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- January 20, 2021
Farmer's Forum: Looking back, Looking forward
January 20, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
REGISTER: https://thelandconnection.regfox.com/farmers-forum-looking-back-looking-forward
Farmer’s Forum is a monthly roundtable discussion held every third Wednesday of the month, November through February. These discussions are an opportunity to take a retrospective look at the year we’ve had with an eye toward planning for future resiliency and long-term viability. Each week’s discussion will be centered around a topic with discussion prompts provided to get things moving. The meat of the discussion will be provided by you! We hope to learn from each other, identifying the changes that worked and brainstorming the strategies that will support success in the future.
SCHEDULE
November 18 — 2020, what happened?
→ Taking stock of 2020: pandemic, bad weather…did anything good come of it?December 16 — Pivoting or walking in circles?
→ Concerns that prompted change and how those changes played out.
→ Have you assessed the health of your revenue streams?
→ Shifting markets, demand spikes, and lulls, oh my!January 20 — What lessons will we keep moving forward?
→ CSA growth and maintenance.
→ Market channel expansion and sustainability.
→ Employee management in a pandemic.February 17 — What’s next? Needs for farmers and the food system.
→ How can we ensure a strong, resilient local food system that feeds our communities?
→ What is needed to better prepare for the next big disruption?
- February 10, 2021
Organic Grain Conference 2021
February 10, 2021 - February 11, 2021
I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
- February 11, 2021
Organic Grain Conference 2021
February 10, 2021 - February 11, 2021
I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820, USASession 1 - Regenerative Grazing: Fundamentals for Farmers
February 11, 2021 9:00 am - 10:30 am
LEARN MORE & REGISTER: https://thelandconnection.org/event/grazing-series/
Thursday, February 11, 2021 | 9:00am – 10:30am | Online
The WHY: What is Regenerative Grazing?
→ Practice: what is it and how does it differ from continuous grazing
→ Exploring multiple benefits: environment, soil health, profitability, and producer goalsThursday, February 18, 2021 | 9:00am – 10:30am | Online
The HOW: The Nuts and Bolts of Regenerative Grazing on the Farm
→ The tools: paddocks, fencing, and water
→ Forage basics: diversity and nutrition
→ Grazing cover cropsThursday, February 25, 2021 | 9:00am – 10:00am | Online
Ask Me Anything!
→ Join Kent and IL grazier presenters to ask your burning questions!April 2021 | Date & Location TBA
On-Farm Field Day
This field day will be held on a farm in the Embarras Watershed (East-Central or Southeastern Illinois), pending COVID conditions. We anticipate announcing more details about the field day by February 2021.
- February 17, 2021
Farmer's Forum: Looking back, Looking forward
February 17, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
REGISTER: https://thelandconnection.regfox.com/farmers-forum-looking-back-looking-forward
Farmer’s Forum is a monthly roundtable discussion held every third Wednesday of the month, November through February. These discussions are an opportunity to take a retrospective look at the year we’ve had with an eye toward planning for future resiliency and long-term viability. Each week’s discussion will be centered around a topic with discussion prompts provided to get things moving. The meat of the discussion will be provided by you! We hope to learn from each other, identifying the changes that worked and brainstorming the strategies that will support success in the future.
SCHEDULE
November 18 — 2020, what happened?
→ Taking stock of 2020: pandemic, bad weather…did anything good come of it?December 16 — Pivoting or walking in circles?
→ Concerns that prompted change and how those changes played out.
→ Have you assessed the health of your revenue streams?
→ Shifting markets, demand spikes, and lulls, oh my!January 20 — What lessons will we keep moving forward?
→ CSA growth and maintenance.
→ Market channel expansion and sustainability.
→ Employee management in a pandemic.February 17 — What’s next? Needs for farmers and the food system.
→ How can we ensure a strong, resilient local food system that feeds our communities?
→ What is needed to better prepare for the next big disruption?
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