Building Profitable Farms Through Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing

Are you tired of working hard to produce a crop just to be told what you will sell it for and find that it isn’t even profitable? Learn how three farmers have gotten out of the commodity farming business and began to become price makers rather than price takers by building their own direct to…

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Minnesota Silvopasture Resources

Minnesota Silvopasture Resources

Managed well, silvopasture can improve profit and ecological function on the 660,000+ acres of unmanaged, grazed woodlands in Minnesota. Three MN resource professionals share their knowledge on grazing system infrastructure, management considerations, and programs available to assist producers.

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Farmmaps & Silvopasture Case Studies Release

Farmmaps & Silvopasture Case Studies Release

FarmMaps is a new tool developed by the Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Management to help you learn about soil health and silvopasture practices. It highlights farmers around Minnesota who are implementing innovative practices and allows you to connect with them.

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Digging Deeper into Silvopasture

Digging Deeper into Silvopasture

Presenters discuss practically how to get started implementing Silvopasture on your farm, including planning design considerations, using EQIP, cost-share programs, and other funding opportunities.

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Economics of Silvopasture

Economics of Silvopasture

Take a deeper dive into the costs of silvopasture establishment and the economics of silvopasture production systems. The presenters share findings from research conducted throughout the United States.

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Silvopasture: A Global and Historical Perspective

Silvopasture: A Global & Historical Perspective

Take a tour of silvopasture around the planet. This agricultural practice has been in use for centuries from the tropics to temperate climates. Learn about research on the utility of silvopastoral systems for agricultural production and their implication for contributing to an economically and environmentally resilient agriculture.

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Silvopasture in the Midwest

Silvopasture in the Midwest

This webinar captures the history and use of silvopasture as a practice throughout the Midwest. You’ll find a refresher on silvopasture as a practice and its concepts, highlights of research from silvopastoral systems in the region, and a tour of farms and farm systems that utilize the practice.

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Silvopasture in Minnesota

Silvopasture in Minnesota

This webinar is focused on producer experiences using silvopasture in their operations. From beef to goats and from Northern to Southern Minnesota you will tour a diversity of operations, climates, and landscapes. This webinar is an on-the-ground tour of working farms.

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Adaptive Grazing & Silvopasture

Adaptive Grazing & Silvopasture

Silvopastures are complex agroecosystems with the potential to provide an array of sustainable products and services. From healthy pasture-based foods and forest products to clean water and carbon sequestration, highly skilled grazing management is critical to the success and optimization of these systems. This webinar will present an overview of Adaptive Grazing Management and a…

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