Food & Agriculture Research Presentations
The Small Producers Initiative is hosting a research track and poster session at the Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference at Texas State University on Monday Aug 3 - Tuesday Aug 4th.
We invite research from any food or agriculture related discipline and from faculty, staff, and student researchers, as well as professional researchers. Applied research is strongly encouraged.
50% or more of conference attendees are farmers or ranchers. Researchers must apply and indicate their interest in delivering a 30-minute oral presentation, displaying a research poster, or both.
We ask that researchers apply by June 18, 2026
Presenters will be asked to register for the conference. Registration rates vary, with discounts available for students.
All questions can be directed to Dr. Ken Mix at smallproducers@txstate.edu.
Research Track
The Research track will be a one-day track featuring multiple food and agriculture researchers as speakers.
Researchers from any food or agriculture-related discipline are welcome to submit their research for consideration (e.g., economics, soil science, animal science, education, sociology, biology). We encourage topics relevant to small-scale, diversified, and sustainable/regenerative producers, as well as local and regional food systems.
Each speaker will have 30 minutes total to present (20-minute presentation, 5-minute Q&A, 5-minute reset for the next presenter). Presentation sessions will run from 9:15 am – 12:45 pm on Monday and, if necessary, 9:00am – 12:15 pm on Tuesday. Researchers must be available to present during their time slot. Interim breaks and a lunch break are included for all participants. Lunch is included in the registration fee. SPI will work with speakers on scheduling presentations prior to the event.
Researchers must submit their application by June 18th to be considered.
Small Producers’ Initiative invites you to take part in a Poster Display during the Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference.
Researchers from any food or agriculture related discipline are welcome to submit their research poster for display at the conference.
Poster presentations are scheduled from 2:15 pm – 5:45 pm on Monday and, if necessary, 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm on Tuesday. Interim breaks and a lunch break are included for all participants. Lunch is included in the registration fee. SPI will work with Researchers on scheduling presentations prior to the event.
Researchers must submit their application by June 18th.
Poster Guidelines
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Researchers should set up their posters by 1:30 pm on August 3, 2026. Display room TBD.
Researchers are encouraged to stand by their poster to interact with attendees; otherwise, they are encouraged to attend conference sessions throughout the day.
Hardware to display posters will be provided.
Posters left at the end of the day on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, will be discarded.
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Posters must be on paper.
Posters should be 48” x 36” (horizontal or vertical orientation is acceptable).
Posters should include name(s), department(s), and institution(s) of all authors(s).
Posters should include introduction, objectives, methodology, results, conclusion, and references; however, proposal posters are allowed, which do not need to include results and conclusion.
Posters should have a balance of text, figures, tables, and images.
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Title: 88 pt.
Author Names: 50 pt.
Headers: 40 pt.
Text: 28 pt.
Captions: 20 pt.
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