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January 2020
From the organizers: The Alabama Beginning Farmers Project is funded by grants from the USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (Awards 2015-04598 & 2018-02936). The overall project implementation plan involves collaboration with a wide range of institutions, producer groups, and nonprofit organizations for supporting beginning farmers statewide. In collaboration with Alabama Cooperative Extension System, [...]
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From the organizers: Herbalist, Cameron Strauss, will be leading this online Medicine Making Course, where you'll learn to relate to plants through tastes, smell, and touch to become proficient in and comfortable with using herbs. If you have never tasted the difference between a cold infusion and a hot infusion of the same herb how [...]
Find out moreFrom the organizers: Produce Safety for Educational Farms Farmer Facilitator: Paul Krysik, Windy City Harvest, IL CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Food Safety Farmer Focus Groups are part of a series hosted by National Young Farmers Coalition throughout the summer. Click here for the upcoming schedule. This event is not hosted by ASAN. As one of [...]
Find out moreFrom the organizers: Lean & Clean (Applying Lean Farming Principles to Produce Safety) Farmer Facilitator: Ellen Polishuk, Plant to Profit, VA CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Food Safety Farmer Focus Groups are part of a series hosted by National Young Farmers Coalition throughout the summer. Click here for the upcoming schedule. This event is not hosted [...]
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From the organizers: Registration for the 2020 Beef Cattle Reproductive Management Seminar will open on September 1, 2020. Focusing on reproductive management, the seminar will provide information on a variety of topics and introduce tools and technologies available today to improve reproductive efficiency in beef cow herds. Topics will include: heifer development and management [...]
Find out moreFrom the organizers: Herd Health (Antibiotic Resistance) is the animal-health practice of conducting plans and programs focusing on the health and production of herd animals. It is important for livestock farmers to monitor and maintain health. The following techniques are used, but not limited to herd health: weight determination, fecal sampling, hoof trimming, temperature determination, [...]
Find out moreFrom the organizers: Part of the Beginner Farmer program: Webinar presentations are available live at 9 A.M. Topics include greenhouse production, insect pest alerts and management, disease diagnosis and more. Click here when the event goes live. September 28th's topic: Trellising for specialty crops, Cover crops for weed suppression, Row cover use in strawberry Speakers [...]
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From the organizers: Soil Health Academy Presents Advanced Adaptive Grazing & Marketing October 20-22, 2020 Bois d'Arc Farm 8661 Highway 183 Uniontown, Alabama 36786 Tuition: $1275, which includes lunch, classes and digital course materials Scholarships are available for qualifying farmers and ranchers to attend! Apply for a scholarship at: https://soilhealthacademy.org/scholarships Scholarships will be reviewed by [...]
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From the organizers: Funding/Resources: In the Black-Belt area, there are not many farms or farmers. With the few that currently exist, farmers do not have enough funding or resources to keep their property. Many farmers and their family income are dependent upon crops and livestock. However, there are some organizations that can help fund some [...]
Find out moreFrom the organizers: Part of the Beginner Farmer program: Webinar presentations are available live at 9 A.M. Topics include greenhouse production, insect pest alerts and management, disease diagnosis and more. Click here when the event goes live. November 30th's topic: Strawberry cultivar evaluation, Hemp insect update, Enhancing conservation while implementing food safety practices Speakers include: [...]
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