Farm Science Review: Small Farm Center

Tuesday, Sept. 20

TIME

TITLE

SPEAKER

10:30

Long Cane Raspberry Production Gao, Slaughter
11:30 Sweet Corn Production for the Small Farm Beers
12:00 Beef Cattle Genetics for the Small Farm Ruff
1:00 Do’s and Don’ts of Livestock Fencing Wiseman
2:00 Easiest Cut Flowers for Beginners Schirtzinger
3:00 Adjourn  

 

Wednesday, Sept. 21

TIME

TITLE

SPEAKER

10:00

Health Considerations for the Small Sheep & Goat Operations Campbell
11:00 USDA Programs for Beginning Farmers Leber and others
12:00 Making Hay on Your Small Farm Beers, Corboy, Wiseman
1:00 Raising Livestock on Five Acres or Less Smith
2:00 What You Need to Know About Managing Lead in Soil Rivera, Hattey
3:00 Adjourn  

Thursday, Sept 22

TIME

TITLE

SPEAKER

10:00 Does Your Beehive Have Good Genes? Wallace CSU
10:30 Exploring Weather Observations & Equipment Options for the Small Farm. Wilson
11:30 Garlic Production Wiseman
12:00 Home Processing of Food Animals Garcia, Knipe
12:30 Developing Successful SARE Grant Proposals Mills Wasniak 
1:00 Using EPD’s and Genomic Testing for the Small Beef Herd  Kreager
1:30 Using Caterpillar Tunnels for Season Extension Walter CSU
2:30 Adjourn