Join the Lake of the Woods and Roseau SWCDs and SFA for a free hands-on workshop focused on understanding your cost of production in agriculture. Led by Doug Voss and Jonathan Kilpatrick, this session will equip you with the tools to analyze your farm economics, uncover hidden costs, and make informed financial decisions.  We’ll go beyond…

The SFA Annual Conference returns in 2026 on the 1st Saturday in Feburary.  This gathering of out sustainable farming community brings farmers, educators and supporters together for a day of fellowship, networking and learning. Registration and programming will be announced in the summer of 2025. Please mark your calendars and watch for more news as the…

Join us at Dave Evans Farms, a working cattle operation, for an illuminating demonstration of silvopasture by subtraction. Dave will walk attendees through his process for opening up oak savannas overtaken by other trees. We’ll also have a seeding demonstration showcasing various application methods. Bryan Simon, a silvopasture specialist with SFA, and DNR forester Brett…

Our longstanding Midwest Soil Health Summit is now the Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit. Read more about this evolution here. Find details on speakers, sponsorship and tradeshow opportunities as they are announced on our Summit homepage. Registration Early Bird Members (through Jan. 5, 2025): $140 Regular Members  (Begins Jan. 6, 2025): $160 Nonmembers: $180 Students: $80 (Please…

Paynesville is the August stop in our 2024 Pasture Walk Series. Join us for an insightful pasture walk at Voss Farms on Thursday, August 22 from 6 to 8 PM. This event will focus on the custom grazing of dairy heifers and utilizing adaptive grazing to address resource goals on a Department of Natural Resources…

Please register and let us know you are coming to this farm tour at Snake River Farm in Bethel Minnesota on Saturday July 13, 2024, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Snake River Farm is a 250-acre farm that raises grass fed bison, cattle, sheep, and hogs. Wagon rides will be available to go cross-country…

This is a 101 level workshop. Are you intrigued by the thought of building your own fences? Or, have you tried and need a refresher on how to do it? Fence building is both an art and a science, and properly built fences make for years of happy neighbors and livestock success. Learn the ropes…

Graziers, land managers, and interested members of the public are invited to Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan to take a look at the techniques and considerations for using goats to control buckthorn. Tyler Carlson will co-present this field day with Brad Gordon and Alex Bahr of Great River Greening, park staff, and Kyle Johnson with Diversity…

North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension with the Sustainable Farming Association are hosting a webinar for producers to learn more about utilizing goat browsing and other control methods for Buckthorn. “Utilizing small ruminants, particularly goats as a means for invasive plant species control is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to, or…

Bryan and Jessie Simon of Lakeside Prairie Farm have been farming in Grant County, MN for over 10 years. Their farming journey originally started as a desire to offer a full-diet CSA. After clearing and fighting buckthorn on their farm for years, the Simons brought in goats to help keep it under control. That move…