“The Farming Evolution-Where Do You Fit?” workshop Feb 13 in Holyoke

February 13, there will be a “The Farming Evolution-Where Do You Fit?” workshop in the big room in the Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Holyoke. Registration will begin at 7:30am and the workshop will start at 8am. The workshop will conclude at 3:30pm. Refreshments and lunch will be provided and there is no registration fee.

Attendees will hear some of the exciting discoveries about how soils work, see a rainfall simulator, hear about cover crops in Phillips County, technology on the farm, and some economic considerations of tillage changes. The workshop will close with a panel of no-till farmers including Scott Ravenkamp, Dietrich Kastens, and Steve Tucker. They will share how they moved from conventional tillage to where they are today. There will be plenty of time for questions.

To save a lunch, contact the Haxtun Conservation District in Holyoke, the Yuma County Conservation District in Wray, CO, or the Upper Republican NRD in Grant, NE, by Thursday, February 6. For a full article and flier, go to www.ycconservation.com. There is no registration fee. Late registrations and walk ins are welcome, but will not be guaranteed lunch.

Free Conservation Workshop December 13 in Sterling

The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust will hold a free conservation workshop at the Northeastern Junior College Tennant Art Gallery in Sterling on Friday, December 13th from 1-4pm.  The workshop has been designed to provide producers and landowners with information about conservation options and opportunities. Call 720-557-8268 for more information.