Practical Farmers of Iowa - 2017 Annual Conference

Session Survey

Greetings PFI members!
We are busy finalizing details for our 2017 annual conference. In an effort to plan room assignments, we are looking for feedback on session interest. We realize you may have not completely made up your mind, please indicate your top session choice. Please complete the survey by December 28th.

Thank you!

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* 1. Please select the short course you plan to attend (Thursday, January 19):

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* 2. Please select the Friday, Round I session you plan to attend (12:30-2:00 pm).

N/A- I do not plan to attend the Friday, Round I session

Profitable Vertical Integration of Livestock: Production, Processing and Marketing (Part I)

A Decade of Cover Crops Research

Lessons Learned: First 5 Years of Farming

Business Nuts & Bolts for Transition to Organic Grain Production (In partnership with Iowa Organic Association)

Farm Financial Record Keeping and Planning

Getting Started in Your First High Tunnel

Keeping the Farm and Paying for End-of-Life Care

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* 3. Please select the Friday, Round II session you plan to attend (3:00-4:30 pm).

N/A- I do not plan to attend the Friday, Round II session

Profitable Vertical Integration of Livestock: Production, Processing and Marketing (Part II)

Insects and Soil Health

Lessons Learned: First 10 Years of Farming

Organic Weed Control (In partnership with the Iowa Organic Association)

High Profits With a No-Till Farming System

Profitably Managing Your Market Mix

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* 4. Please select the Saturday, Round I session you plan to attend (8:30-9:40 am).

N/A- I do not plan to attend the Saturday, Round I session

Cover Crops 201

Building Soil Fertility on a Vegetable Farm

Managing Weeds More Successfully

The Natural Medicine Chest for Livestock Health and Wellness

Deep Winter Greenhouse at Lida Farm

Saving Bacon: The Conservation of Traditional Breed Pigs

Transferring the Farm: Lessons From the Past

Hobby Farmer Meet-Up

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* 5. Please select the Saturday, Round II session you plan to attend (10:00-11:10 am).

N/A- I do not plan to attend the Saturday, Round II session

Pollinator Conservation and Risk Assessment

Q & A With Will Harris

Feed-Formulating Alternatives to Corn and Soy

Intercropping for Multiple Goals in a Vegetable System

Cut Flowers for Beginners

When Am I Ready to Access Business Capital?

Improving Family Communications

Giant Ragweed Roundtable

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* 6. Please select the Saturday, Round III session you plan to attend (1:00-2:10 pm).

N/A- I do not plan to attend the Saturday, Round III session

Cover Crops and Conservation on Rented Ground

Growing Profitable Small Grains in Iowa

Forage-Fed Pigs

Planning for the Next Generation

Local Foods Roundtable

Digging Carrot Production: Lessons From the Carrot King

Lady Boss Panel: Hiring and Managing Employees

Business Plan Vetting

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* 7. Please select the Saturday, Round IV session you plan to attend (2:30-3:40 pm).

N/A- I do not plan to attend the Round IV session

Record Keeping for Organic Vegetable Production

Growing High-Yield Organic Corn

Q & A With Jonathan Lundgren

Grazing Cover Crops

Expanding Markets and Creating Identity at Hansen's Dairy

Nut Production and Marketing Q & A

Non-Farmers: Learn How to Become Farmer Advocates!

Farm Transfer Roundtable

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* 8. Please select the Saturday, Round V session you plan to attend (4:00-5:10 pm).

N/A- I do not plan on attending the Saturday, Round V session

Roller-Crimping Cover Crops

Building Relationships to Access Land

Water Quality Monitoring

Goat Production for Ethnic Markets

Cut Flowers for the Experienced Grower

Introduction to Cover Crops for Vegetables

Improving Understanding Between Specialty Crop Farmers and Pesticide Applicators

Ridge-Till Roundtable

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* 9. Will you be attending a Regional Breakfast Meeting on Saturday (7:30-8:30 am)?

No- I will not be attending a Regional Breakfast Meeting on Saturday.

Yes- I am from the Northeast region

Yes- I am from the Northwest region

Yes- I am from the North Central region

Yes- I am from the Southeast region

Yes- I am from the Southwest region

Yes- I am from out of state