The 2008 Midwest Organic Production & Marketing Conference and Trade Show
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Recap and resources
Keynotes
“Agriculture—The Secret Weapon to Global Warming”
Tim LaSalle, CEO, Rodale Institute
“The Corporate Takeover of Organic Agriculture and Who Really Owns the Organic Label?”
Mark Kastel, The Cornucopia Institute
Economics
Marketing and Economics of Organic Grain
Gary Reding and Corinne AlexanderEmerging Marketing Opportunities for Organic Farmers
John Pike
Economics of Organic Production
Joel Gruver
Organic Price Reporting
Cordell GivensProper Post Harvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables for Wholesale Markets
Jim Slama and Ben PerkinsMarketing Organic Grain
Roger HendrickerI-57 Corridor – Getting Local Illinois Food Into Chicago
Wes JarrellCooperative Marketing for Organic Growers
Duane Baker and PanelGeneral Session –“Selling Organic Products into the Chicago Wholesale Markets”
Jim Slama, Ben Perkins and Lori TatreauLivestock
Organic Hog Production, Improving Genetics and Herd Health
Tracy HarperOrganic Dairy Farming at a Land Grant University
Kevin BrusselOrganic and All-Natural Beef and Hogs
Gary Reding, Doug and Donna SassmanPasture Raised Poultry – Production and Marketing
Jody and Beth OsmundCertifying Organic Livestock
Karen Kinstetter, Mark King, and Gene ProchaskaMaking Hay the Organic Way
Gary Reding and Jack ErismanMoving toward Stability and Mutual Profitability: Developing a Direct Farmer-to-Farmer Marketing Program for Organic Feed Crops
Lowell RheinheimerProducing Organic Feeds
Gary ZimmerAgronomic Crops
Soil Fertility Practices on Organic Vegetable Farms: Don't Always Believe What You Think
Leslie Cooperband, John Hendrickson, and Samuel PratschTraining Your Extension Educator on Organic Production
Kathleen DelateWeed Management in Organic Field Crops: An Ecological Approach
Adam Davis, Dale Mutch, and Liz Maynard The Competitive Environment in Natural/Organic Foods: The Guerrilla Marketing Advantage
Mark KastelOrganic Nitrogen Research Trial for Tomato Production
Dale MutchSerious Disease Issues in Organic Vegetable Production in the Midwest: Possible Integrated Disease Management Strategies
Mohammad BabadoostEmerging Pest Issues for Midwest Organic Farmers
Kathleen Delate and Sue RatcliffeThe Art of Tillage for Corn, Soybean and Wheat
Joel GruverManaging Diseases and Insects Organically
Dan Egel and Rick WeinzierlHorticultural Crops
Tillage Systems and Equipment for Vegetables
Todd StatzerOrganic Products for Pest Control in Fruits and Vegetables: Loretta
Ortiz-Ribbing, Rick Wienzerl, and John MasiunasFresh Produce Food Safety for Organic Growers
Shari PlimptonOrganic Fruit Tree Production
Rick FosterUnraveling the Mysterious OMRI List
David DeCouOrganic Certification 101
Karen KinstetterOrganic Agriculture: Labor and Other Legal Issues
Bryan Endres
Bioenergy Conference in Kirksville, MO
Coke and farmers compete for scarce water in India
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