Farm / Ranch / Water Symposium and Trade Show

 Date: February 5, 2009

AGENDA

DIRECTIONS

HOTELS / RESTAURANTS / ATTRACTIONS

ROCKY FORD CHAMBER

CSU EXTENSION OFFICE

LOWER ARKANSAS VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN WATER FORUM

Call: (719) 254-7608

February 6, 2008 (Wednesday)

4:00 - 6:00 pm Vender Setup

February 7, 2008 (Thursday)

7:00 - 8:00 am Vender Setup

8:30 - 9:00 am Registration, Coffee/Refreshments

Morning General Session:

9:15 - 10:30 am Part I: Renewable Energy - Small Scale Solutions for the Farm and Ranch

Feasibility of Farm Scale Wind Power

Ravi Malhotra, Executive Director, iCast

(International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology)

Answers on Bio-Diesel: Farm to Community Scale Operations

Come check out the self contained bio-diesel plant on site

iCast speaker

Small Scale Solar Solutions

Lynn Hirshman, Executive Director, COSEIA

(Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association)

10:30 - 11:00 am Break

11:00 - 12:00 Part II: Panel Discussion and Question/Answer Session

Moderator: Matt Heimerich

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch & Trade Show

Afternoon Sessions:

Water: Irrigation Efficiency and How it Affects the Colorado/Kansas Compact

Steven J. Witte, Division Engineer

Department of Natural Resources

On-Farm Impacts

Dr. Mike Bartolo, Research Scientist/Extension Vegetable Crop Specialist

Arkansas Valley Research Center

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 - 4:00 pm Arkansas River Delivery - Overview

Dr. Tim Gates, Professor, Colorado State University, Civil Engineering

NRCS Prospective and Motivation to Efficiency

Frank Riggle, Assistant State Conservationist

Natural Resources Conservation Services

 

Small Business/Entrepreneurship

1:00 - 2:15 pm Rural Tourism in Colorado

Tim Burleigh

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 - 4:00 pm Direct Marketing - Colorado Proud

Tom Lipetzky, Markets Division Director

Colorado Department of Agriculture

4:00 pm Adjourn