Event date/time: Friday, September 24, 2021 (All day) Event Type: In-person Event location: Life Science Laboratories rooms S320 and S330, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, MA 01003 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, MA, 01003 Price: $275.00 COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (referred to as the […]
Tuesday, September 28, 6-7:30pm Location: Remote Join Kelly Coleman, CISA’s Program Director and one of CISA’s grant writers, as she shares her extensive experience in grant writing and how you can write an effective grant application for the currently open Food Security Infrastructure Grant (FSIG) opportunity. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of […]
Hosted by Quonquont Farm: 9 North St., Whately Connor Stedman from Appleseed Permaculture and Farm Manager Leslie Harris will share insights and practices from Quontquont Farm's efforts to innovate new IPM and organic pest management strategies. Participants will engage in activity with their own current growing challenges or circumstances. The farm tour portion of the […]
Join Northeast SARE Farmer Grant Program coordinator Candice Huber for this webinar that will review who is eligible to apply, the types of projects it funds, how to apply and more. Faith Gilbert of Letterbox Farm will share her experiences applying for and managing SARE grants. The webinar is open to the public and free […]
Hosted by Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery: 172 Hockanum Rd., Hadley You are raising and selling local meat, but are you making a profit? Learn to use the new and improved Cornell Meat Price Calculator to develop prices that deliver a profit in every channel. We'll demo the new tool and talk about early […]
Hosted by Red Fire Farm: 184 Meadow St., Montague Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) will spend time going over the conservation planning process and how to apply for financial assistance conservation programs. Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover the first step in the whole process – registering your agricultural operation in the USDA database. NRCS […]
Webinars - open to all October 12: Walk Through Financial Statements Part 1 - Income Statement During this webinar, we will discuss the importance of financial statements; processes such as book keeping and what your accountant should be doing; how farm accounting differs from GAAP accounting for food companies and what that means for your […]
Hosted by Song Sparrow Farm: 140 Meadow St., Northampton This workshop will provide information on how to select the right equipment for a small acreage farm. It will explore the relationship(s) between hand tools and mechanized equipment as related to different scales of production, with emphasis on walk-behind tractors. Farmers will share strategies for decision-making […]