CISA Workshops for Businesses
February 2023
Sharing Challenges & Successes in Meat Production: Statewide Farmer Networking
Join fellow meat and poultry producers to discuss challenges and share ideas related to raising, processing, and selling meat in Massachusetts. This statewide virtual networking event is open to all, but oriented toward small, mid-sized, or homestead meat producers. The event will include a presentation from poultry farmers Kat Chang Laznicka and Peter Reed Laznicka of Reed Farm, followed by an opportunity for casual networking and facilitated group discussion. Matt LeRoux of Cornell Extension will also provide expertise related to…
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On-Farm Research: Tillage Reduction at Sawyer Farm
Over the past several seasons, Sawyer Farm has been successfully growing vegetables directly in a perennial Dutch White clover sod. Lincoln Fishman will explain how the system works, and discuss its benefits and current limitations. He'll discuss no-till transplanter modifications designed to reduce soil disturbance and weed competition. Join CISA for a presentation and discussion about progress-to-date as well as opportunities for farmers to participate in the research by conducting their own on-farm trials! Sawyer Farm is in Worthington, MA.…
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