Hosted by Lac qui Parle Soil and Water Conservation District March 11th 9:30- 12:30 at the Madison Mercantile 601 1st St, Madison, MN 56256 Join local farmers and educators as we discuss cover crops- from the basics to managed grazing, to economics & profitability. Bring your questions and your experience! Free to attend, Lunch provided! […]
Mark your calendars for NCAT’s second Soil Health Innovations Conference, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15 and 16, 2022. This will be a virtual conference offering plenty of networking opportunities with presenters and fellow attendees. Join us to hear from presenters such as David Montgomery of the University of Washington and Dig2Grow, Alejandro Carillo […]
Registration is now open for the National Center for Appropriate Technology's Soil Health Innovations Conference: Soil for Water, March 15 and 16. This two-day virtual conference will be highly interactive, offering producers and educators from around the country the chance to participate in a critical conversation about soil health. Speakers will include David Montgomery of Dig2Grow, […]
Ag Lunch and Learn Flyer MARCH 16TH 9:00AM -12:00PM AT ARMED FORCES RESERVE &COMMUNITY CENTER 505 Spirit River Drive S Cambridge, MN 55008 Over lunch, you will learn about new opportunities to enhance your good farming practices such as: Carbon markets Cover Crop Successes Funding programs: local, state, and federal technical and financial assistance […]
At the 2022 Annual Todd County Feedlot Meeting RSVP to 320-732-2644 Where: 1830 Airport Rd, Staples- Door 3) Topics: Husband & wife, Grant & Dawn Breitkreutz, Common Sense Cover Crops in Central MN Don Reicosky, Carbon Myths & Must Haves- What Works- What Doesn’t Appreciation Buffet: Roast Beef and Meatballs, Mashed Potato, […]
Horse Creek Area Farmer-Led Council will be sharing the outcomes of their research plot which has been managed for 7 years. They will also have a presentation by Dennis Busch who performed an infiltration study on all of the plots last fall. Please consider attending and sharing with your networks. To see the 2021 report […]
Carbon Credits to Precision PlantingTuesday March 29, 2022 Wheaton American Legion10:00 Welcome and IntroductionsBruce Johnson, Traverse SWCD Technical Manager10:05 Cover Crop Demonstration Grant OverviewBruce Johnson, Traverse SWCD Technical ManagerAn Overview of Federal Programs: Cover Crops, Reduced Tillage, & Soil HealthCory Walker, District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service10:30 Economics of Cover Crops, with an Interactive ExerciseSam […]
Ward Lab Soil Health Webinar Series:Join Ward Laboratories and Zach Wright for a 3-part webinar series, Soil Health: A New Approach. Each webinar has its own Zoom link, so be sure to register for all 3 individually! Part 1:How Nature FunctionsPanelists: Patrick Freeze, Willie Pretorius, Zach WrightDate: March 29Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016474400834/WN_l5uHMq3cQmiG9Pqi4VAcZADescription: Willie Pretorius and Patrick Freeze of Ward Laboratories and Zach […]
The proliferation of carbon markets is creating both opportunity and confusion in agriculture, including for in-field advisers, agricultural retailers, Extension personnel, and growers. This confusion, largely resulting from the various unknowns associated with these markets, is impeding participation in these market opportunities. This three-part webinar series will explore and address key risks and unknowns associated […]
Ward Lab Soil Health Webinar Series:Join Ward Laboratories and Zach Wright for a 3-part webinar series, Soil Health: A New Approach. Each webinar has its own Zoom link, so be sure to register for all 3 individually!Part 2:Practical Example of Nature’s FunctionsPanelists: Patrick Freeze, Willie Pretorius, Zach WrightDate: April 12Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6316474401119/WN_VM5gb0ZZSk64qabKIwsvfgDescription: Willie Pretorius and Patrick Freeze of Ward Laboratories […]
