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Monday, 14 January 2013 09:33 |
Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) is hosting a
Beginning Farmer Workshop on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Nelson's
Landing Restaurant, 107 N. Erpelding, in Leonardville, Kan. The workshop will
feature speakers and a panel of producers from across the state of
Kansas.
"In the future, we'll see a number of farmers considering
retirement and the next generation will have to step up and take the lead. We
know they're out there, it's just a matter of finding them and helping them find
the resources they need to become the next generation of Kansas family farmers,"
Nick Levendofsky, KFU Special Projects Coordinator, said.
Workshop
speakers include Donn Teske, former financial advisor, discussing the financial
aspect of farm transition; Char Henton and Becky O'Donnell, Kansas Agricultural
Mediation Service; Charlie Griffin, Kansas Rural Family Helpline; Rhonda Janke,
K-State Sustainable Agriculture; Barb Depew, Kansas Farm-to-School program;
Chuck Otte, Geary County agricultural extension agent; and Bernard Irvine,
attorney specializing in real estate and contract matters.
Following the
morning and early afternoon speakers, there will be a producer panel made up of
individuals from across Kansas with varying specialties. These producers will
talk about their operation, some of the challenges and successes they've
experienced, and answer questions from the crowd.
The following
panelists will share their experiences: Darrell Parks of Manhattan, sustainable
pasture pork; Ed Reznicek of Goff, Kansas Organic Producers general manager;
Jason Schmidt and Herb Bartel of Hillsboro, organic farming and grazing
partnership; Warren Sutton, green bean grower, Norway; Dan Kuhn of Courtland,
"Depot Market" growing and marketing wholesale and retail produce; Dale
Strickler of Jamestown, grazing specialist; Robert Nutsch of Norway, produce
growing on less than one acre; David Heiens of Abilene, organic producer; and
Chris Janssen of Scandia, high tunnel produce grower.
Workshop
registration, including lunch, is free and open to the public. For more
information, visit www.kansasfarmersunion.org. To RSVP, call Nick at
785-527-0941 or email
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. This workshop is offered by Kansas
Farmers Union, thanks to a grant from Farm Aid to help beginning farmers find
mentors.
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