2011 Conference Break-out Sessions

• Session Descriptions (pdf) 

Livestock

1. Forage Alternatives to Extend the Grazing Season
2. Overgrazing and the Impact to Your Bottom Line
3. Self-Sustainable Producer Study Groups: A New and Effective Way to Obtain Information and Make Production Decisions
4. The Carbon Footprint of Beef Production

Nursery/Greenhouse

1. Can You Have a Profitable Business Growing the Plants You Love?
2. Struvite as Phosphorous Fertilizer Source for Greenhouse Crop Production 
3. Basic Principles of Using Controlled Release Fertilizers for Floriculture Crops
4. Beneficial Insects in the Greenhouse: Decision-making Strategies

Marketing 

1. Market Development: Tips from a Pro 
2. The Power of Institutional Markets: Emerging Opportunities for All Scales of Production
3. Spicing Up a Market Outlet: Adding Local Grains, Breads, Wines and Cheeses
4. Social Marketing - Getting a Handle on the Latest Social Media

Specialty Crops 

1. What's Cookin? Adding Value by Creating Retail Products
2. Growing Fun 
3. Grow through Specialty Techniques 
4. Let's Drink

Small Scale Farming

1. 23 Years of Small Scale Farming on a Changing Urban Fringe 
2. 21 Acres Farm and Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living - Eating, Growing, Living 
3. The WSU Small Farms Team: Cultivating New Farmers, Pioneering Environmentally Sound Scale-Appropriate Farming Practices, and Encouraging Diversified Market Channels in WA State
4. Get Farming! Who Farm Startups Can Turn to for Business Planning Support, Land, Equipment, Infrastructure, Seed Capital, Marketing Support, Market Access and More

The Business of Farming

1. Farming Liabilities, Business Exposures and Protection Options
2. Farm Business Planning
3. Protect Your Investment - USDA Options
4. Getting to Know Your Costs