Mark your calendars for an exciting educational opportunity! The Southwest Purdue Ag Center invites you to join their Pumpkin Field Day on September 17, 2025, from 1:30-5:30 pm EDT at 4369 N. Purdue Road, Vincennes, IN 47591. This hands-on event provides participants with the opportunity to explore a diverse range of pumpkin and winter squash varieties while […]
Purdue’s SIPAC farm andthe Pasture Project are hosting a 2-day grazing training for anyone that isinterested in becoming a Technical Service Provider (TSP) for NRCS conservationpractices dealing with grazing management or pasture management systems. This training will also berelevant for any SWCD or ISDA employee that would like to assist landownerswith grazing management, grazing conservation […]
Rotational Grazing, Soil Health, and Drought Management Decisions Join us at Mesquite Field Farm for an engaging class on rotational grazing, soil health, and drought management strategies. Drawing from our own experiences—including the challenges of navigating four consecutive years of drought—we’ll explore practical decisions that helped us sustain our operation, protect soil health, and maintain animal quality through difficult […]
Save the date for the Soil Health Institute’s 10th Anniversary Meeting Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in St. Louis, Missouri, where we’ll exchange ideas, spark new collaborations, and shape the future of soil health. We hope you’ll join us to deepen your knowledge while celebrating a decade of SHI and the soil health movement’s progress. Between workshops, farm tours, […]
The Landscape of Mental Health and Financial Support for Midwest Farmers Tuesday, September 30, 2025 1:00 PM (ET) / 12:00 PM (CT) / 11:00 AM (MT) / 10:00 AM (PT) The farm income crisis of the late 2010s and the COVID-19 pandemicamplified mental health challenges in agriculture, which resulted in thedevelopment of a range of […]
Join us for a field day featuring cutting edge cover crop research and resources: National variety trials Grazing cover crops On-farm research results New cover crop breeding material RUP/CCA credits available. Attendance is FREE. Light refreshments will be served. Walk-ins welcome, but if possible, please RSVP by Sept. 25 at https://forms.gle/QRHYcbGg9JXCX3b47 Questions? Contact etiennesutton@missouri.edu
This workshop at Bay Branch Farm, part of our Soil Health Workshop series, will explore the benefits of reducing how often you till your sil and share strategies and practical tools for using low-till practices in your farm or garden. **This FREE event is outdoors on a working farm where you will be surrounded by […]
Oregon State University's Agriculture soil expert Nan Xu demonstrates how to collect and prepare a soil sample with a soil probe. Take a closer look at the foundation growing your food, flowers or pasture! OSU Assistant Professor of Practice in General Agriculture, Nan Xu will lead us through a hands-on demonstration on how to use […]
Interested in building healthy soils through cover cropping on your farm? Come on out to learn more! Join the New York State Soil Health Initiative, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Harvest New York, and Scenic Hudson for a walk-through of different cover crop species and various mixtures We’ll explore the benefits of different cover crop species, how […]
This workshop at Village Family Farms is a part of our Soil Health Workshop series and will explore the benefits of incoporation cover crops into your farm or garden. This workshop is designed for small-scale farmers and gardeners looking to harness the power of cover crops to improve soil health, suppress weeds, enhance biodiversity, and boost farm […]
Join us at Village Family Farm to learn more about cover crops you can plant that will help restore and rebuild healthy soils. This workshop at Village Family Farms is a part of our Soil Health Workshop series and will explore the benefits of incoporation cover crops into your farm or garden. This workshop is designed for […]
Urban growers are invited to join ACCD and partners for an interactive workshop with Soil Sisters Plant Nursery. Urban growers are invited to join Allegheny County Conservation District and partners Grow Pittsburgh and Pasa Sustainable Agriculture for an interactive workshop at Soil Sisters Plant Nursery's new urban farm site in Beltzhoover. We’ll dig into the importance of prioritizing soil health […]
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