American National United Farm Family Learning Center

Presentations

Possible topics, to be determined:

10:00 a.m. - Biogas on the Farm - Dan Ciolkosz, Assoc. Prof. Penn State Extension and Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

10:30 a.m. - Ecosystem Benefits of Farm Biogas - Heather Karsten, Assoc. Prof. Penn State Dept. of Plant Science

11:00 a.m. - Solar Power on the Farm - Ed Johnstonbaugh, Principal, Exodus Renewables

11:30 a.m. - Solar Power and the Right to Farm - Ed Johnstonbaugh, Principal, Exodus Renewables

12:30 p.m. - Recap and Feedback: Legal Planning for Specialty Crop Producers-Understanding Liability, Protections, Regulatory Processes, and Other Legal Risks - Ross Pifer, Director and Brook Duer, Staff Attorney, Penn State Ag Law Center

1:30 p.m. - Organic Agriculture-Breaking Down Misconceptions from Production to Certification - PA Certified Organics and Rodale Institute Consultants

2:00 p.m. - Tools to Write your own Agricultural Erosion and Sediment Control (Ag E&S) Plan- Jennifer Fetter, Danielle Rhea, Jennifer Weld, Penn State Extension Educators/Water Resources Team

OR

12:30 p.m. - Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, and Nutrient Management - Madeline Luthard, PhD Candidate, Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Penn State

1:30 p.m. - Organic Agriculture-Breaking Down Misconceptions from Production to Certification - PA Certified Organics and Rodale Institute 

2:00 p.m. - Ag Marketing: Growing Sales by Knowing Your Customers, via the Internet and Social Media - Kara Riccioni, Director of Ag Business Dev., PA SBDC 

2:30 p.m. - Cybersecurity- Yes, you can be hacked...what should you do now? - Dr. James Norrie, Faculty, York College with Ag Center of Excellence Staff, PA SBDC

Thursday

10:00 a.m. - PA Dept. of Agriculture, Century Farm Awards Presentations- April Orwig, Admin. Officer, Bureau of Farmland Preservation, PA Dept. of Ag. (email: aorwig@pa.gov)

MEETINGS

Farm Show Commission Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at this location is open to the Public.