Current & Upcoming
Midwest Grazing & Soil Heath Summit
Mar 19, 2025 12:00PM—Mar 20, 2025 5:00PM
Willmar Conference Center Willmar, MN
Our longstanding Midwest Soil Health Summit is now the Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit. Read more about this evolution here. More information on speakers, registration, sponsorship and tradeshow for this event is coming soon. For more information, please contact:Jonathan Kilpatrick, jonathan@sfa-mn.org
View MorePasture Walk Series #7: Extending the Grazing Season with Diverse Cover Crops
Oct 24, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM
Grassrich Dairy 25117 County Road 50 Cold Spring, MN 56320
Join Derek Schmitz and Doug Voss at Grassrich Dairy for a pasture walk focused on using diverse cover crops to extend the grazing season and enhance soil health. Owned and operated by Derek and Taylor Schmitz, Grassrich Dairy is a low-input, forage-based organic dairy where cattle are managed to harvest as much of their own…
View MorePrepping for Winter & Grass-fed Cattle Genetics
Nov 02, 2024 1:00PM—4:00PM
31008 MN-29 Benson, MN 56215.
RegisterJoin us on Saturday, November 2nd, from 1-4 PM at Luverne and MJ Forbord’s Prairie Horizons Farm located between Benson and Starbuck, Minnesota! Explore how the Forbords prepare their operation for winter with strategies like stockpiling, bale grazing, and wintering their livestock. With over 20 years of experience in grass-fed beef genetic selection and direct marketing, they…
View MorePasture Walk Series #6: Integrating Haying into Your Grazing Plan
Sep 26, 2024 5:00PM—7:00PM
Rocky Oaks Farm, 19956 CORD 66 Wadena, MN 56482
Dale Schmitz and his son Joey manage approximately 100 cow-calf pairs on a mix of native and improved cool-season pastures. With a couple years of experience out-wintering cattle on pastures, Dale will share valuable tips and tricks that he has learned. This pasture-walk offers a unique opportunity to see a successful rotational grazing system in…
View MorePasture Walk Series #5: Custom Grazing Dairy Heifers and DNR Land at Voss Farms
Aug 22, 2024 6:00PM—8:00PM
Voss Farms, 27725 MN-23 Paynesville, MN 56362
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…
View MoreReduce, Revitalize, and Reclaim: A Field Day by “Match Made In Heaven: Livestock + Crops”
Sep 12, 2024 5:00PM—7:30PM
CF Cattle, 20433 County Rd 18 NE Eagle Bend, MN 56446
This is a 201 level event. Join us for an engaging and informative event focused on reducing winter feed costs, reclaiming hybrid poplar land, and using technology to make intensive grazing less work. This tour will cover various aspects of livestock and land management with a focus on soil health and livestock integration onto crop…
View MoreGrazing for Soil Health & Conservation: An Evening at Redwood River Farms
Sep 18, 2024 5:30PM—8:00PM
Redwood River Farms, 2866 County Road 35 Marshall, MN 56258
This is a 201 level event. Join Allen and Kathleen Deutz of Redwood River Farms (Marshall, MN) and SFA’s Jonathan Kilpatrick for an evening dedicated to discussing adaptive grazing and its benefits for soil health, conservation, and wildlife. Allen and his family cultivate row crops like corn, soybeans, and small grains (both organic and conventional)…
View MoreFarm Tour at Fresh Starts Farm (organic grains)
Aug 31, 2024 1:00PM—4:00PM
Fresh Starts Farm 1962 Harbor Street Mora, MN 55051
Fresh Starts Farm owned by East Central Chapter SFA member Rye Carlson is an organic grain farm that grows corn, soybeans and sunflowers with early interseeded companion cover crops. Buckwheat, mustards, peas, and other common cover crops in mixes are used to suppress weeds and replace the cultivator in an ideal year. They also supply…
View MoreCafe Chat: No-Till and Cover Crops
Aug 08, 2024 11:00AM—1:30PM
Duffy's Riverside Saloon 110 Front Street Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Could implementing practices like cover crops and no-till on your farm work for you and your bottom line? What if you could get paid to do it? Enjoy a meal and conversation with area farmers and your Soil Water Conservation District on Thursday, August 8 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Duffy’s in Redwood…
View MoreSnake River Farm Tour with the East Central Chapter
Jul 13, 2024 9:00AM—1:00PM
18251 62nd St. Becker, MN 55308
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…
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