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UPCOMING EVENTS
Climate Smart Agriculture Field Walk REGISTER NOW! Join the IDEA Farm Network for a field walk exploring climate smart agriculture strategies used at Zumwalt Acres! What you’ll see in practice: Alley cropping Forest farming Biochar application Basalt weathering trials REGISTER NOW! ALLEY CROPPING Alley cropping is the planting of rows of trees and/or shrubs to create alleys within which agricultural or […]
2022 Regenerative Grazing Summer Field Days REGISTER NOW! Are you an agricultural professional or technical service provider seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about raising livestock regeneratively? Join the Embarras Grazing Partnership for a series of regenerative grazing intensive workshops over two on-farm days! DAY 1: MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022 Forage health and diversity Design of permanent fencing and water […]
Putting Crop Rotations to Work on Organic Farms, a workshop by OATS Crop Advisors & Technical Service Providers! Save the Date! Join the Organic Agronomy Training Service on July 28, 2022 at Purdue’s Beck Ag Center to dig into the benefits, considerations, and markets for rotation crops. Check back soon for more information! Special thanks to The Land Connection’s Farmer Training sponsors! SOIL BUILDER HARVESTER
2022 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day Save the date! Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns Wednesday, September 14, 2022 to MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, MI. What to expect… In-field demonstrations of cultivation tools for vegetables and row crops Expo featuring industry-leading cultivation companies and cutting edge tools Conversations with international cultivation experts …and more! Interested […]
New Farmer U Save the date for New Farmer U, coming to Illinois October 28 & 29, 2022! New Farmer U is a training for “intermediate” beginning farmers—those in their third to sixth year of farming—focused on augmenting their business skills to support their farming success. The training starts with an optional half-day Fearless Farm Finances workshop. To […]
GROW YOUR FARM BUSINESS: Launch your cottage food or value-added enterprise Looking for ways to decrease waste, increase efficiency, and grow your customer base? Learn how to do all three in our launch your own cottage food or value-added farm enterprise course! What you’ll learn This course will give you the tools to launch a new farm enterprise! From developing your product to selling it, we’ll […]
POSTPONED: Grow Your Farm Business: Accessing New Markets Through Distribution Is your farm business growing? Are you looking to get your produce into new markets? Working with a distributor may be the right path for you! WHAT IS A DISTRIBUTOR? Food distributors act as the middleman between the farmer and the customer, or retailer. They purchase farm-grown products directly from the farm, then sell them […]
FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORS
The Land Connection would like to thank the amazing companies and organizations that have sponsored our farmer training events this year. We would not be able to offer the quality programming that we do without their support.
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