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2011 Bonus Opportunity! Gunnink Grass-Fed Seminar January 26 th SAME LOCATION! WINTER SEMINAR January 27 th & 28 th Des Moines, IA Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Des Moines Northwest 4800 Merle Hay Road • Des Moines, IA 50322 A block of rooms is being held until January 17, 2011 Rate: $79.95 + tax Call hotel @ 515-278-4755 or 800-HOLIDAY Specify you are with the AgriEnergy Resources Group JERRY CARLSON is Pro Farmer Editor Emeritus. He co-founded Professional Farmers of America 38 years ago and launched Land- Owner Newsletter seven years later. Jerry must be given much of the credit for advancing biological farming. Beginning in the 1980’s he brought forward the biological pioneers, including AgriEnergy Resources’ late founder Dave Larson, to speak at Pro Farmer semi- nars. Thursday, January 27th is the day Jerry sums it all up. Jerry will share how biological farming got its roots, has grown, and will bear fruit in these times of over-priced inputs. Jerry will condense the last 30 years of farming into a presentation that sets the stage for the next 30 years! TODD CHURCHILL is a pioneer in the grass-fed beef industry and President/CEO of Thousand Hills Cattle Company. In addition to leading our Friday morning business enhancement workshop, Todd is co-leading Thursday afternoon’s Grazing breakout. Come learn how to meet the protocols he has established for THCC. REGGIE DESTREE is an Organic Production Consultant for Dramm Liquid Fish. He has over 20 years experience growing or- ganic vegetables and row crops. He is known today for his passion to help organic farmers throughout the country. Reggie will share his latest observations on organic fertility, organic pesticides and, most importantly, the cultural practices to make it all work. DICK GOFF has a degree from the University of Minnesota in horti- culture and plant pathology. He worked several years as an agrono- mist for pesticide, seed and fertilizer companies before beginning a long career as a field representative for Midwest Labs of Omaha, NE. He is now semi-retired. Dick’s many years of trouble-shooting soil conditions in the field give him an unparalleled ability to share with us “what works”. Dick will explain the importance of soil tilth … and how to get there! DOUG GUNNINK speaks throughout the country on why grass should be part of your crop rotation. Get the facts and the econom- ics on how grass works, even on your best soil, during Thursday af- ternoon’s Grazing breakout. If you want to learn even more, register to attend the Gunnink Grass-Fed Seminar on Wednesday. ORGANIC FARMER PANEL JAMES AND MATT BERAN of Lime Springs, IA, operate Beran Bros. Farm, a diversified crop and livestock operation. Their crop rotation includes corn, soybeans, oats, alfalfa and cover crops. They have farmed organically since 1998. TOM BESECKER operates a 300-acre organic farm near Greenville, OH. He has been organic for over 20 years and grows corn, soybeans and wheat. DENNIS DEMMEL operates 1800 acres in Perkins County, NE. He has farmed for 27 years and has been certified organic on all of his acres for four years. Dennis raises wheat, corn, millet, sunflowers and cover crops. GUEST SPEAKERS AgriEnergy Resources Speakers Russ Blogg is the Lab Director at AER. He has a biology degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and attended graduate school at Georgia Southern University. Russ taught microbiology labs during graduate school and at a local community college. He joined AER in 2009. Gary Campbell is a field agronomist with AER. He grew up on a grain and livestock farm using biological farming principles. He joined AER in 1989 and is our former soil lab manager. Dean Craine is the General Manager of AER. He has a lifelong back- ground in crop and livestock production, began farming biologically in 1982, and joined AER in 1995. Mark Egan is an agriculture consultant from Shiner, TX, who repre- sesents AER in the South and Southeast. He has worked with AER principles and products since 1997. Ken Musselman is a field agronomist with AER. Starting in 1988, he began seeing how the principles of biological farming work consistently. That convinced him to join AER in 1991. Ray Roettger is a field representative with AER. He operated a grain and livestock farm from 1963 to 1995, became involved in biological farming in 1982 and affiliated with AER in 1988. Mike Wyatt is an agricultural consultant from Grant, NE, who represents AER in the Plains and the West. He has worked with AER principles and products for more than 10 years and has operated an organic farm since 2005.
Transcript of GUEST SPEAKERS AgriEnergy Resources Speakers · the credit for advancing biological farming....
2011
Bonus Opportunity!Gunnink Grass-Fed Seminar
January 26th
SAME LOCATION!
WINTER SEMINARJanuary 27th & 28th
Des Moines, IA
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Des Moines Northwest4800 Merle Hay Road • Des Moines, IA 50322
A block of rooms is being held until January 17, 2011Rate: $79.95 + tax
Call hotel @ 515-278-4755 or 800-HOLIDAYSpecify you are with the
AgriEnergy Resources Group
JERRY CARLSON is Pro Farmer Editor Emeritus. He co-founded Professional Farmers of America 38 years ago and launched Land-Owner Newsletter seven years later. Jerry must be given much of the credit for advancing biological farming. Beginning in the 1980’s he brought forward the biological pioneers, including AgriEnergy Resources’ late founder Dave Larson, to speak at Pro Farmer semi-nars. Thursday, January 27th is the day Jerry sums it all up. Jerry will share how biological farming got its roots, has grown, and will bear fruit in these times of over-priced inputs. Jerry will condense the last 30 years of farming into a presentation that sets the stage for the next 30 years!
TODD CHURCHILL is a pioneer in the grass-fed beef industry and President/CEO of Thousand Hills Cattle Company. In addition to leading our Friday morning business enhancement workshop, Todd is co-leading Thursday afternoon’s Grazing breakout. Come learn how to meet the protocols he has established for THCC.
REGGIE DESTREE is an Organic Production Consultant for Dramm Liquid Fish. He has over 20 years experience growing or-ganic vegetables and row crops. He is known today for his passion to help organic farmers throughout the country. Reggie will share his latest observations on organic fertility, organic pesticides and, most importantly, the cultural practices to make it all work.
DICK GOFF has a degree from the University of Minnesota in horti-culture and plant pathology. He worked several years as an agrono-mist for pesticide, seed and fertilizer companies before beginning a long career as a field representative for Midwest Labs of Omaha, NE. He is now semi-retired. Dick’s many years of trouble-shooting soil conditions in the field give him an unparalleled ability to share with us “what works”. Dick will explain the importance of soil tilth … and how to get there!
DOUG GUNNINK speaks throughout the country on why grass should be part of your crop rotation. Get the facts and the econom-ics on how grass works, even on your best soil, during Thursday af-ternoon’s Grazing breakout. If you want to learn even more, register to attend the Gunnink Grass-Fed Seminar on Wednesday.
ORGANIC FARMER PANEL
JAMES AND MATT BERAN of Lime Springs, IA, operate Beran Bros. Farm, a diversified crop and livestock operation. Their crop rotation includes corn, soybeans, oats, alfalfa and cover crops. They have farmed organically since 1998.
TOM BESECKER operates a 300-acre organic farm near Greenville, OH. He has been organic for over 20 years and grows corn, soybeans and wheat.
DENNIS DEMMEL operates 1800 acres in Perkins County, NE. He has farmed for 27 years and has been certified organic on all of his acres for four years. Dennis raises wheat, corn, millet, sunflowers and cover crops.
GUEST SPEAKERS AgriEnergy Resources SpeakersRuss Blogg is the Lab Director at AER. He has a biology degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and attended graduate school at Georgia Southern University. Russ taught microbiology labs during graduate school and at a local community college. He joined AER in 2009.
Gary Campbell is a field agronomist with AER. He grew up on a grain and livestock farm using biological farming principles. He joined AER in 1989 and is our former soil lab manager.
Dean Craine is the General Manager of AER. He has a lifelong back-ground in crop and livestock production, began farming biologically in 1982, and joined AER in 1995. Mark Egan is an agriculture consultant from Shiner, TX, who repre-sesents AER in the South and Southeast. He has worked with AER principles and products since 1997.
Ken Musselman is a field agronomist with AER. Starting in 1988, he began seeing how the principles of biological farming work consistently. That convinced him to join AER in 1991.
Ray Roettger is a field representative with AER. He operated a grain and livestock farm from 1963 to 1995, became involved in biological farming in 1982 and affiliated with AER in 1988.
Mike Wyatt is an agricultural consultant from Grant, NE, who represents AER in the Plains and the West. He has worked with AER principles and products for more than 10 years and has operated an organic farm since 2005.
RESERVATIONSThere is NO CHARGE for this seminar, but RESERVATIONS ARE NEEDED by
Thursday, January 20th
AgriEnergy Resources Biological Farming Seminar
Friday, January 28th
7:30 amRegistration • Rolls & Coffee
8:00 am – 12:00 noon“Making Faster, Better Decisions”
Todd Churchill
In this information age, with new ideas at our finger tips and pressure from every salesman
with a better plan, running our farms successfully can be tiring and difficult.
Todd will be sharing his years of experience helping companies establish their Core
Values; and thereby establishing a road map to greatly simplify their decision-making.
Todd will show us how his model can improve decision-making on YOUR farm,
based on YOUR family’s (or YOUR operation’s) values, beliefs and goals.
This is a “don’t miss” presentation!
Thursday, January 27th
7:30 amRegistration • Rolls & Coffee
8:00 am – 2:00 pmGeneral Session
(Lunch provided with advance registration)
“It’s Time!”Jerry Carlson
“Tilth”Dick Goff
“Biological Farming - Practical, Profitable, Environmentally Friendly”
AgriEnergy Resources
2:00 pm – 5:00 pmBreak Out Sessions
(Please select one)
Biological Row CroppingDick Goff
Organic ProductionReggie Destree
James & Matt BeranTom Besecker
Dennis Demmel
GrazingDoug GunninkTodd Churchill
GUNNINK GRASS-FED SEMINAR
Wednesday, January 26th
8:30 amGathering • Rolls & Coffee
9:00 am – 5:00 pmSeminar
(Lunch on your own)
This seminar is led by Douglas Gunnink, who is a farmer and consultant for grass-fed operations across this country and Canada.
He will share his knowledge of soils, for-ages, rumen function/health, and all aspects of producing high quality meat on a 100% grass-fed diet. He will talk about what is
needed in grass to get high gains and finish cattle, grazing management plans, and stock
density. He will also discuss various techniques/devices to determine soil and plant health, and the importance of foliar application to feed the soil’s biology and encourage a balanced uptake of critical
minerals and vitamins by the plant.
Call 507-237-5162 to pre-register by January 14th
Cost per person: $65C
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