Researcher
and Farmer Innovation to Increase Nitrogen Cycling on Organic Farms Webinar
April 23. Join eOrganic for a webinar on
Researcher and Farmer Innovation to Increase Nitrogen Cycling on Organic Farms
by Louise Jackson and Tim Bowles of the University of California at Davis. The
webinar will cover the design and results of an OREI project to assess the
variation in how farmers manage nitrogen differently in organic
processing-tomato production in California, and to learn how their management
affects N cycling, soil organic matter, microbial communities, plant root genes
for nitrogen assimilation, and yield. http://www.extension.org/
What’s It Worth? Setting Profitable Prices for Multiple Outlets
April 24. This webinar is part of
a two-year long monthly series from Countryside Conservancy, aimed at specialty
crop growers. In this webinar, Chris Blanchard of Rock Spring Farm helps
participants navigate pricing strategies to meet their customers' needs and
their farms' bottom lines. https://attendee.gotowebinar.
Cover Crop Mixes: Getting the Cover Crop You Want
April 24. This webinar is
presented by NRCS East National Technology Support Center, as part of their
Understanding Organic and Sustainable Agriculture series. http://archive.
Scouting for Vegetable and Fruit Pests on Organic Farms Webinar
April 25. Join eOrganic for a free
webinar on Scouting for Vegetable and Fruit Pests on Organic Farms, by Helen
Atthowe and Doug O'Brien. In this webinar crop consultant Doug O’Brien and
organic farmer Helen Atthowe share their pest monitoring and decision making
tips and short cuts. Learn how to look for insect, disease, and crop quality
problems on organic vegetable and fruit farms. The webinar will also touch on
some ideas about how to maintain records that will help you better understand
pest problems and what to do about them. http://www.extension.org/
Sustainable Food Trade Association Webinar: Animal Care
April 25. SFTA is providing an
opportunity to know more about the details of the different certifications,
language of animal care and most importantly an opportunity to connect with
experts on the subject. The webinar will cover the NOP rules for animal
production (meat, milk, eggs, slaughter), discuss animal welfare standards and
certification programs, and discuss the meaning of grass and pasture-based
certification, as well as definitions. http://sftaanimalcare.
Direct-to-Consumers Farm Legal Issues Webinar
April 25. Farmers are invited to
attend a Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin webinar, hosted by Rachel Armstrong of Farm
Commons, to learn about the legal aspects of running a farm that sells directly
to consumers, whether through a CSA or farmstand, to a local school, or to
restaurant and grocery store buyers. This webinar will make legal issues
understandable and give farmers the tools to move confidently forward with
their businesses. It will discuss setting up the business, crafting sales
agreements, managing liability, and hiring employees. http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/
Biodiesel Production & Waste Water Recapture from Swine Waste
April 26. North Central Regional
Center for Rural Development offers an opportunity to discover new advances in
the production of biodiesel from swine waste. This new technology allows for
recaptured waste water, which is still rich in production material, to be
further refined and used to increase final biodiesel output. http://web2.msue.msu.edu/
Using a Drought Calculator to Assist Stocking Decisions
April 24, 10am – 11am.
Drought Webinar Using a Drought Calculator to Assist Stocking decisions. To
register: http://tinyurl.com/c6t38k5 For more information:
http://drought.unl.edu/
Monitoring Your Woods: How to Identify & Report new Invasives
April 23rd. 12pm Central. http://www.regonline.com/
Legal and Financial Clinics
April 24th.
Fairbury. Call the Farm Hotline at 800-464-0258 to sign up.
Creating Products from Farm Produce
April 23, 6 pm.
Best Practices for Food Safety and Regulations for
Value Added Food Production. Are
you considering adding value added products to your mix at the farmers market,
your farm stand or CSA pick-up? As you make plans to add diversity to what you offer,
join this webinar to learn the rules and regulations, as well as the best
practices for food safety when creating value-added products from your farm
produce. Presenter Londa Nwadike, is the Food Safety Specialist for UVM
Extension. She works with value-added producers of all
sizes on food safety and complying with state and federal regulations.
The presentation will touch specifically on Vermont state regulations, but the
food safety best practices and information on federal regulations will be
applicable across state line. https://sas.elluminate.com/
“The Future of Ecosystem-Based Agriculture,”
Wes Jackson. April 26th. 10:00am. Center for Great Plains Studies. 1155 Q
St. Lincoln. Open to the Public. April 26 (Fri.) Contact:
Wendy Katz, wkatz2@unl.edu
Upcoming
Wholesale and Retail Pastured-Poultry Markets
May 2. Livingston, Montana. This day-long workshop
is the third in a series on pastured poultry being offered in Montana by NCAT,
the Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center, and Salish-Kootenai College. The
keynote speaker will be Tom Delehanty, founder of Pollo Real in Socorro, New
Mexico, the largest certified-organic, pastured-poultry operation in the United
States. In addition, area farmer Mark Rehder will give a tour that includes a
discussion of "chicken tractors." https://www.thedatabank.com/
