Ohio Direct Food & Ag Marketing Team

Direct Marketing History

The Direct Agricultural Marketing Association’s Gene Cravens Distinguished Service Award

2001
The Dr. M. Eugene Cravens Scholarship Fund was established with gifts from DAMA, the Ohio Potato Growers Association, and alumni and friends who wish to honor Dr. M. Eugene Cravens, Agricultural Economist. This fund will support undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the college's Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, who are engaged in the study and/or research of fruit and vegetable marketing. The Dr. M. Eugene Cravens Scholarship is fund #310267.
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2003
farmstomarket website established. With the help of a new Ohio State University Extension Web site (http://www.farmtomarkets.com), growers can connect with other sellers or with consumers on a wide variety of products, from fruits and vegetables to wines and juices to flowers and plants.

2007
The Ohio Direct Agricultural Marketing Conference, sponsored by Ohio State University Extension's Direct Marketing Team and the Ohio Direct Agriculture Marketing Association, will be held Jan. 14-17, 2007, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio

In January 2007 the memberships of the Ohio Fruit Growers Society, Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Association, and Direct Agricultural Marketers Association merged to form Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association.

The new organization was formed to streamline the educational and promotional activities of the state's produce grower's and marketers. OPGMA has been designed to aid in providing educational opportunities to business owners, employees, and families associated with the production and marketing of the state's fresh produce industry. Promoting the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables will also be an important goal.

2008 Ohio MarketMaker launched in Ohio with OSU Extension, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Department of Agriculture, …

2010 MarketReady curriculum