Bus tour promotes area agriculture

Hi JDSON - The Agricultural Busi╜ness Committee of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, an ad╜vocate for all types of local agricultural, has developed a bus tour to promote a more complete understanding of agriculture's breadth, diversity and significance.
In addition to being one of the major industries in the county, the health and suc╜cess of agriculture affects the viability of tourism, retailing and manufacturing. It is an exciting and informative trip, which demonstrates and pro-motes diversity and impact awareness; Agriculture as it relates to food system; Per╜centage of the county en-gaged in agricultural pursuits
and some resulting statistics; Associ╜ated businesses; New Legislation for agricultural viability; What can be done/what you can do.
There is no charge to participate in the tour, which features a grown-in-Columbia County "box dinner." Also
major industries in the U.S., including financial services and banking.
planned is an informative adventure which includes get-off-the-bus visits at two area farms.
The tour is scheduled for July 23. Participants are asked to gather for re╜freshments at the First Pioneer Farm Credit Bureau on Route 9H in Claverack at 4 p.m. The motor coach tour bus will
depart promptly at 4:30 p.m. and return no later than 7:30 p.m. The tour is free, but because space is limited, reserva╜tions are required and are due no later than July 17.