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Sare Conference logo New American Farm Conference

Advancing the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture

March 25-27, 2008 | Kansas City, MO
(Thanks for helping make our conference a success! SARE does not expect to schedule another national conference in the near future.)

Sponsors | Schedule at a Glance | Plenary Speakers | Breakout Sessions | Farm Tours | Posters
Photo Contest | New Voices Contest

POSTERS

Cutting-Edge Innovations on Display
Some posters are now available online! Click on the link next to the poster title. Note that larger files will require some time to download, even on fast connections.

Tuesday, March 25
Session One: 5:00 - 6:45 PM
Presenter Name State Region Poster Title
Barry Adler OH NC RainFresh Harvests: Growing Year-Round with Renewable Energy
Helen Atthowe MT W Reduced Tillage/Living Mulch System Manages Insect Pests (Poster 33 MB)
Owusu Bandele LA S Use of Winter Cover Crops and Summer Soil Solarization in Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems
Billie Best MA NE Farmer-Led Learning Groups to Mentor Beginning Farmers (Poster 1.0 MB)
Don Bustos NM W Solar Energy for Winter Food Production (Poster .1 MB)
Christopher Callahan NY NE How and Why a Small Digester Works: Digester Performance Tracking, Analysis, and Lessons Learned at Freund's Farm
Jeanne Carver OR W Imperial Stock Ranch Heritage Lamb/Fiber Marketing (Poster .1 MB)
Chris Chmiel OH NC Increasing Production in Native Stands of PawPaws; Using Animals to Manage Pawpaw Patches (Poster .6 MB)
James Crosby MI NC Preserving Historical Mint Fields with Windbreaks
Krista Dittman NE NC Artisan Farmstead Cheese Production in Nebraska
Gwendolyn Ellen OR W Integrating Conservation Biological Control on Farms: Banking on Beetles in Oregon (Poster .2 MB)
Claud Evans OK S Integrated Goat Management System for Fiber and Meat
Chad King AZ W Sustainability of Inland Shrimp Production
Teresa Showa AZ W Ganado Farm Board Agricultural Marketing Study (Poster .1 MB)
Dave Govert KS NC Watching Your Idea Grow Out of Your Control
Chris Granstrom VT NE Evaluating New, Extra-Hardy Grape Cultivars in Vermont
John Hays AZ W Partnership for Monitoring Rangeland and Riparian Health in Red Rock Canyon Watershed (Poster .1 MB)
Brenda Hedges VT NE Organic Transplant Production: Media & Fertilizers
Martin Keen PA NE Controlling Grape Root Borer
Ron Khosla NY NE Electric Tractor Conversion of Allis Chalmers "G"
Sarah Kingsley-Richards VT NE Development of Partnerships and Support for an Emerging Alternative Crop: Grapes in Northern New England
Dan Kuebler MO NC Go Green With Solar Powered Irrigation
Martha Mewbourne VA S Scott County Hair Sheep Fair- A Beginning
Luis Miguel Rico PR S Puerto Rican Shade Grown Coffee
Joseph Miles PA NE Composting Bedded Pack Barn
Eamon Molloy OR W Hillsdale Winter Harvest Farmers Market (Poster .1 MB)
Henning Sehmsdorf WA W The Small-Scale, Integrated, Self-Sufficient and Sustainable Farm Organism (Poster .6 MB)
George or Sally Shetler MI NC Processing and Marketing Milk
Eric Simonne FL S Optimization of Irrigation Practices in Organic and Conventional Vegetable Production Using Soluble Dye
Karen Strickler ID W Harvest Frequency, Yield and Economics of Summer Squash (Poster .2 MB)
Ernest Wusstig GU W Greenhouse Water Barrier (Poster .1 MB)

 

Wednesday, March 26
Session Two: 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Presenter Name State Region Poster Title
Jean Bonhotal NY NE Composting as an Alternative for Mortalities and Meat Residuals from Farms and Butcher Operations
Lynda Brushett NH NE Creating an Agricultural Commission in Your Hometown (Poster 1.9 MB)
Wes Burger MS S Economic, Agronomic, and Ecological Costs/Benefits of Field Border Management Practices in Agricultural Systems of Mississippi (Poster 1.3 MB)
Anthoney Deanes VA S Assessing the Viability of Inland Shrimp Farming in South Central Alabama (Poster 3.5 MB)
Amy Dirks IN NC Evaluation of a Children's Gardening Curriculum for Use in School Classroom
Sue Donaldson NV W Living on the Land: Curriculum Expansion and Instructor Trainings
Rex Dufour CA W Helping to Institutionalize Organics as a Conservation Practice in the NRCS (Poster .2 MB)
Craig Elevitch HI W Expanding the Value of SARE Project Publications Through Electronic Distribution (Poster .1 MB)
Staci Emm NV W Strengthening and Sustaining Agriculture on American Indian Lands (Poster 10.9 MB)
Ann Gillespie GA S Novel Methods for Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Llamas and Alpacas (Poster .2 MB) (Handout .1 MB)
John Grande NJ NE Matching Small-farm Crop Sprayer Application Technology with OMRI and Traditional Agricultural Products
Joe Harrison WA W The Role of Feed Management in Whole Farm Nutrient Management
Lucy Henry NC S Why Do Farmers Adopt Conservation Practices?
Veera Kasula AL S Microbiological Analysis of Whole Rabbit Carcass Rinses Sampled from Rabbit Processing Facilities
Sarah Hultine MO NC Beyond the Farmers' Market: Planning for Local Food Systems in Illinois- A Guide for Community Leaders
Stu Jacobson IL NC Cultural Competency: Working with Latino Audiences
Jerry Jost KS NC Grow Your Farmer's Market
Bill Lamont PA NE Training Extension Professionals and Teachers on High Tunnel Technology
Jeanne Merrill WI NC Educating Through Excellence
Jean Mills AL S Marketing Networks in Rural Alabama
Marion Simon KY S The Third Thursday Thing: Eleven Years and Going Strong
Amy Bacigalupo MN NC A Tri-State Expansion: Educator Training Using the Farm Beginnings Model
Bob Zabawa AL S Partnerships for Sustainable Communities (Poster .2 MB)

 

Wednesday, March 26
Session Three: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Presenter Name State Region Poster Title
George Abawi NY NE Soil Health Assessment, Management, and Outreach
Travis Beckett UT W Cropping Systems: Soil Sustainability vs. the Dollar
John Biernbaum MI NC User/Grower Educational Materials and Training for Polyethylene Film High Tunnel Winter Production and Harvesting of Organic Salad Greens and Vegetables
Thomas Bjorkman NY NE A Biocontrol Fungus that Colonizes Roots Better: From Concept to Organic Production (Poster .2 MB)
Lisa Boggs OK S Got Weeds? Hire Goats
George Boody MN NC Economic Analysis and Policy Development to Support Multiple Benefits (Poster .9 MB)
Jude Boucher CT NE Perimeter Trap Cropping: A Novel Approach to Pest Control
Brad Brummond ND NC Coexistence in North Dakota (Sustainable and Biotech Agriculture)
Craig Cogger WA W Assessing Soil Quality in Intensive Organic Management Systems
Kathleen Delate IA NC Improving Soil Quality During and After Transition to Organic Production
Anne Fanatico AR S Enhancing Feasibility for Range Poultry Expansion (Poster 7.8 MB)
Ruth Hazzard MA NE Organic Sweet Corn IPM: A Fifteen Year Project (Poster 0.7 MB)
Edgar Hicks KS NC Growing the Nicodemus Community
Dahlia Jackson DE NE Growth, Parasite Resistance and Carcass Traits of Dorper, Texel, and Suffolk-sired Crossbred Lambs
Pat Johnson SD NC High Sulfate Water- The Search for Solutions
Dennis Lamm CO W A Survey of Organic Producers in the 4 Corners States
Ellen Mallory ME NE Diversity & Intensity of Cover Crop Systems: Managing Weed Seed Bank & Soil Health (Poster 1 MB)
Andy McGuire WA W Mustard Green Manures for Potato Production (Poster .2 MB)
Dennis McIntosh DE NE Integrating Aquatic Plant and Finfish Aquaculture
Jennifer Miller ID W Sustainable Ag Practices and Outreach with Native Populations (Poster .1 MB)
Steve Mims KY S Enhancing Farmers' Income through Polyculture of Paddlefish with Catfish in the Southern Region
David Orr NC S Evaluation of Beneficial Insect Habitat for Organic Farms
Mary Peet NC S Grafting Rootstocks onto Heirloom and Locally Adapted Tomato Selections to Confer Resistance to Soil Borne Diseases and Increase Nutrient Uptake for Market Gardeners (Poster 4.7 MB)
Curt R. Rom AR S Management Practices for Organic Orchard Nutrition (Poster .15 MB)
William Snyder WA W Augmentation and Conservation of Insect-attacking Nematodes and Fungi to Improve Insect Control
Sandra Solaiman AL S Sustainable Year-Round Forage System for Goat Production (Poster .15 MB)
Jim Stordahl MN NC Phosphorus Mobilization and Weed Suppression by Buckwheat
Ken Tate CA W Grazing Management to Improve Riparian Health (Poster .1 MB)
Wade Esbenshade PA NE Greenhouse IPM for the Amish and Mennonite Community of Central PA
Glynn Tillman GA S Multidisciplinary Approach to Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton Production in the Southeastern USA
Ray Weil MD NE Intensive Grazing: A Threat to Water Quality? (Poster 6.5 MB)
Doug Wubben WI NC Farm-to-School Lessons from the Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch Project (Poster .5 MB)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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