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2013 Produce Growers Conference

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Agenda

Tuesday, February 19th
8:30 - 9:00 am	Registration and Welcome, Dr. Steve Brown
9:00 - 9:30 am	Potato Situation in Alaska, Bill Campbell
9:30 - 10:00 am	Personal Protection Equipment, Lydia Clayton
10:00 - 10:15 am	Soft Rot & Black Leg Diseases of Potatoes, Dr. Amy Charkowski
10:15 - 10:30 am	Common Scab of Potato, Dr. Tom Zitter
10:30 – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 – 11:45 am	Division of Ag Update, Amy Pettit
12:00 – 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 pm	Potato Certification Issues, Bill Campbell
2:00 – 2:30 pm	Marketing with Facebook, Kelly Larson
2:30 – 3:00 pm	Managing Your Farm Business: From New Endeavors, To Marketing, To Leaving Your Legacy, Margaret Adsit
3:00 - 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm	Site Specific Precision Farming, Dr. Jeff Smeenk & Dr. Dave Ianson
4:15 - 4:45 pm	Early Blight: A Global Management Issue on Potatoes, Dr. Walter Stevenson
4:15 - 5:30 pm	Food Bank of Alaska Reception, Mary Sullivan
Wednesday, February 20th
8:30 – 9:00 am	Registration and check in
9:00 – 9:30 am	Know Your Weed Enemy, Dr. Steven Seefeldt
9:30 – 10:30 am	Farm Insurance, Mike Combs
10:30 – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 – 11:15 am	Farm Service Agency Update, Danny Consenstein
11:15 - 11:45 am	Bacterial Ring Rot, Dr. Neil Gudmestad
12:00 – 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 pm	Restaurant Rewards Program, Kristi Krueger
2:00 - 2:30 pm	A day at the Market with Juice, Jelly & Jam, Don Berberich
2:30 – 3:00 pm	Farm to School Update, Johanna Herron
3:00 – 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm	Mycorrhizae: Only Works When Used Correctly, Dr. Dave Ianson
4:15 – 5:15 pm	Distributor Do’s and Don’ts, Michael Hanzuk

Speaker agenda is subject to change without notice.

Our 2013 Speakers

Margaret Adsit, Interim Director, Alaska Farmland Trust

Don Berberich, Alaska Farm Bureau

Dr. Steve Brown , District Agriculture/ Horticulture Agent, Copper River/Mat-Su District

Bill Campbell, Potato Disease Control Specialist, Div of Ag/Plant Materials Center

Dr. Amy Charkowski , University of Wisconsin, Madison

Lydia Clayton - District Agriculture/Horticulture Agent, Kenai District

Mike Combs, President, Combs Insurance Agency

Danny Consenstein , State Executive Director, USDA Alaska Farm Service Agency

Dr. Neil Gudmestad , North Dakota State University

Michael Hanzuk, Development Specialist, Division of Economic Development

Johanna Herron, Development Specialist, AK Division of Agriculture

Dr. Dave Ianson, Environmental Scientist/Certified Crop Advisor, Palmer Soil and Water Conservation District

Kristi Krueger, Project Assistant, Alaska Grown, AK Division of Agriculture

Kelly Larson, Community Relations & Social Media, Alaska State Fair

Amy Pettit, Marketing Manager, AK Division of Agriculture

Dr. Steven Seefeldt , District Agriculture/Horticulture Agent, Tanana District

Dr. Jeff Smeenk , District Manager, Palmer Soil and Water Conservation District

Dr. Walter Stevenson, University of Wisconsin

Mary Sullivan, Director, Food Bank of Alaska

Dr. Tom Zitter, Cornell University