2025 Breakout Sessions:

• Grazing with a Purpose – Philip Frank

• Soil Health 101 – Shawn Bruckman

• Using Social Capital as a Tool for Success – Cally Hale

• Organic Strategies for Vegetable Farms – Max Kirks

• Getting a Bit of R&R (Ranching and Reality!) – Jamie Cross

• Optimizing Your Wash and Pack Shed: Layout, Efficiency and Safety – Mike Nolan

• Regional Richness: Comparing Unique Traits in Vegetable Varieties – Brad Tonnessen

• Reviving Arid Lands – Jake Takiff

• Value, Challenges, and Rewards of Certifications – Moderated by Jeanne Carver, with Ernie Etchart, Matt Springer, and Cloe Parker

• Building Beyond the Farm: A Flower Farmer’s Strategy – Sydney Garvey

• Egg-onomics: Building a Sustainable and Profitable Laying Hen Business – Michelle Livingston

• Farmland Leasing Basics – Jen Ghigiarelli

• How Measuring Impacts and Marketing Fit Together – Jeanne Carver

• Conservation Programs and the Colorado River – Greg Peterson

• From Pasture to Protection: Goats in Weed and Fire Control – Adrian Lacasse

• Harnessing the Power of Debt – Brian Coppom

• Update: The Land Institute and Alternative Forages – Hunter Doyle

• Case Study: Progress of a Farmland Co-op in the San Luis Valley – Moderated by Maria Suarez, with Jesus Flores

• The Spirit of Natural Farming – Miles Filippelli

• Working to Live or Living to Work? – Dylan Fagden

• Navigating Disruption with Confidence: Embracing Safe-to-Fail Trials – Wayne Knight

• Finding Roots: Navigating Land Transfer and Access – Alyssa Bentele

• How do I Unplug from Conventional Practices? – Jason Wrich

• Resources for Small Agriculture and Food Businesses – Moderated by Adriana Chavira, with Laura Sanabria & Nicole Didero

• Is No Till Really Worth It? – Roy Pfaltzgraff

• Soil Biology and Nutrient Cycling – Miles Sorel

• The Power of the Code – the Tax Code! – Michael Johnson

• What's New in Colorado Water – Robert Sakata

• Roots of Renewal: Navigating Change Through Flexibility and Legacy – Moderated by Steve Hale, with Jorgiea Raftopoulos, Robert Sakata, & Roy Pfaltzgraff