Day 1: November 1, 2023
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Mindful Meditation Session with Kiz Adams
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Georgia Ag Commissioner Greeting
8:40 AM - 9:15 AM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Conference Welcome, Venessa Sims and Heather Sedges
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: AgriTourism Farmer Panel
Track 3, Business Resources: Farm Succession Planning, Crysti Hopkins
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM EST | Break - Visit the Virtual Booths for Gamification Points!
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: Grow Your Profits With Farmer Panel, Megan Bruch Leffew and Diane Tayor
Track 2, Self-Care: FarmHer Nutrition: Fueling Ourselves to Be Better, Kennedy Youngren
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: Colors from Plants : Using Plant Dyes for Dyeing Textiles, Catharine Ellis
Track 2, Self-care: Resiliency for Agriculture, Michele Payn
Track 3, Business Resources: Finding HER Place at the USDA, Farmer's Panel, Amanda Robertson
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM EST | Lunch Break - Visit the Virtual Booths for Gamification Points!
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Keynote Speaker, Jamila Norman
2:15 PM - 3:15PM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: Introduction to Forestry, Farmer Panel, Danielle Atkins
Track 2, Self-care: Women in Agriculture: Stress, Resilience, and Coping Strategies, Dr. Christina Proctor
Track 3, Business Resources: Farm Labor: Resources, Tips, and Things to Think About, Suzy Martin
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST | Break - Visit the Virtual Booths for Gamification Points!
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM EST | Matchmaking
Location: Main Auditorium
One of the best things about attending a conference is the great people you meet. Our Matchmaking event will randomly connect you with someone at the conference. After a few minutes, you will then be connected with someone new. If you are in a great conversation, you can choose to extend your time. However, try to meet and exchange information with as many people as possible. There is also a chat feature In the conference lounge area, so you can also connect with people at any time to say hello.
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Day One Closing with Kiz
Day 2: November 2, 2023
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Mindful Meditation Session with Kiz Adams
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Day 2 Welcome and Orientation
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Keynote Speaker, Michelle Miller, This Farm Babe
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EST | Break - Visit the Virtual Booths for Gamification Points!
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: The Next Decade: How Consumers and Economic Trends, Katelyn Mcullock
Track 2, Self-care: Discussion: What do you do for self-care? Jennifer Dunn
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: Introduction to Beekeeping, Samantha Foxx
Track 2, Self-care: Ergonomic Safety for Women, Linda Emmanuel
Track 3, Business Resources: Accepting SNAP with MarketLink, Lisa Roach
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM EST | Lunch Break - Visit the Virtual Booths for Gamification Points!
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Keynote Speaker, Meryl Kennedy, Kennedy Rice
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: Food Safety, Faith Critzer
Track 3, Business Resources: Coaxing More Profit from Your Farm, Ellen Polishuk
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Location: Breakout Sessions
Track 1, Production: USDA Rural Development REAP Presentation, Tiffany Bradford
Track 3, Business Resources: Financing Your Farm: Resources for Farm Start-up and Expansion, Margo Hale
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST | Break - Visit the Virtual Booths for Gamification Points!
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Mindful Yoga Stretch
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Location: Main Auditorium
Day Two Closing
