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| Event Flyer |
Baton Rouge, La. – For a decade,
the Southern University Ag Center’s Louisiana Small Farmers Conference has
provided the state’s small agricultural producers with strategies and
information on the latest educational tools and resources to help them stay in
business.
This year’s conference themed,
“Investing In Your Small Farm Business,” will be held at Southern University’s
Felton G. Clark Activity Center from March 18-21.
Two pre-conference sessions will
be held on Wednesday, March 18. Participants will have the option of attending
either a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training or a Louisiana HEMP Summit on
this day. The conference will officially begin on Thursday, March 19.
Natalie Baszile, author of the Louisiana based novel “Queen
Sugar” will be the keynote speaker on Friday, March 20th.
Baszile is an award-winning author whose works have appeared
in O, The Oprah Magazine; The Rumpus.net; the Lenny Letter; and The Best
Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 9. She is best known for her book, Queen Sugar,
which writer/director Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey have adapted into a
television series for Winfrey’s television network, OWN. The book was nominated
for an NAACP Image Award, was listed on the Crooks Corner Southern Book Prize
and was named one of the Best Books of 2014 by the San Franciso Chronicle.
Natalie has an M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UCLA and
is a graduate of Warren Wilson College’s MFA Program for Writers.
The conference will also include a grant writing panel, networking
opportunities, an exhibit hall, and the Louisiana Living Legends Luncheon,
which honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Southern
University in the areas of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences.
Limited complimentary registration for small farmers is
available until February 28, 2020. After this date, the registration fee for the
conference will be $75 for small farmers.
The fee for agricultural professionals is $100. All fees
should be made payable to the Southern University Foundation – ANR Programs in
the form of a check or money order.
On-site registration will begin at 8 a.m. daily during the
conference. Agricultural exhibitors are
welcome to participate.
To register online, visit http://www.suagcenter.com/form/smallfarms. Exhibitors can register at http://www.suagcenter.com/form/exhibitor-registration-for-the-10th-annual-louisiana-small-farmer-conference.
For additional information contact Zanetta Augustine at
225.771.2591 or via e-mail at zanetta_augustine@suagcenter.com.
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