Building Profitable Farms Through 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…
Read MoreDigging 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.
Read MorePastured Chicken Production in Minnesota
Interested in raising chickens on pasture in Minnesota? Hear from Lance Klessig of Heart & Soil Ridge and Jared Luhman of Grass Fed Cattle Co. on raising both laying hens and broilers.
Read MoreMinnesota Goat Production with 1dr Acres Farm and Goat Dispatch
Interested in raising goats in Minnesota? Hear from Cherrie Nolden of 1dr Acres Farm and Jake Langeslag of Goat Dispatch on how they do it.
Read MoreMinnesota Bison Production with Rolling R Bison Ranch and Sleepy Bison Acres
Interested in raising bison in Minnesota? Hear from PJ Breen of Rolling R Bison Ranch and Craig Fischer of Sleepy Bison Acres on how they do it.
Read MorePastured Sheep Production with The Lamb Shoppe and Blissful Bee Pastures
Interested in raising sheep on pasture? Hear from two diversified Minnesota farms raising various breeds of sheep for meat, wool, and soil health.
Read MoreDirt Rich Episode 57: Fundamentals of Adaptive Grazing
Today, a presentation that our Soil Health Specialist Jonathan Kilpatrick gave on adaptive grazing at a recent field day. He’ll bring you through the fundamentals, always keeping in mind the importance of context in grazing management. Jonathan believes that grazing is one of the most powerful forces we can have to regenerate our soils. A topic…
Read MoreDirt Rich Episode 47: Four DIY Soil Health Tests
Sarah Lindblom returns to Dirt Rich today to share four soil health tests that you can do at home to gain insight on the soil’s physical, chemical, and biological function. These tests can be valuable to gardeners and farmers at any scale, and can be done using simple materials from your recycling bin: Infiltration test…
Read MoreHog Production with Cloverleaf Grass Farm
Interested in raising pigs on pasture? Hear Dayle & Ivan Reinke’s first-hand experience from Cloverleaf Grass Farm in Minnesota.
Read MoreSoil Health Testing
Sarah Lindblom of Sustainable Farming Association and Solar Fresh Produce demonstrates four tests that you can implement on your farm, yard, or garden to measure soil health: Infiltration Test Slake Test Earthworm Test pH Test See each of these soil health tests demonstrated by Sarah in this video created by Mitch Kezar of Kezar Media.
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