8:30am Registration

                       Marketing

                            Welcome
                                Dr. Anson Elliott

 9:00 - 9:30          Local Food Production
                                Mr. Curtis Millsap

 9:30 - 10:00        Market Potential for Local Food
                                Dr. Arbindra Rimal

10:00 - 10:15       Soil Surveys for Site Selection
                                Mr. Tom DeWitt

             10:15        Break

10:30 - 12:00pm   HyVee
                                 Mr. Steve Sanders and Mr. Josh Pederson

12:00 - 12:15         Survey of Grower Needs

12:15pm - 1:15      Lunch

                                                   Production

                               Crop Session

 1:15 - 1:45      'Greens'
                            Mr. Jeff Johnston and
                            Ms. Tammy Johnson, Sun Crest Farms

 1:45 - 2:15       Tomato Basics
                             Mr. Wayne Simpson and 
                             Ms. Deborah French, Simpson's Family Farm

 2:15 - 2:45        Strawberry
                              Dr. Martin Kaps

           2:45          Break

 3:00 - 3:30         Sweet Corn
                               Mr. John Avery

  3:30 -3:45         Organic Corn Earworm Management
                               Dr. Michael Burton

           3:45           Evaluations and Dismiss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Session

 1:15 - 2:00      Low Stress Animal Handling
                             Dr. Beth Walker

 2:00 - 2:45       Effect of Protein Diets on 
                         Overall Meat Quality
                             Ms. Jill Kohler

           2:45         Break

 3:00 - 3:45        Meat Labeling Laws
                              Dr. Melissa Hudson

           3:45         Evaluations and Dismiss