2018 SMALL FARMERS CONFERENCE Monday, March 26, 2018

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1 2018 SMALL FARMERS CONFERENCE Monday, March 26, 2018 Agenda Exhibitors and Vendors Set-up 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m-4:00 Pre-Conference 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. USDA Program Opportunities Feral Swine Management and Outreach Activities MODERATOR Dennis Jones NRCS Resource Conservationist Area 3 Office Hattiesburg, MS Call to Order 1:30 p.m. Presiding Gerald Jones, Director of County Operations Extension Program Invocation Pastor K. E. Stanton Natchez, MS

2 Welcome Honorable Darryl V. Grennell, Mayor City of Natchez Greetings Alfred Rankins Jr., Ph.D., President Edmund Buckner, Ph.D. Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs School of Agriculture & Applied Sciences Ben F. Burkett, State Coordinator Mississippi Association of Cooperatives Jackson, MS Introduction of Keynote Speaker Dr. Franklin Chukwuma, Associate Director for Extension School of Agriculture & Applied Sciences Keynote Speaker Dr. M. Ray McKinnie Dean of the College of Agriculture and 1890 Administrator Virginia State University 2:10p.m.---2:45p.m. Break/Exhibitors/Refreshments Health Screenings ASU School of Nursing Mobile Health Unit (Front of Convention Center) 2:50p.m.---3:10p.m.

3 Farm Bill Update Ms. Eloris Speight Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center 3:15p.m.---3:30p.m. Role of Family and Consumer Sciences Professionals in Serving Farm Communities Dr. Martha Ravola Interim Chair/Associate Professor School of Agriculture and Applied Science 3:30p.m.---3:45p.m. ASU Research Initiatives Dr. Keith McGee Associate Dean for Research and Administration School of Agriculture and Applied Science 3:45p.m.---4:00p.m. Closing Announcements/Day Two Overview Mrs. Darnella Winston Mississippi Association of Cooperatives 4:05p.m.---4:10p.m. Hotel Check-In Health & Wellness Evening Workout Session Stress Reliefs Jackie Ford Alcorn Extension Program Field Coordinator Cardio Ralph Arrington I Agriculture Extension Educator 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

4 Chat on the River Social Mixer Convention Center 7:30 p.m. Mr. Cornelius Blanding Executive Director Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund East Point, GA Edmund Buckner, Ph.D. Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs School of Agriculture & Applied Sciences Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Learning Sites and Tours This full-day is set aside for participants to attend various educational workshops and learning sites. These are on-site, hands-on learning events for conference participants. Depart the Convention Center/Hotel: 7:15 a.m. Arrive at Alcorn: 8:15 a.m. Organic Farming Methods to Increase the Nutritional Values in Blueberries and Melons Dr. Girish Panicker Director of Conservation Research/Associate Professor Location: Extension and Research Complex Ray Johnson Auditorium Facilitators: Ralph Arrington High Tunnel Best Practices/Niche Vegetable Marketing Location: Model Farm Presenters: O.D Howard and Ralph Arrington Facilitators: Kelvin King/ Tremell Sherman/Joe Barnes

5 Beef Cattle and Goat Production (Best Management Practices) Robert Berry Farm Adams County, MS Facilitator: Kelvin King Soil Health and Pasture/Forage Management Robert Johnson Farm Adams County, MS Facilitators: Tremell Sherman/Joe Barnes Box Lunch Sugarcane Production/Herb Gardening/Rum Distillery Tour Kings Tavern Natchez, MS Facilitators: Ralph Arrington Youth in Agriculture (Natchez High School Students) Michael Trusclair Career Opportunities for Students ASU School of Agriculture & Applied Sciences Program Majors-- Casnacita Gray NRCS Rainfall Simulator Demonstration 4-H Hands on Activities (4-H Educators/Mrs. Erby) Location: The Natchez Convention Center Program Time: 9:30 a.m. Site Coordinator: Manola Erby Box Lunch Provided Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Women in Business Location: Natchez Community Center Program Begin: 9:00 a.m. Site Coordinators: Myra Bryant, MS Association of Cooperatives Facilitator: Leslie G. Walker

6 Apollo on the Bluff Karaoke and Food (Broadway Street behind Grand Hotel) 7:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. Lisa Ferguson Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Health & Wellness Morning Workout Session 5:30 a.m.-6:30 a.m. Stress Relief Jackie Ford Alcorn Extension Program Field Coordinator Cardio Ralph Arrington I Agriculture Extension Educator 2017 SMALL FARMERS CONFERENCE Wednesday, March 28, 2017 AGENDA Opening Session 8:00 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Presiding Mrs. Myra Bryant

7 Concurrent Sessions 9:00 a.m. 9:40 a.m. Session 1 9:50 a.m 10:30 a.m. Session 2 2 nd Level of Convention Center Track 1: Cooperative Education a. Marketing your Business/Paul Darby b. Coop 123 s/savannah Jackson c. Marketing ABC s/ Ben Burkett & Dr. Magid Dagher Facilitator: Maya Crooks St. Louis Room Track 2: Women in Business/Agriculture a. Mediation and Your Rights/Lytanya Brown b. Vendors Borrowers Training Overview/Carolyn Banks c. Holistic Marketing Strategies/ Dr. E. Myles Facilitator: Leslie G. Walker Memphis Room Track 3: Agroecology-Teaching Ancestral Farming a. Introduction to Agroecology/Joe Barnes b. Back to Basic /Darnella Winston c. Agroecology/Blaine Snipstal Facilitator: Tremell Sherman Greenville Room Track 4: Natural Resource Enterprises a. Agri-Tourism/Ralph Arrington I b. Land Loss Prevention/Scherrie Prince & Associates c. Heir Property /Monica Rainge Facilitator: Kelvin King Concordia Room Track 5: Nutrition and Health a. Skin and Foot for the Farmers b. Know Your Numbers c. Eating for Good Health Facilitator: Doris Ratliff St. Francisville Room Reconvene back in the convention hall (10:45 a.m.) Prayer Tremell Sherman

8 Brunch (10:45 a.m.) Introduction of Guest Speaker MAC Staff 11:15a.m.---11:20a.m. Guest Speaker Ms. Tuwanna Williams 11:20a.m.---11:45a.m. Farmer of the Year Video Presentation 11:45a.m.---11:50a.m. Special Presentations Farmer of the Year Learning Sites 11:50a.m.---12:00 Closing Remarks Ms. Myra Bryant Adjourn 12:15 p.m.