SCHEDULE.
Tuesday, Feb. 12
8:00 - 9:00
Registration/Coffee & Doughnuts
9: 00 - 9:10
Welcome
Barry Evans, Farmer, Kress, TX
9:10 - 10:30
"Regenerating the Diversity of Life in Soil: Hope for Farming, Ranching, Environment and the Climate"
Dr. David Johnson, NMSU
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:40
"Cover Crops – Benefits and Challenges"
Kelly Kettner, Farmer, Muleshoe, TX
11:40 - 12:00
Rainfall Simulator
Brandt Underwood, NRCS
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch by Evie Mae's Barbecue
2:00 - 2:50
"My Adventures with No-till Farming and Cover Crops"
Ronald Meyer, Farmer, Dalhart, TX
1:00 - 2:00
"Your soils health: making and keeping a New Year's resolution"
Dr. John Zak, TTU
2:50 - 3:15
Break
3:15 - 4:15
"Benefits and Guidelines for Integrating Livestock into Cropping Systems"
Dr. Tim Steffens, WTAMU
4:30 - 6:30
Beer & Bull
Wednesday, Feb. 13
9:00 - 10:30
Workshop: Building a Composting Bioreactor
Dr. David Johnson, NMSU
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:00
"Using Diversity to Control Pests and Build the Resilience of Farms"
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, Bluedasher Farms
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch- Ribeye steaks by Macaroni Joes
1:00 - 2:00
"Managing your residue for success"
John Reznik, Farmer, Dumas, TX
2:00 - 3:00
"A Farmer's Guide to Envisioning the Future"
Dr. Kater Hake, Cotton Inc.
3:00 - 3:20
Break
3:20 - 4:15
"When Less is More"
R. N. Hopper, Farmer, Petersburg, TX