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Small Farm Today Conference featuring Mark Kastel, John Ikerd Kelly Klober, Neal Kinsey, Greg Judy

New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference  featuring Jon Clements, Rich Bonanno, Sandy Arnold, Jude Boucher

MN Organic Conference featuring David Vetter, George DeVault, Atina Diffley, Chris Blanchard

NOFA-NY Farming & Gardening Conference featuring Shannon Hayes, Elizabeth Henderson, Sally Fallon Morell, intensive seminars, workshops for farmers, gardeners & consumers

Missouri Organic Association Conference 2/5-6   featuring John Ikerd, Gary Zimmer, Melinda Hemmelgarn Sue Baird

Ohio Ecological Food & Farming Assoc Conference 2/13-14 featuring Joel Salatin, Chef Ann Cooper, 60 workshops

Wisconsin Grazing Conference 

MOSES Organic Farming Conference  featuring CHUCK HASSEBROOK, MARGARET MELLON, John Biernbaum, Jeff Moyers Joel Gruver, 60+ workshops

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Keynote Address: Organic Agriculture in the Middle

Fred Kirschenmann

Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Fred is a longtime leader in national and international sustainable agriculture. He shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. Fred has written extensively about ethics and agriculture and has held numerous appointments, including the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board and the National Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. He also oversees management of his family’s 3,500-acre certified organic farm in south central North Dakota.

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30 Years of Weed, Soil, and Fertility Management Triumphs and Tribulations • Carmen Fernholz (A-Farm and University of Minnesota)

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High Tunnels - Four Season Farming • Eliot Coleman (Four Season Farm)

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Milk Quality is Like Gold

• Timna Wycoff (University of Minnesota-Morris) • Farmer Presenter

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Transitioning to Organic Production - PART 1 • Harriet Behar (Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service) • Jackie Von Ruden (Midwest Organic Services Association) • Farmer Presenter

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Organic Apples and Berries: Variety Selection and Pest Management Thaddeus McCamant (Northland Community Technical College) Jim Luby University of Minnesota

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Bio-energy on the Farm • Jim Kleinschmit (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)

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How to Do On-Farm Research Rick Exner (Facilitation for Agriculture) Farmer Presenter

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Time Management - Too Much Personal Garbage and Too Many Rutabaga to Dig Chris Blanchard (Farmer, Rock Spring Farm)

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Direct Marketing for Livestock Producers - PART 1 Mike Lorentz (Lorentz Meats)

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Transitioning to Organic Production - PART 2

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Vegetables A to Z: How Do You Decide What to Plant on Your Farm? Atina Diffley (Organic Farming Works)

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Ask the Vet Guy Jodarski, DVM

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The Right Side of the Law: Practical Information for Small Scale Processing Jim Roettger (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) Harry Hoch (Orchardist, Hoch Orchard and Gardens)

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Soil Quality Susan Samson-Liebig (North Dakota U.S. Department of Agriculture/ Natural Resources Conservation Service)

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Direct Marketing for Livestock Producers - PART 2

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The Essence of Sustainability in Today’s Context Fred Kirschenmann (Leopold Center, Iowa State University)

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How to Start a CSA Linda Halley (Farmer, Gardens of Eagan) Bob and Joey Cramer (Farmers, Cramer Organics)

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Do-it-Yourself Grazing Plans Daniel Hall (Southwest Minnesota K-Fence) Wayne Monsen (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)

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Using and Understanding Farm Financial Indicators Jack LaValla (Riverland Community College)

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Organic Research at the University of Minnesota Carmen Fernholz (A-Frame Farm and University of Minnesota) University Researchers

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Managing Weeds in Row Crops - Discussion Glen Borgerding (Ag Resource Consulting) Nick Jordan (University of Minnesota)

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Best Organic Management Practices for Organic Beef Production Farmer Presenter

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I Dug the Rutabagas, Now What Do I Do? Chris Blanchard (Farmer, Rock Spring Farm)

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Low Cost Dairy Parlor Renovation Vance Haugen (University of Wisconsin-Extension, Crawford County)

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Legal Issues Affecting Organic Growers Jill Krueger (Farmers’ Legal Action Group)

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The ABCs of Becoming an Organic Seed Producer Jim Boots (Minnesota Crop Improvement Association) Tom Ehrhardt (Albert Lea Seed House)

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Outwitting Weeds Frank Forcella (U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research

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Poultry: Broiler and Egg Production Farmer Presenter

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Dry Bean Production and Marketing Ron Schlecht (SK Food International)

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Organic Pork Production Farmer Presenter

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