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February 2012

February 1-4, 2012
PASA's 21st Annual Farming for the Future Conference
State College, PA

Conference offers 12 in-depth pre-conference tracks, a trade show, speakers, discussions, and more than 100 workshops, on topics including poultry, fruit and vegetables, livestock, and policy. For more info: http://www.pasafarming.org/conference2012/index.cfm or phone: 814-349-9856.

February 1-4, 2012
EcoFarm Conference 2012
Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA,

With over 60 workshops featuring prominent speakers on the latest advances in agricultural techniques, marketing strategies, research and other important food system issues, along with organic meals and lively entertainment. For more info: 831-763-2111, info@eco-farm.org

February 9-11, 2012
Soil and Nutrition: An Education and Coalition-Building Conference

First Churches, 129 Main St, Northampton, MA

Featuring leading thinkers and practitioners of building healthy soils, this conference aims to grow the movement for enhancing soil fertility as a basis for the long-term ecological and economic sustainability of farming, the environment, and our society as a whole. Contact Ben Grosscup, ben.grosscup@nofamass.org, 413-658-5374, or go to: www.nofamass.org/seminars/winterseminar.php.

February 11–13, 2012
NOFA Vermont Winter Conference
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Featuring keynote speakers Vern Grubinger and Wendy Johnson. With over 70 workshops in the works, there's sure to be something for everyone! For more information go to www.nofavt.org or call 802-434-4122.

Feb 14th, 2012
WEEDS Workshop: How to prevent them, and how to dispatch the ones
that show up in our fields.
NY Certified Organic, Jordan Hall, Geneva NY 10 AM till 2PM

NY Certified Organic's will be offered live at the Experimental Station in Geneva, NY and as a Webinar. New York Certified Organic - NYCO has been a farmer's discussion group meeting at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva for the past 10 years. It focuses on organic production techniques and topics concerning the growing and marketing of field crops in New York. This year's meetings are sponsored by the Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Project and the NY Organic Dairy Initiative. Each meeting will feature farmers and non farmers as presenters, but will rely the experiences of the audience to answer the questions posed in its discussions. There is no charge to attend the meetings but we ask that you bring a dish or beverage to share for the community lunch.

• 10:15–10:45     Fay Benson – New Crop Insurance Policy for Organic Crops
• 10:45-11:30      Peter Martens, Managing Weeds with Knowledge and Iron
• 11:30-12:30      Q&A With Farmer and Researcher Panel

Lunch Discussion (at the Experimental Station Only): How Does Timing of nutrient application and weeding affect weed growth.

To participate at the Experiment Station just show up with a dish to pass and questions or experience to share.

To Participate in the Webinar enter the http: address in the table below into your browser; sound will be done over the internet.

• Brian Caldwell, Cornell Department of Horticulture, bac11@cornell.edu or 607-280-3652
• Janice Degni, Agronomist with the SCNY Dairy and Field Crop Team, jgd3@cornell.edu or 607-753-5215
• Fay Benson, NY Organic Dairy Initiative 607-753-5213 or afb3@cornell.edu                     

February 16-17, 2012
Tainio 22nd Annual BioAg Symposium
Historic Davenport Hotel, Spokane, WA

Learn from four of America's leading soil biology, plant nutrition, and GMO experts all under one roof. For more information: 509-747-5471, www.tainio.com

February 21, 2012
Vermont Organic Dairy Producer Conference
Red School House, VT Technical College, Randolph Ctr, VT

Organized by the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension's Northwest Crops and Soils Program and NOFA-Vermont's Organic Dairy and Livestock Technical Assistance Program, John Bansen as Keynote; conference will focus on grazing strategies, innovative research results and raising organic calves. For more information or to register, contact: Heather Darby or Debra Heleba at 802-656-4046, or go to www.uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/?Page=organicdairy.html to download the brochure.

February 23-25, 2012
MOSES Organic Farming Conference, La Crosse, WI


The Organic Farming Conference is an extraordinary, farmer-centered event with over 70 informative workshops, 150 exhibitors, locally-sourced organic food, live entertainment and inspirational keynote speakers. For more information, go to: www.mosesorganic.org/conference.html, or call: 715-778-5775

Feb. 25, 2012
Granite State Graziers 6th Annual Grazing Conference: Restoring Grazing Lands
Holiday Inn, Main Street in Concord, NH

Featuring Kathy Voth of Livestock for Landscapes and Brett J. Chedzoy of Cornell University Cooperative Extension. For more information, contact Bill Fosher at news@grazenh.com or 603-399-9975. Check our website http://www.grazenh.com