MN Soil Health Coalition

Soil Your Undies at Pheasant Fest
2020-02-14 - 2020-02-16 | Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
The Minnesota Soil Health Coalition will be showing attendees how to soil their undies at Pheasant Fest 2020! Stop by our booth and pick a pair up to soil in the comfort of your own field.

SFA's Annual Conference
2020-02-08 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Gorecki Center at the College of Saint Benedict in St Joseph, 37 College Ave S, St Joseph, MN, 56374, United States
Session Schedule: Session schedule is now being compiled. Watch the Annual Conference ‘Sessions and Features’ page for updates. Sessions already announced include:
Capturing Carbon for Soil Health
Bumblebees in High Tunnels: An Underutilized Strategy for Improving Production
Untapped Potential: A Landscape View of the Minnesota Halal and Kosher Meat Market
What’s the Next Brussels Sprouts: How to be on Top of Local Food Trends
REGISTER HERE https://sfamn.z2systems.com/np/clients/sfamn/eventRegistration.jsp?event=983&
You must be logged in to your member record to receive the discount. Questions? Email jason@sfa-mn.org or visit our FAQs page
Sponsor/Exhibitors: Registration is also now open for sponsors and exhibitors for SFA’s 2020 conferences.

Cover Crops 101
2020-02-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Forest Township Hall, 3625 Millersburg Blvd, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States
Want to try cover crops? Attend this beginning class about how to plant cover crops on your farm. Southeast Minnesota farmer Tom Cotter (a 2017 Cover Crop Champion) and TJ Kartes, of Saddle Butte seed company will talk about cover crop seed origination, species and establishment before giving a “Year One’ cover crop plan. Alan Krause from the Cannon River Watershed Partnership will share results of a nitrate-sampling project in Rice County.
Download the event flyer here:
http://www.riceswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cover-crop-101-feb-2020.pdf

Nutrient Management Conference
2020-02-04 08:30 - 15:30 | Verizon Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, MN, 56001, United States
The 12th annual Nutrient Management Conference, hosted by University of Minnesota Extension, the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, will include updates on Minnesota efforts, planned and underway, to reduce nutrient loads in surface water and protect groundwater. Researchers will present findings on nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium management. A farmer panel will discuss on-farm conservation practices. $20
Contact
Fabián Fernández, Extension nutrient management specialist
fabiangf@umn.edu, 612-625-7460
Warren Formo, Executive director, MAWRC
warren@mawrc.org, (952) 237-9822

What Makes MAWQCP Different?
2020-01-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Rice County Government Services, 320 3rd St NW, Ste 9, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States
Join us for a discussion about the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP). A pizza lunch will be provided following the presentation.
Join the growing number of Rice County farmers who have become MAWQCP certified! (Twenty-eight and counting.)
Download the event flyer here:
http://www.riceswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MAWQCP-January-Meeting-1.pdf
Please RSVP to travis.hirman@riceswcd.org or call 507-332-5408. Thanks!

Cover Crops: Matching Your Management Strategies & Goals
2020-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
How can you match cover crops to meet your cropping system goals? Have you wondered if cover crops can support your nutrient needs? Learn about U of MN cover crop research addressing these questions and more.
Speakers: Axel Garcia y Garcia, Agronomist – Sustainable cropping systems and Paulo Pagliari, Nutrient management specialist
If this time doesn’t work out for you, no problem! Registration gives you access to the live webinar and a recording afterward if you are not able to attend during the designated time.
How the webinar series works
Once you register for a webinar in the Strategic Farming series, you’ll receive a confirmation email.
You’ll also receive reminder emails with a link to the webinar prior to the event. There’s no need to download any apps or programs to join. Simply click on “Launch from my browser” in the “Join the webinar” window.
You are welcome to register for any and all of the Strategic Farming webinars in the series. There is no fee to join the webinars, but you will need to register for each webinar you wish to attend individually. Visit the Strategic Farming: Optimizing management for 2020 webpage for more information and to register: z.umn.edu/strategic-farming. The primary target audience for the series is farmers, but all interested agricultural professionals, agency personnel, educators, etc. are welcome to participate as well.

Cover Crops, No-Till & Grazing: Evaluation the Economics & First Steps to Improving Soil
2020-01-29 10:00 - 15:00 | Peace United Methodist Church, 52497 275th Ave, Elgin, MN, 55932, United States
A Land Stewardship Project workshop called, “Cover Crops, No-Till & Grazing: Evaluating the Economics and First Steps to Improving Soil,” will be held Wednesday, Jan. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Peace United Methodist Church between Plainview and Elgin (52497 275th Ave., Elgin, MN 55932). It will feature presentations by southwestern Minnesota farmers Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz, along with southeastern Minnesota farmers Tom Cotter and Myron Sylling. The cost is $20 per person, which includes a lunch featuring local foods. To register by Jan. 27, contact LSP’s Liana Nichols at 507-523-3366 or via e-mail.
Directions: From U.S. Highway 14, turn north onto MN-42 just west of Eyota. Follow MN-42 for 20 miles into Elgin. Continue on MN-42 for 2 miles northeast out of Elgin and then turn south on 275th Ave. The church is ¼ mile down on your right.
This workshop will also be offered in Ridgeway, Iowa (10 miles west of Decorah), on Jan. 30.
Between the testimonials of pioneering farmers like Gabe Brown, the media buzz and new research around the benefits of soil health and farm profitability, area farmers are looking to take steps to build soil through practices like no-till, cover cropping, and rotational grazing. Yet, new practices bring their share of challenges, successes, and even failures. The farmers presenting at the Jan. 29 workshop will address this learning curve with stories from their own operations.
In their 20 years of farming in Redwood County, the Breitkreutzes have put forth a massive effort to regenerate their soils by practicing no-till row cropping and managed rotational grazing, as well as diversified cover cropping. They believe that soil health and regenerative agriculture should not be considered an expense — everything they do on their land has an economic return plus a soil health benefit.
Their presentation will be followed up by a group discussion and presentations from Cotter and Sylling on their own experiences with soil building methods such as cover cropping, reduced tillage, and rotational grazing. Cotter, from Austin, raises no-till and strip-till conventional corn and soybeans, as well as sweet corn and peas, and is transitioning some land to organic. His family also raises beef cattle and they incorporate practices such as cover crop grazing, interseeding covers into corn, and growing a warm season cover crop. Sylling, who farms near Spring Grove, is a long-time cash grain producer who has been no-tilling for 20 years and using cover crops intensively for the past seven years.
RSVP to Liana Nichols, 507-523-3366, lnichols@landstewardshipproject.org

Winter Forage Tour - Lewiston
2020-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Lewiston Community Center, 75 Rice St, Lewiston, MN, 55952, United States
The Winter Forage Tour is here! At these meetings we will go in depth into many different forages and their use, planting date, and more. This will include mainly pasture grasses and blends, but also alfalfa, summer annuals, and cover crops as forage.

Mitigating Damage to Water & Soil
2020-01-25 09:00 - 13:30 | Albert F. Reding Environmental Education Center, 1546 58th St SW, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Farmers, landowners, and anglers can learn how to buck the damage caused by extreme weather to soil and water during a program on Saturday, Jan. 25, being hosted by the Izaak Walton League’s (Ikes) Owatonna chapter and the Upper Mississippi River Initiative (UMRI). The program begins with registration at 9 a.m. at the Albert F. Reding Environmental Education Center (1546 58th St. SW, Owatonna), and runs until 1:30 p.m. Please RSVP for lunch to Gary Schwartz, presike1@live.com. A $5 donation will help offset the cost of the meal.
Confirmed speakers include cover crop farmer-experts Tom Cotter and Myron Sylling, along with George Boody of the Land Stewardship Project, which is also a co-sponsor. Additional co-sponsors include University of Minnesota Extension and the Cannon River Watershed Partnership.
RSVP to Caroline van Schaik, caroline.ikesumri@gmail.com

Emerging Farmers Conference
2020-01-24 - 2020-01-25 | University of Minnesota, 1890 Buford Ave, St Paul, MN, 55108, United States
The annual Emerging Farmers Conference (formerly the Immigrant & Minority Farmers Conference) serves to advance the success and sustainability of farmers who traditionally face barriers to the education and resources necessary to build profitable agricultural businesses, including immigrant farmers and farmers of color.
This innovative conference focuses primarily on the needs and interests of these farmers, and supports their contributions to local economic development and building healthy communities. It does so by connecting farmers, farm advocates, educators, professionals, experts, and agency officials.

2020 Ograin Conference
2020-01-24 - 2020-01-25 | University of Wisconsin Madison Campus
The fifth annual conference for those interested in organic grain production in the Upper Midwest will feature 25+ expert farmers, researchers and industry representatives sharing their knowledge, along with ample opportunity for networking and discussion. Workshops and discussion will highlight issues important to organic grain farmers. Over 25 businesses will provide educational tables and conversation about products and services useful for organic grain operations. An information-filled conference resource book will be included with the registration fee.
Keynote speaker and special 2020 guest will be Thor Oechsner, founder and owner of Oechsner Farm in South Central New York where he manages 1,200 acres, raising a wide diversity of organic grains primarily for food-grade and craft beverage markets. Farmer and philosopher Fred Kirschenmann will also inspire us with his thoughts.
Workshop Schedule
We will be offering Continuing Education Units for Certified Crop Advisors.
Cost for the two-day conference is $80 if paid by January 10. A light breakfast, snack, and lunch are included. Evening meal is on your own and not included in the registration fee. Cost will be $90 between Jan 11 and Jan 20, payment at the door will be $100. Sorry, there is no one-day fee.
Are you interested in exploring the financial implications of various organic crop rotations on your farm? Attend a special small group session for individual training on the OGRAIN Compass financial spreadsheet. Bring your laptop and financial records to work with Compass developers to explore this new tool. Groups offered on Friday Jan.24 at 10:30, 1:00 and 2:30. Please email Jody to reserve a spot.

Legally Resilient Farm Pre-Conference Workshop
2020-01-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society, 127 4th St S, Moorhead, MN, 56560, United States
A Food & Farming Pre-Conference Workshop
Forming a business the right way, practicing food safety measures, negotiating sales contracts, hiring workers, filing taxes… the legal issues involved in farming sometimes feel overwhelming.
But there’s good news: Developing a strong, legally resilient farm business is easier than you think. Farm Commons’ collaborative, easily accessible approach to learning farm law is perfect for innovative direct-to-consumer and sustainable farmers.
“Cultivating Your Legally Resilient Farm” Workshop isn’t a set of boring lectures filled with legal lingo. This workshop is led by a legal professional familiar with farming and one or two farmer co-facilitators, guaranteeing a combination of on-the-ground experience, user-friendly legal education, and lots of input from participants. This is an engaging, energetic, useful workshop that will inspire participants to take concrete action to build stronger, more resilient farms!
What do farmers say about Sustainable Farm Law 101 workshops?
“Plain-spoken, good real world examples. Very comprehensive.”
“Way more approachable than expected! I feel like I can actually do this stuff the right way!”
“It was such an incredible gift to get so much valuable information even though I’ve only just begun learning about farming.”
Register as part of your Northern Plains Food & Farming Conference registration or independently for just $20. Lunch included. Spaces are limited, get a ticket today!

2020 GrassWorks Grazing Conference
2020-01-23 - 2020-01-25 | Chula Vista Resort, 1000 Chula Vista Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965, United States
2020 Grazing Conference will bring together experts in the field to share all there is to know about Grass. Our theme this year is Regenerating Our Grass-roots.

Food & Farming Conference
2020-01-23 - 2020-01-26 | Holiday Inn Hotel Fargo, 3803 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103, United States
Join NPSAS for our annual Food & Farming Conference!
See the schedule here: https://foodfarmingwinter2020.sched.com
Pre-conference workshops and Taste of Ag Evening on Thursday.
Keynotes and workshops Friday and Saturday.
Sunday morning, breakfast and a community conversation.
Prefer to register by mail? Find the registration form in the conference preview brochure or on our website.
New this year: kids eat free! Please register your children and indicate if your family will take advantage of the children’s program.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds: please get in touch so we may connect you with one of our scholarship options. College students, attend for the discounted rate of $60 and qualify for applying for our annual scholarship!
Questions? Please give us a call at 218-331-4099

2020 MN Ag Expo
2020-01-22 08:00 - 2020-01-23 15:00 | Mankato Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plz, Mankato, MN, 56001, United States
The Trade Show is full of companies with emerging technologies, equipment specials, and new information. Companies showcase their latest products and equipment as part of the annual trade show.
Networking Opportunities are endless at MN AG EXPO. From dinners featuring top notch speakers to receptions with plenty of time to gather the best information from fellow farmers, you can make the most out of your time at MN AG EXPO, and find valuable new connections.
Educational Sessions on hot button issues affecting your farm operation are abundant this year. From understanding your insurance needs to mental health and rural america, we have it all covered at this year’s MN AG EXPO. Change the way you think about your farm and the impact to your bottom line.

Reclaiming Resilience PFI's Annual Conference
2020-01-16 - 2020-01-18 | Scheman Building, 1805 Center Drive, Ames, MN, 50011, United States
FOUR pre-conference short courses will kick things off on Thursday. The four options include organic weed control, planning for farmland succession, commercial apple orcharding and growing pasture-raised meat supply chains. All four short courses run concurrently on Thursday, January 16 from 1 – 6:30 p.m. and continue Friday, January 17 from 8 – 11:30 a.m.
The main portion of the conference begins on Friday, January 17 and runs from 12:30 to 7:00 p.m. continuing on Saturday, January 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
As we embark on 2020, Reclaiming Resilience will examine the current state of our farms and our food systems. This endeavor is not about going backwards in time or unraveling progress. It’s about reclaiming resilience to help family farms survive into the future. Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2020 conference will explore what’s working well and why, as well as what needs to change. We’ll ask if we’re doing certain things because that’s how we’ve always done them – and if there are better ways to create resiliency into the future.
Reclaiming Resilience will include ample time to create and strengthen relationships with others. These connections are vital to creating a farming community where we work together for Iowa’s common good. You will leave this conference armed with ideas about how to strengthen resiliency on your farm, and how to build an agricultural system that benefits farmers, rural communities and our natural resources.
For more information on speakers, sessions, potluck, sponsors, short courses, registration and more, follow this link: http://bit.ly/2NP26Tu

Winter Forage Tour - Wells
2020-01-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Wells Community Center, 125 S Broadway St, Wells, MN, 56097, United States

LSP Community Forum on the 'Farm Crisis'
2020-01-09 17:30 - 20:30 | Kilowatt Community Center, 600 Kilowatt Dr, Granite Falls, MN, 56241, United States
As the farm financial crisis deepens in our rural communities, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is offering special workshops and forums for farmers and rural communities, including one on Thursday, Jan. 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Kilowatt Community Center in Granite Falls (600 Kilowatt Dr). The event is free, but RSVPs are appreciated for planning purposes. To reserve a spot, request childcare, or for more information, contact LSP’s Scott DeMuth at 320-269-2105 or sdemuth@landstewardshipproject.org.
Farmers in Minnesota and across the country are facing an economic crisis that is entering its sixth year. The 2018 median farm income for U.S. farm households was negative $1,533, and 70 percent of the total income of farm families comes from off-farm sources. And yet, agribusiness firms and corporate interests continue to make record profits at the expense of farmers and rural communities.
For the Jan. 9 workshop, LSP will be bringing together farmers, community members, and a resource panel. Farmers leaving this meeting will have a stronger network to support them through this crisis, and community participants will help identify potential opportunities to come together and create a vision for their communities.
The event will include a light meal and time for attendees to network and talk to other participants. This will be followed with a presentation by farmers and community members, a panel of resource people, and a Q & A. Each of the panelists will bring relevant information and advice for farm families who are making important short- and long-term decisions. Panelists will include Stephen Carpenter of Farmers’ Legal Action Group (FLAG), Farm Business Management instructor Kami Schoenfeld, and Minnesota Farm Advocate Ruth Ann Karty.
RSVP to Scott DeMuth, LSP, 320-269-2105

Benton/Sherburne County Corn Growers & East Central Irrigators Association 2019 Annual Meeting
2020-01-09 08:30 - 14:30 | Jack & Jim’s Event Center, 11025 Duelm Rd NE, Foley, 56329, United States
Irrigators and Corn Growers annual meeting and door prizes with speakers including

Warren Formo & Jennifer Gallus with the MDA nitrate update

Michael Swanson, the Senior VP Ag Economist

Kurt Deter Know Your Water & Drainage Rights

Thursday, January 9th 8#0 – 2:30 at

Jack & Jim’s Event Center

11025 Duelm Rd NE

Foley, MN 56329

2020 MN Organic Conference
2020-01-09 08:00 - 2020-01-10 17:00 | River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 4th Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Each year, the MDA hosts this conference and trade show for farmers and others interested in organic agriculture. Join us for two days of networking, learning, and great food.
2020 Conference Schedule
Thursday, January 9
8:00 AM – Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – Breakout Sessions
10:00 AM – Trade Show and Break
10:45 AM – Conference Welcome and Keynote Address
11:45 AM – Lunch and Trade Show
1:15 PM – Breakout Sessions
2:15 PM – Trade Show and Break
3:00 PM – Breakout Sessions
4:30 PM – Reception/Social Hour and Trade Show
Friday, January 10
7:30 AM – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – Breakout Sessions
9:00 AM – Trade Show and Break
9:45 AM – Breakout Sessions
10:45 AM – Trade Show and Break
11:30 AM – Keynote Address
12:30 PM – Lunch and Trade Show
2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM – Conference Closes
https://www.mda.state.mn.us/environment-sustainability/minnesota-organic-conference

Winter Forage Tour - Franklin
2020-01-09 08:00 - 11:00 | Franklin Community Center, 320 2nd Ave, Franklin, 55333, United States

Winter Forage Tour - Sauk Centre
2020-01-08 13:30 - 16:30 | Jitters Java Cafe, 403 Main St S, Sauk Centre, MN, 56378, United States

Discovery Farms Summit
2020-01-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Hilton Minneapolis-St Paul Airport, 3800 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, 55425, United States
Register and view agenda here: https://discovery-farms-summit.constantcontactsites.com
Celebrate almost two decades of Discovery Farms research at this two-day Summit co-hosted by Discovery Farms Wisconsin and Minnesota on January 7 – 8 at the Hilton Minneapolis St. Paul Airport Hotel.
If you are looking for on-farm water quality data, this summit is the place for you. Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arkansas and Washington have 250+ site years of data to share from edge-of-field surface runoff and tile monitoring on agricultural fields of all varieties. The Summit will have something for everyone!

2019 Conservation Tillage Conference
2019-12-17 08:00 - 2019-12-18 15:00 | Holiday Inn St Cloud, 75 S. 37th Ave. N., St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
This conference emphasizes proven farmer experience and applied science. Straight from the fields, learn how heavier, colder soils aren’t necessarily the challenge they’re made out to be.

Conference highlights
Weed species shift and control.
Nutrient management in high-residue systems.
Reduced till and cover crop strategies straight from veteran farmer practitioners.
Proven cover crop strategies for your system to anchor nutrients, manage moisture extremes and provide free nitrogen.
Soil health improvements with reduced till systems and cover crops.
Vendor sessions: Learn about new equipment, products and technology. More than 20 vendors will be on-site throughout both days.
Attendees who stay for the entire conference will be offered 10 continuing education units (CEU).

Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show
2019-12-13 08:00 - 2019-12-14 17:00 | Willmar Conference Center, 240 23rd St SE, Willmar, 56201, United States
The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association invites you to join them at the 2019 Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention – December 13 & 14, 2019 at the Willmar Conference Center in Willmar, MN
The Minnesota Cattle Industry convention is an event that brings together cattlemen and beef industry partners for educational opportunities, cattle focused policy discussion and development, and a cattle focused trade show.
For a full schedule of events visit: https://www.mnsca.org/news-events

When Do Cover Crops Pay?
2019-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | MN
An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR SARE) Program.
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019
Times: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Central/10:00 – 11:00 AM Mountain/9:00 – 10:00 AM Pacific
This webinar will provide the results of a recent national USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) analysis of cover crop economics, including the impact of herbicide resistant weeds, soil compaction, cover crop grazing, tillage, and nutrient management on cover crop profitability. It will also cover expected yield impacts and bottom line returns from cover crops over time based on national survey data from hundreds of farmers. Specific numbers for corn and soybean profitability will be provided, but the information to be discussed is also relevant to other row crops.
CEUs:
CCA/CPAg: 1.0 Crop Management
CPSS/CPSC/CST: 1.0 Professional Meetings
Speaker Information:
Rob Myers
Regional Director of Extension Programs, USDA North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Missouri
Rob Myers is Regional Director of Extension Programs for the USDA North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program and serves as the SARE National Liaison for Cover Crops and Soil Health. He also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. He has grown cover crops for over 20 field seasons and is a frequently invited speaker on topics related to cover crops and soil health. He served as Co-Chair of the National Working Group on Cover Crops and Soil Health and currently leads a Midwest region training effort on cover crops. He has a Ph.D. in Agronomy with a supporting emphasis in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota. He also has a M.S. in Agronomy from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in Agricultural Science from Illinois State University. Rob grew up on a family farm in central Illinois.
FREE to all registrants.
Registration for the webinar includes access to the live webinar and a link to a recording of the webinar.
The live webinar broadcast will be delivered via GoToWebinar. After registering, you will receive an email with a link to register with GoToWebinar to receive the connection information.
The recording link will be emailed to you and will be available approximately one week from the scheduled date. This link will be valid for 30 days and can only be used by the registrant.CEUsIf you are enrolled in this class, please log in to see the class materials.

Persisting in Farming: Facing Today's Ag Challenges
2019-12-12 09:30 - 12:30 | Renville Community Center, 221 Main St N, Renville, MN, 56284, United States
Please join the Hawk Creek Watershed Project, in partnership with the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District, to hear keynote speaker Al Kluis’s presentation “Positioning for Profit in 2020” at our Persisting in Farming: Facing Today’s Ag Challenges meeting on Thursday, December 12 in Renville. The meeting will also feature Gary Wertish, Minnesota Farmers Union president, and Bob Roelofs, Vernon Center farmer and Minnesota Farm Bureau District II Board of Directors, discussing ag issues and challenges facing family farms. Harlan Madsen, Kandiyohi County farmer and County Commissioner, will tell his story of managing farm stress in difficult times. Please remember to RSVP by Friday, December 6th. Free lunch to those who RSVP’d by December 6th.
Please RSVP to Melissa.Edmondson@mn.nacdnet.net or (320) 523-1559.

Profitable Farming Practices That Protect Drinking Water
2019-12-05 10:30 - 14:00 | Rice County Extension Building, 1900 Fairground Dr #17, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States
Join us for a free event with Rice County farmers Mike Ludwig and Tim Little, and other local farmers about their experiences planting cover crops and using no-till/strip till practices while staying profitable. Other topics include:

Ground water awareness
Local farm research results on wide row corn and cover crops
Easy methods to evaluate soil health
Ag regulation certainty and funding sources for conservation practices

Lunch will be provided
Register at https://crwp.net/events/profitable-farming-practices-that-protect-drinking-water/ or call Rice SWCD at 507-332-5408 or CRWP at 507-786-3913

Agronomy Update
2019-12-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Hiawatha Lodge, 805 3rd Ave NW, Pipestone, MN, 56164, United States
A free event from the Pipestone County SWCD filled with valuable information including:

Grazing for Soil Health from Stan Boltz, Regional Soil Health Specialist – Grazing management on cropland and grassland in relation to soil health
Economics of a Soil Health Producer from Ben Dwire, area farmer raising crops and livestock – Managing cropland and pasture while conserving financial and natural resources
Manure Management from Chryseis Modderman, Manure Nutrient Management Educator U of M Extension – N crediting and manure application timing and strategies focusing on small operation management and economics
Soil Health Testing from Dr. Ray Ward of Ward Labs – Instruction to better understand soil health tests and interpreting results, how it can benefit farm operations
Certified Crop Adviosor CEUs:

3.0 Soil and Water Management
0.5 Nutrient Management
0.5 Crop Management

Safe Talk-Preventing Suicide in Ag Communities
2019-12-04 08:30 - 12:30 | Minnesota State Quarry Center, 314 10th Avenue South, Waite Park, MN, 56387, United States
When a neighbor’s tractor gets stuck, you don’t hesitate to help. But when you see a family member, friend, or client stuck in a rut—and possibly suicidal—it can be daunting to try and help and can leave you feeling powerless. Suicide is a significant public health issue in Minnesota. It involves the tragic loss of human life and causes agonizing grief, fear, and confusion in families and communities. The impact can even extend across generations.
This training focuses teaches in-depth skills you can learn in half a day. You’ll learn how to recognize someone having thoughts of suicide, how to engage them, and how to make sure they get help. This evidence-based training is effective for people as young as 15. All six sessions will include a unit specially designed to address the stigma associated with suicide and mental illness among farmers and farm workers.
REGISTER AT: http://safeTALK-agriculture.eventbrite.com
This training is free. Pre-registration is required. Enrollment at each location is limited to 30.
2019 DATES
October 10, Thief River Falls, Northland Community & Technical College
October 11, Moorhead, MERIT Center
November 20, Faribault, South Central College
November 21, Austin, Riverland Community College
December 3, Marshall, MERIT Center
December 4, Waite Park, Minnesota State Quarry Center
