Organic
Wheat Conference
�Add another valuable cash
crop to your organic rotation�
Saturday - January 10, 2009
Agricultural Research Development Center
- Mead, Nebraska -
Noon to 4:30 PM - Lunch
Richard Little, UNL Organic Wheat Breeder will share results
from 2008 organic wheat variety trials and Lan Xu, UNL Plant Quality Lab will discuss organic wheat quality test results
Organic Farmer Panel discuss
cultural practices - weed control - varieties used - crop rotations -
cover crops - storage - marketing from the farmer�s point of view
Organic Grain Buyers
panel discuss: markets opportunities - quality issues - contracts:
Doug Lockwood Rocky Mountain Milling - Colorado
- committed
to adding economic and product value by manufacturing quality organic and
conventional wheat flour products, in 1999 formed a joint venture
with Bay State Milling.
Mark
Nightengale Heartland Mills - Kansas - farmer owned company - develops ethical
partnerships with organic farmers to provide quality grains, commodities and
foods, processed and marketed with integrity.
Joe Roberts, Roberts Seed Inc, Nebraska family owned and
operated since 1987 working with organic farmers since 1991 processing and selling
organic grains from a five state area for organic markets.
Lunch sponsored by OCIA Nebraska
Chapter #1 - Featuring Local Artisan Bread
Contact UNL
- reserve your lunch and register for the conference with Pat
402-584-3837
Conference
fee - $20.00/person included lunch for more information: http://organic.unl.edu/
