19th Annual Small Farm Today Trade Show and Conference

The MO Beginning Farmer Program will have an exhibit at this conference.  Come by and say hi.

November 3-5, 2011
Boone County Fairgrounds
Columbia MO

General Admission (no charge for children 12 and under)
1 day - $10; 2 days - $15; 3 days - $20

Short Courses Registration in addition to General Admission
$35 each or 2 for $65; 3 for $95; 4 for $125; 5 for $150; 6 for $170; 7 for $180

For questions call 800-633-2535.

AGENDA
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Show hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Short Courses
10:30 am-1:00 pm - Mob Grazing, Robert Kinkead, DVM
1:30-3:00 pm - Legacy Beef,  Mark Mahnken
3:30-5:00 pm  - Flame Weeding in Agronomic Crops, Dr. Dogos & Stevan Knezevic

Seminars
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, Sanjun Gu
3:30-4:30 pm - Successful Small Farmers, Kelly Klober

Farmers Forum
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

Friday, November 4, 2011
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Short Courses
8:30-10:30 am - Asset Protection, 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
8:30–9:30 am - Simple Things for On-Farm Research, Liz Sarno (Nebraska)
9:45–10:45 am - Soils & Compost, Roger Kropf
11:00 am–12:00 pm - Prime Pork Hog Production, Kelly Klober
12:15–1:15 pm - Urban Composting, Billy Polansky
1:30–2:30 pm - TB
2:45–3:45 pm - Organic Ag and Non-GMOs Ken, Roseboro (Iowa)
4:00–5:00 pm - Laying Flock Basics, Kelly Klober

Farmers Forum
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 Short
4:00-5:00 pm - Preventing Parasitic Infestation of Yellow Perch in Small Farm Production Facilities, Bill West

Saturday, November 5, 2011
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Short Courses
8:30-11:00 am - Soil Amendments, Ralph Voss
11:30 am-2:00 pm - TBA
2:30-5:00 pm - How to Grow and Graze High Energy Plants to Maximize Animal Performance, Greg Judy

Seminars
8:30–10:30 am - Two-Wheel Tractors, Joel Dufour (Kentucky)
11:00 am–12:00 pm - Grazing, Greg Judy
12:15–1:15 pm - Food Safety, Patrick Byers
1:30–2:30 pm - Low-Cost Cattle Panel Hoophouses, Jennifer Grabner
2:45–3:45 pm - Small Farm Advocates, Dr. John Ikerd
4:00–5:00 pm - An Overview of Urban Agriculture, Billy Polansky

Farmers Forum
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
12:00–1:00 pm - Missouri Organic Association Meeting (Farmers Forum area)