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Calendar of Events
by The Land
grid cell, choose a survey location, and help document bumble bee populations this summer. For more information, please visit https://z.umn.edu/ BumblebeeIDFaribault.
June 14 — Hickory Hill Farm Tour — Hospers, Iowa — This annual familyfriendly event will include a dairy farm tour, free meal and activities. There will be opportunities to see where cows are milked, where they are housed and fed plus learn about the dietary role of milk and dairy products. For more information about the open house, visit wiadairy.com or “Western Iowa Dairy Alliance” on Facebook.
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June 17 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Fort Atkinson, Iowa — The topic will be Creating a Soil Health System With No-Till, Cover Crops and Livestock. The event will be hosted by Ross, Cassie, Henry & Ruthie Kurash. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers.org/field-days.
June 18 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Mitchell, Iowa — The topic will be Maximizing Opportunity in a Small Town and will be hosted by Steve Strasheim. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers.org/field-days.
June 21 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Spencer, Iowa — The topic will be Creating On-Farm Habitat to Foster Wildlife Diversity and will be hosted by Bev & Dwight Rutter. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers. org/field-days.
June 22 — Organic Dairy & Swine Day — Morris, Minn. — Topics will include substituting hybrid rye in a traditional corn-soy swine diet, organic hybrid rye production, feeding and grazing
Not your parents’ demographics
to happen.
While we’re waiting for Sviggum, we can look to people like Madeline Schultz as our guides on how to proceed. Madeline, and the leadership at Faribault School District, are living with the demographic changes in positive and constructive ways every day.
If we follow their example we will all be better for it.
Tim King has been a contributor to The Land since 1985. He also cofounded the community newspaper La Voz Libre and served as its publisher and editor from 2004 to 2014. He farms with his family near Long Prairie, Minn. v organic dairy cows, and pasture walks. Contact West Central Research and Outreach Center at (320) 589-1711.
June 23 — West Central Dairy Days
Cattle Show — Willmar, Minn. — Ages 5 -21 (as of January 1st) can exhibit. There are classes for all eight dairy breeds, Junior and Grand Champion Overall, plus Junior, Intermediate and Senior Showmanship. Contact Mary Swart at rmswart@tds.net or (320) 2200904 or Lane Johnson at (320) 8151276.
June 28 — Beef Pasture Walk — Elk River, Minn. — Learn and converse about establishing and restoring pastures, managing grazing, identifying plants, cattle health, body condition scoring, and responding to forage emergencies and drought. For more information, visit z.umn.edu/2023beefpasturewalk.
July 7 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Fonda, Iowa — The topic will be Drilling Down on Oat Varieties, Double-Crop Soybeans and Rotational Grazing. The event will be hosted by Neil & Elizabeth Peterson and sons Paul & Timothy. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers.org/field-days.
July 12-15 — Pipestone Lamb and Wool Sheep for Profit School — Pipestone, Minn. — The purpose of the school is to improve sheep management skills, increase profitability and form business relationships. The school will combine lecture, group discussion and visits to Pipestone area sheep operations. Contact the Pipestone Lamb and Wool Management Program at melinda. lamote@mnwest.edu or (800) 658-2330.
July 17-18 — MSCA Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show — Slayton, Minn. — The quarterly board meeting of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association will be on July 17, followed by the annual Political Action Committee fundraiser. The tour and trade show will take place on July 18 with this year’s tour beginning in Pipestone, Minn. Contact Angie Ford at (507) 360-7937 or Glenn Johnson at (507) 820-1502.
July 19 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Spencer, Iowa — The topic will be Relay Cropping, Permanent Clover and Irrigation Systems in Northwest Iowa. The event will be hosted by Patrick White & Chuck White. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers.org/field-days.
July 28 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Zumbrota, Minn. — The topic will be Converting Row Crops to Perennial Pasture. The event will be hosted by Zach Knutson & Brooke Calaway. For more information, visit practicalfarmers.org/field-days.
Aug. 10 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Austin, Minn. — The topic will be Creating a Legacy of Conservation in Traditional Row Cropping. The event will be hosted by Joe Merten. For more information, visit practicalfarmers.org/field-days.
Aug. 26 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Buffalo Center, Iowa — The topic will be The Secrets of Stock Cropping and will be hosted by Zack Smith. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers.org/fielddays.
Sept. 6 — Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day — Spirit Lake, Iowa — The topic will be Microgreens and Marketing to Build a Food System in Northwest Iowa. The event will be hosted by Calvin & Krissy Thiessen. For more information, please visit practicalfarmers.org/ field-days.
