Supporting Our Region's Producers
Past Events: 2021
Field Day: Fencing Systems with Little Fork Ranch
June 16, 2021
Webinar Series: Irrigate Better
April - June 2021
April 7 & 14, 2021
Virtual Field Tours with Wild Flight Organic Vegetable Farm
2020/2021
Online Event: Lunch & Learn Technical Series: Soils in the East & Central Kootenay
Zoom, March 30 & April 13, 2021
Online Event: Drones for Agriculture
Zoom, March 18, 2021
Online Event: Producer Panel on Pasture Rejuvenation
Zoom, March 2, 2021
Field Day: Greenhouse Tour at Salix & Sedge Farm
Salmo, November 10, 2020
Field Day: Targeted Grazing & Distribution Tools for Wildfire Fuel Suppression with Amanda Miller
Cranbrook, October 27, 2020
Workshop: Seed Cleaning and Seed Production for BC Vegetable and Flower Farms with FarmFolk CityFolk
Argenta, Winlaw and Grand Forks, October 2020
Field Day: Riparian Area and Streambank Stabilization
Grand Forks, October 13, 2020
Field Day: Digging Deep into Soil Knowledge with Wayne Blashill
Rock Creek, October 5, 2020
Field Day: Sorghum Sudangrass Yield Trial
Wardner, September 2, 2020
Field Day: Orchard Mulching for Water Optimization
Creston, August 31, 2020
Online Event: Fruit Tree Management with Molly Thurston
Online, June 22 & 29, 2020
Workshop: Irritation and Soil Management Symposium
Creston, March 12, 2020
Workshop: Agri-tourism as a Diversification Tool for BC Farms with Nicole Vaugeois
Revelstoke, Invermere and Creston: February 2020
Workshop: - Soil Health Seminar: "What's in your Soil's Bank Account?" with Norm Dueck
Grand Forks, February 26
Workshop - Soil Biology with Jo Tobias
Nelson, February 17
Webinar - Reduced Tillage Vegetable Farming
Online, February 5
Workshop - Steve Kenyon Grazing School
Cranbrook, January 8/9
2020
2019
Industry presentation: Beef Cattle Nutrition, Forage & Feed Quality with Nutrisource Ltd.
Creston & Cranbrook, December 10/11
Radium Hot Springs, December 3
Field Tour - Silage Corn, Winter Grazing and Soil Health Research Project
Rock Creek, October 10
Field Day - Cover Cropping (fall rye) at Kootenay Meadows Organic Dairy
Creston, October 2
Field Day - Reduced Tillage and Cover Crops at Cutter Ranch
Fort Steele, October 1
Workshop & Field Tours - Regenerating Soil Life and Health with Nicole Masters
Greenwood, September 25, 26, 27
Field Day - Orchard Mulching Field Trial
Creston, July 22
Field Day - Soil Health Research Project (Tillage Radish to Improve Soil Water Infiltration)
Rock Creek, June 28
Grand Forks, June 24
Presentation - Irrigation Design and Water Management with BC Ministry of Agriculture
Invermere, April 2 & Creston, April 3
Webinar - Organic Soil Management and Monitoring with Ruth Knight
Online, March 26
Webinar - Introduction to Agricultural Soils with the BC Ministry of Agriculture
Online, March 21
Workshop - Improve your Beekeeping with Pedersen Apiaries
Cranbrook, March 2
Workshop - Food Safety Certification for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Canada GAP)
Grand Forks, April 25 & 26
Creston, February 19 & 20
Presentation - Lean Farming with Ben Hartman
Kimberley, January 21
Presentation - Sustainable and Profitable Farming with Steve Kenyon
Cranbrook, January 9 & Greenwood, January 10
Calculating the Cost of Vegetable Production with Chris Bodnar
Nelson, November 28
Hog Production Workshop with Dr. Kelsey Grey
Invermere, November 13
Irrigation Design and Water Management with BC Ministry of Agriculture
Revelstoke, November 6 & Grand Forks, November 7
Improving Soil Health with Nicole Masters
Beaverdell, September 11
Sustainable Grazing with Jim Gerrish
Cranbrook, Creston, Grand Forks, August 20 - 22
Blueberry Production with Eric Gerbrandt
Christina Lake, July 28 & Harrop, July 29
Cover Crops for Soil Fertility with Oscar Semasco
Nelson, July 8
Grazing for Profit at Kootenay Meadows Dairy
Creston, June 28
Forage Field Day with Catherine Tarasoff at the Fossen Ranch
Rock Creek, June 21
Best Practices for Forage Establishment (irrigated & non-irrigated pasture) with Dr. Surya Acharya
Brisco, May 16 - Cranbrook, May 17
Grow Garlic for Profit with Jim Capellini
Kootenay Bay, May 12
Business Planning for New Farms with Chris Bodnar
Nelson, March 10
BC Soil Information Finder Tool - WEBINAR
Online, March 8
Forages for a Changing Climate with the BC Forage Council
Creston, Grand Forks & Cranbrook, February 20 - 22
Winter High Tunnel Salad Production with the Climate Adaptation Initiative
Revelstoke, February 15
2018
2017
Rock Creek, October 12
Salmo and Slocan Valley, October 1