Date and Time: Wednesday June 30, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Address: 26505 County Road 2 Staples, MN 56479 Hosts: Central Lakes College Ag and Energy Center Register by June 23rd to secure your meal ticket. These events are co-sponsored by Sustainable Farming Association - Central Chapter and Minnesota Farmers Union, in collaboration with University of Minnesota Extension’s […]
Grassroots Carbon Presents: "Soil Carbon Sequestration: How Nature Captures and Stores Carbon" A free webinar featuring Blue Nest Beef's CEO Russ Conser. June 30, 12-12:30 PM CST Register for the webinar to learn more about: A general overview of soil carbon storage. Nature-based carbon capture and sequestration methods. How regenerative agriculture can help foster and promote soil carbon capture. […]
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Join us and learn about what is happening in barley research at the U About this event Come join us and learn about what is happening in barley research at the U. We will also include a sneak preview of the new hop yard on campus. This event will allow you to hear from UM […]
Hybrid rye yields much higher than and has lower incidence of fusarium head blight than open-pollinated (OP) cereal rye varieties. For both organic and conventional farmers with livestock, hybrid rye can play an important role in the rotation and in rations. Jude Becker pasture raises farrow-to-finish, organic hogs on his sixth-generation family farm, Becker Lane […]
Have you explored strategies to diversify your crop rotation while lowering feed costs without sacrificing feed quality? Hybrid Rye may be a good fit for your operation. ​ Join us at the 2021 South Dakota State University Beresford Research Farm field day to view variety trials of several types of cereal and hybrid rye. The Dakotas Best […]
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Tour of Kernza® production and introduction of the Perennial Promise Growers Co-op. About this event As the first commercially available perennial grain crop in the US, Kernza® perennial grain has the potential to change agriculture landscapes by providing valuable ecosystem services and new economic opportunities. Carmen Fernholz of A-Frame Farm, has been growing Kernza since 2011. A-Frame […]
Growers Co-op. About this event As the first commercially available perennial grain crop in the US, Kernza® perennial grain has the potential to change agriculture landscapes by providing valuable ecosystem services and new economic opportunities. Carmen Fernholz of A-Frame Farm, has been growing Kernza since 2011. A-Frame Farm manager, Luke Peterson, started growing and marketing Kernza in […]
For those interested in growing cider apples, making hard cider and/or selling apples to cideries, we have a field day coming up on Friday, July 9 from 1-4pm at Milk & Honey Ciders. It will be a fun time, and cider sampling will be included. We're touring the orchard to compare performance of 12 English […]
