Media & Press Releases
Media Contacts:
Show Manager – Melanie Wickham
1-877-697-7837 through August 6, 315-568-5120 August 7-9
mwickham@empirefarmdays.com
Publicist – Kara Lynn Dunn
315-465-7578
karalynn@gisco.net
A Media Center will be available on-site during the show with phone and fax, no Wi-Fi access. Please call ahead for Media Credentials and Parking Passes for qualified press.
Download: 2018 Empire Farm Days Show Program (.pdf)
Press Photo Gallery:
2018 Press Releases:
- 2018 Empire Farm Days Winners Announced ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- 2018 EFD Daily Schedules ( .pdf )
- 2018 Show Roundup Release: Paragraph style with more details
( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 ) - 2018 Show Roundup Release: Shorter bullet-style
( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 ) - 2018 ESPG, Empire Farm Days Transition Team Announced ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Ag Leaders to be Applauded at 2018 Empire Farm Days Luncheon ( .pdf | photo )
- Beef Up Your Farm Enterprise at Empire Farm Days ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 )
- Cover Crop Demos: Options for Summer Heat, Soil Compaction, Pollinators, BioFumigants ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 | photo 3 | photo 4 )
- Craft Beverage Center: Speaker on Spotted Lanternfly and Invasive Impact on Grape and Hops Production ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Dairy Profit Seminars Set for 2018 ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Drone Demos: Get a Bird’s Eye View with UAS Drone Demonstrations ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Equine Programs: Retired, Rescued, Retrained Horses in Round Pen ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Equine Programs Add Begin Again Horse Rescue ( .pdf | .doc | photo | 13WHAM video )
- Falcon Automated Soil Sampler Demos: Part of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Management Initiative ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Farm Bureau Family Education Center: Chicken Chat, Wheel of Ag, Grain Box Play Area, and much more! ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Fertilizer Demo: Proven Slow Release Product in 12:30 PM Tillage Demos ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Pre-Registration Open for NYS FFA Competitions at EFD ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- FFA Tractor Driving Safety Contestants Advised to Study for Competition; July 30 is Deadline to Pre-Register ( .pdf | .doc | photo)
- FFA Welding Contest Pre-Registration Now Open ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Field Demos add Manure Application Demos for Less Odor ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 )
- Forage Consultant Tom Klicer: Special Program Tuesday ONLY ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Irrigation Demo/Exhibit: Unattended Water Reel in Field, Options for All Size Farms ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Junior DAIRY LEADERS to Graduate 31 Students from 2 States: Wednesday, August 8 ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Learn Water Safety, Try Watercraft on the Farm Pond ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 )
- New York State Agriculture and Markets Exhibit ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 )
- No More Picking Rocks! Stone Crusher/Forestry Mulcher Demo New in 2018 ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- NYCAMH Provides Farm Safety Info and Health Screenings at Empire Farm Day ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Old Iron: Antique Tractors Preserve Agricultural Heritage at 2018 EFD ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Scholarship Winner to be Recognized at EFD AG Leader Luncheon ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Soil Health Center at EFD: Washington, DC; Cornell University; and Extension Soil ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 )
- USDA Apple and Grape Grafting Demos ( .pdf | .doc | photo 1 | photo 2 )
- Worker Protection – Pesticide Handling Training at EFD: Recertification Credits Available ( .pdf | .doc )
Also See:
- 2017 EFD Prize Winners: ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- Celebrating 32 Years of Service to ESPG and EFD by Melanie Wickham ( .pdf | .doc | photo )
- EFD Easy to Reach Directions ( .pdf | .doc )
- Mark Your Calendar: 2018 EFD with EFD History Timeline ( .pdf | .doc )
Please CLICK BELOW for Releases & Media from previous Empire Farm Days shows:
Press Releases & Media: 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015