Central Minnesota Farm Show

SFA is proud to present a speaker series at the 59th Annual Central Minnesota Farm Show, hosted by the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce. It is free to attend and enjoy hundreds of exhibitors, special product offers, entertainment, daily coffee and donuts at 9 AM, and our slate of Minnesota speakers.

Speaker lineup: https://stcloudareachamber.com/central-mn-farm-show-speaker-lineup

Event info: https://stcloudareachamber.com/programs/networking-special-events/farm-show

Session Schedule:

Tuesday, February 24th

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Session A – Reinventing a Family Dairy: The Amo Creamery Story with Ethan Johnson
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Session B – Cover Crop Biomass: How Quantity Shapes Quality of Benefits with Anna Cates
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session A – Building Ecological and Economic Opportunities for Dairy Heifer Grazing with Sarah Lloyd
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session B – Raising Pastured Pork with Patrick Toomey
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Incorporating Alternative Forages into Dairy and Livestock Systems with Kent Solberg

Wednesday, February 25th
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Session A – Conservation Grazing: Practical Options to Benefit Your Land and Livestock with George Boody
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Session B – 1925 or 2025? The Homesteading Revolution with Mary Fischer
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session A – Reclaiming the Back Forty: One Farmer’s Story of Winning the Battle Against Buckthorn with Bryan Simon
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session B – Profits on a Small Diversified Farm with Joel Barr
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Estate Planning and How to Effectively Implement It with Kathy Hommerding, John Wenker, and CPA to be announced