Roots to Riches Agriculture Conference 

Mark your calendars for March 3 and 4, 2017 for the First Inagural Conference in Western Kentucky. "Roots to Riches" This conference, a collaboration of several partners in the community, is aimed at "Agripreneur", which are anyone that farms, wants to farm, or is in any way interested in a business that involves agriculture.

 

Friday, March 3^rd

7:30am Farm Fresh Breakfast

8:15am Welcome-Mayor David Jackson

8:30am  Introduction of Keynote Speaker- Curtis Dame, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

8:35am  Warren Beeler, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Agriculture Policy  

9:45am Q & A for Warren

 10:00am Break

Breakout Sessions

 10:30am Session 1 Financial Capital Management Issues (Independence Bank) / USDA Programs Available to New & Beginning farmers.  

10:30am Session 2 Record Keeping / Farm Business Analysis

                                                                                                            
11:30am Break

11:45am Lunch

12:15pm Lunch: Keynote MB Rolland Distillery, Paul & Merry Beth Tomaszewski 

Breakout sessions

 1:00pm -Break Session

1:30pm- Farm Succession Planning - Rush Hunt, Estate Planning Specialist

2:30pm Wineries & Distilleries

3:00pm  Panel of Wineries and Distilleries

3:30pm  Happy Hour (Wine, Liquor and Appetizer, tasting

 Saturday, March 4^th

  7:30 Farm Fresh Breakfast
8:15am Welcome- Kelly Thurman, Senior Director of Kentucky Farm  Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation and Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Board of Directors

8:30am Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Kelly Thurman
8:35am Key Note-Richard Heath, Legislative interest of Farmers

9:15am Q & A

9:30am FFA Student

9:45am Break

Breakout Sessions

10:15am Session 1-Business Model Canvas, Kim Simons, Professor of Business Administration

10:15am Session 2 The Ripple Effect - Labeling to get your products on shelfs –KDA Sharon Spencer
11:15am Break- Venders

11:45am Lunch-
12:15pm Introduction of Keynote Speaker- Ray Hagerman, President of the Madisonville Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation

12:20pm Keynote – How do I learn to Farm Curtis Dame, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

 & Regional extension agents)

1:15pm Vender Break

1:45pm  Q & A  with Local Farmers and Extension Agents

2:15pm Resources Matter — Shared Equipment- Curtis Dame, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

2:45  Alternative Crops- Scott Deahl Curtis Dame, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

3:45pm Q&A

 

 

 

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