Value-Added Small Grains Production & Marketing

Registration Deadline is Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Registration Fee is $20
Late registration fee is $40

To Register, download, print, and mail the registration form found at the following link.

Agenda:

9:00AM- Meet and Greet

9:30AM- Why Value-Added, Locally-Grown, and Organic Grain?

• Elizabeth Dyck-Organic Growers’ Research and Information-Sharing Network (OGRIN)
• Greg Roth - Penn State Extension, grain crop specialist
• Dave Hartman-Penn State Extension, Central Susquehanna Counties

10:00AM- Production of Small Grains: planting dates and rates, species with potential, benefits and drawbacks of heritage varieties

• Elizabeth Dyck-OGRIN
• Greg Roth-Penn State Extension
• Farmer Panel

12:00PM- Lunch

1:00PM- Grain Quality: test weight, falling number, protein, food grade quality

• Elizabeth Dyck-OGRIN
• Farmer Panel

2:00PM- Baking and Brewing: what do local bakers and brewers look for in grains?

• Douglas Michael and Michael Perakovich - Columbia County Bread, Bloomsburg, PA
• Donald Abraczinskas - brewmaster at Turkey Hill Brewing Company, Bloomsburg, PA

3:00PM– Pest Control Strategies: weeds, diseases, and insects

• Elizabeth Dyck - OGRIN
• Greg Roth - Penn State Extension
• Farmer panel

4:00PM-Adjourn

Speakers:

Dr. Elizabeth Dyck-Organic Growers’ Research and Information-Sharing Network, Bainbridge, NY

Dr. Greg Roth-Grain Crop Specialist, Penn State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Thor Oechsner – Oechsner Farms, Newfield, NY

Kit Kelley-White Frost Farm, Washingtonville, PA

Joel Steigman – Small Valley Milling, Halifax, PA

Douglas Michael and Michael Perakovich - Columbia County Bread, Bloomsburg, PA

Donald Abraczinskas – brewmaster at Turkey Hill Brewing Company, Bloomsburg, PA