February 16-17-18, 2009 Clarion Hotel, Springfield, Missouri
Feb 16 - Back to the Basics Feb 17-18 - Conference
Sustainable Family, Food and Farm
Register for Basics and/or Conference
Monday February 16, 2009 Walk-ins Welcome - Registration begins at 8:00am- Dr. K.B. Paul and Patrick Byers
Dr. Sanjun Gu - The Basics of Small Fruit and Vegetable Production
Anastasia Becker and Simeon Wright - Basic IPM Strategies
Grower Panel Discussion - Marketing Strategies for Small Fruit and Vegetables
Farm Tour of Larry Smith's Prairie Patch
Trade Show Setup – John Avery
Tuesday February 17, 2009 Walk-ins Welcome - Registration begins at 8:00amWelcome
Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Science and Dr. Anson Elliott, Head of Department of Agriculture, Missouri State University
General Session – Dr. Ben Fuqua
Keynote
Dr. Joseph Kovach – Modular Ecological Design: A Fruit and Vegetable Polyculture System
Trade Show all day
Marketing Session – Dr. Arbindra Rimal
Charlotte Dugan, Reference Librarian, Meyer Library - Internet-Based Resources for Small Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Lane McConnell, Farmers’ Markets, Agritourism & Organics Missouri Dept of Agriculture – Online Media Marketing
Dr. Michael Gold, Associate Director MU Center for Agroforestry and Ina Cernusca, MU Agroforestry Marketing Research Team – Online Marketing with Missouri Exchange
Afternoon
Vegetable Session – Andy Thomas
Dr. Sanjun Gu – Vegetable Grafting
Emily Oakley and Mike Appel, Three Springs Farm – Nuts and Bolts of Market Farming
Blueberry Session – Jay Chism
Dr. Ben Fuqua – 30 Years of Blueberries in Missouri
Dr. Joe Kovach – Japanese Beetle: Where did it come from and what to do about it
Following the Session
Blueberry Council of Missouri Meeting
Wednesday February 18, 2009Trade Show til noon
Strawberry Session – Dr. Martin Kaps
Jeffrey Kindhart – Plasticulture Strawberry Production without Fumigation: Can it work?
Jim Goodson – Understanding Pest Control Management in Strawberries
Alternative Crops – Anastasia Becker
Bryan Boeckmann – Old and New Ideas for Structures, Small Farm Equipment, and Growing Techniques
Karen Funkenbusch, Missouri AgrAbility Project – Preventing Injuries Through the Smart Use of Tools
Patrick Byers and Andy Thomas – Progress in Elderberry Production and Research
Sponsored by:
Missouri State University, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, Missouri Dept of Agriculture
For additional information please contact:
Pamela Mayer PMayer (@) MissouriState.edu Conference Facilitator 417-547-7533
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
9740 Red Spring Road
Mountain Grove, MO 65711-2999
