The University of Minnesota Extension will host a sheep and goat webinar on Monday, November 20 starting at 7:30pm CT. Jonathan Kilpatrick, SFA’s Farmer Education Director, will discuss different types of fencing options for small ruminants and grazing management strategies to get the most out of your pastures. Jonathan has many years of fencing and grazing experience with numerous…

The East Central Chapter SFA is hosting a chapter meeting at the Mora Public Library meeting room (200 W Maple Ave W, Mora, MN 55051) on November 19, 2023 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm in the public meeting room.  The entrance to the meeting room is separate from the library entrance.  The chapter will supply beverages. …

SFA brings a cafe chat to Luverne! In today’s world, acquiring new or additional land is difficult for most people. More and more have begun asking the question, “How can I get more from the land I have?” You want to try some cover crops… once they’re planted, then what?You want to find a way…

Join the Crow Wing River Basin Forage Council for a fall pasture walk on the Borman Farm. Cory and Pam Borman operate a grass based cow calf operation near Backus. We will be looking at rotational grazing in wooded pastures (silvopasture), and strategic feeding to control woody brush and improve pasture productivity. Tyler Carlson, Silvopasture and Agroforestry…

Join Angie Walter and Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship for their last pasture walk of 2023! We’ll meet at Enchanted Meadows, an organic, pasture-based dairy in La Crescent. Chad & Melissa Crowley and Art & Jean Thicke milk Ayrshires here on the Mississippi bluffs. We’ll discuss pasture diversity, rest periods, and outwintering cattle for soil health benefits.…

SFA is bringing a café chat to Granite Falls! Join us at Falls Cafe & Canoe on Tuesday October 24th from 12:00-1:30PM for lunch and a casual conversation featuring the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program as well as SFA’s popular On-Farm Consulting services. Come to this informal gathering for lunch during the busy harvest season and a…

The East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association is meeting at Coborn’s Community Room in Iasanti, MN (209 6th Avenue Northeast, Isanti, MN 55040) on Sunday October 15th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.  Some will notice that we are meeting on a Sunday afternoon rather than a Saturday morning.  We hope this will allow more…

This is the second of two September field days where you can view a diverse farm, discuss soil health and find out what motivated them to get Ag Water Quality Certified. At each event, the farmers will be on hand to discuss their soil health practices as well as the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program certification…

This is the first of two September field days where you can view a diverse farm, discuss soil health and find out what motivated them to get Ag Water Quality Certified. At each event, the farmers will be on hand to discuss their soil health practices as well as the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program…

WCI and SFA Farm Tour and Funding Resources Evening Sept. 7 in Alexandria SFA and West Central Initiative are partnering again for an evening of learning and networking including a free farm tour and dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 7. The evening starts with a diverse tour of Naima’s Farm, 2204 E…