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Rod Nelson has been no-till farming for the past 40 years near Chatfield, MN, and has been recently incorporating cover crops. This spring, he no-tilled corn into standing rye with success and will share his learning experiences and techniques over a Land Stewardship Project Zoom video conference. Join us 10 minutes before 1 p.m. for […]
Are you a young grazier wanting to explore integrating small grains for forage and other uses? How about options for portable watering systems when you are grazing remote pastures? Are you a seasoned grazier with direct experience and/or connections relevant to these topics that could help a beginning grazier get going?
Aaron Gillespie farms near Fountain, Minn., and raises conventional/organic row crops, small grains, cover crops, hay, and canning peas. He also rotationally grazes beef. Gillespie built his own interseeder to incorporate cover into his 30” and 60” corn. Learn more here.
Are you a young grazier wanting to explore rotational grazing of diverse, perennial pastures? How about techniques for increasing forage productivity and quality to extend your grazing season?
This workshop will explore strategies for building regenerative farming systems and working landscapes. You will leave this workshop with an understanding of regenerative principles, observational exercises and tools to implement regeneration at any scale. Ecological Design will share insights, lessons, and stories from their 20 years of transitioning urban and rural lands. This two-part workshop […]
Join this introductory workshop to gain an understanding the components of Farm Transition Planning. Retiring farmers and non-operating landowners interested in long-term sustainable practices and beginning farmers accessing land will have the chance to hear from peers who are in the process or who have already completed a farm transition. Learn more here.
Take a deeper dive into microbiology and composting! Microbially diverse compost is increasingly being recognized as an effective way to inoculate and maintain healthy soil biology. Kassie Brown of Potter Ridge Farm will give a presentation about how she looks for organisms in compost and what she found in the samples. The presentation will also […]
Join Martin Larsen at his farm to learn about his equipment. Larsen will be showing his interseeder, no-till drill, and corn planter. Larsen will also discuss how to continue to prioritize soil health even in years with extreme weather conditions and how soil health has made his farm more resilient to these conditions. Read more […]
Learn about cell grazing with goats, silvopasture with goats, grazing stockers for added flexibility, second year out of organic soybean/corn rotation, bale grazing results from 150 bales over-winter, EQIP fencing discussion, fencing on rough terrain, finishing cattle on grass. Find out the details here.
Join Chris Gunderson at his rolling 1,600 acre farm in Spring Valley, Minnesota to learn about his approach to controlling erosion and filtering and storing water with regenerative agriculture methods such as strip-tilling, no-till,and animal integration grazing cattle after corn harvest on his row crop fields. Find out more here.
Topics Covered: Grazing diverse summer annual forage crops in a traditional corn/soybean rotation, converting cropland to pasture, planting peppers, watermelon, cucumbers, & squash into pasture, use of Arrowquip chute for cattle handling, use of the Kiwitech TriplePAC carrier for fencing Info here.
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