Grower Produce Safety Alliance Virtual Training (FSMA) Hey fruit and vegetable growers, are you FSMA certified? If your farm grows produce for human consumption, FDA requires at least one staff member be trained in an FDA approved food safety training. (All staff handling produce should be trained on-farm in food safety procedures annually.) What’s FSMA? FSMA, the Food Safety Modernization Act, was […]
Unconventional Eaters: Exploring Local Through Film, Food, & Conversation Explore local food & sustainability in our community while enjoying short films, art, panelist led discussions, sandwiches by Baldarotta's, and a cash kombucha bar by Cloud Mountain Kombucha
2023 Regenerative Grazing Winter Field Days
Are you an agricultural professional or technical service provider seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about raising livestock regeneratively? Join the Embarras Grazing Partnership for a series of regenerative grazing intensive workshops over two on-farm days
2023 CSA Fair The Land Connection’s 2023 community supported agriculture (CSA) virtual fair provides a current list of participating CSA farms serving the regions of Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, and Peoria. Each week during the month of January, we will share details about participating CSA farms below, as well as how you can connect with them, and details about […]
Marketing Your Online Farm Store *POSTPONED This course will guide producers in conducting a market analysis to inform the development of a marketing strategy with specific emphasis on driving traffic to an online farm store. What you’ll learn Acquire the tools necessary to utilize the USDA’s Local/Regional Market Research & Analysis. From understanding the purpose of Market Analysis to developing a […]
2022 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day Onsite registration available beginning at 8:30am on Sept. 14th. $50/person, Lunch NOT included. Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns Wednesday, September 14, 2022 to MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, MI. What to expect… In-field demonstrations of cultivation tools for vegetables and row crops Demonstrations of implements on both four-wheel and […]
IDEA Farm Network Field Days Join the IDEA Farm Network this summer to be inspired by innovation! UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: July 15 – Climate Smart Agriculture Field Walk | Sheldon, IL August 2 – Regenerating Your Land with Your Farmer | Homer, IL (farmland owner event) August 27 – Lessons From 3 Years of Alley Cropping | Monticello, IL September 1 or 2 […]
Putting Crop Rotations to Work on Organic Farms, a workshop by OATS REGISTER NOW! Putting Crop Rotations to Work on Organic Farms a workshop for ag advisors by OATS Join the Organic Agronomy Training Service on July 28, 2022 at Purdue’s Beck Ag Center to dig into the benefits, considerations, and markets for rotation crops. Crop rotation is one of the most important tools organic farmers have […]
GROW YOUR FARM BUSINESS: Launch your cottage food or value-added enterprise Looking for ways to decrease waste, increase efficiency, and grow your customer base? Learn how to do all three in our launch your own cottage food or value-added farm enterprise course!
Accessing New Markets Through Distribution Is your farm business growing? Are you looking to get your produce into new markets? Working with a distributor may be the right path for you! WHAT IS A DISTRIBUTOR?Food distributors act as the middleman between the farmer and the customer, or retailer. They purchase farm-grown products directly from the farm, then sell them to […]
