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Last Year’s Conference Schedule:
General Sessions on 7 tracks: Crops, Livestock, Financial & Marketing, Big Picture, Niche, Start-up & Homestead, and Research
7:00 am - 8:15 am - Registration in Foyer and Exhibitors in Exhibitor Hall
8:15 am - 9:15 am - Welcome and Plenary session with Ray Archuleta in Grand Ballroom
9:15 am - 9:30 am - Morning Break
9:30 am - 10:30 am - Rules & Regulations for Producers: Judith McGeary (Grand Ballroom)
9:30 am - 10:30 am - Microscopic Insights in Soil Regeneration: Andie Marsh (Rm 3-14.1)
9:30 am - 10:30 am - Raising and Marketing Meat with Traditional Methods: Izel Lopez (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
9:30 am - 10:30 am - The Business of Grazing - Lessons Learned from a Decade of Grazing Cattle: Travis Krause (Rm 3-9.1)
9:30 am - 10:30 am - Artisanal Goat Milk Soap Making & Marketing: Whitney Brown (Rm 3-5.1)
9:30 am - 10:30 am - Mushroom Cultivation in Texas: One Up Mushroom Products (Rm 3-13.1)
9:30 am - 10:00 am - Sub-Surface Litter Application and Summer Annuals on Pastures: Micael Popp (Rm 3-21.3)
9:30 am - 10:00 am - FSA (Financial Track) (Rm 3-6.1)
10:00 am - 10:30 am - Soil Health Outreach for Underserved Trainees: Biswanath Dari (Rm 3-21.3)
10:30 am - 11:15 am - Break: Refreshments provided in Exhibitor Hall
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Ecological Economics and Local Food Systems - Building Resilient and Equitable Supply Chains: Phillip Warsaw (Grand Ballroom)
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Saving & Selecting Seed to Adapt Crops to Your Conditions: Gary Nabhan (Rm 3-14.1)
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Regenerative Grazing - How to Use Livestock to Improve Your Land's Productivity: Christine Martin (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Pick-Your-Own Farming Strategy and Techniques: Meg Neubauer (Rm 3-9.1)
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Poultry Health: Howard Davenport (Rm 3-5.1)
11:15 am - 12:15 pm - Making Small-Scale Hydroponics Work: Marcella Juarez (Rm 3-13.1)
11:15 am - 11:45 am - Less is More: Paul Bain Martin (Rm 3-21.3)
11:15 am - 11:45 am - Andie Marsh (Crops Track) (Rm 3-6.1)
11:15 am - 11:45 am - Travis Krause (Marketing Track) Rm 3-7.1)
11:45 am - 12:15 pm - Small flock poultry nutrition and management: Pramir Maharjan (Rm 3-21.3)
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm - Lunch with FARFA Members and Prospective Members Meeting in the Grand Ballroom
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Farm Bill - Time to Speak Up! Finian Makepeace: Simone Benz and Judith McGeary (Grand Ballroom)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Crop Planning for Beginners and Beyond: Angela McDermott and Cody Scott Crops (Rm 3-14.1)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Saving & Selecting Seed to Adapt Crops to Your Conditions: Gary Nabhan (Rm 3-14.1)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Certified Organic: What is It? What is its Value?: Bob Whitney, Michelle Akindiya, Matt Simon, Skip Connett (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - 5 Steps to Landowner Liability Protection: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (Rm 3-9.1)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Introduction to Honey Bees & Beekeeping: Tara Chapman (Rm 3-5.1)
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Fruit Trees in the Central Texas Region: Figbeard (Rm 3-13.1)
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm - Using Native Legumes as Cover Crops: Patrick Johnson (Rm 3-21.3)
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm - Christine Martin (Livestock Track) (Rm 3-7.1)
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm - NRCS Urban Agriculture Opportunities: Wilma Tichelaar (Rm 3-21.3)
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm - Break: Refreshments provided in Exhibitor Hall
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Value Chain Coordination - Stories of Success in Texas: Trisha Bates, Jessica Tullar Caroom, Margaret Smith (Grand Ballroom)
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Planning for Resilience Through a Soil Carbon Lense: Elise Haschke, Cody Brown, Darron Gaus, Matt Simon (Rm 3-14.1)
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Pastured Poultry - The Good, the Bad, and How to Get Started: Ty & Tokie Morgan (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Funding Options for Farmers and Ranchers: Joshua Coleman, Floyd Nauls, Wilma Tichelaar, Laura Martinez, Mark Rutledge (Rm 3-9.1)
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Lessons Learned from Starting a Small-Scale Regenerative Farm: Marcella Juarez, Meg Naubauer, Cody Scott (Rm 3-5.1)
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Lessons Learned in Writing Successful Grants: Manuel Pina Jr, Keisha Johnson (Rm 3-13.1)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm - Carbon Sequestration Potential on Urban Farms: Gregory Joel (Rm 3-21.3)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm - Tara Chapman (Livestock Track) (Rm 3-7.1)
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Farm Trials of Cover Crops in Arid Farms: Samantha Martin (Rm 3-21.3)
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm - Happy Hour in Exhibitor Hall
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Banquet Dinner in the Grand Ballroom and Keynote with Gary Paul Nabhan: Food From the Radical Center
Exhibit Hall open all day from 7:30 am - 6:00 pm in the LBJ Ballroom / Silent Auction benefiting FARFA / Light refreshments available
Monday, August 7th, 2023
General Sessions on 6 tracks: Crops, Livestock, Financial & Marketing, Big Picture, Start-up & Homestead, and Research
7:00 am - 8:30 am - Exhibitors in Exhibitor Hall and SFC Listening session with breakfast (Rm 3-21.3)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Linking Plant, Animal and Human Health in Livestock Systems: Muhammad Ahsin (Grand Ballroom)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Managing Marginal Water Quality & Maintaining Soil Health: Steve Trotter (Rm 3-14.1)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Success with Meat Sheep & Goats: Lauri Celella and Ashley James (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Tuskegee University: Using GIS Technology to Advance Underserved Communities, Urban Farming, and Food (Rm 3-9.1)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Access: George Hunter, John Myers, David Miller, and Kristin Woods (Rm 3-9.1)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Herbs for Health: Justin Duncan (Rm 3-5.1)
8:30 am - 9:45 am - Capital Farm Credit (Financial Track) (Rm 3-6.1)
9:45 am - 10:30 am - Break: Refreshments provided in Exhibitor Hall
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Advocacy - Making a Difference with Boots on the Ground: Judith McGeary, Justin Trammel and Rockie Gilford (Grand Ballroom)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Post-Harvest Handling for Quality & Food Safety: Michelle Akindiya and Hayley Wood (Rm 3-14.1)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Getting Started in Livestock: Maggie Eubank, Aaron Hayes, and JJ Garcia (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Handling Your Farm Taxes & Records: Traci & Greg Rickert (Rm 3-9.1)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Starting and Expanding a Cottage Foods Business: Kelley Masters (Rm 3-5.1)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - NRCS (Financial Track) (Rm 3-6.1)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Ty & Tokie Morgan (Livestock Track) (Rm 3-7.1)
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch in the Grand Ballroom and Plenary Session with Deydra Steans and Phillip Warsaw: The Resiliency Within a Regional Food System
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Addressing Food Insecurity and Building Community Strength: David Huang, Susie Marshall and Hannah Thornton (Grand Ballroom)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Regionally Adapted Cover Crops: Lee Albee and Fred Morales (Rm 3-14.1)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Meat Processing Options in Texas: Judith McGeary and Justin Trammell (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Risk Management - Whole Farm Revenue Protection, Crop Insurance and Disaster Planning: Lane Webb and Troy Luepke (Rm 3-9.1)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Be the Butcher - On-Farm Processing for Personal Use: Shawn Kelly (Rm 3-5.1)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Lauri Celella (Livestock Track) (Rm 3-7.1)
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Break: Refreshments provided in Exhibitor Hall
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Urban Farming & Community Building: Daniel Garcia-Prats, Chisa Brigham and Kimberly High (Grand Ballroom)
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Thriving Crops in the Heat & Humidity - Southern Crop Planning: Becky Hume (Rm 3-14.1)
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Electric Fence Basics: Garrett Kuntz (Teaching Theatre, 4th Floor)
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Harvesting Social Media Strategies: Ivy Walls (Rm 3-9.1)
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Permaculture for Beginners: Matt Powers (Rm 3-5.1)
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Justin Trammell (Livestock Track) (Rm 3-7.1)
Exhibit Hall is open all day from 7:00 am - 4:00 pm in the LBJ Ballroom / Silent Auction benefiting FARFA / Light refreshments available
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
Topics and speakers are subject to change.