Events

University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center (MAWRC)’s Nitrogen: Minnesota's Grand Challenge and Compelling Opportunity Conference brings experts together to focus entirely on this valuable input. Current topics in crop production and environmental stewardship will be relevant and informative for today's agricultural producers and professionals and anyone else who appreciates high-quality, […]

9:00 - 9:30 Registration, Coffee, and Rolls 9:30 Managing Farm Stress - Ted Matthews 10:30 Break, Vendor Booths 10:45 Water Quality & the Interaction with Ag Practices and the Weather - Dr. Jerry Hatfield 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Local Farmers Implementing Reduced Tillage and Cover Crops Presentations 1:30 Break, Vendor Booths 1:45 Small Table Discussions with […]

AJ Lange, Forester, MPRB Forestry Department will be speaking on the connection of our vegetation, management, soils, and climate change.  Also come and learn about spring planting plans of trees and shrubs on the trolley path!

Information provided by farmers to farmers is especially vital - talking with others that have planned, implemented, and witnessed the results. • Get experienced trouble shooting, learning about logistics, and first-hand knowledge of practices. • Join us for comfortable discussions with local farmers about how they’ve used soil health practices to benefit their operation and […]

Are you a farmland owner who values good stewardship practices? Are you a farmer looking to invest in soil building on rented land? A workshop to help you act on your conservation values will be held Friday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at School Sisters of Notre Dame in Mankato (170 Good […]

Join us to hear from Farmers Rick Clark and Matt Alford about the economics of soil health implementation! Lunch is provided by RSVPing by February 17th at https://covercrop2020.eventbrite.com or call Jackson SWCD at 507-662-6685 Ext 3 Soil and water management CEU credits available For more information visit www.hlwdonline.org or call Catherine Wegehaupt at 507-376-9150 Ext […]

Dr. Fred Provenza will speak on both days of the Feb. 25 and 26, 2020, "Farming and Ranching for the Bottom Line" conference. The theme for this year's annual conference is "Discover the Triple Bottom Line: Economics, Ecology and Sociology." Provenza is a professor emeritus of behavioral ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah […]

Join the Faribault and Martin SWCD to hear from farmers Rick Clark, Matt Alford, and Andy Linder talk about the economics of soil health practices.  Lunch provided by RSVPing by February 18th to 507-235-6680 Ext 118 or jesse.walters11@gmail.com

The Freeborn Area Soil Health Team invites you to our 6th annual soil health winter workshop. This year we are focusing on economics of soil health and cover crops. The event will be Wednesday February 26th, 2020 at Wedgewood Cove 2200 West 9th Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. The keynote speaker […]

Farmers attending this workshop will learn from other farmers who are willing to share their experiences using soil health practices with you. Lessons learned by these farmers are vital and can get you on the right foot faster. • Hear firsthand from local farmers Doug Toussaint, Ken Packer & Ryan Hough as they discuss tillage, […]