Day 1—January 17th

Session
Time

Track 1
Economics
Room 210

Track 2
Livestock
Room 407

Track 3
Agronomic Crops
Room 314 A

Track 4
Hort Crops
Room 314 B

I
9:30

Marketing and Economics of Organic Grain, Gary Reding
and Corinne Alexander

Organic Hog Production, Improving Genetics and Herd Health, Tracy Harper

Resource List

Soil Fertility Practices on Organic Vegetable Farms: Don't Always Believe What You Think, Leslie Cooperband, John Hendrickson, and Samuel Pratsch

Tillage Systems and Equipment for Vegetables, Todd Statzer

II
11:00

Emerging Marketing Opportunities for Organic Farmers, John Pike

Organic Dairy Farming at a Land Grant University, Kevin Brussel

Training Your Extension Educator on Organic Production, Kathleen Delate

Organic Products for Pest Control in Fruits and Vegetables
—Organic Fungicide Products: What Really Works, Loretta
Ortiz-Ribbing;
—Organic Insecticides, Rick Wienzerl;
   and
—Products to Suppress Weeds in Organic Production, John Masiunas

III
3:00

Economics of Organic Production, Joel Gruver

Organic and All-Natural Beef and Hogs, Gary Reding

All-Natural Beef and Hogs, Doug
and Donna Sassman

Integrated Weed Management (IPM), Dale Mutch

Weed Management in Organic Field Crops: An Ecological Approach, Adam Davis  
and
Integrated Weed Management, Liz Maynard

Fresh Produce Food Safety for Organic Growers, Shari Plimpton

IV
4:30

Organic Price Reporting,Cordell Givens

Pasture Raised Poultry – Production and Marketing, Jody and Beth Osmund

The Competitive Environment in Natural/Organic Foods: The Guerrilla Marketing Advantage, Mark Kastel

Organic Fruit Tree Production, Rick Foster

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Session
and Time

Track 1
Economics
Room 210

Track 2
Livestock
Room 407

Track 3
Agron Crop
Room 314 A

Track 4
Room 314 B

I
8:30

Proper Post Harvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables for Wholesale Markets, Jim Slama and Ben Perkins

Certifying Organic Livestock, Karen Kinstetter, Mark King, and Gene Prochaska

Organic Nitrogen Research Trial for Tomato Production, Dale Mutch

Unraveling the Mysterious OMRI List, David DeCou

OMRI List

II
10:00

Marketing Organic Grain, Roger Hendricker

Making Hay the Organic Way, Gary Reding and Jack Erisman

Emerging Pest Issues for Midwest Organic Farmers (IPM), Sue Ratcliffe;

Serious Disease Issues in Organic Vegetable Production in the Midwest: Possible Integrated Disease Management Strategies, Mohammad Babadoost;
and

Emerging Pest Issues for Midwest Organic Farmers, Kathleen Delate

Organic Certification 101, Karen Kinstetter

III
1:30

I-57 Corridor – Getting Local Illinois Food Into Chicago, Wes Jarrell

Moving toward Stability and Mutual Profitability: Developing a Direct Farmer-to-Farmer Marketing Program for Organic Feed Crops, Lowell Rheinheimer

The Art of Tillage for Corn, Soybean and Wheat, Joel Gruver

Q & A with Mark Kastel

IV
3:00

Cooperative Marketing for Organic Growers, Duane Baker
  and Panel

Producing Organic Feeds, Gary Zimmer

Managing Diseases and Insects Organically, Dan Egel and Rick Weinzierl

Organic Agriculture: Labor and Other Legal Issues, Bryan Endres