Kansas AgriTourism Calendar
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Coming Up:
Deep South Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference
Mobile, Alabama
December 5-6, 2007
Presentations, workshops and trade show. Preregistration prior to November 23 is $80, and $60 for additional coworkers and family members. Late registration is $95 and $70, respectively. Hosted at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, Mobile, Alabama. Hotel reservations conference rate-reservations should be submitted by November 4.
Click here for complete agenda. Click here for Pre-Registration form.
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SARE "New Voices" Contest
Deadline for Entries is Dec. 7
In conjunction with the 20th SARE Conference, to be held March 25th Kansas City (see below), the organizers have announced a "New Voices" Competition. Share your roadmap to a new, sustainable American agriculture in written, audio, or video formats, and you might win free attendance to SARE’s 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference.
In support of SARE’s mission to advance sustainable practices and innovations to the whole of American agriculture, SARE seeks written, audio, and or video submissions that articulate new perspectives and illustrate an inspirational and pioneering vision for the advancement of sustainable agriculture over the next 20 years.
Details and application information are available on the SARE website.
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Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference
St. Joseph, Missouri
January 10-12
Concurrent sessions feature conventional and organic production and marketing of horticultural crops in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Workshops will cover High Tunnel production and a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) mini-school.
http://extension.missouri.edu/nwregion/hort/great.shtml for more information
Dude Ranchers' Association Convention
Holiday Inn
Cody, Wyoming
January 23-27, 2008
The 82nd Annual DRA convention is being held in Cody, Wyoming on January 23rd-27th, 2008. The convention is a great place to meet the ranchers, see new products, and be involved in useful seminars and informal discussions.
Convention Highlights:
- Largest attended DRA Event of the Year
- 3 Day Event
- Build lasting relationships with all DRA Members!
- Seminars & Round-Table Discussions
- Marketing Tips & Trends
- State of the Association
- Horse Safety Courses
- The BS Show & More Entertainment
- 20+ Vendors
- Food, Family, Friends & FUN!
- Annual Educational Trust Banquet & Auction
Visit the DRA website for more information.
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Women Managing the Farm Conference
Hutchinson, Kansas
Feb. 8-9, 2008
The 2008 Women Managing the Farm Conference is scheduled Feb. 8-9 at the Grand Prairie Hotel and Conference Center in Hutchinson, Kan.
Titled "Celebrating Ag Women," the conference is designed for women who are sharing agribusiness decisions with their farmer or rancher husband and for women who have either inherited - or are purchasing - a farm or acreage or choosing agriculture as a career, Kristy Archuleta, conference coordinator.
The women´s conference concept provides educational opportunities in an environment that fosters understanding of agribusiness and opportunities to network with others who face similar challenges and decisions, Archuleta said. The conference is the fourth in a series for women in agribusiness.
For more information about the conference, and to register, visit the website: www.womenmanagingthefarm.info
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SARE Conference
March 25-27, 2008
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Kansas City, Missouri
Mark your calendar for March 25-27, 2008, when SARE celebrates its 20th anniversary with a national conference and networking event in Kansas City, Missouri.
"Please plan to join SARE and its many partners in March 2008 at its next national conference to learn the latest about how we are forging an agriculture that is profitable, environmentally sound and good for people and communities.
- Celebrate successes experienced by SARE and its partners in the sustainable agriculture community
- Foster a productive dialog between producers, agricultural educators, and agency representatives
- Distill, clarify, and communicate SARE's guiding values and vision
"2008 marks SARE's 20th year of advancing a more sustainable agriculture through a nationwide competitive grants program. SARE stays in touch with the needs of farmers and ranchers through its strong regional programs in the North Central, Northeast, Southern and Western regions."
NOTE: They are looking for good sustainable farm and community food system tours (entertainment farms, processing, retailing etc) for this event. If you have any good suggestions send them to Mary Hendrickson, University of Missouri; Jana Beckman, Kansas State University; or Debi Kelly, Missouri Alternatives Center.
For conference information, click here.
www.sare.org
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