Join Dr. Heather Darby and Sara Ziegler from the University of Vermont Extension and Sarah Flack from Sarah Flack Consulting for a day-long workshop focused on how soil health, soil fertility, and grazing management impact forage productivity and quality and your farm’s viability. Joshua Green from Trees for Graziers will be available to provide information and resources on successfully establishing trees in and around pastures. Please register by March 29 for this free event.

The North American Manure Expo is coming to Auburn, NY on July 17-18, 2024. The Expo offers two full days of tours, demonstrations, education sessions and networking, all delivering the latest and greatest in manure management solutions and technologies in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. View the website for all details, including registration links, the agenda, and accommodations. Day one includes offsite tours that showcase the innovative manure practices of the northeast, on-site demonstrations dedicated to agitation and safety, and plenty of industry networking. Day two features educational sessions by industry experts, followed by solid and liquid manure application demonstrations,...

Join us for our in-person on-farm Annual Crops & Soils Field Day at Borderview Research Farm on Thursday, July 25, 2024, 10am to 3:30pm. You will tour the research trials including perennial grasses, soybeans, small grains, hemp, hops, and other crops, as well as participate in one of the afternoon sessions. Lunch is included and certified crop adviser and water quality education credits available. A detailed flyer will follow. View our Conferences web page for updated information at http://go.uvm.edu/conferences Registration is now open at https://go.uvm.edu/2024annualfieldday. You can register and pay online. If you cannot access the online registration, please call the UVM...

The mission of the Tri-State Dairy Team is to unite Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in advancing dairy management through collaborative educational programs, addressing shared industry challenges, and fostering innovation across northern New England. Starting in January 2025, join the team of Dairy Extension Professionals from UMaine, UNH, and UVM and guests for live monthly webinars held on the last Wednesday of each month from 11:30am-12:30pm. Sessions will focus on current dairy research and programs happening in the tri-state region, including interviews, presentations and roundtable discussions. Tune in live to stay up-to-date and join the conversation. All sessions will be...

Are you curious about alternatives to herbicides for cover crop termination? Do you have questions about harvesting a cover crop? Join Nea-Tocht Farm, UVM Extension, and the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition for a field-based event on May 8 to learn about how the Vander Weys harvest their triticale cover crop, and terminate what’s left without any herbicides. Whether you’re a conventional farm that terminates using herbicides, or an organic farm considering planting cover crops in the future, this event is for you! We also welcome technical service providers looking to expand their knowledge on cover crop termination. Howard and Sid Vander...

UVM Extension and the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition (CVFC) will host a soil health workshop on January 28 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm at the UVM Extension Office in Middlebury (23 Pond Lane, Middlebury, VT 05753).  This workshop will be focused on the new suite of soil health tests available through the SHREC Lab. It will introduce participants to what these tests measure, how they differ from standard soil tests, and the practical benefits they can provide for on-farm decision-making.   During the session, we will: walk through proper soil sampling techniques discuss which fields or management scenarios are best...

A Confluence of the Northeast Grazing & Livestock Conference & the Northeast Pasture Consortium Annual Meeting. A deep dive into topics specific to raising pasture-based livestock in the Northeast. January 30-31, 2026 | In-Person at DoubleTree in Manchester, New Hampshire or Online via Whova

Join the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition and UVM Extension for a Planning for the Upcoming Cropping Season Roundtable. Facilitated by Tom Eaton of Agricultural Consulting Services, this discussion will focus on planning for the season ahead amid continued drought conditions. Topics will include compaction, planting decisions, seed selection, new seedings and seeding down after corn, and renovating or re-establishing existing hay stands, along with other considerations for cropping operations. Come ready to compare notes, get advice, and talk through your plans for the 2026 season.

The Farmers Watershed Alliance will hold its annual meeting on February 12, 2026 at 44 Gricebrook Rd, St Albans City, VT 05478.

The NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, gardeners, land stewards, educators, students, policymakers, and organizers in the food system to share ideas, resources, and skills. This year’s theme is Seeding the Future. Every day, everywhere, people are sowing the seeds we need to grow a more just and resilient food system. The ideas and values we invest in today will be the harvests of our future, and we invite you to join us at the NOFA-VT Winter Conference to think like a seed-saver—literally, as keynote speaker Ira Wallace shares her wisdom from a lifetime of stewarding and safeguarding...

UVM Extension and the Northeast Cover Crops Council invite you to attend the 2026 No-Till and Cover Crop Conference on February 19 in Burlington, VT! Every year, this event brings farmers, technical advisors, agricultural businesses, agencies, researchers, students, and consultants together to discuss updates and insights on reduced tillage and cover cropping practices. Topic highlights include soil compaction, soil health, nutrient management with no-till and cover crops, interseeding, and cover crop seed production. New this year is a second afternoon track specific to vegetable farmers. Vegetable farmers are encouraged to join for the full day, as the morning sessions will be relevant for...