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This training series is intended to provide an introduction to organic systems, including basic principles of organic production; the organic certification process; organic regulations and areas of alignment with NRCS practices; and challenges and opportunities in organic production. Attendees are encouraged to attend all three sessions. In the first session of the series, we will define what “organic” means and the basic principles of organic agriculture. Attendees will learn what the landscape of organic production looks like in their state, some of the motivations behind becoming organic, and challenges organic producers face. This session will also include small group discussion on experiences working with organic producers.

The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for 2023. Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. Managing alfalfa weevil larvae has become more complicated with increasing pyrethroid resistance issues and the loss of chlorpyrifos as a management tool. Join Dr. Craig Shaeffer, Extension forage agronomist, and Anthony Hanson, Extension educator - crops, as we discuss these and other challenges, including managing cutting dates.

The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for 2023. Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. Spring 2023 will soon be here! Join us as we discuss planting preparations. 

The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for 2023. Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. Join Dr. Bob Koch, Extension entomologist, as he discusses new and insect pests in soybean. Is the new leaf miner a big deal? How about soybean gall midge? Join the discussion for a status update on these new pests and on the old, including soybean cyst nematode and soybean aphid.

The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for 2023. Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. Tar spot issues in corn were problematic last year throughout portions of Minnesota. Concerns and questions still remain on how best to deal with tar spot. Join Drs. Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist, and Darcy Telenko, Extension field crop pathologist from Purdue University, as we discuss on tar spot distribution and management, including fungicide timing, number of applications, and potential yield benefits.