Berks Ag Event Calendar

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Find your next event here, from credit courses to weekend family fun! This calendar is a community effort to benefit farmers and non-farmers alike! Browse events by photo tiles, list, or calendar view. Search by titles, topics, audience or other criteria. Click the event title for more details on each event.

  • VIRTUAL WEBINAR Hiring and Retention: Creating Your Workplace Culture and Negotiating Across Diversity

    Online , United States

    ABOUT THE WEBINAR Creating Your Workplace Culture and Negotiating Across Diversity is a segment of the Hiring and Retention series. Attend this webinar to learn about workplace culture, negotiation, and diversity among individuals, groups and communities. EVENT DETAILS Participate in this complimentary webinar to learn about workplace culture, how to negotiate differences, and diversity among…

    Free
  • VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES Natural Areas Management Services: Expanding Business Opportunities for Green Industry Professionals

    Online , United States

    About the webinar Are you a Green Industry professional interested in expanding the suite of services offered to your clients to include creating and enhancing woodlands and meadows? If so, then this three-part webinar series is for you! Developed by The Woods in Your Backyard Partnership, this program aims to inform and equip green industry…

    $50
  • VIRTUAL WEBINAR Exploring the Small Farm Dream

    VIRTUAL WEBINAR Exploring the Small Farm Dream
    Online , United States

    ABOUT THE WEBINAR The Exploring the Small Farm Dream course, designed by the New England Small Farm Institute and taught by trained facilitators, is designed to help you, and your partner, decide whether starting a farm business is right for you. EVENT DETAILS Join us for a four-part virtual webinar series aimed at helping you…

    $75
  • Home Food Preservation: Wild Game

    Online , United States

    Home Food Preservation: Wild Game will explain the scientific reasoning behind today's recommended methods for preserving wild game, while dispelling food preservation myths and unsafe practices of the past. When: Mon., Oct. 2, 2023 (Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET) Format:  Live Online via Zoom In recent years, there has been increasing interest in home food…

    $5.00
  • Transitioning Land to a New Generation: Getting Started

    Online , United States

    Partnering with the nation’s leading experts in land transfer, we are creating an adaptable, skills-based curriculum. This curriculum will serve ag service providers working with a new generation of producers and landowners as they navigate the complex financial, legal, and interpersonal issues involved in land and business transfer. Transitioning Land to a New Generation: Getting…

  • VIRTUAL WEBINAR Hiring and Retention: Building and Preserving Team Trust

    Online , United States

    ABOUT THE WEBINAR Trust is essential to an effective team because it provides safety and brings a commitment to the goals. Hiring and Retention: Building and Preserving Team Trust explores the stages of team development and ways to develop and maintain trust within a collaborative group by setting expectations and building trust. Program participants learn…

  • Home Food Preservation: Introduction to Drying

    Online , United States

    Learn about today's recommended methods for home food preservation while dispelling food preservation myths and unsafe practices of the past. When: Monday, Sep. 25, 2023 | Noon - 1:30 p.m. Registration deadline: Sept. 22, 2023 | 11:59 p.m. Home Food Preservation: Introduction to Drying will explain the scientific reasoning behind today's recommended methods for drying…

    $15.00
  • Fencepost Fundamentals: Winter Cover Crop Species

    Online , United States

    About the webinar This webinar series will explore agriculture and farming practices commonly used in Pennsylvania and throughout the Northeast, focusing on winter cover crops. Topics include species biology, choosing the best species, establishment and termination methods, and the impact of cover crops on soil fertility. Event details Not just cereal rye—learn about winter-hardy cover…

    $5.00
  • Socially Raised Calves: Pair Housing–VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

    Online , United States

    ABOUT THE WEBINAR Raising healthy calves is a crucial aspect of any dairy operation, as a herd's future depends on its calves' health. Ensuring that these calves receive the healthiest start possible and continue to receive proper nutrition benefits both the calf and the dairy farm's profitability. This virtual event is the first in a…

    $10
  • Legal Considerations for Retail Farmers Market

    Online , United States

    Time & Location Monday, Sep. 14 Noon - 1 p.m. Zoom About the Event This webinar will review some essential local government legal considerations in the start-up and/or operation of a retail farm market, including zoning, uniform construction code and other common municipal government issues. We’ll also review the licensing required by state law to…

  • Fencepost Fundamentals: Cover Crop Benefits

    Online , United States

    About the webinar Why should farmers plant cover crops? Increase your knowledge and comprehension of the numerous benefits of cover crops, which include but are not limited to their positive impacts on soil conservation, soil health, nutrient management, and much more. By incorporating cover crops into your agricultural practices, you can enhance the overall health…

    $5.00
  • Transitioning Land to a New Generation: Getting Started

    Online , United States

    Partnering with the nation’s leading experts in land transfer, we are creating an adaptable, skills-based curriculum. This curriculum will serve ag service providers working with a new generation of producers and landowners as they navigate the complex financial, legal, and interpersonal issues involved in land and business transfer. Transitioning Land to a New Generation: Getting…

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