Josh Hardin from Laughing Stock Farm presented on crop planning and adapting technology at the University of Arkansas Extension HQ Farm2School Conference. He discussed how high tunnel technology can help extend growing seasons but requires more labor than field crops. Hardin also demonstrated an open source crop planning tool available online to help farmers customize their plans. He welcomed questions from the audience.

1. Presented By: Josh Hardin
Laughing Stock Farm
Sheridan, AR
University Of Arkansas Extension HQ
November 19, 2015
Crop Planning
Farm2School Conference

2. Commercial Broccoli

3. What likes broccoli in Arkansas more than
we do?

4. What else could go wrong?

5. What does well enough to wholesale?

6. Arkansas Farmers Are Adapting Technology
 We are learning but being
competitive with CA is not
possible
 We need prices that can
afford our farms a living
wage
 Seasons change like the
wind direction and
adaptation and change
are constant

7. High Tunnels Are The Answer
High Tunnel technology is the answer to produce seasonality but it
cannot be mechanized like field agriculture and therefore requires
more capital to operate.

8.  Ability to completely
customize your farm plan
 Cost free with a suggested
donation if it becomes useful
to your farm
 http://code.google.com/p/cr
opplanning/
 Mail to Clayton:
cropplanning@gmail.com
Open Source Crop Planning

15. Questions?
 Thank you!
 Josh Hardin
 laughingstockfarms@gmail.c
om
 870-866-3753 cell