Northern Indiana Grazing Conference
Friday, February 7, 2020
8:00-8:15 a.m.- Marlin Eash- Introduction
8:15-9:15 a.m. -Rob Yoder – “What a Passionate, Positive Attitude will do for Farming.”
9:15-9:45 a.m. Break
9:45-11:00 a.m. Farmer Panel: "Dealing With Extremes"
Paul Yoder, Marion Mishler, and Noah Martin Moderated by Leon Mast
11:00-11:45 a.m. Break-out Session
Tom Weaver- “Soil health Impact on Animal Health” Leroy Kuhns- “Keeping small farms viable with diversification”
11:45-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. Break-out Session
Tom Weaver- Calves/Heifers
Greg Palen- “Building a Forage-based Cow”
2:00-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-3:30p.m. Break-out Session
Tom Weaver- “Stump the Consultant”
Al Thomas- “Overwintering Bees”
Saturday, February 8, 2020
8:00-8:15 a.m. Marlin Eash- Introduction
8:15-9:15a.m. John Kempf- “Maximizing Crop Production Part 1”
9:15-9:45 a.m. Break
9:45-10:30 a.m. Break-out Session
Daniel Olson- “Adjusting to Market Trends”
David Schlabach- “Backyard Orchards”
10:30-11:30 a.m. Break-out Session
Sr. Farmer Panel: "Farming Experiences"
Rob Yoder and Nelson Miller moderated by Ray Yoder
Leroy Kuhns- Sheep
11:30-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-1:30p.m. Break-out Session
· Daniel Olson- “Finding the Energy in a Forage Sample”
· David Schlabach- “Orchard Pruning”
· Mervin Yoder- Kids' program
1:30-2:00p.m. Break
2:00-3:00p.m. John Kempf- “Maximizing Crop Production Part 2”
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All day Saturday session with Karen Geiser
Sponsors for 2020
Organic Valley
WBZ-Horseman's Pride Feeds
Farmers State Bank
Farm Credit Mid-America
Graze Magazine
Conservation Cropping Services
Prairie Farms
American Dairy Assn of Indiana
All Day session- Saturday
Karen Geiser- "A Healthy Farm Kitchen"
9:45a.m.- 10:30a.m.- Making Sauerkraut
10:30-11a.m.-Q&A on Sauerkraut
11:00-11:30- Broth Making
1:00 p.m. Making Cheese