Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Online Event Link: Food Safety Modernization Act: Implications for Farmers Organized By: Practical Farmers of Iowa Presentation Summary This online presentation will cover the Food Safety Modernization Act and its implications for farmers. I will be discussing the details about who it will impact and how to comply with the new rules and regulation. In addition, Sophia Kruszewski, a policy expert at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, will be discussing what it is and what its implementation will mean for farmers. |
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Online Organized By: Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Presentation Summary Want to purchase new equipment? Thinking of expanding your operation? This free webinar will show you the tools you need to evaluate your options. You’ll get a down-to-earth approach to help you better understand the economic and other impacts of investments and operational changes, including a look at practical tools like partial budget analysis and investment analysis, as well as considerations for quality of life and business development. Wednesday August 27, 2014 Online Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Presentation Summary Whether you manage one seasonal worker or a large year-round crew, good management can make the difference between making headway on your farm's work, or just creating headaches. I've worked with farmers throughout the Midwest to develop systems that make it easy to achieve reliable results throughout your farming operation, and I'll share what I've learned about making it easy for employees could get the right things done at the right time and in the right way, without needing a manager looking over their shoulders all the time. Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Online Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Summary Presentation Employees make it possible to get more done, but managing workers and their work takes dedicated time, energy, and processes. Tune in for the story of how I worked with my crew to turn Rock Spring Farm his work environment from "The Yelling Farm" into a positive, supportive, and effective workplace. In this workshop, I'll share my principles for being a better boss to get better results from one of your most valuable assets - your employees. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Online Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Presentation Summary In the local foods movement, everybody's talking about "scaling up" - but what does that mean for your farm's operations, business, and quality of life? Join me for a lunch-hour session (at least in the Eastern time zone) on Planning for Growth, exploring the practical impacts and requirements of increasing the size of your business. Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Online Event Link: http://practicalfarmers.org/farminar/index.html Organized By: Practicalfarmers.org Chris' Presentations: Explore systems and tools to help you improve your organic transplant production in this online session. Wednesday, April 24 2013 Online Event Link: Countryside Conservancy Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Chris' Presentations: A free webinar hosted by Countryside Conservancy. Being a sustainable farmer is more than the farming methods you use, it also means ensuring you can stay in business regardless of your marketing outlet. Chris Blanchard of Rock Spring Farm and Flying Rutabaga Works will help you navigate pricing strategies to meet your customer needs and your farm's bottom line. 6pm Central Time. Thursday, March 28, 2013 Online Event Link: http://www.cvcountryside.org/ Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Chris' Presentations: Being a sustainable farmer is more than the farming methods you use, it also means ensuring you can stay in business regardless of your marketing outlet. Chris Blanchard of Rock Spring Farm and Flying Rutabaga Works will help you navigate pricing strategies to meet your customer needs and your farm's bottom line. 6pm Central Time. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Online Event Link: www.practicalfarmers.org/farminar/ Organized By: Practicalfarmers.org Chris' Presentations: Vegetable Irrigation Basics for Beginning Farmers - Learn the essential components to set up and maintain a system of irrigation for field-scale vegetable production. Chris will address topics including source considerations (wells, rural water, or surface streams and ponds), pumps (gasoline, electric, and PTO-powered), flow rates, particulate filters, supply pipe (layflat, poly, and aluminum), application methods (sprinklers, stand pipe, traveling irrigation guns, and drip tape), as well as tips and tricks, and resources for more information. Learn how to calculate the volume of water you will need, and how to get it to you crops, so that you can grow a bountiful crop of veggies even if 2013 is dry from the sky. 7:00pm - 8:30pm, online. No cost to attend. |