RSVP to Stockman Grass Farmer, 800-748-9808 Note to LSP members:Â When you sign up for this grazing school, mention that you are a member of the Land Stewardship Project to qualify for a $100 discount. Pastured pigs make an ideal complementary enterprise to beef cattle; dairy; cheese manufacturing; peanut; potato and vegetable farming; hardwood timber production […]
To Better Manage Soil, Nutrients, & Time Farmers, agronomists, and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review Field Day featuring the Nordick farm of Wilkin County, along with a message from Brian Ryberg, Minnesota’s second 4R Advocate. Hosted by the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center […]
More than 5,000 attendees from all 50 states and 45 countries have attended the National Cover Crop Summit to learn how to harness the full potential of a cover-crop system to protect their soil and increase their farm’s profits. Due to overwhelming attendee feedback, the National Cover Crop Summit is returning November 17-18, 2020, with […]
Dakotas Best will be hosting a live event at our seed warehouse. Join us Nov. 20-21 in Platte for the Organic TEAM Summit. Engage with regional leaders in sustainable and organic agriculture. Our focus is to support progressive growers committed soil health through Training, Engagement, Advancement & Marketing. We offer expertise in certification processes, agronomy, […]
The Benton Soil and Water Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service would like to invite you to attend the virtual Benton County 2020 Annual Conservation Tour on Friday, December 4th, 2020 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am See how your Clean Water Legacy and Federal funds are used for Conservation! Since COVID –19 is […]
Measuring and assessing soil health are critical for understanding how changes in agronomic management practices affect the capability of soil to support cropping systems. This presentation will focus on how the Institute is classifying soil functioning, associating specific soil functions with soil health measurements, and using this new data set to inform measurement selection. 1 […]
Like many annual events, this year’s Soil Management Summit (SMS), formerly known as the Conservation Tillage Conference or CTC, has had to make the transition from in-person to online. The SMS planning committee wants to ensure the health and wellbeing of participants, vendors, and everyone else involved in the summit's production while maintaining the high […]
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is seeking Farm to School partner farms to sell produce to our school district for the 2021-2022 school year. Are you a farmer who is interested in learning more about MPS’ Farm to School program and how we work with local farms? Curious if partnering with MPS may be a good fit for your farm?  […]
FREE to all registrants!  Featuring Dr. Karl Wyant, Vice President of Ag Science Heliae® Agriculture Dr. Wyant will discuss the importance and utility of two up-and-coming measures of soil health: active carbon and soil protein. He will break down a soil report and discuss field carbon management at length. Dr. Wyant will examine best management practices […]
This webinar features Ken Rulon, Rulon Enterprises, who will discuss the economic returns of their soil health cropping systems and how to effectively communicate adoption of practices, such as cover crops, with lenders. Rulon Enterprises is a family farm located in Arcadia, Indiana, that continues a seven-generation tradition of sustainable and environmentally responsible farming. Ken’s […]
