CSANR

7:30 a.m.

Registration and coffee

8:30

8:35-9:30

Welcome

Keynote Speaker, Bob Quinn, Quinn Farm & Ranch, President of Kamut International

9:30 a.m.

9:30-9:35

9:35-10:00

10:00-10:20

10:20-10:30

Session 1: Finding and Building Marketing Channels

Introduction, Moderator Diana Roberts

Organic Valley, Luke Zigovits

Azure Standard, David Stelzer

Introduce Speed Networking

10:30 a.m.

Break. Speed Networking I.

11:00

11:00-11:05

11:00-11:25

11:25-11:45

11:45-12:00

Marketing, Part II

Introduction, Moderator Kate Painter

Idaho Organic Feed Growers’ Association, Lou Andersen

Country Natural Beef, Stacy Davies

Marketing Panel

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00

1-1:10

1:10-1:40

1:40-2:00

2:00-2:15

2:15-2:30

Session 2: Nuts & Bolts of Organic Dryland Farming

Introduction: Start with the System in mind, Moderator Ian Burke

Organic Transition Agronomics & Economics, Rich Koenig & Kate Painter

Organic Soil Fertility, Kristy Borrelli

Organic Weed Management, Misha Manuchehri

Rotations and Intercropping, Stephen Machado

2:30 p.m.

Break. Speed Networking II.

3:00

3:00-3:05

3:05-3:15

3:15-4:15

4:15-4:30

Session 3: Building a System that Works

Introduction, Moderator Dave Huggins

Finding what works for you: On-farm Trials, Diana Roberts

My System, by Dryland Organic Producers Bob Quinn, Maurice Robinette, Eric Nelson, Eric Zakarison

Grower Panel

4:30 p.m.

Closing Statements

4:30

6:30 p.m.

No-Host Bar, Posters, Networking

Dinner