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03
Mar

2024 CT Farm Manager Annual Meetup March 11, New Haven

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2024 CT Farm Manager Annual Meetup March 11, New Haven

 

 

2024 FARMERS MARKET MANAGER ANNUAL MEET UP

Join the Connecticut Department of Agriculture for the annual CT Farmers Market Manager Meet Up on March 11, 2024, at Jones Auditorium in New Haven. This event is required for all Certified CT-grown market managers and is highly recommended for all CT farmers market managers.

There will be discussions on the upcoming 2024 market season, effective market marketing strategies, licensing procedures, a recap of the 2023 launch of eS/FMNP and new items for S/FMNP for 2024, and invaluable networking opportunities with peers. Don’t miss out on this essential gathering to enhance your market management skills and community connections. View the full agenda and secure your spot by completing registration by Thursday, March 7.

If you have questions about the meeting please contact Erin.Windham@ct.gov or Allison.Hughes@ct.gov.

View Agenda here.
Register here.

 

06
Feb

Steep Rock Association Virtual Speaker 2024 Series Feb 22: Land Conservation 101: The Why and How of Preserving your Property

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Steep Rock Association Virtual Speaker 2024 Series Feb 22: Land Conservation 101: The Why and How of Preserving your Property

STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION: VIRTUAL 2024 SPEAKER SERIES

Land Conservation 101: The Why and How of Preserving Your Property

Speakers: Rory Larson, Director of Conservation, Steep Rock Association
When: Thursday, February 22, 2024, 6pm
Where: Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.

Dive into the benefits of conserving your land in this engaging seminar. Are you considering the future of your land and its legacy? Are you a first-time conservation easement landowner? Are you interested in land conservation strategies and the benefits to landowners? Join Rory Larson, Steep Rock’s Director of Conservation, and Connie Manes, Director of the Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative, for an enlightening presentation on the benefits of land protection, processes of transactions, responsibilities of land trusts, and how local landowner efforts can contribute to conservation across town and state boundaries.

Learn more, or register here.

29
Jan

Solid Ground Farm Managers Summit Feb 13, 2024 in Hartford

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FARM MANAGERS SUMMIT TUESDAY, FEB 13
Are you a farmer owner or manager ready to hire your first employees or do you already have a farm crew and feel that your employee management knowledge and skills need help…then this Farm Managers Summit is for you!
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: The Chrysalis Center, 255 Homestead Avenue, Hartford, CT
Cost: $40 Add-on an additional team member’s registration during checkout for a discounted rate of $25.00.
Come to learn about Farm Financials regarding both payroll obligations and strategies for hiring employees based on your cash flow. You will also learn tools to improve your employee management like job descriptions, pre-season training, employee handbooks and performance reviews as well as skills for building a strong farm team and retention! Farm owners and managers should consider bringing another crew leader or senior staff with them as both tracks will be packed with helpful information that you will not want to miss out on! Add-on an additional team member’s registration during checkout for a discounted rate of $25.00.
The day includes:
Farm Financials and Labor Management tracks
Panel Discussion with CT Farmers managing staff
Keynote speaker Emily Landek from Riverland Farm
Please email to nancy.barrett@uconn.com with any questions.
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22
Dec

UConn Extension Solid Ground “The Business of Farming” Course Starts Jan. 19-March 1, 2024

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UConn Extension Solid Ground “The Business of Farming” Course Starts Jan. 19-March 1, 2024

UCONN EXTENSION’S SOLID GROUND PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR “THE BUSINESS OF FARMING” 

This course will accommodate 15-18 participants for a 7-week learning opportunity that includes both virtual and in-person meetings (details below). It is designed to develop and strengthen the business and technical skills for beginning farmers with 0 – 3 years of experience. Historically underserved beginning farmers are encouraged to apply.

Participate in a learning experience with farmer peers and develop new networks along the way. You are welcomed to a safe space and environment to foster informal interactions, knowledge, comradery and relationship building. As we enter the winter months in agriculture, this is an important time to acquire some of the fundamental skills in farm business management, such as completing your business plan, creating farm business record-keeping, tax filing, and grant writing.

Please only apply if you can commit to attending all seven training sessions (both virtual and in-person) that take place on Fridays from January 19 – March 1.

Apply to join at: s.uconn.edu/businessoffarming

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JANUARY 9, 2024!

16
Dec

Farmer to Farmer Conference in Meriden CT Jan. 27, 2024

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Farmer to Farmer Conference in Meriden CT Jan. 27, 2024

FARMER TO FARMER CONFERENCE
Farming is a profession full of trial and error. Every year, we take stock of what worked and what didn’t, assess our weaknesses and strengths, and tweak the plan for next year.This winter, take the time to reflect and learn from the experiences of your fellow farmers at NCTFA’s Farmer 2 Farmer Conference.
Our conference will feature workshops on production methods, scaling up the farm, and more!

Breakfast and lunch will be served free of charge. Attendees will take home some locally saved seeds and maybe some other surprises!

There will also be a FARM HACK competition where you can show off the tools you’ve invented and win a cash prize!

Register here.
16
Dec

CT DoAG Farmland Restoration, Climate Resiliency Preparedness Grants due Jan 31, 2024

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CT DoAG Farmland Restoration, Climate Resiliency Preparedness Grants due Jan 31, 2024

FARMLAND RESTORATION, CLIMATE RESILIENCY & PREPAREDNESS GRANT OPPORTUNITY 
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) is accepting grant proposals for the 2024 Farmland Restoration, Climate Resiliency & Disaster Preparedness Grant (RRP). Support is available to provide Connecticut agricultural producers and not for profits directly involved in production agriculture funding for investments which will increase the long-term climate resiliency of farming operations and decrease farm vulnerability to extreme weather events. Applications are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

“This grant is a revision and expansion from the previous Farmland Restoration Grant Program to better prepare our farmlands with climate resiliency outcomes and disaster preparedness planning and implementation to support Connecticut’s agricultural sector as they navigate changing weather patterns,” said Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt. “Over the past four years we have experienced dramatic and more frequent extremes in weather – drought, flooding, and late freezes. This grant is one avenue to help mitigate those in the future through strategic investments while continuing to improve lands to produce food for people and livestock.”

Grant information can be found here.
Press Release is available here.
16
Dec

National Young Farmers Coalition Grant Applications due Jan. 15, 2024

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National Young Farmers Coalition Grant Applications due Jan. 15, 2024

YOUNG FARMERS GRANT PROGRAM
Applications due January 15, 2024
In the fifth and final year of the program, they are celebrating distributing 50 grants to a new cohort of young farmers and ranchers in 2024!
This year, forty-five awards will go to businesses already in operation, and five to farm and ranch operations starting up in 2024.
Applications are currently open for the 2024 Young Farmer Grant Program!
Applications are open until January 15th, 2024, at 3pm ET. Please reach out to em@youngfarmers.org with questions. No phone calls please.
This program seeks to support “livelihood farmers and ranchers” or those seeking long term careers that financially support them through agriculture. At this time, they are not able to offer funding to farmers who are not currently, or are not working, toward making an income farming through long-term careers in agriculture.
Applicant must be the operation owner or plan to start their own operation in 2024. For non-profit farms without “owners” applicant must be the lead farmer/farm manager. Farmer part-owners of cooperative or collective farms are qualified to apply. Please choose just one owner to represent the operation in the application.
Young farmers and ranchers who are at least 18 and not over 40 years of age as of May 1, 2024.
Applicant must use farm practices that protect natural resources for future generations.
There are no preferences for what applicants produce on their operations or for current scale of farm.
They strongly encourage farmers of color, Indigenous farmers, and farmers who are facing significant structural barriers to accessing other funding opportunities and success in agriculture to apply.
Staff and Board members of the National Young Farmers Coalition are not eligible to apply.
Recipients of the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Young Farmer Grants are not eligible to apply.

 

 

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