FSMA Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Training FSMA Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Remote Certification Training 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 […]
Find Your Right Fit: E-commerce Platform Comparison Find Your Right Fit: E-commerce Platform Comparison Featured Platforms: Pami Monnette, Food 4 All Amy McCann, Local Food Marketplace Laurie Wayne, Open Food Network E-commerce isn’t going anywhere. So, why not give the people what they want?! That’s right, it’s time you started selling online. Even if you primarily sell at the farmers market or […]
DISCOVERING RESILIENCE: A Legal Workshop for Farmers and Ranchers Do legal questions keep you up at night? Do you wish you knew where to turn for the answers? Those answers aren’t always easy to come by – especially for the most innovative, direct-to-consumer farmers…until now! Discovering Resilience is a legal workshop series designed for you. This workshop empowers farmers and ranchers with the legal […]
Farm Dreams [ONLINE SERIES] At a time when small farming is steadily becoming a viable career path for many people, it is important to understand what that path looks like, and what demands, pitfalls, and rewards await those that heed the call of the land. That is what the Farm Dreams workshop series aims to explore. Farm Dreams is […]
Regenerative Grazing: Fundamentals for Farmers All grazing photographs on this page were provided courtesy of Elisabeth Spratt. Why Regenerative Grazing? | Schedule | Cost | About the Presenters | Refund Policy | COVID 19 Safety Plan Have you herd? Regenerative grazing can build healthy soils and support farm profitability. Are you, a beef producer hoping to improve your environmental and […]
Farmer’s Forum: Looking back, Looking forward Farmer’s Forum is a monthly roundtable discussion held every third Wednesday of the month, November through February. These discussions are an opportunity to take a retrospective look at the year we’ve had with an eye toward planning for future resiliency and long-term viability. Each week’s discussion will be centered around a topic with discussion prompts […]
Farm Filings Tax Series Farm Filings Tax Series With tax day fast approaching, it’s time to dust off the old calculator and hit the books! We recognize that taxes can be intimidating. That’s even more true this year with all of the relief programs rolled out by congress and the many changes farm businesses made to their sales channels. […]
Opportunity to Experiment: Accessing SARE Farmer Rancher Grants NCR-SARE’s (North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) Farmer Rancher Grant Program is a competitive grants program for farmers and ranchers who want to explore sustainable solutions to problems through on-farm research, demonstration, and education projects. This grant represents a huge opportunity for our area farmers to access funding that will allow them to […]
Regenerative Grazing: The Basics & Beyond All grazing photographs on this page were provided courtesy of Elisabeth Spratt. Overview | Who Should Apply? | Why the Embarras? | Application Information | Course Structure | About the Presenters | Schedule – Thank you for your interest in this program. The cohort for this series has been selected and we are no […]
[WEBINAR] A New(ish) Frontier: Exploring Online Direct-to-Consumer Sales Platforms for Farmers Have you had to shift your sales model to adapt to all of the changes this year? Have you looked into selling online, but been overwhelmed by all of the options out there? Don’t fret! The Land Connection is here to help! Join us, Thursday, July 30, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CDT to […]
