FARMERS, KEEP IT GROWING ALL YEAR LONG SERIES FREE 7-part workshop series. Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. […]
More info/register ***TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICAT OF COMPLETION FOR THIS TRAINING, ALL 4 SESSIONS (3 VIRTUAL and 1 IN-PERSON) ARE REQUIRED.*** ***Registration required by March 25 to allow adequate time for registrants to receive a Cover Crop field guide by mail*** This train-the-trainer event provides a foundation for understanding how cover crops may be incorporated […]
REGISTER Soil Health Field Day April 4, 2024 Registration 8:30-9:00 am Workshop 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Beck Agricultural Center, West Lafayette, IN Join Purdue University in partnership withCargill RegenConnect® for a soil health field day to: • NitrogenFate and Dynamics in Sustainably IntensifiedCash Crop Systems • Regenerativeagriculture and how microbes influence soil carbon sequestration […]
Open to NE and NW Conservation Partners, to Learn or Refresh: Soils terminology Hands-on experience texturing Observing soil colors with Munsell chart Differentiate soil horizons Determine soil structure This in-field training will be held rain or shine. RSVP to Dave Lefforge: 260-273-9423 or dlefforge@isda.in.gov
More info/register ***TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICAT OF COMPLETION FOR THIS TRAINING, ALL 4 SESSIONS (3 VIRTUAL and 1 IN-PERSON) ARE REQUIRED.*** ***Registration required by March 25 to allow adequate time for registrants to receive a Cover Crop field guide by mail*** This train-the-trainer event provides a foundation for understanding how cover crops may be incorporated […]
Register/more info Introductory workshop to soil health and cover crops. Sessions will review cover crop plant identification, insects and soil health management, as well as pesticide use in soil health systems. Training sessions will be held both indoors and outside for this event.
More info/register ***TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICAT OF COMPLETION FOR THIS TRAINING, ALL 4 SESSIONS (3 VIRTUAL and 1 IN-PERSON) ARE REQUIRED.*** ***Registration required by March 25 to allow adequate time for registrants to receive a Cover Crop field guide by mail*** This train-the-trainer event provides a foundation for understanding how cover crops may be incorporated […]
AGENDA: 8:30 Coffee and Donuts 9:00 NRCS Rainfall Simulator 9:30 Cover Crop Plots Tour 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Maximizing your Cover Cro0p Investment - Brendon Blank, Director of Cover Crops, Byron Seeds This cover crop field day is sponsored by Byron Seeds. Questions? Call Byron Seeds 800-801-3596
More info/register ***TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICAT OF COMPLETION FOR THIS TRAINING, ALL 4 SESSIONS (3 VIRTUAL and 1 IN-PERSON) ARE REQUIRED.*** ***Registration required by March 25 to allow adequate time for registrants to receive a Cover Crop field guide by mail*** This train-the-trainer event provides a foundation for understanding how cover crops may be incorporated […]
In efforts to understand and advance agricultural practices that promote climate resilience, ag organizations and advisors face several challenges in facilitating the adoption of these practices. Social science research has homed in on these issues, developing nuanced frameworks for exploring these challenges and barriers. In this webinar, Dr. Laurie Nowatzke, Coordinator of the USDA Midwest […]
More info/register The North American Manure Expo will return to the Northeast in 2024. Join us July 17-18 in Auburn, NY. Experience the thrilling demonstrations and engaging exhibitors of the Expo in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. Tour local facilities to witness the best in manure innovations of the Northeast. See spreaders, agitators, […]
This event is scheduled for Jun 20, 2024, at 2:00 pm US/Eastern. Export to calendar HOW TO REGISTER / JOIN Scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat exists because of animal pollinators. Supporting pollinators is critical to our food security and a key USDA conservation focus in collaboration with […]
