Part 2 of 4 in the 2021 Practical Soil Health weekly series.

The 25th Annual North Country Crop Congress will be February 24 & 25, 2021 and begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. and end at 12:25 p.m. Agricultural experts will discuss the latest crop production technologies and agronomic research that will affect many farms in the region.  This event will be hosted online as a live event via ZOOM.

· Nutritional Forage Quality Goals

· Forage Sampling & Interpreting Forage Analysis 

· Basics of Grazing & Hay Making

· Pasture & Hay Field Renovation, Reclaiming Old Fields

· 2020 Drought- It's still here… How do we manage 2021 and the long term?

· Buying and Selling Hay- Pricing, Types, Methods of Advertising, Forage Analysis

· Pasture/Land Rental/Custom Rates- Where to get some ideas?

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County will be hosting a free webinar, Calves 101: Starting Them Right, on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Veterans and Military families are welcome and encouraged to attend!

CCE of SLC along with the North Country Sustainability Day & Green Living Fair are hosting a presentation and Q&A with farmer, soil steward, and food sovereignty activist, Leah Penniman. The webinar, "Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty"

Click here to Register.

Fostering or raising lambs and kids requires critical skills, care and attention. This introductory online class, through Zoom, will go over the basics in fostering and raising lambs and kids from birth to weaning, best management practices and nutrition.

Springtime is a common time of year when North Country farmers begin raising piglets. This introductory online class, through Zoom, will go over the basics in raising pigs from start to finish, including best management practices, hog care and marketing of pigs.