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THE LAND — FEBRUARY 18/FEBRUARY 25, 2022
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Feb. 21 — Carver County Dairy Expo — Norwood Young America, Minn. — Trade show and breakout sessions with a dairy tract, farm transition tract and crop tract. Contact Colleen Carlson at trax1042@umn.edu or (507) 521-3540. Feb. 22 — Produce Safety Rule grower training — Online — Learn about produce safety, good agricultural practices and the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Register at www.mnd. state.mn.us/fsmatraining. Contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture at (651) 539-3648. Feb. 22 — Cover Crop Seminar — Faribault, Minn. — Panel of experienced farmers will discuss interseeding, diverse cover crop mixes, full season forage and grazing cover crops. Contact Land Stewardship Project at (612) 722-6377. Feb. 22 — Gardening From The Ground Up: Nutrient Management — Online — Join Extension educators to discuss how to best manage your fertilizer, soil and garden in extreme weather conditions. Contact z.umn. edu/GardenUp. Feb. 23 — Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops — Online — Small grains management update: Extension small grains specialist Jochum Wiersma will provide information based on up-to-date research to help optimize crop management strategies for 2022. Register at z.umn.edu/strategic-farming. Feb. 24 — Screening of “Livestock on the Land” and Soil Health Presentation — Ridgeway, Iowa — Learn how regenerative practices benefit soil, plant and animal health; the ecosystem; climate and human resiliency — regardless of landscape, climate or foods being grown. Contact Alex Romano at aromano@landstewardshipproject.org or (612) 767-9880. Feb. 24 & 25 — USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum — Online — Program includes 30 breakout sessions. Topics include climate mitigation and adaptation; production innovations; trade and global markets; a commodity outlook; supply chain resilience; and equity and inclusion. Register at usda.gov/oce/agoutlook-forum.
Feb. 25 — Data-driven Dairy Cattle Management — Online — Dairy herd manager Chris Szydel will share his experiences using a dairy cattle health monitoring system and how it has changed management practices on the dairy farm. Contact Alex Scanavez at alex.scanavez@altagenetics.com Feb. 25 & 26 — Farm Couple Getaway — Holstein, Iowa — Designed to help farm couples deal with stress; learn creative communication skills; learn about personality differences; discover helpful resources; and make plans for your farm and family’s future. Contact Fred Hall at fredhall@ iastate.edu or (712) 737-4230. March 2 — Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops — Online — Soybean gall midge - knowns and unknowns: Extension pest management specialist Bruce Potter, Extension soybean entomologist Bob Koch and research assistant Gloria Melotto will provide information based on up-to-date research to help optimize crop management strategies for 2022. Register at z.umn.edu/ strategic-farming. March 3 — Central Minnesota Crop and Pest Management Update — Cold Spring, Minn. — Topics include tar spot and SDS management; waterhemp and barnyardgrass management; corn rootworm management; grain marketing; and nitrogen management. Contact Natan Drewitz at ndrewitz@ umn.edu or (608) 515-4414. March 3 — I-29 Moo University: Dry Cow Treatment Options — Online — Webinar explains algorithm-guided and culture-guided selected dry cow treatments, when to consider them and when not to. Contact Fred Hall at fredhall@iastate.edu or (712) 737-4230. March 5 — Gardening Education Day — St. Joseph, Minn. — Breakout sessions include perennials, flower design, garlic, food safety in the garden, orchids and hydroponics. Keynote speaker is director of operations at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Vendors will be on hand with products. Contact Stearns County Extension at (320) 255-6169 ext. 1.
