Calendar
Calendar - Events of Interest and Grant Deadlines
Updated 2/07/2025
Calendar
February 5, Wednesday
Overview of Irish Dairy Farming webinar
February 6, Thursday
Navigating Funding Opportunities for Livestock Producers
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Norwich Public Library Community Room, 368 Main Street, Norwich, VT 05055
Register ASAP if you plan to go! Register here
POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH. We hope this date will still work for you and look forward to seeing you - same place (Norwich Public Library Community Room), same time (11am-2pm), hopefully on a clear and sunny day. If you are receiving this email you are already registered for the new date.
February 6, Thursday
Cattle Genetics Conversation (NH). (Virtual)
February 6, Thursday
5:30 - 7:30pm
2025 Build Your Own Farm Website Course
Is your farm ready for a new website? In an age where consumers are increasingly searching the internet to discover and connect with local businesses, a website serves as your digital storefront and…
February 8, Saturday
NOFA-NH Winter Conference
February 11, Tuesday
CRWFA Monthly Meeting, 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Hear from Marli Rupe, who will update us on the Vermont Climate Action Plan.
Strip-Till & Living Mulch conversation at 11:00 am
Agenda above in this newsletter and here: https://www.crwfa.org/calendar/monthly-meetings
At USDA Office in White River Junction, and online here: Zoom Link
February 13, Thursday
No-Till & Cover Crop Conference
9:00 am - 4:30 pm, DoubleTree by Hilton, So. Burlington, UVM Extension.
View the No-Till & Cover Crop Conference flyer here (PDF). Looks good!
Register by Feb 7: Register here.
February 15, Saturday
NH Young Farmers Winter Tour & Lunch, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
https://www.facebook.com/NewHampshireYoungFarmers/
RSVP to Amy Matarozzo (603) 499-6060
February 15-16, Saturday and Sunday
NOFA-VT Winter Conference
February 19, Wednesday
NEK & CRWFA Winter Meeting
10:00 am - 1:00 pm, North Danville Community Building, 4215 Bruce Badger Memorial Hwy, Danville VT
Agenda:
10:00 – Welcome – CCNRCD & CRWFA
10:15 – Forage production in a new era of weather variability – Heather Darby, UVM Ext NW Crops & Soils
11:00 – Finding profit potential within enterprises – Cheryl Cesario, American Farmland Trust NE
11:45 – What is the CRWFA and how would it work best for you? – Mike Snow, CRWFA
12:00 – Lunch, catered by Libby’s Meat Market
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/Caledonia-Farm-Meeting or email caledoniacountynrcd@gmail.com
February 19, Wednesday
4:00 - 5:15pm
Wildlife Corridors & Crossings [Part of the 2025 TAFW Wildlife Webinar Series]
Wildlife move across the landscape and require connected areas of intact habitat in order to find food and shelter, reproduce, migrate, and disperse. Habitat linkages that allow for the movement of…
February 19, Wednesday
Irish Dairy Pasture & Feed Management webinar
February 20, Thursday
Strip-Till call for farmers (CRWFA)
Lunchtime call for Connecticut River Strippers. Okay, we just made that name up. Actually we stole it. But it got your attention, right? Join the call during lunch, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm to talk ST. Learn about the equipment and what to know if you want to try on your farm this year. Hear from other farmers about their experiences and ask all the questions you want.
RSVP and Zoom Link here: 2/20 Strip-Till RSVP
February 20, Thursday
Navigating Funding Opportunities for Livestock Producers
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Norwich Public Library Community Room, 368 Main Street, Norwich, VT 05055
Register ASAP if you plan to go! Register here
February 20, Thursday
2:00 - 4:30pm
Improving Wildlife Habitat and Protecting Soil and Water Quality During a Timber Harvest
Are you thinking about having timber harvested from your land, but have questions about the impact on wildlife, soil, and water? Want a healthy forest but not sure how cutting trees can play a role?…
February 22, 23, Saturdays and Sundays
Sausage Making Masterclass, Roma Butchery in Royalton
February 26, Wednesday
Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series
February 26 - Ben & Jerry's Low Carbon Dairy Program
Free but register for webinar link. Register here.
March 1, Saturday
New Hampshire Spring Bulk Order Deadline (NOFA-NH)
March 6, Thursday
2025 Organic Dairy Days
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hotel Coolidge, 39 S. Main Street, White River Junction
Also offered March 5 in Newport and March 20 in Vergennes
Join University of Vermont Extension for an interactive workshop on forage quality and ruminant nutrition. Agronomist Heather Darby will be joined by research specialist Sara Ziegler, dairy nutritionist Kurt Cotanch, grazing consultant Sarah Flack, and Jen Miller of NOFA-VT. Online participant and sponsor registration or call UVM Non-Credit Registration Office at 802-656-8407 to register. Cost is $25 per person.
March 7, Friday
Network Cafe: The Intersection of Housing and Agriculture in New Hampshire (NH Food Alliance)
March 10, Monday
CRWFA March Meeting: Triticale Double Crop with Corn, Heather Darby
March 12, Wednesday
2025 Northern Grain Growers Conference
9:00 am - 5:30 pm, The Essex Resort & Spa, 70 Essex Way, Essex, VT
Conference flyer here.
Registration is open here.
Cost is $85 per person and $60 per Northern Grain Growers Collaborative (NGGC) member.
March 18, Tuesday
9:45am - 12:30pm
Grain Production Farmer to Farmer Discussion
The event will consist of a facilitated discussion focusing on various topics related to grain production in New Hampshire. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute questions, which will…
March 20 & 21, Thursday & Friday
NH Grazing School (in person)
March 26, Wednesday
Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series
March 26 - Spotlight on Farm of the Year Awardees in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
Free but register for webinar link. Register here.
March 31, Monday
SARE webinar: Winter and Bale Grazing
April 4, Friday
Network Cafe: Launching the NH Food & Agriculture Strategic Plan (NH Food Alliance)
April 30, Wednesday
Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series
April 30 - Virtual Fencing Update: Farmer Panel
Free but register for webinar link. Register here.
May 28, Wednesday
Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series
May 28 - Crossover Event with The Maine Farmcast: Hay Crop Silage Production & Management
Free but register for webinar link. Register here.
Grant Opportunities
February
2/13 - Dairy Farm Improvement & Modernization Grant (Northeast DBIC) deadline
March
3/30 - VT: ACT NOW initiative (NRCS)
Good Luck!
