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Farm / Ranch / Water Symposium and Trade Show

 

 Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010

Place: William L. Gobin Building

Rocky Ford, CO 81067

 

 Agenda

8:00 -8:30 a.m. Registration, Coffee/Refreshments
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome/Opening Remarks
Morning Sessions:  
8:45-10:05

Alternative Energy

Bio-Diesel Production: The Big Squeeze
Hal Holder, Local Producer

Wind for Irrigation
Fred Hefley, Local Producer

Solar for Livestock Wells
Doug Tecklenburg, Local Producer

Solar for the Home
Cody Ridennoure, Local Producer
10:05-10:20 Break and Trade Show
10:20-11:30 Financial Incentives for Alternative Energy - Panel Discussion
Judy Fosdick, Moderator
Bob Mailander, Governor's Energy Office
Joe Kost, Rural Development
Jack Wolfe, Southeast Colorado Power Association
Rhonda Venditti, Black Hills Energy
11:30 - 12:15 Update on Arkansas Valley Drainage Assessment Project
John Wilkins-Wells, Colorado State University, Department of Sociology
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch & Trade Show
Lunch catered by Frontier Diner, Cheraw, Colorado
Afternoon Sessions:  
1:15 - 3:00

Marketing Outlook: Corn, Hay and Cattle
Dr. Stephen Koontz, Extension Specialist, Economist/Commodity Trading, Associate Professor, Colorado State University

Livestock Health
Dr. Nick Striegel, Assistant State Veterinarian

3:00 - 3:15 Break and Trade Show
3:15 - 4:30

Fry-Ark 101 - Pueblo Reservoir Operation
Roy Vaughan, Bureau of Reclamation

Irrigation Efficiency Final Rules
Steven J. Witte, Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division 2 Engineer

Colorado Brand Laws & Livestock Transport
Rick Wahlert, Colorado Brand Inspection Division Director
4:30 Closing