Sustainable Family, Food and Farm

29th Annual Missouri Small Fruit and Vegetable Conference

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