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Saturday Schedule
7:30 - 9:00 am - Trade Show (Continues throughout the day)
Morning
9:00 - 12:00 Educational sessions |
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 or 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Session dependent) |
Afternoon
1:00 - 3:00 Educational sessions 3:00 Conference Concludes |
Small FruitBerries of many types offer opportunity for profitable and sustainable production. This session will focus on production and marketing of berries of known potential - brambles, blueberries, strawberries, elderberries - as well as up and coming berries.
9:00 - 9:30 am Auxin Herbicide Damage and Elderberry Michele Warmund, Univ. of Missouri 9:30 - 10:00 am Elderberry productivity and profitability Patrick Byers, University of Missouri 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 11:15 am NE Kansas Farmer Experience with Rotating Cross Arm (RCA) Blackberry Trellis System Gabe Spurgeon 11:15 - 12:00 pm Blueberry Establishment and Nutrition Dr. Suzanne Slack, Iowa State University 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm Strawberry Disease Updates and Current Issues Dr. Guido Schnabel, Clemson University 2:00 - 2:45 pm Blackberry Cultivars – Past, Present and Future Dr. John Clark, University of Arkansas 3:00 pm Adjourn |
Vegetable IPMThe vegetable IPM track features speakers providing updates on various vegetables pest and diseases, their recommended prevention and management practices, and resources to fine-tune vegetable Integrated pest management on your farm.
9:00 - 10:00 am
Insect and mite management in vegetable production systems Dr. Raymond Cloyd, KSU 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 11:30 am Screening for Broccoli Varieties With Tolerance to Black Rot and Alternaria in the Midwest Natalie Hoidal and Charlie Rower, University of Minnesota 11:30 - 12:30 pm Mesotunnels for organic muskmelons Kephas Mphande and Mark Gleason, Iowa State University 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 - 2:45 pm Shiny metal to kill weeds Sam Oschwald-Tilton, Lakeshore Technical College, WI 3:00 pm Adjourn |
Greenhouse/ high tunnel/ hydroponicsThis track features talks on aspects of Controlled Environment Agriculture - from greenhouse and hydroponics to high tunnels and season extenion. These talks are geared for beginner and experienced producers alike.
9:00 - 10:00 am Selecting a Hydroponic System for your Farm Dr. Juan Cabrera-Garcia, Univ. of Missouri 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 11:30 pm Incorporating Culturally Important Crops into Controlled Environment Ag Dr. Genhua Niu, Texas A&M 11:30 - 12:00 pm Year-round Organic Vegetable Production in High Tunnels Dan Fillius, Iowa State University 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm Biological Control in Greenhouse Production Systems Dr. Raymond Cloyd 2:00 - 2:45 pm Nutrient Management for Hydroponic Production Systems Dr. Juan Cabrera-Garcia, Univ. of Missouri 3:00 pm Adjourn |
AGRITOURISM AND PRODUCE SAFETY
This session will focus on safety on the farm. Make sure you farm is compliant with the most recent regulations and make sure your farm staff understands produce safety with the produce safety supervisor training. Finally, the Kansas and Missouri Farmers Unions will sponsor a farmer panel on integrating farm safety with agritourism operations.
9:00 - 10:00 am
EPA Worker Protection Standard Training Cal Jamerson, Kansas State University 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 12:30 pm FSMA Product Safety Rule Annual Supervisor Training Cal Jamerson, Kansas State University 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 - 2:45 pm Agritourism and Food Safety Panel 3:00 pm Adjourn |