Weatherproofing Your Farm: Field Day & Free Shrimp Cookout at Stute Farm
jue, 13 jun
|Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
Learn essential practices to prevent major soil disturbances when dramatic weather, wet or dry, hits the region.
Horario y ubicación
13 jun 2024, 13:00 – 16 jun 2024, 16:00
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, n8030 Townline Rd, East Troy, WI 53120, USA
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Are you a farmer looking to protect your land from extreme weather? Learn essential practices to prevent major soil disturbances when dramatic weather, wet or dry, hits the region. Discover how local farmers and researchers are preparing for these conditions, and funding their efforts.
Featuring:
Dr. Nicole Tautges: Kernza® for conservation perennial cover while keeping lands in agricultural production
Jim Stute: Cleaning Water & Holding Soil; How I Use NRCS $ to Advance Conservation
The tour will conclude with a free cookout provided by Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. We'll be eating shrimp caught by fishermen and women in the Gulf-whose livelihoods depend on Midwestern farmers keeping our waterways clean. Shrimp not your thing? We'll have local sausages and Kernza treats, too.
Don't miss this opportunity to network with other farmers and gain valuable insights to keep your farm safe and productive all year round. See you there!
Questions? Contact Coral Weinstock
cweinstock@michaelfields.org
262-642-3303