Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Meg Greski, Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) Soil Health Program Coordinator, to talk about the upcoming 2nd Annual Crossroads Conference to be held on July 30 at the Autry Technology Center in Enid, Oklahoma, from 8:25 am – 4:30 pm.
“It is going to be a forum for producers to learn from one another. It is going to offer content in three tracks: crop production, livestock production, and urban food production (meaning vegetable gardeners, horticulturists, and such),” Greski detailed.
The Keynote speaker will be Australian Colin Seis. “For the past thirty years, Colin has been growing grain crops in perennial rangeland cover. He is in a very hot, dry, challenging environment and has managed to pioneer this technique, which is now being used around the world on over two million acres. Colin is going to come and teach us how we could potentially adopt this pasture cropping technique here,” Greski shared.
The conference is open to anyone with an interest in agricultural production in the Southern Plains. “Hopefully, we have folks from our neighboring states join us. We are going to talk a lot about grazing management, ranching cattle, sheep, goats, and other grazing animals. We will have sessions for both beginning and advanced grazing managers. On the urban side, we will talk about growing food crops in high tunnels, and using chickens for meat, eggs, and also for soil health improvement. On our crop track, Nick Voss, from Texas County, in the panhandle, where once again, it is very hot and dry, will share his insights on how he has learned to manage that challenging environment and produce profitable crops.”
There is only space for 125 people to attend, so pre-registration is required. Registration is available by using the QR code in the graphic above or by contacting Greski directly at the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.
