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TALKING TO FARMERS E-MAIL REGISTRY




AGRICULTURE/MARKETING--FARMERS TALKING TO FARMERS E-MAIL REGISTRY
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Agricultural and Marketing Minister Guy Brown today announced a
new service to assist farmers to communicate with one another
through the Internet.

An e-mail registry called Farmers Talking To Farmers E-mail
Registry will be provided through the Department of Agriculture
and Marketing and maintained by the extension branch. The
registry will enable farmers to find addresses of other Nova
Scotian farmers they wish to "talk" to rather than sifting
through numerous Internet phone books.

"Computers and successful farm business go hand in hand these
days," said Mr. Brown. "By adding this service it is another way
to help our clients keep in touch," he added.

Signing into the registry is simple. Interested farmers just
point their Internet browsers to the department's world wide
address (http://www.nsac.ns.ca/nsdam/index.html) and follow the
pointers to the registry page. After filling out the form they
submit the information to the list. They can also search the list
for the names and e-mail address of other farmers who have
registered. The list is organized in alphabetical order for easy
searching or can be simply scanned.

While at the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Web site,
farmers are encouraged to check out some of the other information
now available on line.

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Contact: Jim Goit  902-893-7950

trp                      Oct. 29, 1996 - 11:45 a.m.