Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference

Saturday, January 7, 2012
8:30 am		Long-term Soil Management – Matt Kleinhenz	The Why of Weird Sunflowers – Laurie Hodges	Ten Things to Think About Before Getting Started in Market Farming – Chris Blanchard	Cultivate KC – Katherine Kelly
8:45 am	Growing Pumpkins in the Midwest – Chuck Marr Varieties to consider
9:15 am		Disease Prevention and Crop Rescue in Field and High Tunnel Organic Vegetables – Sally Miller	Growing Cut Flowers for Bouquets: An Overview of Harvest Moon Flower Farm – Linda Chapman a. Starting from the ground up. b. Diversity of product and markets
9:30 am	Recommended Sweet Peppers from K-State Trials – Charles Barden				Learning the Language: Successful Methods for Immigrant Farm Training – Warren Kittler & Rachel Pollock
9:45 am
10:00 am		BREAK		BREAK	Serving the Homeless through Urban Ag – Rachel Deffenbaugh & Bob Kocher
10:15 am	Growing Winter Vegetables in the Greenhouse – Lee Matteson			Record Keeping & Marketing Tips for Farmer’s Market Success – Paul & Sandy Arnold
10:30 am		Improving Vegetable Production through Cover Crop and Compost Amendments – Ajay Nair			BREAK
11:00 am	BREAK		BREAK		South Dakota Youth Gardening Programs – Chris Zdorovtsov
11:15 am		Organic Field Tomato Production: 2011 Research Findings – Kathleen Delate
11:30 am	Interesting Observations from a Sweet Corn Demonstration Plot – Elizabeth Wahle		Linda Chapman – An in-depth ‘tour’ of known and lesser known cut flowers (Cultural needs; Filler: secondary flowers, center flowers, woodies; Harvest tips; Market strategy)		Growing With Your Community – Melissa Millsap
11:45 pm				LUNCH
12:00 pm	Integrating Row Covers & Soil Amendments to Improve Cucumber Production – Ajay Nair	LUNCH			Open Discussion with Presenters
12:30 pm					LUNCH
12:45 pm	LUNCH			Farm Visits & Inspections – Eileen Nichols & Deb Connors
1:00 pm		Using Trap Crops to Minimize Insect Pest Damage to Organic Vegetables – Jaime Piñero	Linda Chapman - Floral Crafts a. Season decorations b. Demonstration of techniques
1:30 pm					Ornamental Edibles: Integrating Food into the Landscape – Matt Bunch
1:45 pm	Biodegradable Mulches for Vegetables – Joe Hannan	Organic Pesticides and Biopesticides – Raymond Cloyd		Measuring Success: Establishing a Plan to Evaluate Your Market – Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
2:00 pm					Pruning and Training Apples & Pears for Community Garden Production – Patrick O’Malley
2:30 pm	Chili Variety Trials – What is the Best One to Grow in Missouri – Steven Kirk	BREAK			The Master Gardener’s Backyard Garden at the nearby K-State Center –Alan Stevens
2:45 pm		Challenges Faced in 2011 – Liz Graznak & Bob Lominska		BREAK
3:00 pm				State Farmers Market Assn Panel – Eileen Nichols (MO) & Elaine Cranford (NE)	BREAK
3:15 pm – ends 4 pm	Missouri Vegetable Variety Trials Updates: Tomato & Watermelon – Sanjun Gu				Locating & Growing in High Tunnels Within City Limits – Greg Garbos

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