16th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference™
sponsored by Small Farm Today®
magazine
November 6-8, 2008
Tentative Schedule of Events
Short Courses, Seminars, Farmers Forum, Association Meetings & Additional Talks
Farmers Forum is brought to you by Missouri Department of Agriculture, North
Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and Truman State
University Agricultural Science Department
Updated October 2, 2008
Schedule subject to change—See program at the Show for the final schedule.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Show hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Short Courses
$25 each (to Oct 27) or $35 each (from Oct 28); 2/$45 (Oct 27) or $65 (Oct 28); 3/$65 (Oct 27) or $90 (Oct 28); all
4/$80 (20% discount) (Oct 27) or $115 (Oct 28)
(does not include admission)
Short Course Room |
| 9:45 am–12:45 pm |
SPINning (S-mall P-lot IN-tensive) and PLANting |
Andy Pressman & Tammy Hinman, NCAT Agricultural Specialists |
| 2:00–5:00 pm |
Small Farm Equipment |
Eugene Canales, Ferrari Tractor |
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room (unless noted otherwise) |
| 9:30-9:45 am | Welcome |
Ron Macher |
| 9:45–10:45 am |
Opening Address: Surviving the Next Farm Financial Crisis |
John Ikerd |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Survival Gardening for Profit |
Len Pense |
| 1:30–2:30 pm |
Poultry 301 |
Kelly Klober |
| 2:45–3:45 pm |
Walnuts and Walnut Productions |
John Avery |
| 4:00–5:00 pm |
High Tunnels |
Norman Kilmer |
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) |
| 10:00–11:00 am |
River Hills Purebred Poultry Marketing Alliance |
Kelly Klober & farmer panel |
| 11:00 am |
Developing a Saskatoon Berry Market in the Upper Midwest |
Pat Altrichter & Judy Heiling |
| 11:30 am |
Producing and Marketing Shrimp in the Rural Midwest |
Bill Crites |
| 12:00 pm |
Organic Farming Update |
Allan Benjamin & Lane McConnell |
| 12:30 pm |
Building the Ozark Seed Bank |
Daniel Roth |
| 1:00 pm |
Peony Flower Insurance for Early Market Blooms—the High Tunnel |
Jo Anne Thomas |
| 1:30–2:30 pm |
How to Write a Food Defense Plan |
Kristi Savage-Clarke |
| 2:30 pm |
Agro-Forestry Project: Incorporating Grass-Hay Alley Cropping with Organic Nut Production |
Ray Hansen |
| 3:00 pm |
High Tunnel Ag at Its Best |
Daniel Mielke |
| 3:30–4:30 pm |
Growing Highly Nutritious Staple Food Crops Using Intensive and Sustainable Agriculture Systems |
Brandon Jaeger & Michelle Ajamian |
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Short Courses
$25 each (to Oct 27) or $35 each (from Oct 28); 2/$45 (Oct 27) or $65 (Oct 28); 3/$65 (Oct 27) or $90 (Oct 28); all
4/$80 (20% discount) (Oct 27) or $115 (Oct 28)
(does not include admission)
Short Course Room |
| 9:00 am–12:00 pm |
Biodiesel |
Dan Dykema |
| 2:00–5:00 pm |
SPINning (S-mall P-lot IN-tensive) and PLANting (repeat) |
Andy Pressman & Tammy Hinman, NCAT Agricultural Specialists |
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room |
| 8:30–9:30 am |
Organic Berry Possibilities |
Patrick Byers |
| 9:45–10:45 am |
My Life as a Farm Marketer |
Kelly Klober |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Compost is a Process, Not a Product |
Dennis Feezor |
| 12:15–1:15 pm |
Returning To Our Agricultural Roots: Using Traditional Breeds of Livestock For Today’s Farm |
Jeanette Beranger, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy |
| 1:30–2:30 pm |
Alternative Crops |
Rob Myers |
| 2:45–3:45 pm |
Logging with Draft Animals |
Tim Carroll |
| 4:00–5:00 pm |
How to Get Your Kids to Stay on the Farm |
Joel Salatin |
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) |
| 9:30 am |
Growing Ginger in a High Tunnel in the Midwest |
Pov Huns & Chaxamone Lor |
| 10:00 am |
The Value of Mint: Preserving Historical Mint Fields With Windbreaks |
James Crosby |
| 10:30 am |
SSAIM (Site Specific Apple Insect Monitoring) |
Dan Kelly |
| 11:00 am |
Establishing a Complimentary Honeybee Enterprise to an Existing Farm |
Grant Gillard |
| 11:30 am |
Raising Heritage Breed Hogs |
Josh Wendland |
| 12:00 pm |
Veggies and Chick Pea from Chicamore Poultry |
Christine Allen |
| 12:30 am |
Innovative Field to Market Processes for Small Produce Farms |
Kevin Cooley |
| 1:00 pm |
The Growth of the Aronia Berry Industry |
Vaughn & Cindy Pittz |
| 1:30 pm |
Farmer-Led Networking Groups to Support New Vegetable Growers |
Susan Jutz & Laura Krouse |
| 2:00 pm |
Ultra High Stock Density Grazing |
Eric Fuchs |
| 2:30 pm |
Bulldog Biodiesel, Truman State Univ. |
Josh Hirner & Tom Marshall |
| 3:00 pm |
Poppy’s Pumpkin Patch—Agri-Tourism/Education Upgrade |
Connie Hintz |
| 3:30 pm |
Establishing a Regional Community Food Project in Rural Northeast Michigan |
Brian Botkin & Yvette King |
| 4:00 pm |
Nutritional Values of Hmong Plants and Herbs |
Mhonpaj Lee |
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Short Courses
$25 each (to Oct 27) or $35 each (from Oct 28); 2/$45 (Oct 27) or $65 (Oct 28); 3/$65 (Oct 27) or $90 (Oct 28); all
4/$80 (20% discount) (Oct 27) or $115 (Oct 28)
(does not include admission)
Short Course Room |
| 2:00–5:00 pm |
Management Intensive Grazing |
Joel Salatin |
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room |
| 8:30–9:30 am |
Make Money With Your Sawmill |
Will Baugh |
| 9:45–10:45 am |
Your Poultry Business |
Kelly Klober & Matt John |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Hair Sheep Intensive Grazing & Marketing |
Greg Judy |
| 12:15–1:15 pm |
Agroforestry |
Mike Gold |
| 1:30–2:30 pm |
How to Write a Food Defense Plan for a Livestock Operation |
Dr. Bob Weaber |
| 2:45–3:45 pm |
Relating Compost, Humus, and Soil Fertility |
Roger Kropf |
| 4:00–5:00 pm |
Closing Address: Small Farms in the Year 2050 |
John Ikerd |
switch the Roger Kropf and Klober/John talk times on Saturday
(kelly in the morning, Roger in the afternoon
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) |
| 9:30 am |
Opportunities for Women and Minority Farmers |
Nadia Navarrete-Tindall |
| 10:00 am |
Marketing an Organic CSA |
Michael Hollcraft |
| 10:30–11:30 am |
Equine Forestry |
Tim Carroll |
| 11:30 am |
Alpaca Farm and Fiber Day Camps and Workshops |
Catherine Stickann |
| 1:00 pm |
Feeding and Management Alternatives for Natural Livestock Production |
Russ Kremer |
| 1:30 pm |
Sustainable Production of Tibetan Goji Berry in Central Missouri |
Carol Nabelek |
| 2:00–3:00 pm |
Viability of Producing and Marketing Medicinal Herbs as Alternative Cash Crops for Wisconsin Farmers |
Brian Fontaine |
| 3:00 pm |
Improving Forests through Better Logging: Why rob the bank you own? |
Peter Becker |
| 3:30–4:30 pm |
Heirloom Vegetable Production Strategies to Improve Family Farm Income Via the Internet |
Walker Claridge |
Meetings
free with admission |
| 9:00 am–1:45 pm |
Rare Breed Swine Initiative |
in Short Course room |
| 12:00–1:00 pm |
Missouri Organic Association |
in Farmers Forum area |
| 2:30–3:30 pm |
Red Wattle Hog Association |
in balcony |
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