PIQUA – Apple Farm Service, Brookside Labs, and Edison State Community College cordially invite you to the second annual Farm Forum on Thursday, December 18th, at Edison State Community College in Piqua, Ohio.
The Farm Forum is a free one-day educational opportunity for area farmers and producers to learn about valuable topics in agriculture.
“We’re excited to bring back the Farm Forum,” said Kent Holmes, marketing manager at Apple Farm Service. “Last year, our first year, was a huge success. With over 120 participants and great speakers, we had very positive feedback. The largest request was to have this event come back year after year.”
Attendees at this year’s Farm Forum can hear from 9 different topics, ranging from solar farms to commodity market predictions, managing forage stress, and plenty of topics in between.
“This is a great opportunity to give back to our community of farmers, and learn something new ourselves,” commented Luke Baker, President & CEO of Brookside Labs. “We work with Edison State and Apple Farm Service to cover as many important topics as we can in the short five hours of the Farm Forum.”
Those who attend this year’s Farm Forum will also have the opportunity to earn continuing education unit credits, or CEU credits in multiple fields. These fields include: sustainability, crop management, professional development, integrated pest management, and precision ag credits.
The Farm Forum opens with registration from 8am till 9am, where attendees can sign up for which speakers to attend. After an opening session by Doc Sanders at 9am, attendees can then attend up to three 45-minute sessions. Lunch will be provided with no-cost for all attendees who RSVP for the event. A closing Q&A session will finish the day. Below is the full schedule with speakers and topics:
- 8:00 – 9:00 AM – Registration, Doughnuts & Coffee
- 9:00 – 9:30 AM – Opening Remarks with Doc Sanders: “Beyond the Barn”
- 9:45 – 10:30 AM – Session 1
–AI and Data Security on the Farm: Dr. John Fulton (Ohio State, CFAES)
–Commodity Markets: Roger Wright (Wright on the Market)
–Crop Disease: Horacio Lopez-Nicora PhD (Ohio State, Plant Pathology) - 10:45 – 11:30 AM – Session 2
–Economics on the Farm: Bruce Clevenger (OSU, Agriculture & Natural Resources)
–Managing Weather Stress on Forage: Dr. Emma Matchum (OSU,Integrated Forage Systems)
–Future of Ag Drones & Drone Bans: Brad Baker (Apple Farm Service, Drone Dept) - 11:30 – 12:30 PM – Lunch & Presentations
- 12:45 – 1:30 PM – Session 3
–AllPro Seeding Rx: John McGuire (Brookside Labs)
–Navigating Solar and Data Farms, What Farmers Need to Know: Howard Halderman (Halderman Farm Management & Real Estate Services)
–Commodity Markets: Roger Wright (Wright on the Market) - 1:45 – 2:30 PM – Closing Panel Discussions
Interested in learning who these speakers are? Visit AppleFarmService.com/Forum to view full event information, including speaker bios, parking maps for Edison State, and specific CEU credit details.
Anyone interested in attending this free event should RSVP before December 11th to reserve a seat. RSVP by visiting AppleFarmService.com/Forum, or calling 937-526-4851.
Apple Farm Service, Brookside Labs, and Edison State Community College hopes to see you at the second annual Farm Forum, Thursday, December 18th at Edison State Community College in Piqua, Ohio.
