Current & Upcoming
2024 SFA Annual Conference
Feb 10, 2024 7:30AM—5:00PM
College of Saint Benedict 37 South College Avenue St. Joseph, MN 56374
Save the date! The 2024 SFA Annual Conference will be held Saturday, February 10 at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. Registration and sessions TBA. SFA members will recieve a discounted registration rate. Contribute your ideas and vote for topics here. Sponsors: Support the Conference and meet hundreds of sustainably-minded farmers and…
View More2024 Midwest Soil Health Summit
Mar 13, 2024 12:00PM—Mar 14, 2024 5:00PM
Courtyard Marriot: 901 Raintree Rd Mankato, MN 56001
Register“Managing for Profit: Soil Health Principles as a Profit Strategy” 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…
View MoreAg Water Quality Field Day at Nelson Grass Farm
Sep 22, 2023 11:00AM—2:00PM
Nelson Grass Farm 1622 Garden St. Ogilvie, MN 56358
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…
View MoreAdaptive Grazing Management in Drought Discussion
Sep 13, 2023 4:30PM—7:00PM
Adaptive Grazing Management in Drought Discussion Sept. 13 near Spicer Are you suffering from drought over the past growing season(s)? Has drought forced you to make financial decisions that set your farm and goals back? Join SFA’s Jonathan Kilpatrick and Doug Voss for a free event to discuss livestock management in drought from 4:30 to…
View MoreEmerging Farmers Conference
Nov 03, 2023 4:00PM—Nov 04, 2023 6:00PM
Mounds View Community Center 5394 Edgewood Drive Mounds View, MN 55112
The Emerging Farmers Conference is designed by farmers, for farmers. Emerging food growers and producers are encouraged to attend, particularly Indigenous, New American, BIPOC, and women farmers. The conference will share practical information and examples of farming success through farmer-hosted sessions, hands-on demonstrations, networking and more. SFA is a proud sponsor of the EFC. Learn more…
View MoreChicken Processing on a Small Farm
Aug 05, 2023 10:00AM—2:00PM
Maplebend Farm 7177 Hwy 210 Tamarack, MN 55787
Maplebend farm is a small farm focusing on growing healthy food in a regenerative way. They are a MN Water Quality Certified farm raising KuneKune pigs, Dexter Cattle, Finnsheep, egg birds and meat birds. On August 5, come take a look at how they raise and butcher meat birds. They will have roughly 30 birds to harvest. Get hands-on experience successfully…
View MoreRecovering Overgrown Pasture with Multi-Species Rotational Grazing
Jul 23, 2023 3:00PM—6:00PM
42777 430th Ave Aitkin, MN 56431
In 2018, Tom and Amanda Murphy purchased an old farm in Aitkin, MN. Once the land was used to graze sheep, dairy cows, and cattle but was left to naturalize after the farmer retired. Weeds and trees grew in the pasture and the fences were no longer functional. Tom & Amanda designed a multi-species grazing…
View MoreForage Council Summer Pasture Tour: Clayhill Farm and Forest
Jun 22, 2023 5:00PM—7:00PM
12607 Red Pine Road Brainerd, MN 56401
Harry and Judy Worm will lead a tour of their farm operation. Topics include: Adaptive grazing beef cattle, NRCS-funded water system, outwintering, commercial maple syrup operation, silvopasture, and innovative shop-build tools including a bale unroller, passive solar winter waterer, and firewood processer. The pasture walk is free to attend. Advance registration requested, walkups welcome. This event is…
View MoreForage Council Summer Pasture Tour: Island Lake Farm
Jun 22, 2023 2:30PM—4:30PM
Island Lake Farm 23111 State Hwy 18 Deerwood, MN 56444
Owners Jim and Audra Chamberlin will lead a tour of their farm operation. Topics include: Adaptive grazing- cattle, hogs, poultry; Agroforestry- vegetable alley cropping, forest farming (maple syrup, shitake mushrooms, hazelnuts, lumber), windbreaks and shelterbelt, silvopasture; keyline water management, and hedge laying. This tour is a 1/2 mile walk. Please wear proper footwear. Contact the Forage…
View MoreDung Beetle Pasture Walk
Aug 24, 2023 2:00PM—5:00PM
Stattelman Angus Ranch 4916 41st Ave Pine River, MN 56474
Roger Moon, University of Minnesota professor of Veterinary Entomology out of the Morris campus, will lead a pasture walk to disect manure pats in search of dung beetles and other insect life. He will also be discussing best management practices when using dewormer meds to protect dung beetle populations. The pasture walk costs $10 to attend. Advance…
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