19th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference™
sponsored by Small Farm Today®
magazine
November 3-5, 2011
Schedule of Events
Short Courses, Seminars, Farmers Forum, Association Meetings & Additional Talks
Updated November 1, 2011
Schedule subject to change—See program at the Show for the final schedule.
| General Admission |
| (no charge for children 12 and under) |
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1 day |
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2 days |
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3 days |
| Preregistration (through Oct 24, 2011)* |
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$8 |
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$12 |
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$15 |
| Regular Registration |
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$10 |
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$15 |
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$20
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* Preregistration by mail: Must be postmarked by or on Oct 24. Preregistration by phone (Visa/MC): Rates effective through Oct 28.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Show hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Short Courses
$25 each (preregister*) or $35 each (regular registration); 2/$45* or $65; 3/$65* or $95; 4/$85* or $125;
5/$100* or $150; 6/$120* or $170; 7/$130* or $180 (25% discount!)
(does not include admission to the Show)
* Preregistration by mail: Must be postmarked by or on Oct 24.
Preregistration by phone (Visa/MC): Rates effective through Oct 28.
Short Course Room |
| 10:30 am-1:00 pm |
Old Cattleman, New Grazier (Avoiding Pitfalls Transitioning to Mob Grazing) |
Robert Kinkead, DVM |
| 1:30-3:00 pm |
Legacy Beef |
Mark Mahnken |
| 3:30-5:00 pm |
Flame Weeding in Agronomic Crops |
Stevan Knezevic |
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room (unless noted otherwise) |
| 9:00–9:15 am |
Welcome |
Ron Macher |
| 9:15–10:15 am |
Keynote address: Making Your Farm Energy Efficient—An Ecological Model for Today’s Farmer |
Francis Thicke (Iowa) |
| 10:30-11:30 am |
Cover crops |
Liz Sarno (Nebraska) |
| 11:45 am-12:45 pm |
Recent Developments in Sustainable Research |
K.B. Paul & Debi Kelly |
| 1:00-2:00 pm |
Aquaculture |
Chuck Hicks |
| 2:15-3:15 pm |
Soil |
Dr. Gu |
| 3:30-4:30 pm |
Successful Small Farmers |
Kelly Klober |
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) |
| 10:30-11:00 am |
Growing, Processing, and Selling Omega-9 Canola Oil |
Dan & Bonnie Blackledge |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Diversifying With Small Fruits (Elderberries, Blackberries and Blueberries) |
Tim Malinich |
| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Cover Crop Tillage Practices to Enhance Nutrient Availability and Crop Yield |
Tim Kimpel |
| 1:00-1:30 pm |
On-Farm Bio Char Production for Use as a Soil Amendment |
John Topic |
| 1:30–2:00 pm |
Forage Diversification with Hogs |
Andrew Rider |
| 2:00–2:30 pm |
Species Diversification through Rotational Grazing |
Graham Rider |
| 2:30-3:30 pm |
Comparing Prairie Grass & Small Grains Straw Mulch for Vegetable Crops |
Tony Ends |
| 3:30-4:00 pm |
Using Commercially Available Mycorrhizae Inoculant to Enhance Growth of Small Berry Bushes |
Cathy & Patricia Hanus |
| 4:00-4:30 pm |
Healthy Farms Healthy Kids in Nebraska |
William Powers |
| 4:30-5:00 pm |
Labor Saving Practices for Small Produce Farms |
Kevin Cooley |
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Short Courses
$25 each (preregister*) or $35 each (regular registration); 2/$45* or $65; 3/$65* or $95; 4/$85* or $125;
5/$100* or $150; 6/$120* or $170; 7/$130* or $180 (25% discount!)
(does not include admission to the Show)
* Preregistration by mail: Must be postmarked by or on Oct 24.
Preregistration by phone (Visa/MC): Rates effective through Oct 28.
Short Course Room |
| 8:30-10:30 am |
Asset Protection (FREE—please register ) |
Dale West (Nevada) |
| 11:30 am-2:00 pm |
Economics & Success of Movable High Tunnels |
Mike Bollinger & others |
| 2:30-4:00 pm |
Community Supported Agriculture |
Liz Graznak |
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room |
| 8:30–9:30 am |
Simple Things for On-Farm Research |
Liz Sarno (Nebraska) |
| 9:45–10:45 am |
Discover the Secrets to Health, Wealth, and Prosperity Using Humus Technology (building soils) |
Roger Kropf |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Laying Flock Basics |
Kelly Klober |
| 12:15–1:15 pm |
Urban Composting |
Billy Polansky |
| 1:30–2:30 pm |
Underground Greenhouse |
Len Pense |
| 2:45–3:45 pm |
GMO Impacts on Organic Farming |
Ken Roseboro (Iowa) |
| 4:00–5:00 pm |
Prime Pork Hog Production |
Kelly Klober |
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) |
| 9:00–9:30 am |
Scaling Up Production by Improving Worker Comfort and Efficiency in Conservation Tillage Organic Seed Garlic Production System |
Dan & Julie Perkins |
| 9:30-10:30 am |
The Coney Garth: Managing breeding does (meat rabbits) on 100% grass |
Julie Engel |
| 10:30–11:30 am |
Why It's Cool to Mulch with Wool |
Katie Charlton-Perkins with Melinda O'Briant |
| 11:30 am-12:00 pm |
Forest Farming: wild foods, wildflowers, wild stock, sustainable firewood & timber |
Cindy & Charles Ramseyer |
| 12:00–12:30 pm |
Aronia Berry as a Sustainable Crop for a Sustainable Future |
Andrew, Cindy & Vaughn Pittz |
| 12:30-1:00 pm |
The Aquaponic Journey of a Lifetime |
Ryan & Jenny Marcelo |
| 1:00-2:00 pm |
Extending the season and increasing quality of produce with low tunnels, year-round |
Curtis Millsap |
| 2:00-3:00 pm |
Green Manure vs. Brown Manure in an Organic Vegetable System |
Mark Quee and others |
| 3:00-4:00 pm |
Subsurface Drainage Installation as an Integrated Fruit Tree Planting Practice |
Barry Shortt |
| 4:00-5:00 pm |
Preventing Parasitic Infestation of Yellow Perch in Small Farm Production Facilities |
Bill West |
Meetings
free with admission |
| 12:00–1:00 pm |
Missouri Vegetable Growers Association (on balcony) |
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Saturday, November 5, 2011
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Short Courses
$25 each (preregister*) or $35 each (regular registration); 2/$45* or $65; 3/$65* or $95; 4/$85* or $125;
5/$100* or $150; 6/$120* or $170; 7/$130* or $180 (25% discount!)
(does not include admission to the Show)
* Preregistration by mail: Must be postmarked by or on Oct 24.
Preregistration by phone (Visa/MC): Rates effective through Oct 28.
Short Course Room |
| 8:30-11:00 am |
Soil Amendments |
Ralph Voss |
| 2:30-5:00 pm |
How to Grow and Graze High Energy Plants to Maximize Animal Performance |
Greg Judy |
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room |
| 8:30–10:30 am |
Farming with Your Feet on the Earth: walk-behind tractors for small-scale farming |
Joel Dufour (Kentucky) |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Landowners, Graziers and Wildlife - Making them Click |
Greg Judy |
| 12:15–1:15 pm |
Food Safety Issues for Berry Growers |
Patrick Byers |
| 1:30–2:30 pm |
Low-Cost Cattle Panel Hoophouses |
Jennifer Grabner |
| 2:45–3:45 pm |
Confronting Economic Realities of Small Farms |
Dr. John Ikerd |
| 4:00–5:00 pm |
An Overview of Urban Agriculture |
Billy Polansky |
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) |
| 9:00 am |
Cow Taxi: using noncontiguous pastures for dairy grazing |
Karen Lubbers |
| 9:30-10:30 am |
Pasturizing My Pigs: Integrating pigs into my family’s farm |
Lydia Gioja |
| 10:30–11:00 am |
Growing Biomass Crops in Iowa |
Randy Kasperbauer |
| 11:00-11:30 am |
A Five Part Plan to Bring to Life a More Sustainable School Garden |
Sarah Holmes |
| 11:30 am-12 pm |
Sharing the Buzz: Beekeeping and plants to attract them |
Thomas Bubenzer |
| 1:00-1:30 pm |
Small Hive Beetle Control in Bee Hives |
John Nenninger |
| 1:30-2:30 pm |
Permaculture Design and Practice for Small Farmers |
Stephen Moring with Maryam Hjersted |
| 2:30–3:30 pm |
Designing & Building a Polyculture Food Forest Garden: Year One |
Michelle Ajamian |
| 3:30–4:30 pm |
Experiments in Regional Staple Foods Production and Processing |
Brandon Jaeger |
| 4:30-5:00 pm |
Chickamore Urban Poultry Project |
Christine Allen |
Meetings
free with admission |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Elderberry meeting (on balcony) |
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| 12:00–1:00 pm |
Missouri Organic Association Meeting (Farmers Forum area) |
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| 3:30–4:30 pm |
Red Wattle Hog Association (balcony) |
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call 800-633-2535
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