Chestatee-Chattahoochee RC&D, Carroll County Young Farmers, and UGA Cooperative Extension of Carroll and Haralson counties will present a two-day conference for small farmers at West Georgia Technical College on February 26-27.
Registration is free for the first 120 registrants. Deadline for registration is February 17, 2020.
To register or request additional information, call UGA Extension Carroll County at 770-836-8546.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Day 1
8:30 am-10:00 pm — Registration
10:00 am Welcome — Paula Burke, UGA Extension; Ryan Ayers, Carroll County Young Farmers; Frank Riley, Chestatee-Chattahoochee RC&D
10:30 am-11:15 am — General Session —Program on Soil, Stewart Proctor, NRCS
11:30 am — Lunch — Updates from FSA, NRCS, UGA Extension
1:00 pm-2:15 pm — Breakout Session
1. Honeybees and Pollinators – Jennifer Berry, UGA Honey Lab
2. Small Ruminant Production – Dr. Nicky Whitley, Ft Valley State University
3. Vegetable Crop Scheduling – Bryan Hager, Crager-Hager Farm
2:15 pm-2:30 pm — Break
2:30 pm-3:45 pm — Breakout Session (repeated)
1. Honeybees and Pollinators – Jennifer Berry, UGA Honey Lab
2. Small Ruminant Production – Dr. Nicky Whitley, Ft Valley State University
3. Vegetable Crop Scheduling – Bryan Hager, Crager-Hager Farm
4:00 pm-5:30 pm — Check in to hotels
5:30 pm-7:00 pm — Supper and Keynote Speaker — Todd Anduze, Small Business Development Center
Day 2
7:30-8:30 am — Breakfast @ Murphy Conference Center
8:30 am-9:45 am — General Session: Marketing Your Farm Business — Todd Anduze, Small Business Development Center
10:00 am-11:15 am — Breakout Sessions
1. Vegetable Pests – Bob Westerfield, UGA
2. Nuisance Animals – Mike Mengek, UGA
3. Irrigation – Gary Hawkins, UGA
11:30 am-12:30 pm — Lunch
1:00 pm — Leave for Farm Tours
1. Fruit Tree and Vegetable Farm – Brian Heatherington
2. Wine Grapes - Trillium Vineyards – Bruce Cross
3. Pasture/Grazing - White Hawk Ranch
3:00 pm — Return from Farm Tours