Wednesday, January 3, 2001

Registration (begins at 12:00 noon)

Welcome

Introductions & Idea Exchange - Computer Hardware & Software We Use

- Norlin Hein

My Experiences With Starting a Web-based Ag Business

- Phil Warnken, Columbia

Break - Vendor Displays

Concurrent Sessions - (1 time - 1 hour each)

1. Farm Computing 101 - Beginning Computer Use
   - Kristina Michael, Trenton
   - Mary Sobba, Mexico

2. Finpack - A Farm Financial Analysis Tool
   Look at today's situation and tomorrow's alternatives
   - Melvin Brees, Fayette

3. Desktop Publishing for your Farm
   - Sharon Wood Turley, MU
   - Dennis Murphy, MU

4. GIS: From Production Decisions Through Identity Preserved Marketing
   SSToolbox Example
   - David Hughes, Columbia
   - Grant Mangold, Editor Ag Innovator/AgOnline

Concurrent sessions - (1 time - 1 hour each)
1. Web Pages for Your Farm - How and Why to Build and Promote Your Web Site
   - Lyndon Irwin, Bois D'arc
   - Michael Stachiw, Valley Park

2. Quicken vs Quickbooks for Farm Accounting
   - Jeff Case, Shelbyville
   - Jeremiah Markway, Westphalia

3. Using Weather Data For Farm Decisions
   - Ed Browning, Carthage
   - Pat Guinan, MU

4. Using a Database System
   Watershed/Field Records example
   - Alan Adam, Vandalia

5. Advanced Computing Discussions
   (Winamp, MP3, Video Codec, etc.)
   - Mike Monson, MU

Adjourn

Dinner

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (3 times - 1/2 hour each)

1. A Feed Ration Spreadsheet With Budgets
   - Doug Black, Edgar Springs

2. Internet Security - Real Issues & The Myths
   - Dan Barker, Auxvasse

3. Calculating Beef Basis for Marketing Decisions
   - Vern Pierce & Justin Swindler, MU

4. Using Quicken Deluxe for Tax planning
   - Jeff Case

5. Cow/Calf Record Management System
   - Richard Randle

6. Wading Through The Government Forms on the Internet
   (from taxes to LDP)
   - Brian Vogelsmeier, Sweet Springs

7. Email, An Important Tool for All Farmers
   - Brian Bogue, Kearney

Open Ended Discussion & Idea Exchange

1. Software and Vendor Displays

2. HANDS ON Beginning Computer Use (computers and software provided - or bring your own)
   From Spreadsheets to the Internet - What would YOU like help with?
   - Advisory Committee Members
   Mentoring Session for Beginners
   Experienced farm computer users will answer your questions on farm computing based on topics you list on your registration form. Both hardware and software assistance will be provided. What are YOUR questions? Fill out a topic or question on your registration form or e-mail us: agebb@missouri.edu.

3. Public Domain Software Exchange
   - Jason Dieckhoff, MU

4. "Toys of the Trade"
   Peripheral Devices and How They can be used for the Farm
   - Stephen Martin, MU

5. 4-H - Integrating Computers into Clubs and Project Work
   - Bill Pabst, MU

6. MIR Help Session
   - Gerry Ehlmann, MU

Adjourn

Breakfast Buffet

Early Bird Breakfast Forum

What to buy today, backups, other topics

On the Horizon - New Technologies for the Farm

- Grant Mangold, Editor "Ag Innovator" magazine

Internet Technologies for Rural Missouri

- Dan Barker, Internet Manager, Kingdom Telephone

The "End-all" Fertilizer Computer Tool (mixing, recommendations, budgets, reports)

- John Burns, Pittsburg, KS

Tax Update

LeRoy Vogel, CPA, Bowling Green

Break

Using a Geneology Program for Livestock (Sheep example)

- Lyndon Irwin

Missouri Telecommunication Services Update

- Barbara Meisenheimer, Office of the Public Council

Weather Resources on the Internet

- Pat Guinan

Final Discussion and Recap

Adjourn