Fresno Tremendous strides this century in agricultural science and technology have not made traditional, small, family farms obsolete. These innovations are the hallmark of the annual California Farm Conference, which this year brings farmers, farmers' market managers, ag consultants and other members of the ag industry from all over the state to the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center in Visalia. Three days of workshops, tours, speakers and special events at the conference all focus on sustaining farm profitability. The agenda Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 19 and 20, features nationally known keynote speakers and nearly 40 workshops.
Participants can tailor the conference to their needs by selecting the workshops of their choice.
Keynote speakers include Mas Masumoto , a Dinuba farmer and the celebrated author of Epitaph for a Peach , and Marty Strange , program director and co-founder of the Center for Rural Affairs in Walthill, Nebraska. The Center is devoted to the economic, social and environmental well being of rural America.