Upcoming Events

Free Farm Tours in Central Nebraska

Jun 22 2013

We are hosting a free day of farm tours as part of our Beginning Latino Farmer Program. Tour stops include a farmers market, a successful value-added beef and hog operation, and a produce and beef farm. On-site translation will be available at all sites.

Flame Weeding Workshop

Aug 21 2013

Propane fueled Flame Weeding is an acceptable method of weed (pest) control in organic farming, which is also gaining interest among conventional producers due to increase in weed resistance and costs of GMO crop seeds.

2013 North American Agricultural Safety Summit

Sep 25 2013 to Sep 27 2013
Get ready for an agricultural safety and health meeting unlike any other! The 2013 North American Agricultural Safety Summit (Sept. 25-27, Marriott Minneapolis City Center Hotel) will use non-traditional sessions to match safety issues with production practices.

2013 North American Biochar Symposium

Oct 13 2013 to Oct 16 2013

Harvesting Hope: the Science and Synergies of Biochar is coming to the Univeristy of Massachusetts at Amherst this fall.

2013 Rural Futures Conference: Beyond Boundaries

Nov 3 2013 to Nov 5 2013

Save the date! The keynote speaker is Tom Koulopoulos, with the Delphi Group. He will talk about how people can challenge complexity by collaborating to go beyond their boundaries.

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