Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
George
Boyhan, Extension Horticulturist-Vegetables
East Georgia Extension Center
Rosenwald Building, Third Floor
PO Box 8112
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
912-681-5639 | 912-681-0376, Fax | 912-682-3481,
mobile
I would like to take this opportunity to invite you and your colleagues to our Farmer-Researcher Roundtable to be held February 21-22, 2003. This event will bring together farmers, researchers and allied personnel to develop researchable projects in organic production. This event is hosted by Georgia Organics (GO) and sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program along with the Agricultural Research Service. It is open to all farmers, nonprofit leaders and researchers working to improve the organic production and marketing of fruits, vegetables and herbs.
Travel assistance of up to $250 is being offered to three or four qualified farmers and nonprofit leaders per state in the southeast. If you wish to attend and would like travel assistance, please enclose a letter indicating your interest and estimated travel costs on your farm or organization letterhead by January 30. On the registration form, strike through the $40 registration fee for the Roundtable.
The Roundtable will be held directly preceding the Georgia Organics Conference and Trade Show. Both the Roundtable and Conference will be held at the Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center on the Georgia Southern campus (please see directions below). I would like to encourage you to register for the GO conference that will be held on February 22-23, 2003, at the same Center.
I look forward to seeing you at both the Roundtable and Conference. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me or Mary Anne Woodie, Conference Coordinator, at (404) 697-5279 or maryanne@georgiaorganics.org
| Directions
to the Farmer-Researcher Roundtable Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center, Statesboro, Georgia |
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By AirSavannah/Hilton Head International Airport is served by several air carriers and is conveniently located 15 minutes north of downtown Savannah on I-95. Shuttle service, taxis, rental cars are available at the airport. B & B Shuttle offers point-to-point service to Statesboro. To arrange shuttle service with B & B Shuttle, call 912-964-1411 prior to travel to make reservations. Taxis are available just outside the doors at baggage claim. Several car rental companies also serve the airport. By AutomobileComing west on I-16, take exit 127 and take Highway 67 north to Statesboro. Highway 67 turns into Fair Road in Statesboro. From Fair Road, turn left onto Chandler Road, then turn right onto Plant Drive. The Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education building is on the corner of Chandler Road and Plant Drive. Turn right into the parking lot from Plant Drive. Coming east on I-16, take exit 116 and turn left on Highway 301 north. At the Highway 301 by-pass, turn right and immediately get into the left lane. Take the next left onto Old Register Road. From Old Register Road, turn right onto Forest Drive. At the three-way stop, turn right onto Plant Drive and then left into the Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education parking lot. |
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| Tentative
Schedule February 21-22, 2003 |
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| February
21, 2003 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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| 8 a.m.-9a.m. | Continental breakfast, Poster setup, Registration | |
| 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Plenary Session, Room 1905-1908 | |
| Welcome & Overview -- George Boyhan, Program Coordinator | ||
| Welcome -- Patricia Howell, Georgia Organic Board President | ||
| Keynote
Speakers: Jane Sooby, Technical Program Coordinator, Organic Farming Research Foundation Michel Cavigelli, Soil Scientist, USDA Agriciultural Research Survey Results -- Luanne Lohr, University of Georgia |
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| 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. | Break | |
| 11 a.m.-12 noon | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | |
| Cultural Practices, Room 1905-1906 | ||
| Environmental Issues, Room 1907-1908 | ||
| Pest Management, Room 1909 | ||
| Marketing, Room 2911 | ||
| 12 noon-1 p.m. | Box lunches (provided) | |
| 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | |
| Cultural Practices, Room 1905-1906 | ||
| Environmental Issues, Room 1907-1908 | ||
| Pest Management, Room 1909 | ||
| Marketing, Room 2911 | ||
| February
22, 2003 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
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| 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Poster TakeDown | |
| 9 a.m.-11 a.m. | General Session, Room 1905-1908 | |
| Collect all materials: Papers for posters, materials from breakout sessions, contact information for each grant-writing group | ||
| Recap results of breakout sessions: Cultural practices, Environmental issues, Pest management, Marketing | ||
| Identify specific groups that will be charged with follow-up grant proposals. | ||
| Adjourn | ||
| A Roundtable Proceedings and Report will be published and sent to all participants. A committee will follow up to ensure grant proposals are submitted. | ||
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| The Georgia Organics Conference will begin at 1 p.m. following the Roundtable and end at 2 p.m. February 23, 2003. The keynote speaker at the Organic banquet on Saturday evening, February 22, will be nutritionist Dr. Joan Dye Gussow, author of This Orgnic Life: The Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader. All Roundtable participants are welcome to register. | ||
From My DeskI've been spending a lot of time working on this Roundtable, so I didn't get around to sending out a newsletter in November. This final newsletter for 2002 combines the November and December newsletters. I certainly hope you have the opportunity to come to the Roundtable. This will, I hope, be the catalyst for increasing research in organic production. It's Christmas Eve and pouring down rain in Statesboror. I still have to go out and do some Christmas shopping, so I've got to go. Merry Christmas and Heppy New Year!