2023 SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Feb. 14
8:00 - 9:00
Registration/Coffee & Doughnuts
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome
RN Hopper, Farmer, Petersburg, TX
9:15 - 10:30
"Building the World We Need: Regenerative Agriculture"
Dr. Tim Lasalle, Cal Poly
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
2:15 - 3:00
"Choices, Choices, We Have So Many!"
Lacy Vardeman, Farmer, Lubbock, TX
1:00 - 2:15
"Mindfulness: Do We Actually Know how Soil Microbes Respond to Changing Conditions and What Then Happens?"
Dr. John Zak, TTU
3:00 - 3:20
Break
3:20 - 4:30
"What Can Native Grasses Teach Us About Our Cropping Systems?"
Rob Cook, Grazing Consultant, Muleshoe, TX
4:30 - 5:30
Beer & Bull
Wednesday, Feb. 16
9:00 - 10:15
"Life Adventures in Regenerative Agriculture: Experiences with Deadly Snakes, Spiders, Wild Life, Diseases, and Other International Challenges"
Dr. Tim Lasalle, Cal Poly
10:15 - 10:35
Break
10:35 - 11:50
"Soil Fertility and Health With Less Dependence on Inputs"
Gary Zimmer, Author and Farmer, Lone Rock, WI
11:50 - 12:50
Lunch
12:50 - 1:40
"In Search of a Bright Future Beyond Irrigation"
Stephen Harms, Farmer, Seminole, TX
1:40 - 2:30
"Less is More With Wide Row Cotton, Grains, and Covers"
Tate Greer, Farmer, Floydada, TX and Jeff Miller, Agronomist, Plainview, TX
2:30 - 2:50
Break
2:50 - 3:40
"Adapting to Changing Conditions on the Farm"
Steve Verett, Lubbock, TX
3:40 - 4:30
"Panel Discussion"
All Speakers