Table of Contents

Preface

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Keynote Address: PB Slices: Thinking Outside the Jar, Stewart Kennedy

Sessions
Field to Table (Crops)

Growing Cut Flowers: From Seed to Vase, Vicki Stamback

2

Conservation Tillage: Doing It Right and Reaping the Benefits, Max Carter

5

Organic Wheat/Grains Production and Marketing, Bob Quinn

7

Marketing Certified Organic Grains, Curtis Bennett

10

Low-Till Vegetable Production, Doug Walton

11

Preserving the Identity of Grain: Benefits to Producers, Ed Smith

14

Warm-Season Vegetable Production in High Tunnels, Jay Chism

15

Herb Crops for the Great Plains, Dr. Rhonda R. Janke

18

Diversifying for Success, Dean Smith

23

Managing Native Pecans, Dr. Dean McCraw

25

Pasture to Table (Livestock, Poultry & Aquaculture)

Sustainable Poultry (Range Production) Overview, Anne Fanatico

28

Livestock Systems for Eternity, Alan Newport

29

Growing and Marketing Natural Beef in Oklahoma, Jeff Emerson

32

Aquaculture Enterprises: What Works in Oklahoma, Ken Williams

34

Venison Production & Marketing, Jerry and Jo Ann Logan

37

High Value Pork and Poultry Production and Marketing, Greg Gunthorp

40

Adding Value through the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network, Scott Dewald

42

Introduction to Planned Cell Grazing: How I Got Started, Kim Barker

44

Organic, Grass-Fed Beef and Chicken: Management and Markets, Richard and Peggy Sechrist

46

Integrated Goat Management System for Eastern Oklahoma Emphasizing Fiber and Meat, Dr. Claud Evans

48

Cool Season Grasses – Establishment and Management, Hugh Aljoe

50

More Profit with Hair Sheep, Dr. Gerald Fitch

53

Preparing for the Table
(Marketing & Value-Added)

Cooperative Results: The Story of VAP, Myron Bradt

55

The Made-in-Oklahoma Program, Jason Harvey

57

Subscription Farming: Opportunities for Small Growers, Dan Nagengast

59

El Sueno Enterprises: Cabbage, Sauerkraut or Bratwurst and Kraut? Richard Ortez

60

Local Food, Local Community: You Get What You Pay For, Robert Waldrop

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Crop Insurance for New and Specialty Crops, Sam Cameron

65

The Oklahoma Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification Program, Gary Bledsoe

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Introduction to Cooperatives, Michael Frickenschmidt

75

Value-Added Closed Cooperatives: A Panel Discussion, Gary Bledsoe, Myron Bradt, Michael Frickenschmidt, moderated by Mason Mungle

78

Selling at Farmers’ Markets in Oklahoma, Doug Walton and Chris Kirby

79

Around the World at Farmers’ Market: Opportunities in Growing and Marketing of Ethnic and Old-fashioned Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs, Steve Salt

80

Beyond the Table
(Using Land Wisely & Profitably)

Nature-Based Tourism & Agritourism Trends: Unlimited Opportunities, James A. Maetzold 84

Bringing Customers to Your Farm…and How to Keep Them Coming Back, Loren Liebscher, 90

The ABC’s of Marketing Local Wines, Richard Kennedy,

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Management and Pricing of Hunting Leases in Oklahoma, J. Grant Huggins

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Wind Energy and Wind Farms in Oklahoma, Tim Hughes

95

Growing Christmas Trees in Oklahoma, Bob Martin

97

Honey Marketing and Paroduction Tips, Jerry Logan

98

Carbon Sequestration: A Conservation Income Opportunity, Tom Lucas

100

Recycling Municipal Water on the Farm, James Esbenshade

106

Financing Alternative Farm Enterprises, Michael Chaloner

107

Preserving Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Land, Robert Gregory and Jack Blair

110

Fair Mineral Leases, A.L. Hutson

112

WORKSHOPS

Creating a Successful Farmers Market, Doug Walton, Chris Kirby and Dr. Shida Henneberry

116

Sustainable Poultry (Range) Production, Anne Fanatico

122

Cell Grazing: Getting Started on Your Place
What is Your Compelling Reason for Cell Grazing? Kim Barker

126

Common Grazing Mistakes, Walt Davis

127

Sustainable Grazing for Profit, Charles Griffith

128

Monitoring for Success, Kim Barker

131

Start Your Own Food Business: Basic Training Dr. Rodney Holcomb, Jim Brooks, S. Corey Stone, and Chuck Willoughby

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How to Develop and Run a Successful CSA: Opportunities for Small Growers, Dan Nagengast,

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