2016 Conference PRESENTERS
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Marlin Bates
2110 Harper Lawrence, Kansas 66046 [email protected] 785 - 843 - 7058 douglas.ksu.edu Scaling Up Production: Thursday 9:30 AM Bishop, Nahshon Courthouse, 700 Main, Suite 4 Cassville, MO 65625 [email protected] 417 - 846 - 3948 www.lincolnu.edu Shon Bishop grew up in southwest Missouri around small family farms. Since the age of nine he has been working for Bishop’s Lawn Care and Landscaping overseeing both residential and commercial landscape designs and implementation around the southwest Missouri region. In 2011 Shon graduated from College of the Ozarks with a degree in Horticultural. Mr. Bishop has been working for Lincoln University Cooperative Extension in the Southwest Region of Missouri since 2011 under the 2501 Initiative (Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers). Currently, he is the Small Farm Specialist for the Innovative Small Farmers Outreach Program (ISFOP) which serves Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Jasper, and Greene counties. Shon also owns and operates Bishop Gardens L.L.C with his wife Heather, which sells early season tomatoes and strawberries, as well as cut flowers to the public. Technology: Friday 11:00 AM Boutte, Brian 35230 W. 135th St. Olathe, KS 66061 [email protected] (913) - 856 - 2335 Brian Boutte started his vegetable farm, Spoon Creek Organics, in Gardener, KS after retiring from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2010. He also works part-time at the K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center (OHREC) as a research technician in addition to providing leadership at the Gardner Community Garden. Brian’s session will focus on his work at OHREC helping to build the Mobile Cooling Unit. Beginning Organic: Friday 2:30 PM Bradshaw, Terence University of Vermont 63 Carrigan Dr Burlington, VT 5405 [email protected] 802 - 656 - 0972 http://www.uvm.edu/~fruit/ My research and outreach program is designed to address sustainability issues in the tree fruit and viticulture industries in Vermont. Specific program areas include: technical support to address horticultural and pest management needs of Vermont fruit growers; assessment of organic apple production systems in cool, humid climates; grape cultivar evaluation; assessment of apple production systems for hard cider markets; and mitigation of apple replant disease. http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/?Page=faculty/facultybradshaw.php Tree Fruit: Friday 11:00 AM Tree Fruit: Friday 3:30 PM Braunecker, Jason 701 James McCarthy Drive St. Joseph, MO 64507 [email protected] 816 - 262 - 3506 Jason is the St. Joseph Protection District Supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation in St. Joseph, MO. Jason grew up in southern Indiana and attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN where he obtained a bachelor's degree in wildlife with a minor in law and society in 2005. He obtained his master's degree from the University of Cincinnati in Criminal Justice in 2010. Jason has grown shiitake mushrooms for personal use for over a decade, initially learning the process through a friend in southern Indiana. Jason also enjoys mushroom hunting for many different types of mushrooms including morel, oyster, chicken of the woods, lion's mane, chanterelle, boletes, and other types of native mushrooms. Mushrooms: Thursday 1:00 PM Mushrooms Q & A: Thursday 3:45 PM Brison, Cindy 8015 West Center Road Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties Omaha, Nebraska 68124 [email protected] 402 - 444 - 7872 Nutritionknowhow.org *RD for 26 years *Extension Educator for 19 years *Certified ServSafe/Safe Alcohol Instructor with the NRA *Provide safe food handling classes to local urban gardeners, school children and child care providers *Provide gardening experiences for school enrichment and child cares *Avid gardener and food blogger *Married with three children and a huge garden Food Safety/GAPs: Saturday 9:45 AM Brown, Conor 965 E.1000 RD Lawrence, Kansas 66047 [email protected] 785 - 749 - 4241 wakarusavalleyfarm.com Mark Lumpe has grown certified organic vegetables since 1987 and mushrooms since 2003. He is a founding member of Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance a CSA since 1994. Conor Brown has worked for Wakarusa Valley Farm for the last six years and has been involved in all aspects of mushroom cultivation. He grows substrate for Wakarusa Valley Farm and he has a master's degree in anthropology. He also owns his own produce farm, Mud Flat Acres. Mushrooms: Thursday 3:00 PM Mushrooms Q & A: Thursday 3:45 PM Byers, Patrick 2400 S. Scenic Avenue Springfield, MO 65807 417 - 881 - 8909 [email protected] http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/HorticultureProgramminginGreeneCounty.aspx Patrick Byers is Regional Horticulture Specialist with the Greene County office of University of Missouri Extension. His educational background includes degrees from the University of Nebraska, University of Missouri, and University of Arkansas, all in horticulture. His job experience includes 3 years at the University of Arkansas Fruit Substation, 18 years as Fruit Grower Advisor at the MSU State Fruit Experiment Station, and 6 years in his current position. A native of Nebraska, Patrick and his family reside on a farm near Fordland, Missouri, where they raise elderberries. Small Fruit: Saturday 12:00 PM Small Fruit: Saturday 2:30 PM Cloyd, Raymond Kansas State University 123 Manhattan, Kansas 66506 [email protected] 785 - 532 - 4750 Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd, Professor and Extension Specialist in Horticultural Entomology/Plant Protection, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University. Raymond has an extension (70%) and research (30%) appointment at Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS). His research and extension program involves pest management in greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes, turfgrass, conservatories, interiorscapes, Christmas trees, and vegetables and fruits. Raymond is the extension specialist in horticultural entomology for the state of Kansas with a major clientele that includes homeowners, master gardeners, and professional and commercial operators. Raymond has published over 70 scientific refereed publications and over 500 trade journals on topics related to pest management/plant protection. In addition, he has authored or co-authored numerous books (Pests and Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials, IPM for Gardeners, Plant Protection: Managing Greenhouse Insect and Mite Pests, and Compendium of Rose Diseases and Pests), book chapters, manuals, PICT or pocket guides, and extension-related publications. Raymond is a frequent speaker at state, national, and international conferences and seminars. Raymond has received numerous awards and honors including the American Society for Horticultural Sciences Outstanding Extension Educator Award 2012; 2011 Society of American Florists Alex Laurie Award for Research and Extension; 2010 Entomological Society of America North Central Branch Award of Excellence in Integrated Pest Management; 2008 Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho State Early Career Extension Award; 2003 College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension; and 2003 Visionary Leadership Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi Extension Fraternity. Vegetable IPM: Friday 1:30 PM Vegetable IPM: Friday 4:20 PM Advanced Organic: Saturday 9:30 AM Connor, Lawrence Wicwas Press LLC 1620 Miller Road Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 [email protected] 269 - 364 - 3304 www.wicwas.com At the close of the Heartland Apicultural Society’s 2015 meeting in Albion, Michigan, Dr. Lawrence John Connor of Wicwas Press LLC.was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of both the Michigan Beekeepers Association and the Heartland Apicultural Society. Born and raised in Kalamazoo County, Dr. Connor has been attending to and learning from bees from a young age. Earning his PhD in Entomology from Michigan State University, Dr. Connor’s career has taken him throughout the United States and internationally to educate new and experienced beekeepers of all ages on contemporary, practical and thoughtful beekeeping practices for the betterment of themselves, their communities and their bees. The Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Dr. Connor cites his work in mentoring the next generation of queen breeders, acknowledging the top-tier instructional workshops Dr. Connor provides for bee groups across the globe, the articles he writes for the industry trade magazines American Bee Journal and Bee Culture and the numerous books he continues to author and publish as senior partner at Wicwas Press LLC, Dr. Connor’s publishing company that specializes in educational books on many subjects vital to good beekeeping practices. Honey Bees: Thursday 9:00 AM , 11:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM Conway, Paul 25476 183d St Leavenworth, KS 6048 [email protected] 913 - 775 - 2559 Paul is a Certified Naturally Grown organic market gardener. He has used cover crops for more than 20 years. Paul is retired from the US Army but was called back to active duty for service in Iraq 2006-2007. Paul also co-authored the KSU guide for using cover crops in vegetable production Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 4:15 PM Davis, Mimo 9041 Riverview Dr. St Louis, Mo 63111 [email protected] 573 - 999 - 6293 Cut Flowers: Saturday 9:00 AM Ditmars, Lyle 19475 225th Street Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 [email protected] 712 - 256 - 7053 www.Ditmarsorchard.com Owner/operator of Ditmars Orchard and Vineyard. Operation includes an orchard, vineyard, pumpkin patch, cider mill and various other fruits and vegetables. Tree Fruit: Thursday 9:45 AM Dunham, Andrew 1933 Penrose st. Grinnell, Ia 50112 [email protected] 641 - 236 - 4374 Grinnellheritagefarm.com Andrew Dunham and his wife Melissa have a certified organic farm in central Iowa. Their Grinnell Heritage Farm serves 300 families weekly with a CSA, sells directly to numerous grocery stores and co-ops, and attends three of the largest weekend markets in Iowa. Scaling Up Production: Thursday 2:15 PM Vegetable Production: Saturday 9:00 AM Eaton, Touria 213 Allen Hall Lincoln University of Missouri Jefferson City, MO 65101 573 - 681 - 5174 [email protected] Dr. Touria Eaton is Assistant Professor of Horticulture and State Horticulture Specialist at Cooperative Extension and Research at Lincoln University of Missouri. The focus of her teaching, research and extension work is sustainable production of horticultural crops. Her research includes agricultural strategies to increase the nutrient density in vegetable crops, production of Brussels sprouts for marketing on stalks, and the use of organic fertilizers in the production of greenhouse crops. Her taught courses include Organic Farming and Gardening, Sustainable Horticulture and Introductory Horticulture. Her extension program consists of applied research and educational programs aimed to help farmers increase income and profitability through sustainable agricultural practices. Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 9:00 AM Ebert, Kerri KS Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops/KS SARE K-State Research and Extension, 920 N. 17th Street Manhattan, Kansas 66506 [email protected] 785 - 532 - 2976 http://kansassustainableag.org/ Kerri is an Extension Assistant with K-State Research and Extension on the main campus in Manhattan, KS. Her responsibilities include coordinating the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops, the Kansas SARE Professional Development Program, and the Kansas AgrAbility Project. Beginning Organic: Friday 2:00 PM Fake, Cindy 11477 E Avenue Auburn, CA 95603 [email protected] 530 - 889 - 7385 http://ucanr.org/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/ Cindy Fake has served Placer and Nevada Counties as University of California Cooperative Extension Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor since 2001. She has an MS in International Agricultural Development from University of California, Davis, specializing in vegetable crops and agroforestry. Cindy’s crop responsibilities include citrus and deciduous tree fruit, vegetables, winegrapes, and ornamental crops. Her horticulture programs provide information and training on sustainable crop production, soil and pest management. Her small farm programs focus on small farm economic viability and include beginning farmer training, farm business planning, marketing, and economic analysis. Scaling Up Production: Thursday 9:45 AM Scaling Up Production:Thursday 11:30AM Scaling Up Production: Thursday 3:30 PM Flaccavento, Anthony 18157 Wyndale Rd Abingdon, Virginia 24210 [email protected] 276 - 698 - 8956 www.ruralscale.com Anthony Flaccavento is an organic farmer and sustainable development consultant from the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia. On his farm, formerly a tobacco farm, he has experimented with a wide range of production systems and techniques, while growing and marketing 50 + different types of vegetables and fruits, both direct to consumer and to food hub markets. He has developed a number of practical tools to help farmers plan, budget and manage their operations a bit better. Scaling Up Production: Thursday 1:30 PM Keynote Address: Friday 9:00 AM Flore, Jim 1099 Bogue Street Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48895 [email protected] 517 - 355 - 5191 Jim Flore was born and raised on a fruit and vegetable farm in Southwestern Michigan. He graduated from MSU BS 1968, MS 1973, Ph. D. 1974, and joined the Horticulture faculty in 1974 to develop a program that stressed pesticide and growth regulators for tree fruit. In 1977 he changed the focus of his research to environmental stress physiology in fruit crops with emphasis on photosynthesis and carbon partitioning. His work has focused on apple, cherry and peach. The areas he has concentrated include; light requirements by trees in relation to orchard design and tree shape, cold hardiness in fruit, water stress, salt stress, and foliage damage thresholds. He has had over 20 graduate students, and 30 visiting scientists in his lab. He is a past President of the American Pomological Society, Vice president of the American Society for Horticultural Science, and Chair of the tree fruit environmental stress working group for the International Society for Horticultural Science. He resides in Williamston Michigan. He has been married to his wife Elaine for 48 years, and they have 3 girls (Leigh Anne, Kate, and Clare) and two grandchildren. Tree Fruit: Friday 2:00 PM Tree Fruit: Friday 4:15 PM Garbos, Greg Technology: Friday 1:30 PM Technology: Friday 3:30 PM |
Gleason, Mark
351 Besey Hall Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 [email protected] 515 - 294 - 0579 Mark Gleason has been a plant pathologist at Iowa State University for 30 years, focusing on integrated and ecologically based management of diseases of fruit and vegetable crops, especially cucurbits, apples, and strawberries. Mushrooms: Thursday 9:00 AM Mushrooms: Thursday 11:00 AM Mushrooms Q & A: Thursday 3:45 PM Vegetable IPM: Friday 11:00 AM Gooley, Chad 1212 Clay Street PO Box 12456 North Kansas City, MO 64116 [email protected] 816 - 260 - 9218 www.stuppy.com Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 9:15 AM Graznak, Liz Happy Hollow Farm 17199 Happy Hollow Road Jamestown, Missouri 65046 [email protected] 573 - 268 - 6394 happyhollowfarm-mo.com Liz Graznak is a Columbia, MO native whose love of gardening and the outdoors is primarily the result of time spent outside with her grandparents as a child. It was in grad school at Cornell University that Liz discovered CSA farms and realized she too wanted to grow vegetables. After working on a number of different farms out east and in the Midwest Liz decided to move back to the Columbia area. She also realized that if she was ever going to be able to afford to purchase her own farm than she was going to have to have a “real†job for a while. After six years of working at Superior Garden Center Liz & Katie were able to purchase Happy Hollow Farm. CSA farming has provided the opportunity to fulfill Liz’s long anticipated goal of growing beautiful, healthy food and sharing it with a community of people that share her enthusiasm and commitment to a local food system. Liz is currently in her 7th year running Happy Hollow Farm, a USDA Certified Organic CSA & market farm. Beginning Organic: Friday 1:30 PM Advanced Organic: Saturday 11:30 AM Gruver, Joel 145 Knoblauch Hall - School of Agriculture, WIU Macomb, IL 61455 [email protected] 309 - 298 - 1215 http://www.wiu.edu/cbt/agriculture/farms/organic/ Dr. Joel Gruver grew up on a small diversified farm in Maryland and has managed organic vegetable farms in Massachusetts and North Carolina. He completed his PhD in Soil Science at North Carolina State University and is currently an associate professor of Soil Science and Sustainable Agriculture at Western Illinois University as well as the Director of the WIU Organic Research Program. Recent research projects have focused on cover crop management, minimum and no-till organic production and applications of precision technologies in organic farming systems. Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 2:15 PM Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 3:30 PM Beginning Organic: Friday 11:45 AM Hudson, Stan 8401 W. South Trails Dr. Columbia, MO 65202 [email protected] http://missourimorels.blogspot.com/ I have been hunting morels in Missouri for over 35 years. About 15 years ago I began hunting other edible mushrooms and developed a passion for hunting them as well as other fungi. I currently am am a board member and the Mid-MO foray coordinator for the Missouri Mycological Society. Mushrooms: Thursday 1:45 PM Mushrooms Q & A: Thursday 3:45 PM Johnson, Donn AGRI 320, Dept. Entomology Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 [email protected] 479 - 409 - 4628 http://comp.uark.edu/~dtjohnso/ Donn Johnson is an Extension and research Entomology Professor at the University of Arkansas. He received a Ph.D. (1978) in entomology from Michigan State University. He teaches Insect Pest Management and Insect Behavior/Chemical Ecology. He has 37+ years of experience developing fruit and pecan pest monitoring methods and alternative and organic pest management practices for field, greenhouse and high tunnels. Developed and evaluated attractiveness of baited traps for green June beetles. Currently, evaluating pest exclusion using insect screen for management of spotted wing drosophila, and describing the seasonal biology and management of a new pest of blackberries, the broad mite. Tree Fruit: Thursday 11:30 AM Kelly, Debi [email protected] 301 Hillsboro, Missouri 63050 636 - 797 - 5391 Debi Kelly is the Horticulture/Local Food Specialist with University of Missouri Extension based in Jefferson County. She has spent her 22 years with Extension providing information for beginning and small farmers on alternative enterprises, grants, marketing and organic agriculture. MarketReady: Friday 2:30 PM Kirk, Steven Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO 65101 [email protected] Steven Kirk has been the Field Supervisor for the Commercial Vegetable Production (CVP) Program at Lincoln University Cooperative Extension’s George Washington Carver Farm since September 2010. His specialties include companion cover-cropping, chili peppers, Ice-box and seedless-watermelon, and high tunnel tomato production. Previously, he worked for the University of Missouri-Columbia in a variety of extension, research and horticulture positions including Integrated Pest Management and Agroforestry. His first major project at Lincoln University was constructing two 96' x 30' Zimmerman High Tunnels. Mr. Kirk has a MS in Horticulture Science, and has been involved in the horticulture industry, in a number of capacities, for the better part of the last 35 years. Vegetable Production: Saturday 2:00 PM Kluck, Doug 7220 NW 101st Terrace Kansas City, MO 64153 [email protected] 816 - -994 - 3008 climate.gov Doug Kluck is the Central Region Climate Services Director for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He has worked for NOAA since 1992 with National Weather Service and currently National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI). Doug's region covers the 14 north central U.S. states from Colorado to Michigan. Doug's responsibilities include coordinating and informing on climate service activities among federal, state, tribal, academics and private interests in the region across time scales. Engagement with the above mentioned groups and interpretation of climate information, monitoring, directing research and education and outreach are all essential parts of his activities. During extreme climate events, such as drought and major flooding, Doug coordinates information response, attribution and assessment among core partners. Doug works closely with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and many other partners to build resilience and capacity for communities, states and tribes in the region. Finally, Doug serves as the tribal liaison for his line office (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service - NESDIS). Advanced Organic: Saturday 9:00 AM Kremer, Bob 302 Natural Resources Bldg University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 [email protected] 573 - 356 - 3665 http://www.snr.missouri.edu/seas/faculty/kremer-r.php Bob Kremer is a Professor of Soil Microbiology at the University of Missouri and recently retired after a 32-year career as a research microbiologist with U.S.D.A, Agricultural Research Service. His original research involves soil microbe-plant interactions; pesticide fates; soil health assessment; and impacts of genetically-engineered crops on soil ecology and biology. Dr. Kremer is a Certified Soil Scientist, a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and of the Weed Science Society of America. Advanced Organic: Saturday 1:15 PM Advanced Organic: Saturday 3:30 PM Lee, Rusty 39358 Pin Oak Church Rd Truxton, MO 63381 [email protected] 636 - 597 - 9921 Rusty Lee has been owner/operator of Lee Farms, LLC in Truxton, Missouri since 1999, specializes in producing 20 acres of high-quality, locally-grown produce for the St. Louis region. Lee Farms, LLC markets their products through both wholesale (grocery stores and restaurants) and direct consumer channels including a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Rusty has bachelor of science degrees from the University of Georgia in Agricultural Systems Management and Agricultural Engineering. He also holds a master's degree in Agricultural Mechanization from the University of Missouri. Scaling Up Production: Thursday 4:15 AM Vegetable IPM: Friday 11:50 AM Lumpe, Mark 965 E.1000 RD Lawrence, Kansas 66047 [email protected] 785 - 749 - 4241 wakarusavalleyfarm.com Mark Lumpe has grown certified organic vegetables since 1987 and mushrooms since 2003. He is a founding member of Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance a CSA since 1994. Mushrooms: Thursday 3:00 AM Mushrooms Q & A: Thursday 3:45 PM McFarland, Max Mac's Creek Winery 43315 Road 757 Lexington, NE 68850 [email protected] 308 - 325 - 1670 www.macscreekvineyards.com Dr. Max McFarland, a Nebraska native, earned a bachelor of science in psychology from Kearney State College, and a doctorate in school psychology from the University of South Dakota. Viticulture Experience: Max’s area of focus and expertise is in the development and implementation of research. He has been working in research design, both in education and in the wine industry for the past thirty years. Max is also co-owner of Mac’s Creek Winery & Vineyards located in Lexington, Nebraska. He has been involved with the wine industry in Nebraska since the late 1990’s. McFarland currently serves as the chairman of the Nebraska Grape and Wine Board. His research in the wine industry has focused on the minimizing winter damage to cold climate hybrids and the efficacy in the use of ozone to reduce usage of pesticides in grapevine disease control. Dr. McFarland has presented his research throughout North America and Europe. Advanced Organic: Saturday 2:30 PM Mefferd, Andrew 300 Beckwith Rd. Cornville, Maine (ME) 4976 [email protected] 207 - 649 - 2828 www.growingformarket.com Beginning in January 2016, Andrew Mefferd is taking over as the editor of Growing for Market Magazine. He has been a writer and contributing editor for the magazine for the past five years. For the past seven years, he has worked in the research department at Johnny's Selected Seeds, doing trials on greenhouse vegetable varieties, as a "talent scout for plants." Andrew apprenticed on farms in six different states before starting a farm with his wife, called One Drop Farm in Cornville, Maine, where they farm to this day. Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 11:30 AM Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 2:00 PM Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 3:15 PM Melendez, Meredith Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County 930 Spruce Street Trenton, NJ 8648 [email protected] 609 - 989 - 6830 www.njaes.rutgers.edu Meredith Melendez is the Agricultural Agent for Rutgers Agriculture Resource Management Agents in Mercer County. She offers outreach and education to growers in Mercer County focusing primarily on diversified small farms, sustainable and organic production, and new and beginning farmers. Meredith offers outreach statewide on farm food safety including preparation for third party audits, comprehension of the FSMA, and the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices on NJ farms. Small Fruit: Saturday 9:00 AM Food Safety/GAPs: Saturday 11:00 AM Food Safety/GAPs: Saturday 1:30 PM Mersha, Zelalem Lincoln University Cooperative Extension 900 Chestnut St., 214 Allen Hall Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 573 - 681 - 5634 [email protected] http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/plant-pathology1 Zelalem Mersha is an Assistant Professor and State Extension Plant Pathology Specialist at Lincoln University of Missouri. The Plant Pathology program at Lincoln focuses on enhancing the quality and productivity of vegetables and small fruits through delivering educational programs pertinent to monitoring, identification and management of economically important diseases. Zelalem worked with limited resource farmers in Africa and completed his graduate and post-graduate studies in Germany. Before joining Lincoln, Zelalem worked as a postdoc at University of Florida’s Tropical Research and Education Center. Advanced Organic: Saturday 11:00:00 AM Messbarger, Lonnie Missouri Department of Conservation 701 James McCarthy Drive St. Joseph, Missouri 64507 [email protected] 816 - 271 - -3100 mdc.mo.gov Resource Forester for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Primary work counties in MO are Andrew, Holt and Buchanan. Office is located on Missouri Western State University Campus in St. Joseph. Graduated from the University of Missouri Columbia with a BS in Forest Management.. Mushrooms: Thursday 1:00 PM Mushrooms Q & A: Thursday 3:45 PM Messner, Fred 6120 S. 169 Hwy St. Joseph, MO 64507 [email protected] 816 - 596 - 3936 Fred graduated from Northwest Missouri State, followed by a two year tour with Caterpillar Co as a field service engineere, then graduate studies in dairy science at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, followed by 30 years dairy farming in northwest Missouri. The last 20 years have been dedicated to the development of a sustainable fruit, vegetable and herb farm near St. Joseph, Missouri. The latest project of blackberry production began in 2012 with Trellis Growing Systems of Fort Wayne In. The production is 1 1/2 acres on rotating cross arm trellises, crip irrigation with the total area under 30 ounce black weed mat for erosion and weed control. The entire 35 acre farm (just 2 miles from the conferencer) is operated as a practicing biodynamic farm..The blackberry area is located at the farm entrance, and is available for individual or group inspection. Please call 816-596-3936 in advance. Small Fruit: Saturday 11:00:00 AM Morganthaler, Jennifer Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station 9740 Red Spring Road Mountain Grove, Missouri 65711 [email protected] 417 - 547 - 7515 http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu Jennifer Morganthaler is a graduate student pursing a Masters in Plant Science at Missouri State University in Springfield. She is currently researching High Tunnel Raspberry Production at the State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove. After graduation Jennifer plans to continue working in horticulture outreach and plant research. Small Fruit: Saturday 1:30 PM Naeve, Linda Iowa State University 1111 NSRIC Ames, IA 50011 515 - 294 - 8946 [email protected] Linda Naeve is an extension program specialist in the Value Added Agriculture Program at Iowa State University. She has a B.S. and M.S. in horticulture from ISU and has been working for ISU Extension and Outreach for over 30 years. She works with growers on various aspects of production, including high tunnels and food safety. She and her husband have a small-scale commercial vegetable farm and market through a CSA and wholesale to institutions. MarketReady: Friday 1:3 PM MarketReady: Friday 2:00 PM MarketReady: Friday 5:00 PM Food Safety/GAPs: Saturday 2:15 PM |
Nair, Ajay
145 Horticulture Hall Ames, Iowa 50011 515 - 294 - 7080 [email protected] http://www.extension.iastate.edu/vegetablelab Dr. Ajay Nair is an Assistant Professor working in the area of Sustainable Vegetable Production in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University. The focus of his research, extension, and education program is on cover cropping, nutrient management, soil amendments and health, and season extension strategies in vegetable production. He also has an interest in local food production and works on production aspects and techniques needed to meet the rising demand locally grown produce. Vegetable Production: Saturday 3:30 PM Newman, Gerry 223 SW 30th Ave. Trenton, MO 64683 [email protected] 660 - 635 - 0038 providencefarmsofmo.com Gerry Newman has been a member of Certified Naturally Grown for the last 4 years. His passion is to grow nutritious and healthy food for people as well as teaching others how to do it themselves. His desire to grow food organically and then market it to the public, has inspired many to ask questions and learn from his success as well as his failures. He and his wife, Lisa, have 12 children, who help with the daily work on the farm. Advanced Organic: Saturday 2:00 PM Nixon, Katie RR 1 Box 1168 Wheatland , Missouri 65779 [email protected] 816 - 809 - 5074 Katie Nixon works part time as a Producer Network Development Specialist for Lincoln University Cooperative Extension coordinating food hub efforts and working with farmers in Missouri. She has been part of the food hub effort in Kansas City since the first meeting in 2011 and is now one of the producer owners of Fresh Farm HQ food hub, which will launch in 2016. Nixon also works part-time as the Food Systems Specialist for the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency. The rest of her time is spent co-owning and operating Green Gate Family Farm LLC, (est. 2010) with her husband who is full-time on the farm. The farm is a certified organic fruit, vegetable, and egg farm in Wheatland, MO. All farm produce/products are sold wholesale and retail in the Kansas City market. Beginning Organic: Friday 3:30 PM Nwadike, Londa 22201 W Innovation Dr Olathe, KS 66061 [email protected] 816 - 482 - 5850 http://missourifamilies.org/foodsafety/newsletters/ Dr. Londa Nwadike has been an Assistant Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist for both Kansas State University and the University of Missouri since 2013. Before moving to the Kansas City area, Londa was Extension Food Safety Specialist at the University of Vermont, working with small-scale food processors and producers. Londa grew up on a diversified family farm in Eastern South Dakota where her mom always had a huge vegetable garden for their family's use. Food Safety/GAPs: Saturday 9:00 AM Odneal, Marilyn Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station 9740 Red Spring Road Mountain Grove, MO 65711 [email protected] 417 - 547 - 7513 http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu Marilyn Odneal is a Horticulture Educator and Vineyard Manager at the State Fruit Experiment Station and MSU Winery and Distillery, in the William H. Darr School of Agriculture, Missouri State University, Mountain Grove. Current research involves raspberries as a high tunnel crop and has worked on research projects involving berry crops. She teaches courses in horticulture and wine appreciation at Missouri State in Springfield. Small Fruit: Saturday 1:30 PM Small Fruit: Saturday 3:30 PM O'Malley, Patrick 3109 Old HWY 218 S Iowa City, IA 52246 [email protected] Vegetable Production: Saturday 3:30 PM Peterson, Wayne 606 West 4th Street Stanberry, MO [email protected] 866 - 802 - 3431 midwestgrowersupply.com 30 years in specialty market serving orchards, vineyards, small fruits and vegetables Tree Fruit: Thursday 1:30 PM Philo, Allen 5686 Griffiths Roade Dodgeville, WI 53533 [email protected] 608 - -215 - 7508 www.midwesternbioag.com Allen Philo is the Specialty Crop Consultant for Midwestern Bio Ag. Before his present position he was the Field Operations Manager at Gardens of Eagan, a large organic vegetable farm just south of Minneapolis, MN. In addition to his work for Midwestern BioAg Allen owns and operates a fifty acre farm just outside of Dodgeville, WI. Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 9:45 AM Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 11:30 AM Piñero, Jaime Lincoln University Cooperative Research and Extension Jefferson City, MO 65101 808 - 756 - 2019 [email protected] http://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/ipm Jaime has been working for Lincoln University as an Assistant Professor / State Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialist since 2010. His research is aimed at developing and promoting simple, effective, and affordable alternative insect pest management strategies to combat key insect pests of vegetable crops and small fruits in Missouri. He also has a state-wide Extension responsibility for all aspects of IPM in vegetable and small fruit production. Tree Fruit: Thursday 3:30 PM Vegetable IPM: Friday 2:10 PM Small Fruit: Saturday 2:00 PM Pisarkiewicz, Craig 2541 Link Ave. St. Louis , Missouri 63114 [email protected] 314 - 426 - 4838 Mprsupply.com I'm a "certified irrigation designer for drip & micro irrigation". I've been designing and selling drip irrigation systems since 1980. Technology: Friday 11:45 AM Quinn, James 2436 Tanner Bridge Rd Jefferson City, MO 65101 573 - 634 - 2824 [email protected] James has been a Regional Horticulture Specialist for University of Missouri Extension in Jefferson City for 9 years. He was a wholesale greenhouse salad green and herb grower for 9 years in Michigan. Since moving to Missouri he has been involved in a wide range of agriculture projects, including greenhouses, vegetables, alternative agronomic crops, IPM, high tunnels, and medicinal herbs. He has been a contributor to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for over 5 years. MarketReady: Friday 11:00 AM MarketReady: Friday 4:15 PM Raasch, Dale 2409 brown avenue Bridgewater, IA 50837 641 - 745 - 5368 www.bfproduce.com Located in southwest Iowa (Adair County), Bridgewater Farm is a 40 acre, diversified farm that specializes in producing sustainable, high quality, organic food for our customers and self-sufficiency for ourselves. The family farm has been farmed since 1978 by Dale Raasch. His sons Eric and Tyler along with his daughter Sadie have helped on the farm for many years. We grow over 30 vegetables, many fruits, have cattle, pigs, broilers and laying hens. We sell to individuals, farmers markets, many grocers, hospitals and have a CSA program. Vegetable Production: Saturday 11:00 AM Reinbott, Tim 17095 N Hwy 124 Centralia, MO 65240 [email protected] 573 - 884 - 3581 Bradford.cafnr.org Tim Reinbott is the Superintendent of the MU Bradford Research Center near Columbia MO. Other than management of the center he also conducts research in cover crops, soil health, pollinators, organic vegetable production and soil fertility. He also has a composting system that utilized food waste from campus dining. His many field days and workshops includes the annual Tomato Festival held on the first Thursday of September. Tours and education of the general public of where our food comes from is an integral part of his outreach activities. Soil Health & Mgmt.: Thursday 1:30 PM Rice, Paula 2431 Moon Shadow Road Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 [email protected] 208 - 920 - 0020 www.beehavenfarm.com Paula Rice owns and operates BeeHaven Flower Farm in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Breaking into markets and creating demand for your flowers in a rural area (with a large family) has been a hard-won adventure....but it can be done successfully. To compete and remain sustainable, BeeHaven Farm offers over 120+ types of flowers to a varied set of marketing outlets. She is eager to share what she does and how she does it, so that you too can release that "inner Flower Farmer." Cut Flowers: Saturday 9:15 AM Cut Flowers: Saturday 11:00 AM Cut Flowers: Saturday 1:30 PM Cut Flowers: Saturday 3:30 PM Ring, Spencer 11610 N 71st W Sedgwick, KS 67316 [email protected] 316 - 260 - 6410 Spencer Ring has been a public school teacher for 34 years. He’s been growing vegetables for over 40 years and growing tomatoes and cucumbers in upright bags for 24 years. He’s married to his wife Trish and together they have 3 grown children. None of their children grow anything. Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 10:00 AM Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 11:30 AM Rivard, Cary KSU Olathe Horticulture Center 35230 W. 135th St Olathe, KS 66061 785 - 320 - 3033 [email protected] www.hightunnels.org www.growinggrowers.org Cary Rivard is a Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist at Kansas State University and also serves as the Director of the Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center. Cary grew up working in his parents’ greenhouse near Kansas City, MO. He received his B.S. from Truman State University in Agriculture Sciences and Biology, and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from NC State University. His research focuses on the propagation and utilization of grafted tomatoes, high tunnel production, strawberry management, and minimum tillage systems. Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 8:30 AM Beginning Organic: Friday 11:00 AM Vegetable IPM: Friday 3:30 PM Rutherford, Blaine 3600 Anderson Ave. Manhattan, Kansas 66503 [email protected] 785 - 539 - 3531 www.fsa.usda.gov Beginning Organic: Friday 4:00 PM Sawyer, JD 4751 York St Denver, Colorado 80216 [email protected] Theaquaponicsource.com JD Sawyer is the founder of Colorado Aquaponics, and the co-owner of The Aquaponic Source with his wife Tawnya. JD operates a 3,200sqft aquaponics farm in a north east Denver community classified as a food desert. The farm produces over 20,000 lbs of produce annually donating a portion to the local community while selling the remaining produce to local restaurants and markets that are all within a 5 mile radius of the farm. He is also an instructor in the highly acclaimed aquaponic farming course, a four day intensive taught at three different aquaponic farms around the country. Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 4:00 PM Tifft, Karin H. 119. E. Silverwood Ln Benson, AZ 85602 [email protected] 520 - 221 - 1739 GreenhouseVegetableConsultants.com Ms. Karin Tifft of Greenhouse Vegetable Consultants has almost 20 years’ experience in greenhouse pest and disease management. Karin develops the site-specific pest management guidelines based on where and what they are growing and our client’s pest management goals (Organic, Pesticide-Free, Conventional). Her guidelines include what challenges to expect at the different stages of the crop cycle, how to scout, beneficial organism introduction schedules, crop hygiene, equipment recommendations and pesticide information. She consults remotely and on-site diagnosis and training. Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 1:15 PM Wika, Sue and Prieve, Tom 11643 State Hwy 78 Ashby, Minnesota 56309 [email protected] www.sfa-mn.org Sue Wika and Tom Prieve operate Paradox Farm, located in the oak savannah region north of Ashby, Minnesota. Paradox Farm is a perennial forage-based, permaculture farm featuring integrated livestock systems, minimalist gardens, and a deep winter greenhouse. Sue and Tom are sustainable farming educators for the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota. www.sfa-mn.org Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 10:45 AM Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 11:30 AM Williams, Kimberly Kansas State University Dept. Horticulture, Forestry, & Rec. Res. 2021 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center Manhattan, KS [email protected] 785 - 532 - 1434 http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/ Kim Williams is Professor of Greenhouse Management and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Kansas State University where she has been teaching about and conducting research with greenhouse crops for more than 20 years. She teaches courses in greenhouse management and herbaceous crop production, including hydroponics and controlled-environment vegetable production. Current research focus areas include the physiological disorder intumescence and organic fertilizer use in greenhouse cropping systems. Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 8:45 AM Greenhouse/Hydroponics: Thursday 2:30 PM Woods, Timothy 402 CE Barnhart Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546 [email protected] 859 - 257 - 7270 www.uky.edu/fsic Dr. Woods is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and state extension specialist in the area of horticulture, agribusiness marketing, and management. He has devoted his time and energy to help facilitate the development of small ag-related businesses and cooperatives that have promising innovative processes and/or products. His work in farm entrepreneurship, business planning, cooperative development, consumer market research for microenterprises, and facilitating value-added enterprises for farmers and agriculture has been presented at numerous international workshops, professional meetings, and state and regional extension programs. He recently developed MarketReady, a nationally recognized best marketing practices education program for farmers selling to restaurants, grocery, and wholesale. MarketReady: Friday 11:15 AM MarketReady: Friday 4:00 PM MarketReady: Friday 5:00 PM Small Fruit: Saturday 9:45 AM |