2022 SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Feb. 15
8:00 - 9:00
Registration/Coffee & Doughnuts
9:00 - 9:20
Welcome
Barry Evans, Farmer, Kress, TX
9:20 - 10:30
"Whatcha Gonna do When the Well Runs Dry?"
Dale Strickler
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:40
"Growing 80 Inch Cotton and Multi-Species Covers in a No-Till System"
Kris Verett, Farmer, Ralls, TX
11:40 - 12:00
Rainfall Simulator
Brandt Underwood, NRCS
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
2:10 - 3:00
"Fundamentals of Raising Sheep"
Kelly Kettner, Farmer, Muleshoe, TX
1:00 - 2:10
"Seeing with New Eyes: Stewardship and Ecosystem Services"
Dr. John Zak, TTU
3:00 - 3:20
Break
3:20 - 4:30
"Understanding Regenerative Grazing and Planning for Success"
Dr. Tim Steffens, WTAMU
4:30 - 5:30
Beer & Bull
Wednesday, Feb. 16
9:00 - 10:15
"Creating a Profitable Dryland Agriculture for the Semi Arid Plains"
Dale Strickler
10:15 - 10:35
Break
10:35 - 11:50
"Farmers Find Solutions"
Wayne Knight, HMI
11:50 - 12:50
Lunch
12:50 - 1:30
"Full Circle Regenerative Farming in West Texas"
Craig Giesbrecht, Farmer, Hart, TX
1:30 - 2:10
"Observations From 20 Years of No-Tilling"
Ronald Meyer, Farmer, Stratford, TX
2:10 - 2:30
Break
2:30 - 3:45
"Faithful Citizenship"
Senator Charles Perry, Lubbock, TX
3:45 - 4:30
"Waste Not Want Not"
R. N. Hopper, Farmer, Petersburg, TX