Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers Assocations Trainings, Workshops and Events
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Oklahoma Farmers & Ranchers Association Meeting October 27
Event Details Date: October 27 – (10-2) Location: Muskogee County Extension Office, 1440 S. Cherokee (on the fairgrounds) At this OFRA meeting, Kerr Center Educational Programs Director Ann Wells, D.V.M., will speak on sustainable livestock production, and participants in the first year of the Oklahoma Beginning Farmer & Rancher Program will discuss their experiences in [...]
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Sustainable Green Country Seminar
Because of grant funding, the conferance will be a minimal charge with scholarships available. If anyone is interested they should contact Julie Gahn at juliegahn@yahoo.com Mark Shepard and Brandon Angrisani are returning to Northeast Oklahoma in November 1-3 and beyond. Also joining them on this trip will be Steve Diver, a sustainable agri-horitculturist with Oklahoma [...]
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Farmers Talk
Fall Cover Crops, Fall Compost Work, and Preparing for the 2013 growing season with Richard Belcher, Mike Bear, and others Farmers Talk at MFSI Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative will host a Farmers Talk with Food Growers Richard Belcher and Mike Bear. Light Refreshments will be served. Please call H. June Marshall at (918) 756-5915 or [...]
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Essential FREE Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Local Producers
*Essential FREE Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Local Producers* *Marketing for Profit: Tools for Success Webinar Series Registration Now Open!* The Farmers Market Federation of NY and the NY Farm Viability Institute have partnered with USDA Northeast SARE to present a series of webinars on marketing, /Marketing for Profits: Tools for Success/. These webinars [...]
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Southern SAWG annual conference 2013
Southern SAWG annual conference 2013 Little Rock AR January 23-26 www.ssawg.org Sustainable agriculture conference with more than 1000 attendees. Many small farmers to network with. Topics include vegetable and fruit production, livestock production, marketing and business planning.
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2013 Oklahoma Market Gardening School
1/15/2013-3/5/2013 To familiarize current and future fresh market producers with management, production, and marketing techniques for fresh produce. Class size: Course is limited to first 50 registrants. Pre-registration is required with registrations being processed on a first come basis. Registration fee: $70 per individual or $90 per couple (one set of handouts only) Handouts included [...]
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The Cherokee County Food Policy Council is putting on a Producers Day Feb. 23.
Contact: Coleen Thornton 918-431-4774 The Cherokee County Food Policy Council invites you to attend the first in their “Growing Our Own” educational workshops. These events are free and open to the public. On February 2, Saturday, the first workshop will be held at the NSU in the University Center from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm [...]
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Create the Farm of Your Dreams
We are pleased to announce two Empowering Women in Agriculture Seminars. The first is March 2 in Fredericksburg, Texas and the second is March 8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Beginning women farmers are invited to find out how Holistic Management® can help them manage risks, make better decisions, and reap the benefits of a sustainable, [...]
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FREE Home Gardeners Workshop at NSU – Saturday
Reminder for this next Saturday at NSU – FREE home gardeners workshop; Feb. 2 Agenda 10:00 a.m. Welcome 10:15-10:45 Nutrition and Lifestyle – Michelle Moulton, Registered Dietician; Reasor’s, Inc. 10:45-12:00 Seed Saving – George McLaughlin, Seed Saver and Specialist in Self Sufficiency 12:00-1:30 Lunch on your own 1:30-2:00 p.m. FPC Update and Invitation to participate, [...]
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Kerr Center: Beginning Farmers Gather for 2013 Training
Original article: http://www.kerrcenter.com/beginning-farmer/index.html Kerr Center President Jim Horne greets the 2013 Beginning Farmer and Rancher class. Fifty-five beginning ag producers attended the first workshop of the Kerr Center’s 2013 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program, Saturday, Jan. 19, at Kiamichi Vo-tech in Poteau, Oklahoma. Kerr Center President Jim Horne greeted the class and introduced the center’s [...]
Read More...Producing Grassfed Meats workshop, April 20th 2013
Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers Association will be hosting a one-day workshop about producing grassfed meats on Saturday, April 20th at Ron Morrow’s farm, outside of Siloam Springs AR. Producers can learn what it takes to produce quality pasture which, in turn, can finish livestock on forage. The consumer demand for grass fed meat is in [...]
Read More...Agriculture Field Day March 29 2013
Being held at the Benjamin Franklin Science Academy Address: 300 Virgil Matthews Dr, Muskogee, OK 74401 Phone:(918) 684-3870 Friday March 29 9-2 Volunteers needed Speakers to talk about their farms Volunteers needed to bring some farm equipment for display. Small square bales of hay for hay ride Contact Mike Oakley 918-869-0727
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Sheep is Life 2013
Hello friends and fellow sheep people – I would like to invite you to join us for Sheep is Life 2013 at Dine College, June 17th -22nd. Learn About the Important Role of Sheep, Fiber Art and Shepherding in Cultures around the World. Attend Special Diné Fiber Arts and Lifeways Workshops: Learn with the masters Monday [...]
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