The 2021 North American Agroforestry Conference will bring together farmers, landowners, researchers, climate scientists, investors, philanthropists, policymakers, and global leaders on climate change, carbon drawdown,…
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in California is accepting applications for Conservation Agreements from $30,000 to $75,000 to address specific conservation objectives. Emphasis will be…
June 30, 2021 Online This free, one-hour webinar will provide information for non-operating agricultural landowners to enable better planning and coordination with their farm operators…
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Market Development Trade Show and Educational Conference Cost Share Program, which offers partial funding…
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology. It introduces use of COMET-Farm, a tool that estimates the ‘carbon footprint’ for all or…
The organic industry faces a shortage in well-qualified organic inspectors and reviewers. Given this issue, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) is implementing an “Organic…
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications for its Healthy Soil Program. Grant funding may be used for agricultural projects in New…
In this Upper Midwest CRAFT workshop from Angelic Organics Learning Center, learn about small scale poultry processing from start to finish. Choose your challenge: observe…
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service requests applications for the fiscal year 2021 Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant program. Approximately $15.3 million will be available. The…
July 8, 2021 Online The Monthly Biochar Webinar that the Forest Service is organizing in partnership with the US Biochar Initiative and The Southern Regional…
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…
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.
After 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.
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…
The 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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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…
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…
July 14, 2021 King William County, Virginia Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Small Farm Outreach Program offers this afternoon farm tour. Registration is limited.
July 14, 2021 Online MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops are designed for apprentices, farmworkers, and beginning farmers. Join this online session for a virtual…
As part of a recent grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the University of Tennessee Department of Animal Science and the Center for Profitable…
Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region including counties in Central New York,…
July 15, 2021 Conrad, Montana This event is part of Northern Plains Resource Council’s Soil Crawls series. Rancher Lisa Schmidt will tell participants the story…
USDA has up to $2 million for cooperative agreements with local governments to host Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR) pilot projects for fiscal…
The 2021 Vineyard Expansion Assistance Program (VEAP) is open to new and existing Ohio vineyards. VEAP allows wineries to invest in and plant high-quality, high-value…
July 16, 2021 Rapidan, Virginia Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Small Farm Outreach Program is offering this afternoon information session on federal programs. Registration is limited.
July 18, 2021 Online Center for Arkansas Farms and Food is offering a two-session Season Extension course online. This first session covers High Tunnel Production…
July 19-20, 2021 Lone Rock, Wisconsin Acres U.S.A. is offering on-farm instructional events on active, working farms. Instructors Gary Zimmer and Leilani Zimmer-Durand will demonstrate…
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing up to $15 million to support the development of new tools, approaches, practices, and technologies to further…
July 20, 2021 Online Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association is offering access to presentations from its 2021 online conference, Our Time: Essential Links for…
July 21, 2021 Carrington, North Dakota North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota are offering Manure Composting Workshops in each state. At this free,…
July 21, 2021 Online Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Small Farm Outreach Program is offering this virtual meeting from Randolph Farm on Sample and Control of Varroa…
July 22, 2021 Petersburg, Virginia Virginia Cooperative Extension Small Farm Outreach Program is offering a bus tour for veterans to Raleigh State Farmers Market. The…
The Ohio Grape Industries Committee is requesting proposals for enology research projects. The competitive enology research grant program will provide $90,000 each fiscal year for…
July 23, 2021 Kutztown, Pennsylvania Join Rodale Institute’s researchers and expert staff at this annual Organic Field Day to learn the latest results of farming…
Tour Savanna Institute's new home farm with our farm manager and a technical service provider. We'll discuss watersheds and water quality, and you'll have the opportunity to learn how to incorporate agroforestry practices on your land. We'll lunch together on the farm then head to Spring Green to join the River Alliance of Wisconsin for a paddle down the lower Wisconsin river to continue learning about water quality.
July 26-28, 2021 Online The Soil and Water Conservation Society is presenting its Annual Conference, “One World, Connected through Conservation,” online. Professionals advancing conservation solutions…
July 26-30, 2021 Online The Kneading Conference brings together grainiacs and bread buffs from all over the country. Farmers, professional and home bakers, brewers, chefs,…
July 26, 2021 Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a half-day Rotational Grazing Workshop with Widdershins LLC’s Wendy Russell. Learn…
July 26, 2021 Online Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust partnered with Agrarian Trust to co-host “Building Equitable Farmland Tenure Models for Northeast Farmers,” an…
July 27, 2021 Petersburg, Pennsylvania Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Small Farm Outreach Program presents this mid-day workshop at Randolph Farm. Registration is limited.
July 29, 2021 West Lafayette, Indiana The Purdue Student Farm and Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture invite farmers and produce growers to attend the…
July 29, 2021 White Stone, Virginia Virginia Cooperative Extension Small Farm Outreach Program is offering this morning workshop at Georgiatown Farm. Enrollment is limited.
July 29, 2021 Online This online event is part of Wisconsin Women in Conservation’s Conservation Summer Camp Series. In this one-hour webinar, learn how to…
Alachua County, Florida’s, Board of County Commissioners is funding a mini-grant to Alachua County-based farms and ranches that earn between $1,000 and $250,000 per year.…
USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production is accepting applications for the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Competitive Grants Program. Both Planning Grants and…