Future Farms 2002 Proceedings
Table of Contents
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| Preface |
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| Keynote Address: PB Slices: Thinking Outside the Jar, Stewart Kennedy |
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Sessions
Field to Table (Crops)
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| Growing Cut Flowers: From Seed to Vase, Vicki Stamback |
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| 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 |
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| Diversifying for Success, Dean Smith |
23 |
| Managing Native Pecans, Dr. Dean McCraw |
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Pasture to Table (Livestock, Poultry & Aquaculture)
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Cool Season Grasses – Establishment and Management, Hugh Aljoe |
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| More Profit with Hair Sheep, Dr. Gerald Fitch |
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Preparing for the Table (Marketing & Value-Added)
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| Cooperative Results: The Story of VAP, Myron Bradt |
55 |
| The Made-in-Oklahoma Program, Jason Harvey |
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| Subscription Farming: Opportunities for Small Growers, Dan Nagengast |
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| El Sueno Enterprises: Cabbage, Sauerkraut or Bratwurst and Kraut? Richard Ortez |
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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 |
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| The Oklahoma Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification Program, Gary Bledsoe |
73 |
| Introduction to Cooperatives, Michael Frickenschmidt |
75 |
| Value-Added Closed Cooperatives: A Panel Discussion, Gary Bledsoe, Myron Bradt, Michael Frickenschmidt, moderated by Mason Mungle |
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| Selling at Farmers’ Markets in Oklahoma, Doug Walton and Chris Kirby |
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| Around the World at Farmers’ Market: Opportunities in Growing and Marketing of Ethnic and Old-fashioned Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs, Steve Salt |
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Beyond the Table (Using Land Wisely & Profitably)
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Nature-Based Tourism & Agritourism Trends: Unlimited Opportunities, James A. Maetzold 84
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Bringing Customers to Your Farm…and How to Keep Them Coming Back, Loren Liebscher, 90
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| 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 |
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| Growing Christmas Trees in Oklahoma, Bob Martin |
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| 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 |
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WORKSHOPS
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| Creating a Successful Farmers Market, Doug Walton, Chris Kirby and Dr. Shida Henneberry |
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| Sustainable Poultry (Range) Production, Anne Fanatico |
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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 |
132 |
| How to Develop and Run a Successful CSA: Opportunities for Small Growers, Dan Nagengast, |
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