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Montana Farm to Institution Producer Webinar

March 2, 2017
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will host a free, one-hour webinar for farmers and ranchers about selling to schools, hospitals, and other institutions. For more information and to register: www.ncat.org/institutional-markets.

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Sterling College School of the New American Farmstead Announces 2017 Course Listings ~ 02/23/17
Cornell Study Shows House Flies Could Reduce Manure, Then Create Livestock Feed ~ 02/23/17
Scientists Explore Cool-Season Crops for California ~ 02/23/17
Long-Term Focus on Soil Health Rebuilds North Dakota Farm ~ 02/23/17
Penn State Research Suggests New Vision for Future of Agriculture ~ 02/22/17

More Breaking News...

Lean Farm Workshop ~ 03/25/2017
Good Bugs Bad Bugs, Basic Entomology for Farm, Garden & Fun Workshop ~ 03/25/2017
South Atlantic Hops Conference ~ 03/24/2017
Greenhouse Best Practices Workshop ~ 03/23/2017
Profiting from a Few Acres ~ 03/14/2017
VSU Small Farm Outreach Program Agribusiness Bus Tour ~ 03/13/2017
Local Meat to Local Schools: Lessons Learned from the Montana Beef to School Project ~ 03/23/2017
Stanislaus-San Joaquin-Merced Agritourism Summit ~ 03/23/2017

More Upcoming Events...

Virginia Specialty Crop Block Grant ~ DUE 03/13/2017
Nebraska Specialty Crop Block Grant ~ DUE 03/1/2017
Organic Conservation Practices in Iowa ~ DUE 03/17/2017
Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund ~ DUE 03/20/2017
North Central SARE Professional Development Program ~ DUE 04/5/2017
Wisconsin Focus on Energy Agribusiness Incentives ~ DUE 12/31/2017
North Dakota Specialty Crop Block Grant ~ DUE 04/20/2017
Southern SARE Graduate Student Grants ~ DUE 05/5/2017

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Posted: 02/21/17

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Posted: 02/13/17

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Posted: 02/06/17

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Upcoming Workshops

Conference: Agricultural Biodiversity on Western Farms
Topic: Ecosystem Services Panel
Presenter: Rex Dufour
Location: Troutdale, Oregon
Date: 2017-03-15
Registration Info: Oregon State University, Western SARE, and Oregon State University's IPPC present this conference on practices that conserve agricultural biodiversity and their benefits in western farming systems for conservationists, farmers, and other agricultural professionals.
Registration Link: www.ipmnet.org/BeetleBank/2017%20Summit%20Flyer.pdf
Posted: 2017-02-16 11:43:36

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Conference: Arkansas Farm to School Summit: Growing Together
NCAT is co-hosting this event.
Location: Van Buren, Arkansas
Date: 2017-03-15
Registration Info: This event will feature practical sessions on implementing farm to school activities that have staying power, such as designing integrated garden lessons, using school gardens as outdoor classrooms, procuring local foods, cooking with kids, and more.
Registration Link: www.ncat.org/events/
Posted: 2017-02-03 08:48:23

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Conference: Montana Environmental Education Association Conference
Topic: Harvest of the Month
Presenter: Demetrius Fassas
Location: Helena, Montana
Date: 2017-03-10
Registration Info: The 2017 Montana Environmental Education Association (MEEA) conference, "Explore the Power of Hands-On Learning," features a presentation on Harvest of the Month: Hands-On Montana's Food Systems.
Registration Link: www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=591076&p=1678
Posted: 2017-02-09 16:04:04

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Conference: Apple Seeds School Garden Workshop
Topic: Planting in Arkansas
Presenter: Luke Freeman
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Date: 2017-03-09
Registration Info: Apple Seeds hosts garden workshops for school garden leaders, teachers, and community members. Luke Freeman will present on companion crops, seasonal planting, seed selection, and crop maintenance, and more.
Registration Link: appleseedsnwa.org/school-garden-workshop/
Posted: 2017-02-16 11:50:56

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Conference: Connecting with Institutional Markets: Strategies and Programs for Montana Producers

Location: Online
Date: 2017-03-02
Registration Info: The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will host a free, one-hour webinar for farmers and ranchers about selling to schools, hospitals, and other institutions. We want to open our toolkit for successful relationships with institutional buyers to all those who attend this webinar.
Registration Link: www.ncat.org/institutional-markets
Posted: 2017-01-30 11:23:37

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ATTRA: Voices from the Field

Voices from the Field podcasts are the newest way to access our sustainable-agriculture expertise. If you would like to suggest a subject for a podcast or just need help with a sustainable-agriculture question, please contact us through our Ask an Ag Expert feature.

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Montana Governor's Food Summit

Montanans who care about the issues pertaining to local food had a chance to come together, share information, and strategize about the next 10 years of working to build the state's food economy. The Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition and other partners, including the Montana Governor's Office, Montana Department of Agriculture, and Montana State University, held the 2016 Governor's Local Food and Agriculture Summit in October.

Watch videos of keynote speakers Fred Kirschenmann and Michael Shuman.

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"Armed To Farm" is Sustainable Agriculture Training For Military Veterans
NCAT has partnered with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Farmer Veteran Coalition, University of Arkansas, Growing Warriors, and other sustainable agriculture organizations to train veterans interested in sustainable agriculture careers.

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The Lambulator: A Cut-Yield Calculator for the Lamb Direct Marketer

Why You Need the Lambulator

You have gone to great effort to raise a nice set of finished lambs and have them processed. Now what? It's great if you can sell them all as wholes or halves. But maybe you can't. How do you go about pricing individual cuts for profit? What is the smallest lamb that you should have in your direct-market program? How do you price high-demand cuts to cover the lower pricing of lesser-demand cuts? In the maze of cuts and cut prices, what is your profit per lamb?
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The ATTRA catalog on Amazon includes publications ranging from organic production of apples, garlic, tomatoes, and other crops to building a micro-hydro system and crop insurance for small, diversified, and organic producers.

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