In this webinar you will hear from three speakers: Will Glazik, second-generation organic farmer and crop advisor; Jaci Davis, farmland landowner; and Joan Sinclair Petzen, landowner and farm business management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Will and Jaci met at a cover crop expo and became friends and working partners when Jaci asked Will for help with transitioning to organic farming on her land. They currently have a sharecrop lease agreement and will present ways in which both work together…

Heart of the Farm-Women in Agriculture is offering five conferences throughout Wisconsin during the months of March and April 2019 for Wisconsin farm women. The workshop series is a University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension program committed to addressing the needs of farm women by providing education on farm business topics, connecting them with agricultural resources and creating support networks. “The Heart of the Farm Conferences provide an opportunity for farm women to learn about farm management skills and strategies…

Participants will learn how the four “C”s that connect soil and human health - Climate, Critters, Cuisine and Community - and identify farm-level practices that promote health for humans and the environment. Soil management practices can positively or negatively impact human health. In this webinar, we will discuss the four interconnected pathways that link practices in the field to our own health and explore the existing evidence and information gaps. We will review soil management practices that can significantly protect…

Have you ever wondered how certain farming practices can impact water quality? Join agriculture and conservation professionals along with other landowners like yourself to learn about the basic practices to improve water quality. Please call: Wood SWCD (419) 354-5517 if you have questions or need more information. RSVP through this link: https://farmland.salsalabs.org/waterohio/index.html. More information about Great Lakes Conservation Connect and upcoming events for farmers and landowners can be found at: www. farmland.org/greatlakes or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GLConservationConnect.