The presentations are listed here in the order they appeared on the conference schedule

• Keynote Address by Dan Nagengast, Seeds From Italy
  “Feeding the World: Billions of Farmers or Very Few?”  Download Presentation PDF (large file – 4.5 megs)
  Everyone is concerned about the ability of the earth to sustain our ever-increasing population and consumption. While the number of farmers declines and input costs increase, some argue that technology provides the solution. Yet with the rise of technology, fewer people know how to grow food, while the disconnect between consumers and agriculture increases. Based on his 20 years with KRC, in farming and in work on global hunger relief, Dan Nagengast presents an intriguing alternative vision for how the projected 9 billion people walking the planet by mid-century will be fed.

• Response to Keynote, by Paul Johnson, Kansas Rural Center
  “Can Dan’s Vision for our Food and Farming Future Succeed?”
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• “Building Soil“, by De Ann Presley, Kansas State University
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• “Building Soil”, by Rhonda Janke, Kansas State University
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• “Growing Salads (or crops) for Happy Cows and Healthy Soils” by Don Koster, Producer
  How to utilize cover crops to enhance your grass-based or integrated livestock and crop system.
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• “Hoophouse Production: Realities and Possibilities”, by Cary Rivard, Kansas State University
  The logistics and potential of hoophouse production. Deciding whether a hoophouse is a feasible alternative and how to get the most out of the investment.
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• “Mobile Meat Processing”, by Mike Callicrate, Producer
  Ranch Foods Direct operator and northwest Kansas cattle producer Mike Callicrate will describe how the unit was brought into production, how it is operating now, the challenges it has faced, and the future potential of this processing option.
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• “Alternative Business Structures for Local and Regional Food Entrepreneurs “, by Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Kansas State University
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• “Value-added Processing; Getting Started”, by Gary Satter & Connie Pantle, Glacial Hills Food Center, Holton
  Report on this local produce processing center, discussing why it was developed, how producers can use it to process their products to add value, and its success stories thus far.
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• Producer-Buyer Panel: Selling to Retail Markets
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• “Farm to Fork”, by Chef Jeff Leahy
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• “High-Tech, Low-Tech Direct Marketing”, by Julie Mettenburg & Rosanna Bauman
  An exploration of tools for marketing products direct from the farm, presented by two farm direct marketers from opposite ends of the technological spectrum: Julie Mettenburg of Mettenburg Farm and Rosanna Bauman. Including an overview of the latest in local food web sites, social media apps and more.
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• “Extending the Sales Season Beyond the Farmers Market”
  Lessons learned and opportunities from winter markets, online winter ordering, new CSA models, and more.
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• “Growing Vegetables for Online Winter Sales In Kansas”, by Jay Sleichter, Clay Center
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• “Little Blue River Farm & Hanover Farmers Market”, by Robin & Randy Kelley, Hanover
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• “Emporia Farmers Market”, by Tracy Simmons
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• “Kansas Ranch and Range Management Internship Program”, by Calvin Adams
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• “Lessons Learned from a Farm Apprenticeship Program”, by Laura Christensen, Growing Growers, Kansas City
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• “The Kansas Conservation Coalition and the Federal Farm Bill”, by Troy Schroeder
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• “Grassroots Organizing 101”, by Eileen Horn & Julie Mettenburg, Lawrence
  How to stimulate local and sustainable food opportunities, with tips on attracting the right collaborators, raising funds, coalition-building and more. Including real-world success stories from food policy councils and Our Local Food communities.
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