Missouri Farm Computer Users Conference
2004 Program
January 6 & 7, 2004
Holiday Inn Select, Columbia, MO

Tuesday, January 6, 2004

	Registration
	Welcome Ron Plain, MU
	Introductions and Idea Exchange John Travlos, Columbia
	How Safe Are Our Computers & Data? (Computer Security Issues) Dan Barker, Mexico
	Break - Vendor Displays
	Concurrent (1 time)
	Computer Security Nuts & Bolts (Keeping the Worms Out of Our PCs) Dan Barker, Mexico
	Advanced Spreadsheet Use (Data Validation, Clipboard Use & More) Mink Monson, Columbia
	Desktop Publishing for Your Farm Sharon Wood-Turley, Columbia
	Concurrent (1 time)
	Getting Your Product on the Internet Michael Stachiw, Valley Park
	Farm Budgeting With a Spreadsheet (Crops, Livestock & Horticulture) -- Budget numbers for 2004 Melvin Brees, Columbia
	Precision Agriculture Discussions -- Equipment & Technologies Kent Shannon, Columbia
	Adjourn
	Dinner
	Concurrent (3 times - half hour each)
	How We Use the Computer in Our Beef Operation Steve Shirley, Hardin
	eBay - Don't Be Afraid to Use It for Farm & Home Gerry Snapp, Marshall Kandi Whitten, Rolla
	Email Etiquette - Using This Business Tool Appropriately Michael Stachiw
	Searching the Web for Ag Information Greg Rotert, Columbia
	Recording & Editing Sound Files Ag Marketing Teleconference Example Mary Sobba, Mexico Steve Niemeyer, Columbia
	MIR User Group Discussions Gerry Ehlmann, Columbia Don Utlaut, Sedalia
	Open-ended Discussion & Idea Exchange
	Software and Vendor Displays
	Hands-on Beginning Computer Use -- What would YOU like help with? Advisory Committee Members
	"Toys of the Trade" - Cameras, Mapping, Operating Systems, Printing, and more
	Public Domain Software Exchange
	Hors d'oeuvre and Refreshments
	Adjourn

Wednesday, January 7, 2004

	Breakfast Buffet
	Early Bird Breakfast Forum Operating systems, Internet use, other topics
	E-Commerce - An Overview For Agriculture Michael Stachiw
	Using GIS for Agroforestry & Orchards Molly Fitzgerald, Kansas City
	Business Environmental Risk Management -- Issues and a tool to help farm managers Ray Massey, Columbia
	Break - Vendor Displays
	Tax Update LeRoy vogel, CPA, Bowling Green
	Weather Resources on the Internet Pat Guinan, Columbia
	What To Buy Today (computers, printers, scanners...) Ron Buswell, Newark
	Adjourn