Vegetables
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Refine your cover crop management
Published on May 28, 2024
SARE resources to help you get started or enhance your cover crop management in favor of profit and pollinators. -
Exploring Organic Webinar Series resources and recordings available
Published on May 23, 2024
Learn from diverse farmers across Michigan about their experiences with organic certification. -
Family Farms Conference workshop recordings highlight sustainable agriculture
Published on May 17, 2024
Videos include farmer SARE grant projects, farmer wellness, farm to school, agritourism, small-scale livestock and more. -
Co-ops 101 webinar recordings now available: How cooperatives work and the basic steps of development
Published on May 10, 2024
Three videos cover cooperative principles and co-op examples, steps to development and legal aspects or entities used. -
What should I do if I find a swarm of bees?
Published on April 18, 2024
Contact a local beekeeper if you find a swarm of honey bees. -
USDA Farmland Cash Rental Rates
Published on April 17, 2024
Rental rates per county taken from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Services -
MSU Extension’s free produce safety texting service expands to serve North Central region
Published on April 17, 2024
The free produce safety texting service, which provides farm workers and their employers with one weekly produce safety text, will now be available to many more growers and their employees. -
Dig into sustainable farm innovations with a search tool and map of SARE grant projects
Published on April 9, 2024
Find hundreds of SARE grants funded in Michigan and thousands nationally. -
SARE resources available to everyone
Published on April 3, 2024
Looking for practical information on sustainable farming and ranching, or for training opportunities? -
Educational session recordings for Beginning Farmers now available from MI Ag Ideas to Grow With
Published on March 26, 2024
Did you miss the live session? Recordings are now available to view! -
Grants for training farm educators and graduate student research
Published on March 14, 2024
Grant-writing support is available free of charge for all six North Central SARE grants and for Michigan SARE mini-grants. -
Field days, workshops and webinars for farmers transitioning to organic
Published on March 14, 2024
Sign up now to visit an organic farm or learn from organic farmers. -
MSU survey of Michigan residents aims to understand people’s knowledge and attitudes toward pollinators
Published on March 8, 2024
Please take 10 minutes to give us your thoughts towards pollinators. -
Improve your drone spraying skills at the Michigan Spray Drone Spring Fly-in Workshop
Published on March 6, 2024
This April event will be for any drone pilots interested in improving their spraying prowess. -
Pollinator protection programs and resources from Michigan State University Extension
Published on February 29, 2024
Supporting pollinator health in Michigan through education and outreach for judicious use of pesticides and increasing pollinator habitat. -
Apiculture programs and resources from Michigan State University Extension
Published on February 29, 2024
Education and outreach in Michigan to support beekeepers and honey bees. -
Farm Budgets: Growing Your Farm into a Business (2024)
How important is a business mindset and farm profits to your opportunities for growth and success? Join as we discuss how attention to details and effective planning can help your farm continue its growth into a successful business.
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Beyond the Farmers Market: Evaluating Direct Market Channel Opportunities
Where are you selling, or planning to sell your products? How do you make these decisions? We’ll talk about perceptions, realities, pros and cons of farmers markets, farm markets, CSAs, restaurant sales, institutional markets and more!
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Brainstorming farm goals… & how to make them happen!
Join this interactive workshop to brainstorm goals for your farm, evaluate those goals as SMART goals and/or HEART goals, and think through how to make your goals into a timeline, vision board or reminder to inspire you every day to follow your intention.
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Beginning Vegetables
Vegetables are easy to try as a new grower, or as a new crop among other enterprises. Learn the types of vegetables to consider for different markets and some techniques for their production at smaller scales.