Calendar
Calendar - Events of Interest and Grant Deadlines
Updated 3/09/2025
Calendar
March 10, Monday
CRWFA March Meeting: Triticale Double Crop with Corn, Heather Darby
Monday, March 10th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. CRWFA meeting at 10, presentation at 11
Online and In-Person: USDA Service Center, White River Junction, VT 05001
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83317898999?pwd=myV6ZWGSNFijvp4weHkraLYaSNUF1K.1
Meeting ID: 833 1789 8999, Passcode: 526285
Agenda:
10:00 welcome, CRWFA business
10:10 Executive Director update & organizational discussion
10:30 Senate Bill 100 and dairy regulation, Tom Eaton & others
Competing bills in VT state Legislature:
11:00 Triticale-Corn Double Crop, Heather Darby. We learned some about this from Bill Kipp at the Annual Meeting. Heather will go into the big picture and then into more detail. Share your own experiences and ask questions of each other.
12:00 Adjourn
March 12, Wednesday
2025 Northern Grain Growers Conference
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.
11:00 - 2:00 pm
Plan your 2025 Grazing Season workshop
Cheryl Cesario and Sarah flack will assist farmers with new grazing plan template.
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Markets ROI of Organic Transition for Livestock Farmers.
1 of 3 in a series: Organic Markets for Livestock Farmers. Register here.
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cheshire & Sullivan Counties: Local Funding Pool meeting
Walpole Town Hall, 34 Elm Street, Walpole. Register here.
March 13, Thursday (5:00 - 6:30 pm)
Farmer Perspectives on flooding, adaptation, and building farm resilience
This event is one in a three-part series discussing Flooding, Excess Precipitation, and Farm Resilience. At the registration link you can choose to attend whichever sessions you wish.
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…
9:00 - 2:00 pm
Pesticide Applicator Meeting (online)
March 19, Wednesday (2:00 - 3:00 pm)
Buyer Perspectives on Livestock: Organic Markets for Livestock Farmers
2 of 3 in a series. Register here.
March 19, Wednesday (10:00 - 12:00 noon)
Grafton County Conservation District: Local Working Group meeting.
Contact Pam Gilbert at (603) 787-6973, or by e-mail at pamela.gilbert@nh.nacdnet.net with questions.
March 20 & 21, Thursday & Friday
NH Grazing School (in person)
March 21, Friday (10:00 - 4:00 pm)
Vermont Grazing Conference and VGFA Annual Meeting. Vergennes.
March 26, Wednesday
11:30 - 12:30 am
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.
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Ask Me Anything - Organic Markets for Livestock Farmers
3 of 3 in series: Organic Markets for Livestock Farmers. Register here.
6:30 - 7:30 pm
WEBINAR - Financial realities of operating a farm: tools and equipment
Thursday March 27, 2025,
10:00 - 3:00 pm
Drawing the Line in the New England Milkshed: Regional Zoning for Dairy Industry Preparedness
5:00 - 6:30 pm
New England climate trends, soil hydrology, and managing the effects of soil saturation with Dr. Sean Birkel and Dr. Joshua Faulkner
This event is one in a three-part series discussing Flooding, Excess Precipitation, and Farm Resilience. At the registration link you can choose to attend whichever sessions you wish.
March 27, Thursday
9:00 - 3:30 pm
NH Dairy Management Conference
Fireside Inn & Suites, West Lebanon, NH
The NH Dairy Practices Committee is excited to announce the return of the annual NH Dairy Management Conference! This year’s conference will focus on the next generation of dairy. Dr. Julio Giordano will be speaking on precision technologies, including activity monitors, and how they can be used to improve herd management. Dr. Giordano is the director of the Dairy Cattle Biology and Management Laboratory at Cornell University, the director of the Cornell Agricultural Systems Testbed and Demonstration Site for the Farm of the Future, and co-director of the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture. A farmer panel will discuss how their dairy farms are preparing for the next generation including the use of new technology and intergenerational succession planning.
9:30 - 11:30 am
Vermont Dairy listening tour, Windsor (Ludlow American Legion)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Vermont Dairy listening tour, Brattleboro (State office building, 232 Main St)
March 28, Friday (9:00 - 11:00 am)
Vermont dairy listening tour, Randolph (Town Clerk office, 7 Summer St)
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 7, Monday
9:30 - 11:30 am, St Johnsbury (UVM Ext, 374 Emerson Falls Road, Suite 1)
1:00 - 3:00 pm, Newport (Legion, 35 Veterans Ave)
April 8, Tuesday (10:00 - 12:00)
CRWFA Monthly Meeting
WRJ and Online. Presentation: PFAS (more info to come)
April 8, Tuesday (9:30 - 11:30 am)
Guildhall (Town Clerk, 13 Courthouse Drive)
April 10, Thursday (5:00 - 6:30 pm)
Farmer Climate Forum: Climate Adaptation Planning for Flood and High Precipitation Conditions
This event is one in a three-part series discussing Flooding, Excess Precipitation, and Farm Resilience. At the registration link you can choose to attend whichever sessions you wish.
April 16, Wednesday (11:00 - 1:00 pm)
Equipment Field Day (South): Cheshire County Farm
Join local service providers and fellow farmers to see equipment in action and learn about the farm equipment rental program! Cheshire County Conservation District and CRWFA. RSVP here.
April 26, Saturday (10:00 - 1:00 pm)
Hay for Horses: Horse Nurtition & Hay Quality. Sellers meet buyers. Lunch included. More info to come.
April 28, Monday (4:00 - 7:00 pm)
Cheshire County Farm. Join CCCD for a 3 hour BCS Tractor Training, a required training to rent the BCS tractor through CCCD's Equipment Program in 2025! RSVP here.
April 30, Wednesday (11:30 - 12:30)
Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series
Virtual Fencing Update: Farmer Panel
Free but register for webinar link. Register here.
May 28, Wednesday (11:30 - 12:30)
Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series
Crossover Event with The Maine Farmcast: Hay Crop Silage Production & Management
Free but register for webinar link. Register here.
Grant Opportunities
March
3/12 - VT: Farm to School & Early Childhood Vision Grant webinar
3/30 - VT: ACT NOW initiative (NRCS)
April
4/1 - VT: Farm Agronomic Practices (FAP)
4/7 - VT: Business Building Grant
4/10 - VT: Farm to School & Early Childhood Vision Grant
4/10 - NE-DBIC: Dairy Co-packing Grant
4/24 - NE-DBIC: Dairy Food Safety & Certification Grant
May
5/1 - VT: Best Management Practice Program
Rolling:
VT: Pasture and Surface Water Fencing
VT: Seed and Filter Strip (due 60 days before planting)
Good Luck!
