[MPWG] Fw: So Carolina growers asso formed (SE Farm Press)

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Southeast Farm Press
Nov 30, 2006 9:28 AM
New South Carolina grower association formed

South Carolina farmers looking to the future have formed a new 
co-operative called the Carolina Agri-Solutions Growers Association 
(CASGA).
Formally incorporated during a meeting at Clemson University’s Pee Dee 
Research and Education Center near Florence, CASGA is designed to bring 
together efforts in the areas of purchasing and marketing for traditional 
and non-traditional botanicals for South Carolina Agriculture in the 21st 
century, according to Greg Hyman, the association’s first 
president...Hyman said the initial thrust for CASGA will come from tobacco 
farmers in transition to other crops, either to supplement or to supplant 
tobacco...
For full story: 
http://southeastfarmpress.com/news/113006-carolina-association/
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