Farming For The Future Conference Feb. 7-8 STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) PASA’s Farming for the Future Conference is just a few weeks away and registrations are rolling in (publicity for this event was featured in Lancaster Farm ing recently). The largest sustainable agricul ture conference in the eastern U.S. will once again welcome over 1,000 participants, who will gather to learn lots of new exciting ideas for their farms and businesses. The 12th Annual Conference will be Feb. 7-8 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College. Use this registration form for your convenience. Complete information about the conference is online at www.pasa farming.org or, for more informa tion, call PASA at (814) 349-9856. On Friday, Feb. 7, hear the fol lowing: • Neil Hamilton of the Agricul tural Law Center at Drake Uni versity, on legal issues related to direct marketing. • “Selling to the College Mar ket,” including three panelists who are successfully developing a “farm-to-school” relationship. • Terry Ackerman on mass marketing organic products. • Ridgeway Shinn of the New England Livestock Alliance, about selling grass-fed products to urban customers. • Aaron Silverman, “Establish ing a Commercially Scaled Pastur ed Poultry Production System.” • Sustainable Dairy Farming, by two successful farmers Larry Shearer and Mike Carroll. • Robert VanSaun’s goat nutri tion workshop. • Taking care of livestock mor tality in a more financially and en vironmentally sustainable manner. • Anne and Eric Nordell, who have developed alternative tillage techniques that keep soils health ier and more productive. • Community Supported Agri culture with Sam Cantrell. • Casey Sclar from Longwood Gardens, on what he’s learned using integrated pest manage ment. • Four agricultural profession als will discuss biosecurity issues on the farm in a workshop. • Ted Fisher and partner Rob bie Bannen discussing how a wood-fired brick oven became the center of their farm life. • Jim Travis of the Fruit Re search and Extension Center on vitmti in %lml Cow Cwnjorti Poly Pillow ™ Soft plastic brisket barri Installs over the mattress and top cover Allows natural leg extensions while lying do' US Patent De»c 421.321 Petersheim’s Cow Mattresses CALL: 610-593-2242 ' Cow Comfort is Our Speciality!" diseases in grapes. • Barbara Bellows on conserv ing water and protecting against drought and water contamination. • Tim Kelsey on the real costs and revenues of residential devel opment. • Three women in agriculture discuss “Business, Health, Heart and Soul.” Saturdays lineup of workshops includes; • Robert Farr, “The Chiliman,” who makes extremely popular, value-added products from his homegrown chili peppers. • Starting a farmers’ market in your community, from three fel lows who have done it. • Joe Cavanaugh of Garden PxtmM' Cows prefer the rubber-filled mattress with the resilience of Proven the most durable top cover on the market Save on bedding costs and labor - Pasture Mat equals 3” of bedding » ii i Pennsylvania Association for HS» Sustainable Agriculture 1. 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