May 2019
Pollinators, Pesticides and Drift Workshop
The Kansas Rural Center (KRC) will host a “Pesticides, Pollinators and Drift: What You Need to Know” workshop on Monday, May 20, 2019, in Wichita. The workshop will focus on the impacts of pesticides and herbicides on pollinators, beekeepers, farmers…
Find out more »June 2019
Permaculture Design Course 2019
Dates are April 5-7; May 3-5 and June 14-16 2019. *Total cost for the course is $1,000. Balance to be paid in full prior to last class. The Spring Permaculture Design Course 2019 will be taught as a series of…
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FSMA Produce Safety Grower Training- Manhattan, KS
Who Should Attend: Fruit & vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. The PSA Grower Training…
Find out more »GAPS Food Safety plan workshop- Manhattan, KS
K-State Research & Extension will provide GAPs certification training and food safety plan development assistance in an upcoming one-day workshop. This training should help your farm successfully complete a USDA GAP audit and will assist you in creating a food…
Find out more »August 2019
KRC Annual Farm & Food Conference and 40th Anniversary Celebration
The Kansas Rural Center will host its annual Farm and Food Conference November 8 and 9, 2019, at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview in Wichita. The conference will feature keynote speakers and educational workshops each day that focus on strengthening…
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KRC Grazing Conference Call
Join other grazers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with grazing management experts Dale Kirkham, Gary Kilgore and Keith Harmoney at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of every month. Hosted by the Kansas Rural Center, these informal discussions cover…
Find out more »Carbon Farming-Growing Growers
About this Event Carbon farming is defined by using certain methods (no-till, agroforestry, perennial cover crops) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and/or capture and hold carbon in vegetation and soils. For over 25 years Prairie Birthday Farm has been nurtured…
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