The 23rd edition of the Oregon State University Small Farms Conference is set for Feb. 15 on the Corvallis campus.

The conference includes 34 different sessions and early registrants can ensure they are able to sign up for the presentations that will help their agricultural operations the most.

Sessions include: Updates on highly pathogenic avian influenza with Ryan Scholz, state veterinarian; water rules for small farms; accessing farm to school markets; integrated pest management for flower farmers; organic certification solutions; credit and insurance available for small farms; beef carcass quality factors for small farms; and integrating agroforestry into Western Oregon farms.

The Small Farms Conference is designed to assist farmers, ag professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets.

The event has attracted about 850 to 1,000 attendees in recent years.

Registration currently costs $85 but will increase to $100 after Feb. 3.

At the door registration may not be available due to venue capacity.

Partial scholarships are available and those interested should send requests to smallfarmsprogram@oregonstate.edu.

For more information and to register, go to https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/smallfarmsconference/.