Outreach Presentations

1. Liang, C. (2022). National eXtension Open Forum, facilitator, Programs that help farmers in coping with COVID-19 and integrate the role of racial equity, Presenters – Katie Himes, Cindy Brison, Jaclyn Pace, and Willard Humphries. Feb 17. (27 participants)

2. Liang, C. (2021). Creating a game plan to develop entrepreneurial farmers, NC Cooperative Extension conference, online, Oct 26. (7 participants).

3. Liang, C and Humphries, W. (2021). Small Farm Unit specialty fruit and vegetable production training, September 10. (30 participants)

4. Liang, C. (2021). Specialty fruits and vegetables for niche market, Small Farm Unit demonstration, Aug 26 (12 participants), Aug 27 (9 participants), Aug 30 (21 participants).

5. Liang, C. (2021). Creating Innovative Strategies to Help Farmer Dealing with the ‘New Normal’, virtual workshop, Farm Labor Management series, March 11. (56 participants)

6. Liang, C. (2021). Empowering Communities Using an Integrated Design of Food Networks, What matters in Agricultural and Applied Economics? Handbook chapter preview virtual presentation. March 4. (54 participants)

7. Liang, C. (2021). Keeping you profitable and safe during COVID-19, NC Cooperative Extension AgriShop series, Feb 22. (29 participants) 

8. Liang, C. (2021). Maximizing Your Land & Growing Efficiently, Wake County Farm Bureau Young and Beginning Farmers program, Feb 15. (14 participants)

9. Liang, C. (2021). Growing specialty vegetables for niche market, strategic marketing, and financial analysis, Orange County Ag Summit, Feb 10. (59 participants)

10. Liang, C. (2021). Helping Ag Producers to Plan during the COVID-19 Crisis, National eXtension Community of Regional and Local Food Systems, Open Forum, January 20. (43 participants).

11. Liang, C. (2020). Growing Specialty Vegetables for Ethnic Markets, Extension Extended training series, August 27. (25 participants)

12. Liang, C. (2020). MarketMaker Sign-up training, organizer and facilitator, web-training, July 29. (28 participants)

13. Liang, C. (2020). Collaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing – Food Hub models, Co-presenter, April 30. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. (56 participants)

14. Liang, C. (2020). Collaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing – Food Hub models, Co-presenter, April 27, 7 pm to 8:30pm. (62 participants)

15. CNH Symposium on Nov. 12, 2019 at the North Carolina A&T State University: 6 oral presentations and 7 poster presentations. The symposium was attended by research team of PIs, student researchers and others including members of the advisory board. Details of each presentations and posters can be found in the Symposium report.

16. O’Hara, J., Liang, C., and Matterson, G. 2020. eCommerce for Farmers Responding to COVID-19, webinar, Council of Food and Agricultural Economics (C-FARE) and Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA). April 24. ( 101 participants) (virtual) 

17. Liang, C. (Panel Member). 2020. Collaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing – Food Hub models, April 27, 7 pm to 8:30 pm. (62 participants) (virtual)

18. Liang, C. (Panel Member). 2020. Collaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing – Food Hub models, April 30. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. (56 participants) (virtual)

19. Liang, C. (Panel Member). 2020. MarketMaker Sign-up training, web-training, July 29, 2020 (28 participants) (virtual)

20. Liang, C. (2019). Farm enterprise legal strategies. Whitaker Small Farm Group. Goldsboro, NC, February 6. (15 participants)

21. Liang, C. (2019). Specialty Vegetables in Ethnic Market. Global Market Group. Greensboro, NC. February 2. (9 participants)

22. Liang, C. (2019). Healthy Growing, Healthy Eating. Park and Recreation Center, Goldsboro, NC. January 26. (17 participants)

23. Liang, C. (2018). Understanding entrepreneurship in farming. Farm entrepreneur training institute, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, in collaboration with Whitaker Small Farm Group. Goldsboro, NC, November 5-7. (14 participants)

24. Liang, C. (2018). Do you know your vegetables? Specialty crops in NC and how to use them. Orange County Local Fest, Blackwood Farm, NC, September 29, (1000+ participants)