March 31 - April 28, 2020
Connersville, Indiana
Purdue Extension's Beginning Farmer Workshop seeks to address the realities and challenges of starting a farm. The multiple-session workshop will guide participants in defining goals for their farm business, create a practical plan to reach those goals, assess current farm assets and outline farm management best practices. Evening sessions are held each Tuesday.
In: North Central SARE Region

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This full-day apple grafting and orchard school from Seed Savers Exchange includes an in-depth look at pruning and orchard care, soil health and pest management, as well as an orchard tour, scion wood swap, and bringing home six grafted trees to begin (or expand) your own orchard.
In: North Central SARE Region

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Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Renewing the Countryside, and the Minnesota Farmers' Market Association are bringing a half-day workshop about local food regulations to every county in Minnesota. The goal is to make sure the entire state has access to information and resources about how to navigate food regulations that pertain to local food, in order to help individual food entrepreneurs and local food systems move forward.
In: North Central SARE Region

April 9, 2020
Winona, Minnesota
This one-day training course is for produce growers. If your farm is not excluded or exempt from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, at least one responsible party from your farm must complete a training that uses FDA-recognized curriculum or equivalent. This course meets those requirements. All produce growers interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and the FSMA Produce Safety Rule are welcome to attend.
In: North Central SARE Region

April 14, 2020
Online
The Minnesota Office for Soil Health presents a Soil Health Economics Forum to examine the financial side of building soil health, identify gaps in knowledge, and plan next steps for research and building partnerships. The event is intended for representatives of agricultural industry, farmers, farmer organizations, researchers, educators, and local, state, and federal government agencies. Presenters will help attendees understand the potential of multiple approaches for analyzing soil health economics including farm enterprise budgets, risk management, resilience to weather variation, and the data needs of the financial services sector.
In: North Central SARE Region

November 30 - December 3, 2020
Madison, Wisconsin
The 2020 AgrAbility National Training Workshop is the premier training event addressing issues of disability in agriculture. Professionals and consumers from all over the country will participate in four days of plenary sessions, breakouts, tours, networking, and special events.
In: North Central SARE Region