
AGENDA: Coming soon!
TUESDAY, FEB 21st DAY ONE
WEDNESDAY, FEB 22nd DAY TWO
11:30am Registration Begins
NAVIGATING THE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PROCESS
12:30 Michelle Menken, Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
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Overview of the National Organic Program and regulations covering organic production
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Practice the certification process using a made-up farm to discuss scope, land eligibility, buffers, seeds and planting stock, livestock, recordkeeping, and more.
SURVIVING TRANSITION TO ORGANIC
4:30 Ted Craig, Wyoming Department of Agriculture
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Overview of Wyoming Department of Agriculture Programs
4:45 Roger Stockton, USDA-NRCS, Wyoming
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NRCS financial and technical assistance for organic producers
5:00 Adjourn
7:00am Registration begins
8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks: Jay Norton & Catherine Wissner, University of Wyoming, & Jessica Davis, Colorado State University
8:05 Update on USDA National Organic Program Trends, Policies, Projections: Renée Gebault King, National Organic Program, Washington DC
Dryland Cropping Systems
8:50 Dryland Crop Production Experiences: Clint Jessen, Jessen Agribusiness, Inc., Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
9:20 Soil Fertility Options in Organic Dryland Crop Production: Jay Norton, Soil Fertility, University of Wyoming
9:50 BREAK Meet the researchers poster session and vendor tables
10:05 Organic wheat and forage in compost-based dryland systems: Francisco Calderon, USDA-ARS, Akron, CO
10:35 Collaborative on-farm research: Soil nitrogen benefits of interseeding proso millet with sweet clover: Meagan Schipanski, CSU, and Jean Hediger Golden Prairie Farms, Nunn, CO
Irrigated Cropping Systems
11:05 Irrigated Grain, Vegetable, and Forage Production Experiences: Greg Schreiner, Silver Reef Farms, Wellington, Colorado
11:35 LUNCH Meet the researchers poster session and vendor tables
12:35 Soil Fertility in Irrigated Organic Cropping Systems: Jessica Davis, Soil Fertility, CSU
1:20 Pest Ecology and Management in Organic Systems: Randa Jabbour and Makenzie Pellissier, Agroecology, University of Wyoming
Livestock Production
2:05 Organic Beef Production Experiences: Keith & Wendi Lankister, Bar Double L Ranch, Glenrock, WY
2:35 BREAK Meet the researchers poster session and vendor tables
2:50 Animal Health and Performance in Organic Livestock Production: Robert Taylor, DVM, Lone Tree Ranch, Lone Tree, Wyoming
3:35 Speaker Panel Discussion: Unanswered questions from the audience on marketing, management, paper work, NOP-approved inputs, or other topics
4:30 Conference Evaluation & Adjourn