Beginning Farmers
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MSU Extension 2019 Beginning Farmer Webinar Series
This is the 8th year of this educational effort. There are many archived webinar presentations on a wide variety of topics available for view at no cost at http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/beginning_farmer_webinar_series
To participate in the upcoming, live beginning farmers webinar series webinars – registration and a modest ($5) fee are required. People should contact Jim Isleib at isleibj@anr.msu.edu if they have financial obstacles to participation and a scholarship can be arranged.
Register for the Beginning Farmer Webinar Series at https://events.anr.msu.edu/begfrmr19/
People who are exploring new farm businesses will benefit from participating in the MSU Extension 2019 Beginning Farmer Webinar Series. From January – April 2019, MSU Extension will offer 12 on-line, Wednesday evening programs that provide valuable start-up information on general and more specific farming topics, including:
“Getting started with….”
… Jan 16, The physical labor of farming
… Jan 23, Growing specialty mushrooms
… Jan 30, Pruning fruit trees
… Feb 6, Soil physical properties for field and hoophouse
… Feb 13, Seed saving
… Feb 20, Small farm business start-up
… Feb 27, Small farm meat chicken production
… March 6, Pruning small fruits
… March 13, Quality hay and pasture
… March 20, Selling to wholesale buyers
… March 27, Cover crop types and uses on your farm
… April 3, Farm financial management: The next step
A fee of $5 per webinar is required, or you can register for the entire series for $30.00. Webinar recordings will be provided to all registered participants. Participate from the comfort and convenience of your own home or office. Registration, a brochure containing details on each individual program, and on-line or mailed payment options can be found at https://events.anr.msu.edu/begfrmr19/ after December 1. If you experience any problems with registration, please contact Jim Isleib at isleibj@anr.msu.edu. You may register for all or some of the courses at any time, even if the session has already taken place. In that case, you will get a link to the recorded program.
Each one-hour, Wednesday night webinar begins at 7pm eastern time. A high-speed internet connection is required. You will receive webinar connection information after you register.
Several archived recordings of MSU Extension Beginning Farmer Webinars on a variety of topics from previous years are available for viewing at http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/beginning_farmer_webinar_series.
Register for the Beginning Farmer Webinar Series at https://events.anr.msu.edu/begfrmr19/
Learn more about starting a farm at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/planning-a-new-farm/
Find many more useful farming resources at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/additional-farming-resources/