Join us in Sheridan for our inaugural event, where growers can enhance their skills and forge valuable connections with industry experts. Experience the future of Wyoming’s agricultural landscape with Harvest Wyoming.
Registration is $30.00 per participant,
Lunch provided for early registrants by March 26.
Late registrations are welcome, but meal availability isn’t guaranteed.
In this session Jeff will discuss the many ways we can extend the growing season in Wyoming.
Jeff will cover the many types of structures he has experimented with in Wyoming. He’ll discuss the
pros and cons of each and provide information on light and airflow management to optimize the
growing conditions in an enclosed space.
Peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, and broccoli were grown in high tunnels, low tunnels, and in the open at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center over two growing seasons to compare
strategies for season extension. Ami will share the results and discuss strategies that may help you improve your vegetable harvests in our short growing season.
Lunch time / featured speaker: Adam Bunker
What began as a passion for soil health has grown into a passion for healthy food for Evan’s community. Evan will be sharing their journey of applying a systems approach of no-till gardening and season extension tools to grow healthy soils, plants, and food. The presentation will conclude with how they market nutrient dense produce to contribute to the health of the community.
Weather dependent, Ami Erickson will lead participants will construct a low tunnel in the Sheridan College Ag Field lab using 3 ft high metal frames and thick poly. We will also discuss strategies to get the most out of low tunnels for season extension and the types of materials that can be used.
In this presentation Jeremiah will discuss the most common Wyoming soil types, limitations to these soils, an overview of nutrient requirements for crops, and effective concepts on how to get your soils as productive as possible. He’ll also cover taking these concepts and applying them to enclosed space production and intensive farming cultivation practices.
Come join Dave in this session to learn about irrigation inside and outside of season extension
structures. Topics include application methods, irrigation scheduling, automation, maintenance, and
more!
Chanda will cover each vegetable they grow in their operation. She’ll discuss starting and transplant dates, as well as the tricks she has learned over years that makes growing these crops easier or more
successful.
Lunch time / featured speaker: Adam Bunker
Erin will be covering all things seed starting! We’ll talk soil, heat, light, water and more. She’ll give tips and tricks on how to be successful from the start. She’ll also touch on the benefits of starting
seeds indoors.
When growing vegetables, pests are not a matter of if, but when. Jeff will provide management tactics
for weeds, diseases, insects, and rodents in production, with an emphasis of enclosed spaces.
In this session, Amy will cover the essentials of creating pollinator habitats. Participants will learnabout the importance of pollinators, how to select plants, design spaces, and maintain habitats.Attendees will gain practical skills to positively impact pollinator biodiversity in their communities.
Adam Bunker, Papa Joe’s Produce
Most ag business have several enterprises. It’s a good idea to evaluate how each of those enterprises
are performing, but it that can seem pretty daunting and complicated task. John will help us explore
effective ways of evaluating enterprise profitability, breakeven costs and returns, risk exposure and
more.
Lunch time / featured speaker: Adam Bunker
A discussion led by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
We’ll visit with three area producers (Adam Bunker, Evan Van Order and Chanda Rule) and chat aboutproducing vegetable crops and the things they consider to be crucial both in production and inbusiness./p>
Registration is $30.00 per participant,
Lunch provided for early registrants by March 26.
Late registrations are welcome, but meal availability isn’t guaranteed.
In this session Jeff will discuss the many ways we can extend the growing season in Wyoming.
Jeff will cover the many types of structures he has experimented with in Wyoming. He’ll discuss the
pros and cons of each and provide information on light and airflow management to optimize the
growing conditions in an enclosed space.
Peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, and broccoli were grown in high tunnels, low tunnels, and in the open at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center over two growing seasons to compare
strategies for season extension. Ami will share the results and discuss strategies that may help you improve your vegetable harvests in our short growing season.
Lunch time / featured speaker: Adam Bunker
What began as a passion for soil health has grown into a passion for healthy food for Evan’s community. Evan will be sharing their journey of applying a systems approach of no-till gardening and season extension tools to grow healthy soils, plants, and food. The presentation will conclude with how they market nutrient dense produce to contribute to the health of the community.
Weather dependent, Ami Erickson will lead participants will construct a low tunnel in the Sheridan College Ag Field lab using 3 ft high metal frames and thick poly. We will also discuss strategies to get the most out of low tunnels for season extension and the types of materials that can be used.
In this presentation Jeremiah will discuss the most common Wyoming soil types, limitations to these soils, an overview of nutrient requirements for crops, and effective concepts on how to get your soils as productive as possible. He’ll also cover taking these concepts and applying them to enclosed space production and intensive farming cultivation practices.
Come join Dave in this session to learn about irrigation inside and outside of season extension
structures. Topics include application methods, irrigation scheduling, automation, maintenance, and
more!
Chanda will cover each vegetable they grow in their operation. She’ll discuss starting and transplant dates, as well as the tricks she has learned over years that makes growing these crops easier or more
successful.
Lunch time / featured speaker: Adam Bunker
Erin will be covering all things seed starting! We’ll talk soil, heat, light, water and more. She’ll give tips and tricks on how to be successful from the start. She’ll also touch on the benefits of starting
seeds indoors.
When growing vegetables, pests are not a matter of if, but when. Jeff will provide management tactics
for weeds, diseases, insects, and rodents in production, with an emphasis of enclosed spaces.
In this session, Amy will cover the essentials of creating pollinator habitats. Participants will learnabout the importance of pollinators, how to select plants, design spaces, and maintain habitats.Attendees will gain practical skills to positively impact pollinator biodiversity in their communities.
Adam Bunker, Papa Joe’s Produce
Most ag business have several enterprises. It’s a good idea to evaluate how each of those enterprises
are performing, but it that can seem pretty daunting and complicated task. John will help us explore
effective ways of evaluating enterprise profitability, breakeven costs and returns, risk exposure and
more.
Lunch time / featured speaker: Adam Bunker
A discussion led by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
We’ll visit with three area producers (Adam Bunker, Evan Van Order and Chanda Rule) and chat aboutproducing vegetable crops and the things they consider to be crucial both in production and inbusiness./p>
