September 2019
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…
Find out more »Farm Tour and Discussion on Risk Management and Specialty Crop Production
Farm Tour and Discussion on Risk Management and Specialty Crop Production to be Held September 18 Lawrence, KS - On September 18, K-State Research and Extension Douglas County, in cooperation with the Kansas Rural Center, will hold a farm…
Find out more »October 2019
FSMA Produce Safety Grower Training- Dodge City, 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- Dodge City, 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 »15th Annual Kaw Valley Farm Tour
Tickets are on sale now,new info added almost daily! 7 New Farms October 5th & 6th About the 15th Annual Kaw Valley Farm Tour Hear about what to expect on the Uncovering Kansas podcast : http://www.uncoveringkansas.com/season2episodes.html Follow Uncovering Kansas for…
Find out more »KRC Search for Executive Director
The Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors announces its search for a new Executive Director, following current director Mary Fund’s retirement announcement in early September. “When I took the position in June 2015, I intended to only be here another…
Find out more »November 2019
Scholarships Available for No-till on the Plains Winter Conference
Several opportunities for scholarships are available to attendees for the 24th annual No-till on the Plains Winter Conference and pre-Conference workshops. The annual soil health Conference will be held January 28 and 29, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. Two, all-day pre-Conference…
Find out more »2019 KRC Farm & Food Conference
Planting Ideas, Growing Our Future: Carbon, Climate and Communities The Kansas Rural Center (KRC) will hold its annual Farm and Food Conference Friday and Saturday, November 8-9, 2019 in Wichita at the Drury Plaza Broadview Hotel. This year, the two-day…
Find out more »Farm Owner- Farm Seeker Mixer
As a special workshop within the KRC Annual Food and Farm conference on Friday, November 8, KRC is offering a 90-minute “Mixer” for Land/Farm Owners and Farm/Land Seekers from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required and is separate…
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