9:00 – 10:00 am

• Registration & View Sponsor Exhibit Tables

 

ExpoEDU Stage

10:00 - 10:05 am

• Introductions and Overview

10:05 - 10:25 am

• Transitioning to Organic Agriculture (TOPP)

  • Overview of USDA’s TOPP Program (TOPP) and Organic Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program

  • Rick Schuchardt, OCIA Nebraska Board Member & Cindy Elder, OCIA International

10:25 – 10:45 am

• Counting Organic Production & Statistics
  Nick Streff, Regional Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

 

ROOM A

11:00 – 11:30 am

• NRCS & FSA Resources for Organic Farmers

  • Jami Thoene, Outreach Coordinator, Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • Brach Johnson, Urban Agriculture Specialist, NRCS

  • Bobbie KrizWickham, Outreach Coordinator, FSA

  • Paul Guenther, Farm Loan Specialist, FSA

11:30 – 12:00 pm

• Transitioning to Marketing Organic Grains
  Kate Hoegermeyer, Scoular Grain

Lunch (45 min.)

1:00 – 1:30 pm

• Transitioning to Organic Fertilizers
  Tim Mundorf, Central Valley Ag Cooperative

1:30 – 2:00 pm

• UNL Extension Resources, TOPP Partner

  • Katja Koehler-Cole, Statewide Soil Health Extension Educator & Christian Stephenson, Extension Educator

2:00 - 2:30 pm

• Preparing paperwork, certifier review, and field inspections.
  Kim Mosel, Program Administrator & Rick Schuchardt

2:30 – 3:00 pm

• Organic Farmer Panel – Making the Transition
  Simeon Mosel, President, OCIA Nebraska

Close & Break (15 min.)

3:15 - 4:00 pm

• OCIA Nebraska Annual Business Meeting (ROOM A)

4:00 pm

• OCIA Nebraska Board Meeting (ROOM A)