SB 5973 - DIGEST

     Directs the department of agriculture to convene a conference to improve domestic and international marketing opportunities for small farms.

     Requires the conference to be organized to provide marketing ideas and concepts that could be utilized by small farmers, alone or in concert with other small farmers, that would enhance the economic viability of small farmers whether through direct sales to consumers or other marketing techniques.

     Appropriates the sum of forty-nine thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, from the general fund to the department of agriculture for the purposes of this act.