Conference Agenda
Thursday, September 18, 2008
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration- Continental Breakfast | |||
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| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome- Jenifer Reynolds | |||
| 9:15 a.m. | Keynote- Jolene Brown "It's a Jungle Out There" | |||
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Break- Visit Mini Mall & Exhibits | |||
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Regulations for Food Related Business- Rodney Holcomb, Food & Agriculture Products Center, OSU | Financial Planning & Investment- Lyndon Taylor, Choice Financial Services | ||
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. | Oil, Gas, & Wind Energy Leasing - Shannon Ferrell, OSU Department of Agriculture Economics | Agriculture Hertiage Tourism - Melyn Johnson, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department | Business Plans- Jeff Lockett, Pioneer Tech | |
| 11:45 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch- Roundtable Discussions | |||
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | USDA Programs Natural Resources Conservation Services & Farm Service Agency Overviews- Teresa Stewart, NRCS & Jim Reese, FSA | First Things First- The Habit of “Personal Management” - Sandy Bull, Mid-America Tech | Quicken 2008 for Farm Financial Records- Damona Doye, OSU Regents Professor & Extension Economist (Limited seating see registration form) | |
| 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. | Federal Ag Legislation- Francie Tolle, American Farmers & Ranchers | Mediation in Oklahoma- Andrea Braeutigam, Program Manager and Lynn Malley, Coordinator OSU Institute for Dispute Resolution | ||
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Cattle ID- Dr. Becky Brewer, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry | Agritourism- Abby Cash, Director of Oklahoma Agritourism | ||
| 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. | Break- Visit Mini Mall & Exhibits | |||
| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Ag Session on Taxes- J.C. Hobbs, OSU Assistant Extension Specialist | Stress Management- Paula Post, OSU Extension Educator | Business Incentives- Rob Gragg, ODOC Rural Development Director | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Marketing With a Revenue Policy- Connie Hankins, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma | Forage Management, Quality, & Nutrition- Lisa Appeddu, Assistant Professor at SWOSU | Office Set-up & Taxes - Barbara Pritchard, IRS | |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | 1 Hour Break | |||
| 6:00 p.m. | "Taste of Oklahoma" Reception-Best Western Barsana Hotel | |||
Friday, September 19, 2008
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration- Continental Breakfast | |||
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| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Basics of Crop Insurance- Connie Hankins, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma | Goat & Livestock Management "These Are Not Your Father's Goats- James "JJ" Jones, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Area Ag Economist | Oklahoma Entrepreneurship- Shellie Todd, 2nd Century Entrepreneurship Center, ODOC | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs- Tersa Stewart, Assistant State Conservationist | Farm-to-School- Chris Kirby, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry | REI- Lori Broyles, Coordinator Women's Business Center and Andrea Bendele Business Finance | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | USDA Farm Service Agency Programs- Jim Reese, State Executive Director | Assertiveness Training- Anita Poole, Assistant to the President & Legal Counsel Kerr Center | Marketing Your Business- Rob Talbot, Talbot Services | |
| 10:00- 10:45 a.m. | Break- Visit Mini Mall & Exhibits | |||
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Kerr Center “Buy Fresh, Buy Local”- Dr. Jim Horne, CEO & Doug Walton, Community Foods Coordinator | Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative-Angie Albers, Project Coordinator | Financial Planning & Investment- Lyndon Taylor, Choice Financial Services | |
| 11:15 - 12:00 p.m. | "Celebrating Oklahoma"- Mike Klemme, Centennial Photographer | |||
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Keynote- Jolene Brown "Who's Hiding the Humor?" | |||
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Wrap-up- Jenifer Reynolds | |||
| 2:30 p.m. | Final Door Prizes- Smoker provided by Cookshack. Must be present to win! | |||
