Join the Minnesota Dairy Initiative (MDI) and Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) on January 18th in Alexandria for a discussion on improving farm resiliency through alternative forages and forage management. Four area dairy farmers will be sharing strategies around forage selection and grazing management that they have seen increase the ability of their farm to weather the…

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 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 2024 SFA Annual Conference will be held Saturday, February 10 in the Gorecki Center at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. This event is sold out. Pre-registration required.  NO WALKUPS, PLEASE. Parking: There is another large event on the St. Ben’s campus on the day of our conference, so we recommend that you allow time…

“Managing for Profit with the Soil Health Principles” The Midwest Soil Health Summit is our premier soil health event of the year, drawing together local and national experts in the field with attendees for discussion, networking, and education. Farmers, ag resource professionals, agency staff, hungry learners and more – all are welcome to attend and…

Organic dairy grazier Angie Walter will demonstrate PaddockTrac, a grazing tool being developed by the University of Missouri. Guests will see how it works in the field and hear about what the Walters have used while using it on their 100-cow organic dairy. There will also be information on NRCS programs. This pasture walk is free to attend.…

Angie Walter and the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship are hosting a free dairy roundtable! Lunch is included. Come connect with fellow dairy producers. All are welcome to participate in this roundtable regardless of participation in the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship program. Click here to download a flyer. Topics: How does soil health relate to plant health? How to grow…

Join Isaac Tappenden from Green Pastures Farm, Missouri and the Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher YouTube channel for a two-day grazing school in central Minnesota! Issac is Greg Judy’s farm manager and oversees the day-to-day operations of the grazing and livestock. This in-depth grazing school will be led by Tappenden and three Minnesotan grazing leaders. Both…

Join Doug Voss and Jonathan Kilpatrick for an afternoon to learn how to take your grazing operation to the next level! Doug Voss and family own and operate Voss Farms and GrazeTek with many like-minded partners. They graze custom cattle and their own livestock on their farm in Paynesville, and at other sites around the…