 

 having an interest in ornamental 

 and cut-flower production. He'd 

 like to start a Master Gardener 

 Program. ..work on the more 'urban' 

 issues of waste reduction and water 

 quality. ..work on sustainable 

 agriculture... marketing.... 



Paul's energy and enthusiasm 

 will be felt in Sullivan County. We 

 wish him success. 



New Officers 



The 1994 Board of Directors of the 

 New Hampshire Landscape Associa- 

 tion include Bill Gardocki, Presi- 

 dent; Rick Rideout, Vice-President; 

 Herb Rice, Secretary/Treasurer; 

 Chuck Simpson, Director/Past Presi- 

 dent, and Mark Rynearson, Anne 

 Colby-Hines, and Chris Beasley, Di- 

 rectors. Guy Hodgdon will con- 

 tinue as Business Manager. Con- 

 gratulations; we wish you a suc- 

 cessful year. 



A New Face in Newport The Loss of a Gardener 



As of December 13, 1993, Paul 

 Rees is Extension Educator for Ag- 

 ricultural Research at the Sullivan 

 County Extension Office in New- 

 port. He replaces Gail McWiliam, 

 who is now Director of Agricultural 

 Marketing at the state level. 



Paul and his wife Lori come to 

 New Hampshire from Ohio where 

 he was a member of the extension 

 faculty at Ohio State. (He did a lot 

 of 4-H work while he was there.) 



But his journey to New Hamp- 

 shire is not as simple as that. He 

 was born in Wales; his parents 

 moved to Florida and while he was 

 growing up, they vacationed with 



It's sad to report the death of Rob- 

 ert H. Deane, 62, of Nottingham on 

 November 24. Although he was 

 not a plant grower in a commercial 

 sense, he was a plant lover and se- 

 rious gardener and was known by 

 many NHPGA members. 



Mr. Deane was a registered 

 nurse. He'd worked at the Eliot 

 Hospital, the Concord Clinic, and 

 the UNH Health Services. After re- 

 tirement, he devoted his energies 

 to many community service activi- 

 ties. He was very active in AIDS 

 relief, and was a member of the 

 Ecumenical AIDS Task Force. He 

 worked at the Manchester Soup 



Kitchen and managed the Food 

 Pantry at the Manchester Congrega- 

 tional Church. He was also a mem- 

 ber and past president of the New 

 England Hosta Society. 



The son of Horace and Gladys 

 (Verville) Deane of Manchester, he 

 leaves his wife of 29 years, Nancy 

 (Hilts) Deane of Nottingham, a 

 brother Larry of Londonderry, 

 nieces, nephews, and other family 

 members, and many friends and 

 colleagues. 



Burial was in the Southside 

 Cemetery in Nottingham. Memorial 

 donations may be made to the 

 AIDS Ministry of the First Congre- 

 gational Church, 50 Union Street, 

 Manchester, NH 03104; the Tilton 

 School Scholarship Program, Tilton, 

 NH 03276; or to the American Dia- 

 betes Association, New Hampshire 

 Affiliate, PO Box 595. Manchester, 

 NH 03105. 



Rest Area Promotions 



The New Hampshire Departments 

 of Agriculture, Tourism, and Trans- 

 portation are encouraging agricul- 

 tural promotion at highway rest 

 areas. 



Here's how it would work: a dis- 

 play or demonstration featuring the 

 commodity could be set up during 

 a high-traffic timeslot (Friday or 

 Saturday, for example) at an in- 

 bound rest area. The display could 

 include posters, product samples, 

 hands-on demonstrations, etc. No 

 products can be sold during the 

 promotion, but business cards and 

 brochures can be given out. (Mis- 

 use of the opportunity will result in 

 suspension of the program.) 



So far, apple and maple produc- 

 ers have participated in these rest 

 area promotions. Response has 

 been positive. For information, 

 contact Gail McWilliam at (603) 

 271-3788. 



Alternate Farm and 

 Forest Enterprises 



Interest in alternative farm and for- 

 est enterprises has increased in re- 

 cent years among both farm and 

 non-farm families. Some are look- 

 ing for new ways to generate in- 

 come. Others see nontraditional 



February 8. March 1994 



