Minnesota Farm to School Roadshow: Building Farm to School Relationships Who: Minnesota farmers looking to expand market opportunities and school or early care providers who would like to incorporate more locally grown food into meal programs. What: The first-ever Minnesota Farm to School Roadshow will bring together producers, school nutrition professionals and early care providers…

Centra Sota Cooperative Winter Conservation Day Sponsors include Minnesota Farmers Union. Agenda: 9 a.m. Registration/Exhibitor Visits 9:20 a.m. Welcome 9:40 a.m. Thanks to sponsors 10 a.m. Speaker Stephanie McLain 10:45 a.m. Break to visit exhibitors 11 a.m. Keynote speaker Liz Haney 12:30 p.m. Lunch and exhibitor time 1 p.m. Panel discussion with Liz Haney, Stephanie…

The Crow Wing County Farmers Union will meet at 1 p.m. March 12 at St. Mathias Bar & Grill, 4640 County Rd 121, Fort Ripley. MFU Membership and Special Projects Coordinator Dave Endicott will speak about butchering classes at Staples and the beef marketing co-op at Pine River. For more information, contact Earl Butenhoff, 507-213-7107…

The Agritourism Networking Group (also called Farm Events Group) is meeting again on March 19 at noon. For those currently hosting on-farm events and activities, as well as those who are interested in adding agritourism to their businesses, we welcome you to join the conversation and share your ideas and challenges, brainstorm solutions together, and network with others who are participating or interested in agritourism. Please…

The Membership Engagement Committee meets at 7 p.m. on March 19. The purpose of the Membership Engagement Committee is to build upon the strength and potential of Minnesota Farmers Union membership through: Engaging members and creating opportunities for current and future generations of Minnesota Farmers Union Making space for all family farmers, rural community members…

Goodhue County Farmers Union is having its Brainstorming Coffee Session at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 22 at Mandy's Coffee and Cafe, 419 W 3rd St., Red Wing. Contact Danny Lundell for more information.

This is a save the date for Monday, March 25, for the first Women In Ag Day at the Minnesota State Capitol. The goal is to tell stories and create awareness about women in agriculture. What are the successes and challenges of women in agriculture? Let’s tell our story. We ask you to save this…

What: Join fellow Farmers Union members for a tour of the CannonBelles cheese plant, with lunch and conversation to follow at their coffee and ice cream shop. When: March 26, Tour at 10 a.m., Lunch at 11 a.m. Where: Tour: 55 Holiday Ave, Cannon Falls, and Lunch: 402 Mill St W, Cannon Falls. Food: Lunch…

As Minnesota’s climate changes, forests will face pressures from tree diseases and insects, heavier and more frequent rainfalls, warmer temperatures and prolonged drought. One way to foster a healthy, resilient woodland is by adding and encouraging species that are predicted to adapt well to these changes. To help people choose appropriate species for their backyard…

Practical Farmers and Pheasants Forever are holding an open house from noon to 3 p.m. April 3 at Jake's Stadium Pizza, 330 Stadium Rd., Mankato, to help maximize your farm profitability through precision conservation analysis. If you are a farmer or landowner interested in increasing profitability and conservation value on your farm, stop by for…

Zoom In with MFU's Ariel Kagan: "The USDA Ag Census-- Minnesota Shines!" The Census of Agriculture was released earlier this year, and the headlines reflected the well-known but unfortunate trends in U.S. agriculture – we continue to lose farmers and farmland, and of those remaining, the farms are getting bigger and bigger. But there’s also…