Events Spring 2025

• 4/29 (Tuesday) - Triticale-Corn Double Crop field walk, 10:00 - 12:00 at Westminster Farms, Westminster, VT.

Let’s see what it really looks like, just before harvest time.  Tom Beaudry, Carl Majewski and Shawn Goodell from Westminster Farm will talk about best practices, harvest, silage, feeding out, etc.  Westminster Farms, Westminster, VT.  1.0 Pesticide Credits available.  Register here.

Location: Westminster Farm is 4187 US-5, Westminster, VT.  The field walk will be on the east side of Rte 5, just 0.25 miles north of the barns.  Look for signs.

Click and register here to let us know you plan to come. 

• 5/7 (Wednesday) - Hay for Horses, 4pm - 6 pm at Green Mountain Horse Association in Woodstock, VT.  

We’ve heard some great info about hay and forage quality for our cows this winter.  What about horses, what do they need?  They’re a great market for those of you making hay, and there are myths out there about what makes good horse hay.  We’ll talk horse nutrition and diet, forage needs, and hay production with horses in mind.  Also a good chance to connect with horse and stable owners - your market…

For horse owners and stable managers:

• diet and nutrition for optimal health

• equine digestion - the famous “gut bucket” demonstration

• feed and supplements

• hay - finding and assessing hay

• hay - myth busting what makes good hay for horses

• how pasture fits into a healthy diet

• meet & connect with hay producers

For farmers:

• what horse owners should be looking for

• what makes good - and great - horse hay

• how to assess the quality of your hay, and what markets it may be best for

• best practices for making quality horse hay

• tips for the season: equipment and field management, baling, and storage

• meet & connect with hay buyers

Speakers include Mackenzie Chauncey (Blue Seal Feed), Jascha Pick and Amber Reed (UVM pasture and grazing specialists), and Vermont farmers, who will share their experiences growing and selling horse hay.CRWFA will provide munchies to graze on.

Click here to Register.

• 4/14 (Monday) - happy hour at Red Barn Brewery in Danville, VT, 5:00 - 7:00 pm.  No agenda, just a chance to hang out with other farmers.  We’re covering appetizers, you buy drinks or meals if you want.  Let us know if you plan to come: rsvp here

• 4/16 (Wednesday) - Equipment Field Day with Cheshire County CD, 11:00-1:00 in Westmoreland, NH.  Why buy?  There’s a lot of good equipment out there to rent.  We’ll be there with our equipment, too. Eligible for 2 pesticide applicator credits for interested parties.  Registration is required, here.

Winter Forage Meeting 

Wednesday, Feb 19th

10:00 - 1:00 pm

North Danville Community Building

4215 Bruce Badger Memorial Hwy, Danville VT

Join CRWFA and the Caledonia County NRCD for lunch and forage conversation.

Agenda:
10:00 – Welcome – CCNRCD & CRWFA
10:15 – Forage production in a new era of weather variability – Heather Darby, UVM Extension NW Crops & Soils Team
11:00 – Finding profit potential within enterprises – Cheryl Cesario, American Farmland Trust – New England
11:45 – What is the CRWFA and how would it work best for you? – Mike Snow, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
12:00 – Lunch, catered by Libby’s Meat Market

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/Caledonia-Farm-Meeting  or email caledoniacountynrcd@gmail.com

 Strip-Till Call for Farmers

February 20th, 2025: Thursday 

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.  

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87552509103?pwd=2pnHqDFlwYN8UmT0O2z9KBOwYGiUwc.1

Meeting ID: 875 5250 9103, Passcode: 285282

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.  

Farmer to farmer call to talk Strip-Till.  Hear from other growers about their experiences and share yours.  Learn about the equipment, planning, and and what to know to try this year if you haven't before.

RSVP and Zoom Link here: 2/20 Strip-Till RSVP

https://crwfa.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c390f5a9028ed4fbdbba74ba&id=8aad78724f&e=6a84d3f89f

Soil Health & Equipment Field Day

May 1, 2024: Wednesday, 10:00 am at Birch Meadow Farm in Fairlee, VT

Soil Health & Equipment Field Day, hosted by CRWFA and the White River NRCD

May 1st, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Birch Meadow Farm

145 Birch Meadow Road

Fairlee, VT 05045

Let us know you plan to come: Register here

We'll be talking soil health: how to assess it, how to improve it, how to maintain it.  We'll also show off and demonstrate equipment available to rent - equipment that can help make water quality dreams a reality.  Well, useful tools to help you improve the health of your soil - and water quality downstream.

Soil Health and Grazing Specialist Willie Gibson of the WR NRCD will lead the conversation. 

• No-till drills (we have 3 flavors)

• Soil Health kits - new this year, including tools for measuring compaction, infiltration, aggregate stability, and moisture, and for taking soil samples.

• Roller crimper for that lovely rye cover crop you want to plant into (from Cedar Circle Farm)

• Roller Crimper No-Till corn planter (special from the Cheshire County Conservation District)

• Portable scales (from the White River NRCD)

• and more..

Dr. Christine Jones to the Upper Valley 6/4

Save the date: June 4th.

Soil as a Living System with Christine Jones

9:30 am - 3:30 pm, lunch included

Farm location update soon

This is a unique opportunity to spend a day with legendary Australian soil ecologist Christine Jones and get deep into understanding how the soil really works.

Tuesday, June 4th - Conn. River Valley, VT

CRWFA is collaborating with Vermont Grass Farmers and WR NRCD to host Dr. Jones in the Connecticut River valley. She's coming a long way - tickets are for sale. Space is limited. Get your tickets here.

A long day off the farm in early June! Hard, we know. This is the only time she will be in the USA. If there's something we can do to help free you up so you can attend for the day, we'll do it.

Tickets are offered at a sliding scale for farmers with a suggested price of $30.00 and for general admission (including technical assistance providers) tickets are $60.00.

Summer Field Day

More information soon

Fall Field Day

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