COMMUNITY CALENDAR CROP ROTATIONS ON A LARGE-SCALE ORGANIC FARM July 21 | 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Madison, S.D. Join 2013 MOSES Farmer of the Year Charlie Johnson and his family for their annual field day and bus tour in South Dakota! Learn how the importance of good crop rotations in an organic system and grazing contribute to resilient, healthy soil. Oat trials in their fourth year, conducted by SDSU on the Johnson Farm, will also be one of the bus tour stops. Lunch will also be provided. Learn more and register at marbleseed.org or call 715-778-5775.
Rodale Institute Annual Organic Field Day July 22 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Kutztown, Penn. Learn the latest results of farming trials and visit nearly 20 demonstration stations. Participants will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Rodale Institute experts and learn about a wide variety of research and demonstration projects, all focused on organic agriculture. Learn more and register at rodaleinstitute.org/visit/organic-field-day.
Conservation Practices in an Organic Farming System July 23 | Free | Wesley, Iowa Join Sara and Bob Pearson as they discuss corn and small grains and equipment used in their organic system while implementing conservation programs. Hosted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. Call 515-232-5661 or email info@practicalfarmers.org to learn more.
Great River Graziers and Kickapoo Grazing Initiative Pasture Walk July 26 | 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Viroqua, Wis. This pasture walk visits Tom Coleman in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Topics will include rotational grazing of dairy heifers, clipping mature vegetation, and corral design. Learn more at www. kickapoograzinginitiative.com/events.html.
OGRAIN Field Day: Hughes Farms July 27 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Janesville, Wis. This field day will highlight the diversity and innovations at the Hughes Farms in Janesville, Wisconsin. Farming over 5000 acres in a parallel operation consisting of both conventional and organic practices, the Hughes have succeeded in developing diverse rotations and markets. This field day, in partnership with Marbleseed, will discuss and showcase the various innovations on the farm related to the diversity of crops included in the crop rotation. Register: forms.gle/LbXQKEZzjJRF7hK1A
WOMEN’S CONSERVATION SUMMER CAMP – MANAGING WOODLANDS July 28 | 12 – 1 p.m. | Online This summer, the last Thursday of the month, Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WIWIC) is hosting Zoom meetings for women landowners, farmers, and operators to discuss different conservation practices that can be implemented on your land. Go to wiwic.org for more info.
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Cover Crops & Vegetable Production on an Incubator Farm July 31 | 2 - 5 p.m. | Lino Lakes, Minn. Visit Kilimo Minnesota, a three-to-five-year training program that is uniquely situated to give emerging farmers an opportunity to learn vegetable growing techniques and business skills in a new climate, country, and culture. Field day attendees will learn and connect with emerging farmers, walk through their many ¼- acre to 1-acre plots of vegetables, and learn about different cultural crops grown alongside the Minnesota crops. This field day is supported by funds from NCR SARE. Learn more and register at marbleseed.org or call 715-778-5775.
Weed Control Strategies in Organic Corn and Soybeans August 2 | Free | Harlan, Iowa Join Ron and Maria Rosmann and family, and Eric Madsen as they discuss organic weed control strategies using the Buffalo Ridge-Tillage brand of cultivators and planters. Hosted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. Call 515-232-5661 or email info@ practicalfarmers.org to learn more.
OGRAIN Field Day: Wilson Family Dairy Farm August 3 | 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Cuba City, Wis. A field day hosted by the Wilson Family Farm, who milk 400 cows on 2,900 organic acres. Farming organically since 1996, the Wilson’s emphasize soil health, and the connection between soil health, plant health, and healthy people and animals. This field day will discuss and demonstrate the integration of rolled-crimped rye into their soybean crop (which the Wilson’s have done for over a decade), soil health gains on the farm, and the integration cereal grains into a dairy rotation as both quality feed for the herd and off-farm sales. Co-hosted with Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative. Register: forms.gle/ yrTMouCcFZ3hYMFc8
Gitigaaning Farm & Manoomin Tour August 20 | 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Cloquet, Minn. Join us for a tour of two incredible agricultural sites of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa! Visit Perch Lake to learn about manoomin (wild rice) and the importance of treaties in tribal food sovereignty, including the management, production, and marketing aspects of manoomin. Gitigaaning, which means “the place of the gardens’’ in the Ojibwe language, is a 36-acre farm with a growing dome, orchard, berry patch, pollinator plantings, and four acres open to the growers of the Bimaaji’idiwin Producer Training Program. This field day is supported by NIFA, USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.and NCR SARE. Learn more and register at marbleseed.org or call 715-778-5775.
Cover Crops and Grazing in an Organic System August 20 | Free | McGregor, Iowa Join Scott and Shannon Koether as they discuss establishing and grazing legume covers and small grains in an organic system. Hosted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. Call 515-232-5661 or email info@practicalfarmers.org to learn more.
