Short Courses

6^th National Small Farm  Conference - Short Courses

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

SHORT COURSES

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Resources for view before/after course

Keeping it Safe: Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices

Annette Wszelaki, University of Tennessee

Richard Molinar, UC-Davis and Elizabeth Bihn, Cornell University

Best Practice Information

Food Safety resource 

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Using New and Emerging Technologies that Impact (Benefit) Farm & Ranch Operations: Integrating Emerging Technologies (ET) into the Small Farm Marketing Mix

Berran Rogers-Univ. of MD-Eastern Shore

Theresa J. Nartea, Virginia State University and

Robin Brumfield, Rutgers University

Evaluation Strategies: Best Practices for Best Results (Getting the Results You Need!) Skills and Attitudes Essential to Successful Small Farm Program Evaluations

Harry Baumes, USDA-Office of the Chief Economist

John O’Sullivan, North Carolina A&T and

Mary Peabody, University of Vermont

Planning Your Work and Working Your Plan: Whole Farm Management  

Chongo Mundende, Langston University

Nelson Daniels, Prairie View A&M, and

Marion Simon, Kentucky State University,

Wendell Pepper, University of Tennessee

2:00 pm -5:00 pm

PPT Slides

Grant Writing   : How To's for Effective Grant Writing: Grant Writing Secrets for Success

Timothy Hooper, Tennessee State University

James Hill, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program;

Hugh Joseph, Tufts University