Friday, February 4th | Virtual Conference Sessions
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Expect to see sessions that appeal to professionals from all sectors of the food system, with a special focus on enhancing culinary experiences through local foods, Farm to School, coalition-building, culturally appropriate crops & food sovereignty, Farm Bill updates, and Cottage Food Law training for producers interested in selling value-added foods outside of the farmers’ market season.
You are welcome to participate in these virtual sessions on your own OR join the in-person watch party at The Leadership Center in Aurora, NE. |
Friday Keynote: Chef Khan
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Agenda
10:00am-11:00am | Welcome Address & Keynote
1:00pm-2:00pm | Concurrent Sessions
6:30pm-7:30pm | Bob Quinn Roundtable & Social at The Leadership Center in Aurora, NE (In-person only)
10:00am-11:00am | Welcome Address & Keynote
- Welcome Address presented by Cecily Wardyn, Assistant Director at the Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Elevating Culinary Experiences Through Local Foods: Executive Chef for Bryan Health Shares Successes and Lessons Learned Keynote with Chef Nazim Khan, Bryan Medical Center
- Farm Bill Explainer & Local Advocacy with Brad Lubben, UNL Agricultural Economics
- Cottage Food Certification Training with Cindy Brison, UNL Extension
- Profitability, Value, and Decision Making with Trey Malone, Michigan State University Extension
1:00pm-2:00pm | Concurrent Sessions
- Producing Culturally Appropriate Crops at Prairie Pines Training Farm with Amy Gerdes & Shahab Bashar from Community Crops
- Local Food Coalition Panel: Building & Sustaining for Success with Presenter/Moderator: Courtney Long from Iowa State University, and Nebraska Panelists Brenda Sale from Nebraska Extension-Dakota County, Sandra Renner from the Center for Rural Affairs, and Tara Dunker from Nebraska Extension-Gage County
- Nebraska Food Sovereignty At-A-Glance: A Look at the Sacred Seed and Maya Restoration Projects with Taylor Keen & Luis Marcos
- Farm to School in Nebraska, a panel conversation hosted by UNL Extension
6:30pm-7:30pm | Bob Quinn Roundtable & Social at The Leadership Center in Aurora, NE (In-person only)
Saturday, February 5th | Conference @ The Leadership Center
Saturday's sessions will appeal to professionals from all sectors of the food system with a special focus on farm financial management, vegetable crop production, livestock & grazing practices, transitioning farm/ranch families, biochar, cover crops, and pasturing techniques. Come prepared to enjoy Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society's annual silent auction fundraiser; cash, checks and donations are accepted.
Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included in the registration. Lodging is available at the Leadership Center and in the Aurora area.
Please note: Speaker and schedule changes are possible due to unexpected weather events, the environment surrounding COVID-19, and other unexpected situations. Check back here for the latest updates.
Agenda
8:00 am - 8:30am | Check-In/registration
8:30am-9:00am | Welcome
9:00am-10:15am | Concurrent Sessions
11:45am-12:15pm | Lunch immediately followed by NSAS annual meeting and elections
12:15pm-1:45pm | NSAS annual meeting and elections OR Nebraska Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association Meetup
2:00pm-3:15pm | Concurrent Sessions
Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included in the registration. Lodging is available at the Leadership Center and in the Aurora area.
Please note: Speaker and schedule changes are possible due to unexpected weather events, the environment surrounding COVID-19, and other unexpected situations. Check back here for the latest updates.
Agenda
8:00 am - 8:30am | Check-In/registration
8:30am-9:00am | Welcome
9:00am-10:15am | Concurrent Sessions
- Sustainable Silvopasture Hog Production Compared to Drylot System a SARE Farmer Forum session with Raymond Hain
- Young Vegetable Producers Panel with Lainey Johnson and David Jurena
- Farm Financial Management with Jessica Groskopf
11:45am-12:15pm | Lunch immediately followed by NSAS annual meeting and elections
12:15pm-1:45pm | NSAS annual meeting and elections OR Nebraska Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association Meetup
2:00pm-3:15pm | Concurrent Sessions
- Double Cropping Field Peas with Cover Crops, Forages and Short Season Crops in Sub-Humid Climates, a SARE Farmer Forum session with Alexandre Tonon Rosa
- Pathology and Scouting for Vegetable Crops with Kyle Broderick
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Program and Driftwatch-BeeCheck with Craig Romary,
Environmental Programs Specialist with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- To Till or No-Till in Veg Production, a panel with Katie Jantzen and Tom Tomas
- Risk Management for Produce Growers with Rex Nelson
- Biochar Production and Applications with Heather Kingery and Evrett Lunquist
- Cow/calf Production with Limited Perennial Grass: Capitalizing on Opportunities to Integrate Cropping and Cattle Systems, a SARE Farmer Forum session with Mary Drewnoski