1. Alternative Farm Enterprise Conference Saturday, June 5, 2010 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Please register by May 31 th Florida A&M University Research & Extension Center Quincy, FL Telephone (850) 875-7255 Please mail or FAX registration form to: Gadsden County Extension 2140 W. Jefferson St. Quincy, FL 32351-1905 (850) 875-7257 Include Check or Money Order for $5.00/per person – Lunch & Refreshments Will Be Provided __________________________ Name (1) __________________________ Name (2) __________________________ Address __________________________ City, State __________________________ ZipTelephone Sponsored by: FAMU Research & Extension Center 4259 Old Bainbridge Hgwy. 267, Quincy, FL __ Your Cooperating Extension Agents __ Alex Bolques, Gadsden County (850) 875-7255 Charles Brasher, Jackson County (850) 482-9620 Jed Dillard, Jefferson County (850) 482-0187 Les Harrison, Leon County (850) 606-5200 Lester Muralles, Gadsden County (850) 875-7255 Scott Jackson, Wakulla County (850) 926-3931 Trevor Hylton, Wakulla/Leon Multi-County From the Gadsden County Court House square on US 90, take county road 267 north approximately 6 miles. The FAMU-REC will be on the left.

2. Program Agenda 8:15 AMRegistration 8:30General Session (Moderator: Alex Bolques, Gadsden County Extension) Welcome…………………………………...…………Dr. Ray Mobley, FAMU/CESTA Extension Director 8:45 Business planning considerations to make your farm enterprise shine and grow…….. Sandra Thompson FAMU/CESTA Extension 9:30 Identifying and Pricing for Specialty Crop Market Segments………………………….… Les Harrison UF/IFAS Leon County Extension 10:15Break 10:30 – 12:30Break-out sessions 1 &2 (see sessions chart below – choice of 1 topic per session time-slots) 12:30Lunch 1:30 – 2:30Break-out session 3 (see sessions chart below – choice of 1 topic per session time-slots) 2:30 – 2:45Wrap-up and Evaluation The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity ‑ Affirmative Action Employer authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function without regard to race, color, sex, age, handicap or national origin. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, IFAS, Florida A. & M. UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM, AND BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COOPERATING. Saturday, June 5, 2010 in conjunction with the FAMU FARM Festival Break-out Sessions Time-slots Marketing (Vonda Richardson, Moderator) Specialty Crops (Alex Bolques, Moderator) Row Crops (Charles Brasher, Moderator) Session I 10:30-11:30 Marketing opportunities with Retail Outlets Andrea Sutrick, Panhandle Fresh Satsuma Production Lester Muralles, FAMU/CESTA Collard Greens Gilbert Queeley, FAMU/CESTA Session II 11:30-12:30 Florida Market Maker Al Wysocki, UF-IFAS Cut Flower Production Sandi Dutton, Cut Flower Farms and Alex Bolques, FAMU/CESTA Vegetable Production Charles Brasher, FAMU/CESTA Session III 1:30-2:30 Farm-to-School Glyen Holmes, New North Florida Coop. Aquaculture Uford Madden, PhD., FAMU/CESTA North Florida Grazing Systems Jed Dillard, UF/IFAS Booth/Table Displays: Rain Harvest Systems