Events

Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers

The 2009 School for Beginning Market Growers will be held January 16-18. For information, visit the school’s web page or contact John Hendrickson: jhendric@wisc.edu.

Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers School

The 2008 Wisconsin Cut Flower Growers’ School was held February 9-10. For information, contact John Hendrickson: jhendric@wisc.edu.

Wisconsin Grazing Conference

February 19-21, 2009. Contact Grassworks for more information about this conference.

Midwest Value Added Conference

January 22-24, 2009, in Rochester, MN. For more information, visit the website at www.rivercountryrcd.org/valad.html

Organic University

February 26, 2009. Held in conjunction with the Organic Farming Conference, the Organic University provides an in-depth look at issues relevant to successful organic farming. Contact the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) for more information about this event.

Organic Farming Conference

February 26-28, 2009 in LaCrosse. Visit the conference web site or contact the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) for more information.

High Tunnel Production for Beginning and Medium Sized Commercial Growers

High tunnels are polyethylene covered greenhouse-like structures which are used to extend the growing season. This conference will feature nationally-known high tunnel experts from Penn State University and Michigan State University. There is no charge for this conference.  Please register by October 15th by emailing your name, organization/business, mailing address and phone number to gayle.dodge@uwrf.edu.

Fertility Strategies for Organic Vegetables: Woodford County, IL

Join fellow farmers and University specialists for an in-depth look at Henry Brockman’s fertility management strategies and practices. Henry will discuss his use of cover crops, compost, rotations, tillage, and purchased inputs. Henry’s farm features beef cattle in rotation with 10 acres of vegetables. University faculty and staff will be on hand to discuss the results of a survey of organic growers and their fertility management and to answer questions. For more information, contact John Hendrickson and download the field day flyer.

Fertility Strategies for Organic Vegetables: Rock County, WI

Join fellow farmers and University specialists at Tipi Produce for an in-depth look at Steve Pincus and Beth Kazmar’s soil fertility management strategies and practices. They will discuss their use of cover crops, rotations, tillage, and purchased inputs. Steve will highlight their use of onsite nitrogen production in the form of alfalfa mulch. Tipi grows over 40 acres of certified organic vegetables for CSA and wholesale customers. University staff will be on hand to discuss the results of a survey of organic growers and their fertility management and to help answer questions. For more information, contact John Hendrickson and download the field day flyer.

Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference

January 4-6, 2009. This conference features workshops on apples, berries, vegetables, grapes and agritourism. It will be held at the Chula Vista resort in the Wisconsin Dells. For more information, visit the conference web site.

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CIAS in the community

How do we get more local produce in the marketplace?

How do we get more local produce in the marketplace?

On December 8th, CIAS co-hosted a meeting for 50 public and private sector leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges of fresh produce aggregation and distribution in Wisconsin. This meeting was supported in part by the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, a UW-Madison based fund designed to foster public engagement and advance the Wisconsin Idea. The December 8th meeting exemplified the Wisconsin Idea, bringing together university and other public sector advocates and private sector food industry business leaders. The agenda for this meeting was designed to identify and begin addressing the key barriers to greater local food sale in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. Notes from this meeting will be available shortly. For more information, contact Anne Pfeiffer, 608-890-1905.

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