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 MoreCarbon Markets, Kernza, and Water Quality Field Day
Oct 11, 2023 12:00PM—3:30PM
White Barn Acres 19100 641st St Kellog, MN 55945
RegisterClean River Partners and a number of local ag partners including SFA are hosting a Carbon Markets, Kernza & Water Quality Field Day at White Barn Acres on October 11 from 12:00-3:30 PM. Attendees will learn about emerging profit opportunities in farming. They will: Hear from Continuum Ag, a regenerative ag company providing farmers with carbon intensity scoring and agronomy…
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 MoreAg Water Quality Field Day at L’etoile du Nord Vineyard
Sep 27, 2023 11:00AM—2:00PM
L’etoile du Nord Vineyard 16451 NW Irene Ct NE Parkers Prairie, MN 56361
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…
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 MoreWCI and SFA Farm Tour and Funding Resources Evening
Sep 07, 2023 4:30PM—7:30PM
Naima's Farm 2204 E Lake Jessie Rd SE Alexandria, MN 56308
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…
View MoreTC Growers Urban Roots Farm Tour & Soil Discussion
Sep 11, 2023 3:30PM—6:00PM
Urban Roots Rivoli Bluffs Farm and Restoration Site 749 Arkwright St Saint Paul, MN 55130
The Twin Cities Metro Growers Network and U. of Minnesota Extension are hosting a farm tour event from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mon., Sept. 11, at Urban Roots’ Rivoli Bluffs Farm site, 749 Arkwright St, St Paul. Join us for an educational tour of Urban Roots’ Rivoli Bluffs Farm and Restoration Site and reunite with…
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 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…
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