Beginning Farmer Webinar Series

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MSU Extension 2019 Beginning Farmer Webinar Series

This is the 8^th year of this educational effort.  There are many archived webinar presentations on a wide variety of topics available for view at no cost at https://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  https://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/