Free registration, lunch provided. Please join the UMass Extension Crop, Dairy, Livestock, & Equine team for a multi-state collaborative event that focuses on innovations in sustainable forage production, featuring presentations from several distinguished professors and professionals in the Northeast. Featured Topics: Perennial Forage Variety Selection (Dr. Heather Darby, UVM; Double Cropping: Making Money on Both […]
Under the Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA,certain activities must be completed by a "preventive controls qualified individual" who has successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventative controls, intended to ensure safe manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding of food products for human consumption. This course meets the standardized curriculum recognized by […]
Marketing can help you decide what to grow or produce, choose where and how you want to sell it, differentiate yourself from other farmers, and make effective use of social media and other marketing tools. Learn the basics to doing your own direct marketing or supervising someone else. This series of 4 workshops is designed […]
This event was originally scheduled for March 7th. It has been rescheduled for March 21st due to snow. Organized by farmers, for farmers. On Wednesday, March 21st at 6:00pm the Greenfield Farmers Cooperative Exchange will host an event for farmers who are carrying on their family business. The organizers, who are next generation farm owners […]
(THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 22ND) Develop effective communication tools and explore strategies to improve our relationships with, and the well-being of farm employees. Presenter, Mary Jo Dudley of the Cornell Farmworker Program will address how to create a positive workplace and reduce communication misunderstandings including tips and tools for employers of foreign […]
The Annual Meeting for the Mass Farmers Markets Association will be held on March 22nd, 2018 at the Hogan Campus Center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester from 4:30 - 6:30pm. The Annual Meeting will include a recap of MFM's activities over the past year along with a review of forward-looking plans […]
Marketing can help you decide what to grow or produce, choose where and how you want to sell it, differentiate yourself from other farmers, and make effective use of social media and other marketing tools. Learn the basics to doing your own direct marketing or supervising someone else. This series of 4 workshops is designed […]
In today's over-saturated digital media landscape, how can you reach new audiences while cultivating loyal followers, communicate your distinction, and develop effective messaging that will inspire customers to keep coming back?