
2014 Farm & Food Conference Presentations
Presentations are listed in order by day. If you do not see the presentation you were hoping for, please note that not all presenters used or provided a digital presentation.
November 7
Keynotes
Conference Sessions
Building Soil Health through Diversification: The Carbon Foundation – Gail Fuller, Fuller Farms
Growing Farm to School – Barb Depew, KSDE; Nellie Hill, KDA
Saving & Creating Pollinator Habitats – Holly Shutt, Wildlife Biologist, pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Community Gardening – Evelyn Neier, KSU
Fruit & Vegetable Production: Promoting Soil Health & Water Conservation Strategies – Cary Rivard, KSU
What Women Need to Know About Land, Leases, & Estate Planning – Forrest Buhler*, KAMS; Mykel Taylor, KSU (*Slides provided by Forrest Buhler)
GMO Seed Challenges & Non-GMO Opportunities – Ken Roseboro, Editor Organic and Non-GMO Reporter
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November 8
Keynotes
Conference Keynote Panel – “Reflections on Sustainability: Looking Ahead 35 Years” (video) Panel includes: Fred Kirschenmann, Ricardo Salvador, Hattie Mitchell, Bob Dixson, and Hank Will
Conference Sessions
STRIPS: Agro-ecology that Harnesses Prairie Power – Matt O’Neal, Iowa State University
Water in Kansas: An Alternative 50-Year Vision – Duane Schrag*, Sierra Club; John Strickler, former director of Kansas Forest Service, Lisa French, cheney Lake Watershed, Phil Barnes, KSU Associate Professor Biological & Ag Engineering; and Mary Fund, Kansas Rural Center. (*Slides provided by Duane Schrag)
Building Soil Health through Diversification: The Carbon Foundation – Dale Strickler, Star Seed
Organic Certification: The Why’s and How-to’s of Certifying Organic – Jackie Keller, OCIA; Rachel Savage, OCIA; Ib Hagsten, independent inspector
- Rachel Savage Presentation – Organic Crop Regulations
- Ib Hagsten Presentation #1 – Organic Land Steward Nutrition
- Ib Hagsten Presentaiton #2 – Organic Certification
Fruit & Vegetable Production: Promoting Soil Health & Water Conservation Strategies – Stu Shafer, JCCC
Advocating for Action: A Plan for Growing the Farm-to-Fork System in Kansas – Julie Mettenburg, Natalie Fullerton, and Cole Cottin, Kansas Rural Center
- View or download the complete plan: Feeding Kansas: Statewide Farm & Food System Assessment with a Plan for Public Action