Kernza Field Day: A-Frame Farm
July 8, 2021 Madison, Minnesota This free field tour sponsored by the University of Minnesota is an opportunity for growers, processors, businesses, and others to…
Risk Management in a Vegetable Processing Facility: Part 2
July 8, 2021 Online Join NCAT’s Felicia Bell and Alcorn State University’s Interim Farm Manager John Coleman for Part 2 of a discussion about food…
Building Blocks for Healthy Herds and Flocks
July 8, 2021 Online Join NCAT Livestock Specialists Margo Hale and Linda Coffey for a free, virtual workshop on small ruminant health. In this workshop,…
Tools for Minimal-Till Market Farming and Diversified Vegetables
July 9, 2021 Online This free virtual field day from Organic Association of Kentucky visits Anna Raines and the crew at Rains and Sun, a…
Elderberry & Elder Flower Field Day
Early July is the perfect time to get outside and smell the elderflowers! Tour Regeneration Acres to learn about elderberry varieties, best management practices and potential market possibilities for this blossoming crop. We'll end the tour with farm owner, Natasha teaching us how to make an elderflower simple syrup. 3:00-5:00 pm CST.
Saturn Farm Field Day
Saturn Farm 2797 County Road 1700N, Ogden, ILAfter a checkered history in North America, black currants are making a strong comeback as a robust crop and nutrition-packed fruit. Visit Saturn Farm, the largest black currant farm in Illinois to learn about the history of black currants, their on-farm management, processing and marketing, ongoing variety trials and breeding, and innovative alley cropping practices. Refreshments and bathroom available onsite. This field day is accessible to those with limited mobility.
Conservation Innovation Grants in Florida
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida has a total of $300,000 available for Conservation Innovation Grants in Florida. All non-federal entities and individuals are…
Black Currant Field Day
Elsewhere Farm 16550 Nicoletti, Herbster, WisconsinThe time is right to expand black currants (Ribes nigrum) as a crop in Wisconsin. Farmers in Wisconsin that grow black currants consider them to be viable from an agronomic standpoint, citing the following attributes: extremely cold hardy, able to grow on a wide variety of soil types and a wide range of pH, less attractive to wildlife, can produce up to 6,000 pounds per acre, can be machine harvested, and they hold on the bush to allow for flexible harvest dates.
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Food & Ag Policy Summit West
July 12, 2021 Sacramento, California, and Online Agri-Pulse is presenting the Food & Ag Policy Summit West: How Can California Agriculture Remain Competitive? The event…
Building Equitable Farmland Tenure Models for Northeast Farmers
July 12, 2021 Online Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust partnered with Agrarian Trust to co-host “Building Equitable Farmland Tenure Models for Northeast Farmers,” an…