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Date(s) - February 20, 2016
8:00 am - 1:30 pm

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Wright State Collegiate Young Farmers & the Darke and Mercer County Farm Bureau presents the 2nd annual Emerging Ag Conference, Saturday, February 20, 2016.

Cost: $5 member, $10 non-member

Registration Deadline: February 5, 2016

Call 855-335-1471 or email [email protected] to register.

 

Schedule:

8:00 am Registration

8:45 am Welcome

9:00 am Session One

  • Ag Financing– Tina Mellinger, USDA-FSA
  • Weed Management— Neil Doherty, BASF & Kyle McCalla, Trupointe

10:00am Session Two

  • Creating your own small business– Tori Bruns, Mustard Seed Farm Market & Matt Aultman
  • Biosecurity Measures– Dr. Elizabeth Bielke, Cooper Farms

11:10am Session Three

  • Transitioning the Farm—  Larry Gearhardt, OSU Extension
  • Cover Crops & Managing Nutrients– Greg Downing, Cisco Seeds

12:10 Lunch & Keynote Speaker

  • Janelle Mead,  Ohio Department of Agriculture

1:30 Closing

 

View the event brochure for more details.