Please share this registration information with others who
may be interested. Note that the deadline for poster abstracts
has been extended until October 16, 1995. We encourage those
with limited travel budgets to send a poster even if they are
unable to attend the conference.
Let me know if you need more information.
Sue Jarnagin (e-mail: jarnagin@iastate.edu)
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North American Symposium
Linkages among Farming Systems and Communities -
November 5-8, 1995
Scheman Continuing Education Building
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Sponsored by
Association for Farming Systems Research-Extension
Co-sponsors
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
and
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
About the Symposium
The Association for Farming Systems Research-Extension (AFSRE) is an
international society organized to promote the development and
dissemination of methods and results of participatory on-farm systems
research and extension. The objectives are the development and adoption,
through participation by farm-household members, of improved and
appropriate technologies and management strategies to meet the
socioeconomic and nutritional needs of farm families; to foster the
efficient and sustainable use of natural resources; and to contribute
toward meeting requirements for food, feed, and fiber.
An objective of this 1995 North American Farming Systems Research-Extension
Symposium is to bring together persons from the North American farm and
natural resource sectors with persons who have been working in the Third
World in farming, agricultural development, and natural resource
management. Many participatory methods of diagnosis, technology design,
and evaluation from the Third World are appropriate for North American
agriculture. Many methods used in North America are adaptable to other
regions of the world.
The symposium is designed to be of interest and benefit to farmers, as well
as to extension and research workers and administrators from private,
public, and non-governmental organizations involved in agricultural
technology development and natural resources management. Farmers are
especially encouraged to attend, and funding has been secured through the
Kellogg Foundation and other sources to help provide scholarships for
farmers to attend the symposium
Overview
Conference activities begin on Sunday, November 5, 1995, with an optional
tour of two diversified Iowa farms. The fee for the tour is $30. Both farms
feature a variety of management practices. The morning session will feature
the Dick Thompson farm near Boone, Iowa, followed by travel to Fontanelle
and lunch. The tour will visit the BreDahl farm near Greenfield in the
afternoon, before returning to Ames in time for an informal evening social
gathering. Tour participants are urged to wear warm, comfortable clothing
suitable for field conditions with temperatures below freezing possible.
There will also be two pre-conference workshops- "An Introduction to the
Internet: World Wide Web (WWW) Resources in Agriculture and Rural
Communities" and "Whole Farm and Watershed Planning for Farmers."
The conference session officially opens on Monday, November 6, with morning
plenary sessions in Benton Auditorium at the Scheman Building. Monday
afternoon will feature a poster session with presenters attending their
respective poster displays. A Research Tools Fair, within the poster
session, will present research methodologies for on-farm research,
researching community-farm linkages, and analyzing and comparing research
results, in an informal, hands-on fashion.
The balance of the conference on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will offer a
variety of workshops, panel discussions and presentations offered in eight
concurrent sessions. A listing of these presentations is provided, as well
as a listing of poster session topics accepted to date.
Schedule
Sunday, November 5, 1995
8:00 am Optional Farming System Tour - Depart from Scheman Building
Bus leaves for Thompson farm, Boone, Iowa (A 300-acre
diversified farm, with ridge-till, sewage sludge,
and several experimental methods) Fee-$30
10:00 am - Workshop - Whole Farm and Watershed Planning for Farmers
- 4:30 pm Mark Ritchie, IATP, Minnesota
10:00 Intro to Internet Workshop
11:00 Tour leaves Boone for Fontanelle, Iowa
1:00 Tour has lunch with community members of Fontanelle
1:00 Introduction to the Internet Workshop
1:30 Discussion
2:30 Tour leaves Fontanelle for BreDahl farm, Greenfield, Iowa
(A 310-acre diversified farm, with management-intensive
grazing and other creative methods)
3:00 Intro to Internet Workshop
4:30 Tour departs from Greenfield for Ames
5:30 Registration - First Floor, Scheman Building
6:00 Informal reception, with cash bar and light refreshments
(in field clothes)
7:00 Shared experiences/storytelling - Ray William, Oregon State.
University and Dwight Ault, Minnesota farmer
Monday, November 6, 1995
7:00 Shuttle bus departs from hotels
7:30 Registration
8:00 Welcome and announcements - Cornelia B. Flora, Director,
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
8:20 Keynote Address: "Systems Goals, People, and Where We're
Headed" - Tom Frantzen, Practical Farmers of Iowa
10:00 Break
10:30 Plenary Session - What is Farming Systems?
Peter Hildebrand, University of Florida; Adrian Johnston,
Saskatchewan, Canada; Richard Cruse, Iowa State University;
and Tom Guthrie, Michigan farmer
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Poster Session with authors
(Posters will be displayed throughout conference)
3:00 Break
3:30 Concurrent Session A
5:00 Adjourn for dinner on your own
5:15 Shuttle bus departs for hotels
7:00 Shared experiences/storytelling - Ray William, Oregon State
University and Preston and Wanda Boop, Pennsylvania farmers
Tuesday, November 7, 1995
7:15 am Shuttle bus departs from hotels
8:00 Where are we now?
9:00 Concurrent Session B
10:00 Break
10:30 Concurrent Session C
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Concurrent Session D
3:00 Break
3:30 Concurrent Session E
6:00 Barbecue
8:00 Traditional dance and music
9:30 Shuttle bus departs for hotels
Wednesday, November 8, 1995
7:15 am Shuttle bus departs from hotels
8:00 Where are we now?
9:00 Concurrent Session F
10:00 Break
10:30 Concurrent Session G
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Concurrent Session H
3:00 Break
3:30 Concluding Session:
Wrap-up
Immediately following the conclusion, there will be an
AFSRE planning meeting. Anyone is encouraged to attend.
Concurrent Sessions
Below is a listing of workshops, presentations and panels being
held during the concurrent sessions. Unless otherwise noted, there
is no advanced registration required or limit on the number of
participants for any particular session.
Session A
Monday, November 6, 3:30-5:00 pm (90 minutes);
Workshop - Team Problem Solving I - Aaron Harp, University of Idaho; Rick
Exner, Iowa State University; and Russ Toevs, Kansas farmer
Workshop - Including Women in Farming Systems and the Community Peggy
Petrzelka, Iowa State University and Alison Meares, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute
Papers - LAND PRIVATIZATION AND QUALITY OF RURAL LIFE / FOOD SYSTEMS AND
COMMUNITIES
1- The Reform of Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution and the
Transformation of the Rural Landscape - Rogelio Luna, University of
Texas-Austin
2- Indirect Comparison of Newly Privatized Russian Farmers' Perceived
Quality of Life with Ontario Farmers' Quality of Life Perceptions - Glen
Filson, University of Guelph, Canada; and Grigory Butyrin, Alexander Klubov
and Vladmir Krasnov, Moscow State University, Russia
3- Self-Reliance, Food Systems, and Community Health - Lisa Chandler
and Ellen Wall, University of Guelph, Canada
4- Farmers' Markets and Economic Development - Duncan Hilchey and
Gilbert Gillespie Jr., Cornell University
Session B
Tuesday, November 7, 9:00-10:00 am (60 minutes);
Workshop - Rapid Rural Assessment (RRA) via video and photography, part I
- (limit of 15 persons) pre-registration (at the conference registration
desk) for parts I and II (together) is required - Thoric Cederstrom and
Mamadou Baro, University of Arizona
Panel - Economic, Environmental, and Sociological Effects and Linkages of
Whole-Farm Systems in Eastern Nebraska - Kevin Bernhardt, Brenda Johnson,
John Allen, and Glenn Helmers, University of Nebraska
Papers - FSRE METHODOLOGY
1- Partitioning Environmental Variability in On-Farm Trials - John
Russell, University of Florida
2- Discovery Sessions, Soil Ecology, Multiple Pest Suppression, and
Diverse Learners - Ray William, Ed Peachey, Anita Azarenko, Elaine and Russ
Ingham, John Luna, et al., Oregon State University
3- Evaluating Strategies for Managing Nutrient and Water Stresses in
Pearl Millet-Based Cropping Systems of Rajasthan - Meri Whitaker, Erik van
Oosterom, and Robert McCown, ICRISAT-India and APSRU-Australia
Session C
Tuesday, November 7, 910:30 AM - Noon (90 Minutes);
Workshop -Rapid Rural Assessment (RRA) via video and photography, part II
- pre-registration (at the conference registration desk) for parts I and II
(together) is required - Thoric Cederstrom and Mamadou Baro, University of
Arizona
Panel - Agroecosystem Health and Integrated Science - Ellen Wall, Doug
Ramsey, Gord Wichert, Brian Okey, Xu Wei, Tamsyn Rowley, and
Emmanuel Yiridoe, University of Guelph, Canada
Forum - Voices from beyond the Borders: International Farmers Share
their Perspectives - Jose Montenegro, consultant, Mexico and California
Papers - ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS TO SUSTAIN RURAL COMMUNITIES
1- Beginning Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture: Steps to Sustaining
Communities - Wyatt Fraas, Center for Rural Affairs-Nebraska
2- Some Aspects of Credit: The HPI Tanzania Experience Erwin Kinsey
and Daniel Gudahl, Heifer Project International- Arkansas
3- Old Barns and New Friends: The Michigan Barn Rehabilitation Project
- Terry Shaffer, Michigan State University Museum
Session D
Tuesday, November 7, 1:30-3:00 PM; (90 Minutes);
Forum - The Tie That Binds: Diversity in Human and Ecological Systems -
Part I - Lorna M. Butler and Colette DePhelps, Washington State University;
Charles Francis, University of Nebraska; Laura Jackson, University of
Northern Iowa; Dana Jackson, Minnesota Land Stewardship Project,; Hans
Peter Jorgensen, Institute for Agricultural Biodiversity; Timothey Koponen,
Northwestern University; and Elizabeth Bird, Consortium for Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education
Panel - A Systems Approach to the New Technologies
Antonio Mallarino, Mark Honeyman, et al., Iowa State University and other
Papers - RURAL COMMUNITY ECONOMICS / LINKAGES BETWEEN FARMING SYSTEMS AND
COMMUNITIES
1- Community Impacts of Alternative Farming Systems - John Ikerd, Gary
Devino, and Suthijit Traiyongwanich, University of Missouri.
2- The Changing Link Between Agriculture and Rural Communities -
William Saupe, Ron Shaffer, and Steven Deller, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
3- Ohio Farmers and Researchers Learning Together How to Balance
Economic, Environmental, And Quality of Life Goals Deborah Stinner,
Benjamin R. Stinner, Michael Cote, and Anu Rangarajan, Ohio State
University; Joseph and Margaret Logan, Richard and Nancy Bennett, Charles
and Jamie Eselgroth, Herman Beck-Chenoweth, and Linda Lee; Ohio Farmers
4- Farming in the Potomac South Branch River Valley - John Lozier and
Edward Rayburn, University of West Virginia
Session E
Tuesday, November 7, 3:30-5:00 pm; (90 Minutes);
Forum - The Tie That Binds: Diversity in Human and Ecological Systems -
Part II (Continued from Session D)
Panel - Building Hope in Rural Communities with Farmer-Initiated Projects -
Gary Huber, Iowa State University; Jerry Jost, Kansas Rural Center; Meg
Moynihan, MIFFS; Stephanie Rittman, Alternative Energy Resources
Organization; Victoria Mundy, IMPACT
Panel - Whole Farm Planning and Government Policy Katherine Reichelderfer
Smith, Wallace Institute; Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy; and NRCS and farmer representatives
Papers - FOOD SECURITY AND FARMING SYSTEMS/ INFORMATION USE AND SMALL FARMERS
1- Household Economic Strategies, Intra-Household Allocation, and
Nutrition in San Jose Llanga Peasant Community, Bolivia - Corinne
Valdivia, University of Missouri
2- Technological Change and Food Security in an Andean Community -
Lisa Markowitz, University of Kentucky
3- Linking Farming Systems to Communities and Food Security: Evidence
from the Small Farmer Support Programme in South Africa - C.J. van Rooyen
and J.A. Groenewald, University of Pretoria, S. Africa
4- Factors Affecting Information Use in Decision-Making by Small
Farmers - Fisseha Tegegne, S.P. Singh, Enefiok Ekanem, and Sam Dennis,
Tennessee State University
Session F
Wednesday, November 8, 9:00-10:00 am (90 Minutes);
Panel - Three Different Approaches to the Economic Development of Rural
Communities in Eastern Europe Jela Tvrdonova, Slovakia
Panel - Importing a Sustainable and Animal-Friendly Pig Production Model