9Th Annual Organic Production Meeting

The University of Maryland Extension, Queen Anne's County 9th Annual Organic Production Meeting Chesapeake College, Todd Performing Arts Center, Wye Mills, MD 21679 Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

Cost $ 25.00 – To register: - https://organicproductionworkshop.eventbrite.com/

8:00 am Continental Breakfast – Sponsor Booths Open Lobby

9:00 am Welcome Location -Theatre Jenny Rhodes, Extension Educator, Ag. & Natural Resources, University of Maryland Extension

9:15 am -10:30 am Holistic Regeneration of Our Lands, A Producers Perspective Keynote Speaker, Gabe Brown, ND Farmer

10:30 am -11:00am BREAK – visit with vendors & networking

11:00 am-12:00 pm Break Out Round 1

Nitrogen Management in Organic Cropping Systems Location: EDC 27 John Spargo, Director, Agricultural Analytical Services Lab, Penn State University

Direct Marketing –Handling Customer Service Location: Aud01 Panel Discussion - Alison Howard, Homestead Farm, Jay Martin, Provident Farm Ginger Myers, University of Maryland Extension, Director, Maryland Rural Enterprise Development Center

12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH, Networking and Sponsor Booth Visits Location: Caroline Center

1:00pm – 1:45 pm Break Out - Round 2

Stopping Weeds before they Seed Location: AUD 01 If you want to stop weed seed production when do you need to kill the weeds AND does it matter if the weeds are hand weeded, mowed (chopped up) or sprayed with an herbicide? Mark VanGessel, Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware

Controlling Disease in Seeds Location: EDC 27 Demonstration- hot water seed treatment for vegetable crops. Hot water seed treatment is a good, organic solution to managing many diseases of several vegetable crops such as tomatoes, peppers and cole crops. Kathryne L. Everts, Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology, University of Maryland – College Park Joint appt. University of Delaware

1:45 pm – 2:00pm Break - – visit with vendors & networking

2:00pm – 3:15pm Soil Health/Cover Crops/Questions Location: Theatre Panel – Gabe Brown, John Spargo, Dave Wilson, Research Agronomist King's Agriseeds Inc., Michel Cavigelli, & Steven Mirsky, USDA-ARS, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab, Beltsville, MD

Program offered in partnership with: USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, University of Maryland Extension, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service & Chesapeake College, Continuing Education & Workforce Development University of Maryland Extension programs are open to all people and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation, or gender identity expression.