S.A.L.E. (Small Acreage & Land Entrepreneurs) Conference

Gain practical knowledge and explore the possibilities for your small acreage at this informative conference – S.A.L.E. (SmallAcreage & Land Entrepreneurs)  The conference will be held on Saturday, March 8th from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. with the Trade Show beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Fulkerson Center, Missouri Western State University (MWSU), St. Joseph, MO.

 

The conference will feature concurrent tracks of sessions - critters, great outdoors, home & hearth/odds & ends, and plants. The sessions will be timed so that attendees can move from track to track as they wish. Presentations are scheduled to last 30 minutes followed by 10 minutes for questions. For attendees who wish to switch tracks to attend another session, five minutes are scheduled between each session.

Agenda

8:30-9:00 a.m. - Registration & trade show

9:00-9:15 a.m. - Welcome

Track - Critters

9:15-10:00 a.m. - Doc talk: equine dentistry & health, Joe Powell, DVM, Nodaway Veterinary Clinic

10:00-10:45 a.m. - Equine care from feed to farrier, Shawn Deering, MU Extension

10:45-11:00 a.m. - Break/trade show

11:00-11:45 a.m. - Raising rabbits & making a profit, Cathy Reardon

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Lunch/trade show

1:00-1:45 p.m. - Sheep and goats, Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, DVM, Lincoln University

1:45-2:00 p.m. - Break/trade show

2:00-2:45 p.m. - Beginning beekeeping, Raymond Hildenbrand

2:45-3:30 p.m. - Poultry particulars, Amie Schleicher, MU Extension

Track - Great Outdoors

9:15-10:00 a.m. - Resources & show-me the money, Panel of MU Extension, FSA, MDC, NRCS, SWCD

10:00-10:45 a.m. - Wildlife management, Jim Pierson, MDC

10:45-11:00 a.m. - Break/trade show

11:00-11:45 a.m. - Growing native plants on your acreage, Jeff Powellson, MDC

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Lunch/trade show

1:00-1:45 p.m. - Attracting birds to your property, Karen Lyman, Audubon Society member

1:45-2:00 p.m. - Break/trade show

2:00-2:45 p.m. - Trees: health, harvesting, thinning for trails, etc., Lonnie Massberger, MDC

2:45-3:30 p.m. - Pond & fish management, Tory Mason, MDC

Track - Home & Hearth / Odds & Ends

9:15-10:00 a.m. - Renting your ground, Bob Kelly, MU Extension

10:00-10:45 a.m. - Soap making, Donna Humphrey

10:45-11:00 a.m. - Break/trade show

11:00-11:45 a.m. - Food preservation, Karen Elliott, MU Extension

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Lunch/trade show

1:00-1:45 p.m. - This old house, Jim Crawford, MU Extension

1:45-2:00 p.m. - Break/trade show

2:00-2:45 p.m. - Alternative energy for the home, Jim Crawford, MU Extension

2:45-3:30 p.m. - Agritourism/pumpkin patches, Erin Dinsdale, DOT Family Farms

Track - Plants

9:15-10:00 a.m. - Growing your own fruit, Tom Fowler, MU Extension

10:00-10:45 a.m. - Cover crops & soils, Rodney Saunders, NRCS

10:45-11:00 a.m. - Break/trade show

11:00-11:45 a.m. - Forages, Wayne Flanary, MU Extension

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Lunch/trade show

1:00-1:45 p.m. - Getting started in the greenhouse business, Julie Hurst, Hurst Greenery

1:45-2:00 p.m. - Break/trade show

2:00-2:45 p.m. - Growing your own veggies, Tim Baker, MU Extension

2:45-3:30 p.m. - Composting, Jim Crawford & Tom Fowler, MU Extension

Registration:

$40 per person if received by February 26

$60 per person after February 26 or at the door

Make checks payable to: Nodaway County Extension and send to Nodaway County Extension

403 N Market St, Maryville, MO 64468

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For more information, contact:

Randa Doty, Nodaway County MU Extension, 403 N Market St, Maryville, MO 64468, 660-582-8101 

Tom Fowler, Buchanan County MU Extension, 4125 Mitchell Ave, St. Joseph, MO 64507, 816-279-1691