Complete Event Schedule
| August 3, 2010 | |
| 9:00 AM |  Container PlantingMo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion -  |
| 9:00 AM | Expert Outlooks on Weather and Commodity Markets Tuesday - Bryce Anderson, DTN Senior Agriculture Meteorologist John Sanow, DTN Marketing Analyst |
| 10:30 AM | Congressional Candidate's Forum on Agriculture and Rural Issues Moderator: Lynn Ketelsen, Farm Director, Linder Farm Network Tuesday - Candidates Participating: (Congressional District) Congressman Collin Peterson (D), (Seventh) Lee Byberg (R), (Seventh) Alan Roebke (R), (Seventh) Glen Menze (I), (Seventh) Congressman Tim Walz (D), (First) Randy Demmer (R), (First) Steven Wilson (I), (First) Tarryl Clark (D), (Sixth) Shelley Madore (D), (Second) |
| 12:00 PM | Legacy of the Farm Woman's Aprons Esther Duncan, Farm Woman's Apron Project Craft Pavilion - Bring in your personal apron(s) to this seminar to discover and/or share its story |
| 12:00 PM | Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree With Lynn Ketelsen of Linder Farm Network Tuesday - Entertainment by The Great Pretenders Sponsored by United FCS |
| 1:00 PM | Landscaping with Perennials Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 1:15 PM | Carbon Credits... Economic Opportunities or Just Headaches? Moderator: Jerry Groskreutz, Farm Director, KDHL Radio Tuesday - Panel Members: Chandler Goule, National Farmers Union Vice President of Government Relations David Miller, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Director of Research and Commodity Services Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Analyst Paul Bertels, National Corn Growers Assn. Director of Ag Economic Analysis |
| 2:00 PM | Basic Gardening Tips, Planting, Composting, Designing Your Annual & Vegetable Gardens Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 3:00 PM | Agricultural Education... Connecting with Opportunities Moderator: Julie Tesch, Executive Director, MN Ag Education Leadership Council Tuesday - Panel Members: Jim Boerboom, Deputy MN Commissioner of Agriculture Joel Larson, Department Head, U of M Secondary Ag Education Programs Natasha Mortenson, Ag Ed Instructor, Morris Area High School Caitlin Kasper, U of M Ag Education Student and Former State FFA Officer |
| August 4, 2010 | |
| 8:00 AM | Minnesota Farm Bureau Breakfast FREE Pancake Breakfast Wednesday - Sponsored by Minnesota Farm Bureau & Minnesota Soybean Association Featuring Music by The Great Pretenders |
| 9:00 AM | Floral Arrangements, From Your Garden to Your Table Liz Olson, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 9:00 AM | Grain & Livestock Marketing Presentation Mark Schultz, Marketing Analyst, Northstar Commodities Wednesday - |
| 10:30 AM | Governor Candidate's Forum on Rural Minnesota Moderator: Tim Rothman, Farm Director, Minnesota Farm Network Wednesday - Candidate's Participating: Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) Mark Dayton (DFL) Matt Entenza (DFL) Tom Emmer (R) Tom Horner (I) Rob Hahn (I) Rob Hahn (I) |
| 12:00 PM | Legacy of the Farm Woman's Aprons Esther Duncan, Farm Woman's Apron Project Craft Pavilion - Bring in your personal apron(s) to this seminar to discover and/or share its story |
| 12:00 PM | Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree With Lynn Ketelsen of Linder Farm Network Wednesday - Entertainment by The Great Pretenders Sponsored by United FCS |
| 1:00 PM | Landscaping with Perennials Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 1:00 PM | Minnesota Pork Ambassador Program Naming of the Minnesota State Pork Ambassadors Wednesday - |
| 1:15 PM | The Livestock Industry: From Red Ink to Regulation... What Next? Moderator: Jason Welter, 2010 MN Pork Ambassador Wednesday - Panel Members: Duane Alberts, MN Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Buhr, Department Head, U of M Applied Economics Dept. Larry Liepold, National Pork Producers Council Board of Directors Ted Reichmann, MN Soybean Growers Assn. Treasurer Paul Simonsen, MN Soybean R & PC Secretary and U.S. Meat Export Federation Board Curt Zimmerman, Livestock Specialist, MN Dept. of Agriculture |
| 2:00 PM | Floral Arrangements, From Your Garden to Your Table Liz Olson, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 3:00 PM | 3rd Annual FARMFEST Auctioneer Competition Hosted by: Lynn Ketelsen, Farm Director, Linder Farm Network Wednesday - Featuring Music by The Great Pretenders |
| August 5, 2010 | |
| 9:00 AM | Container Planting Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 9:00 AM | Post-Harvest Grain Marketing Strategies Ed Usset, U of M Grain Marketing Specialist Thursday - |
| 10:30 AM | What the Next Governor needs to know about Rural Minnesota Moderator: Brad Finstad, Executive Director, MN Rural Policy Center Thursday - Keynote Address: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Panel Members: Gene Hugoson, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture King Banaian, Economics Professor, St. Cloud State University Mary-Margaret Zindren, Strategic Initiatives Director, League of MN Cities Lee Warne, Executive Director, MN Rural Education Assn. |
| 12:00 PM | Landscaping with Perennials Mo Therkilsen, Sunrise Gardening Greenhouse Craft Pavilion - |
| 12:00 PM | Linder Farm Network Noontime Ag Jamboree With Lynn Ketelsen of Linder Farm Network Thursday - Entertainment by The Great Pretenders Sponsored by United FCS |
| 1:30 PM | Farm Family of the Year Recognition Program Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Farm Network and FARMFEST Thursday - Entertainment by The Great Pretenders Sponsored by United FCS |
