E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov (518) 457-5570 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Keith Miller Monday, September 27, 2010 www.nass.usda.gov/ny Results of the 2009 Direct Marketing Survey to be Released The results of the 2009 Direct Marketing Survey will be released on October 4, 2010 at 3:00 PM. These results are from a comprehensive survey of New York farmers who market their products directly to consumers. This survey was last conducted in 2000, and prior to that in 1987. It is the result of a cooperative effort supported by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service New York Field Office and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. These results can be accessed only through the internet at our website: www.nass.usda.gov/ny. Anyone who has questions regarding the survey may call Keith Miller or Bill Blackson at 1-800-821-1276. # 9-27-10