Food & Agriculture Research Presentations

The Small Producers Initiative is hosting a research track and poster session at the Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference at Texas State University on Monday, August 4th.

We invite research from any food or agriculture related discipline and from faculty, staff, and student researchers, as well as professional researchers. Applied research is strongly encouraged; most conference attendees are farmers or ranchers. Researchers must apply and indicate their interest in delivering a 20-minute oral presentation, participating in a judged poster session, or both.

We ask that researchers apply by June 18, 2025

Presenters will be asked to register for the conference. Registration rates vary, with discounts available for students.

All questions can be directed to Dr. Ken Mix at smallproducers@txstate.edu.

Research Track

The Research track will be a one-day track featuring multiple food and agriculture researchers as speakers.

Researchers from any food or agriculture related discipline are welcome to submit their research for consideration (e.g., economics, soil science, animal science, education, sociology, biology). Research topics are limited to direct to farmer applications. For example, education topics on public perceptions, willingness to pay, animal health, nutrition or forages, soil management, etc.

Each speaker will have 20 minutes total to present (15 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A). Sessions will run from approximately 9:15 am-5:00 pm. Researchers must be available to present for their time slot on August 4th; organizers will work with selected speakers on scheduling prior to the event. Interim breaks and a lunch break are included for all participants. Lunch is included with registration fee.


Researchers must submit their application by July 18th to be considered.

Small Producers’ Initiative invites you to take part in a Poster Display during the Southern Family Farmers & Food Systems Conference on Monday, August 4th, 2025.

Researchers from any food or agriculture related discipline are welcome to submit their research for consideration (e.g., economics, soil science, animal science, education, sociology, biology). Topics need to be related to agricultural issues and can be proposal, work in progress or completed research. 

Researchers must submit their application by June 18th. Applications will be approved and issued a participant number.

Poster Guidelines

    • Posters will be on display at the conference on August 4, 2025.

      Poster authors are encouraged to stand by their poster during scheduled breaks to maximize interaction with attendees; they are otherwise encouraged to attend and join conference sessions throughout the day.

    • Hardware to display posters will be provided.

    • Posters must be hard copy on paper.

    • Posters must be 48” x 36” (horizontal or vertical orientation is acceptable).

    • Poster authors must leave a blank space in the top right corner for your poster number. Minimum space 1.5” x 2.5”.

    • Posters must include name(s), department(s), and institution(s) of all authors(s).

    • Posters should include introduction, objectives, methodology, results, conclusion, and references; however, proposal posters are allowed, which do not need to include results and conclusion.

    • Posters should have a balance of text, figures, tables, and images.

    • Title: 88 pt.

    • Author Names: 50 pt.

    • Headers: 40 pt.

    • Text: 28 pt.

    • Captions: 20 pt.