Events By Region:
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1 event,
Regenerative Livestock Production Workshop
Learn from Understanding Ag consultants Rodney Saunders and Luke Jones as they share practical strategies to extend your grazing season, reduce input costs, and make farming enjoyable again.
3 events,
Women Landowners Leading Regeneration Training
Women Landowners Leading Regeneration Training
This fall, as part of the Women Landowners Leading Regeneration project, strengthen your skills in working with non-operating women landowners by attending one of our upcoming conservation professional events. These interactive, in-person trainings are built around the Women Caring for the Land approach—an outreach model shown to lead to real conservation outcomes. Registration is just…
Ladies Luncheon
Ladies Luncheon
Join us for salads, dessert & door prizes. Guest speaker: Jackie Mundt of Preston, KS speaking about her international agriculture experience to the Baltics with Kansas Farm Bureau.
1 event,
For Farmers’ Sake: Pre-Convention Training
The Pre-Convention Training is hosted by Common Ground Producers & Growers. This year and every year we host this training "For Farmers’ Sake". We acknowledge the farmers’ role in the local food system and make it a point to inform new/beginning farmers and specialty crop growers how to increase production, be sustainable, conduct business, and…
2 events,
Stockmanship & Stewardship: A Field Day with Graze The Prairie
Stockmanship & Stewardship: A Field Day with Graze The Prairie
Join us in the pasture for a full-day, hands-on experience focused on working with sheep through the lens of holistic management and low-stress stockmanship. Hosted by Linda Pechin-Long and Keith Long of Graze the Prairie, this field day gives participants an inside look at their regenerative grazing practices, with a special emphasis on Holistic Planned…
1 event,
Soil Health, Cover Crops & Developing Grazing Systems
Soil Health, Cover Crops & Developing Grazing Systems
This event will feature a workshop at the Legion followed by a tour of Bill Buessing's Farm. The tour will include diversified cover crops, livestock and water systems. This event is in partnership with Tuttle Creek Reservoir WRAPS program. Register by contacting Mary Howell: mary@kglc.org or 785-562-8726
2 events,
Farmers for Soil Health Webinar- Improving Choices: Farmer Takeaways from the National Cover Crop Variety Project (VIRTUAL)
Farmers for Soil Health Webinar- Improving Choices: Farmer Takeaways from the National Cover Crop Variety Project (VIRTUAL)
Join us online for a farmer-focused webinar featuring Dr. Etienne Sutton, who will break down key insights from the latest 2024–2025 National Cover Crop Variety Project (NCCVP) report. This nationally coordinated, USDA-funded research effort evaluates cover crop performance across regions and growing conditions aimed to empower farmers with the data they need to make better,…
Rangelands: Protecting the Best, Reclaiming the Rest
Rangelands: Protecting the Best, Reclaiming the Rest
Guest speakers include KC Olson and Doug Spencer. Event highlights include: woody encroachment, control methods, prescribed burn associations and burn plans, cost share options and more!
1 event,
Livestock, Grazing and Work Management- Doing More in Less Time
Livestock, Grazing and Work Management- Doing More in Less Time
Save the Date for this workshop with Dale Strickler. Register by contacting Mary Howell: mary@kglc.org or 785-562-8726
3 events,
Kansas Landowner Conference
The 3rd Annual Kansas Landowner Conference is specifically tailored to folks who have agricultural land in Kansas, but may not reside on the property, or even in the state of Kansas. The Kansas Landowner Conference is designed to be a resource where landowners can build networks and increase their knowledge in many aspects of land management.
Grass & Grain Farm and Ranch Show
Grass & Grain, agriculture’s local newspaper, is excited to announce the fifth annual Grass & Grain Farm and Ranch Show to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, November 11th and 12th, 2025, at the National Guard Armory in Manhattan. With over 45,000 square feet of exhibit space, you’ll find the latest in agriculture products, technology, and…
Central Nebraska Regenerative Ag Conference
Central Nebraska Regenerative Ag Conference
Soil is the foundation of your farm. Regenerative techniques allow you to build healthier soil, cropsand livestock, which in turn leads to better nutrition and human health. Join us as experts andpractitioners share how to incorporate sustainable practices into your operation to reduce chemicalinputs, increase the impact of precious water and create a better bottom…
4 events,
Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas
Day 1 features keynote speakers Katie Keckeisen and Dr. Jesse Bell along with the Water Legacy Award Presentation in the morning, followed by an afternoon of breakout sessions. Day 2 features breakout sessions and student poster judging in the morning followed by lunch, student poster awards and closing speaker Tom Stiles, Retired Director, KDHE-Bureau of…
TopSoil Webinar- Your Legacy, Your Soil: A Guide to Farmland Transition (VIRTUAL)
TopSoil Webinar- Your Legacy, Your Soil: A Guide to Farmland Transition (VIRTUAL)
Your land tells your family’s story; now it’s time to plan the next chapter! Join us for the next TopSoil Webinar: “Your Legacy, Your Soil: A Guide to Farmland Transition”, featuring Johnny Klemme, author of American Family Farmland. Learn how to approach farmland transition and legacy planning with confidence while keeping your family values rooted…
2 events,
Managing Stress in Agriculture
Managing Stress in Agriculture
Make plans to join us for an evening of practical advice from someone whose farm background and 'tells it like it is' personality has helped numerous individuals and families! Enjoy a meal, some socialization and a great speaker!
1 event,
Tallgrass Prairies: Above and Below Ground
Tallgrass Prairies: Above and Below Ground
Join the Grassland Heritage Foundation and Dr. Liz Koziol at the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center. Dr. Koziol will be taking us on a journey through the fascinating and complex world of plant-fungi interactions. There's so much that goes on beneath our feet in the prairie!
1 event,
Soil Health Event: Cover Crops
Soil Health Event: Cover Crops
We are excited to share that we will be holding a soil health event that will address everything related to cover crops. We are thrilled that Dr. Jill Clapperton will be joining us! You can check out her website at https://www.rhizoterra.com/ We ask that you please RSVP so that we can ensure that we have plenty…
1 event,
Nutrient Management Workshop
Nutrient Management Workshop
You'll learn about principles and economics of nutrient management, how to use soil tests, and there will be a field visit included.
1 event,
McCook Farm & Ranch Expo
The McCook Farm & Ranch Expo is a great place to come see the newest and latest in farming and ranching technology practices. We are expecting over 350 vendors from 20 states, Canada and Australia. This is the place to find all your livestock and farming needs.
1 event,
Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) Annual Convention
The public is invited to join us at our annual convention to learn about conservation efforts in Kansas. Since 1944, KACD has helped forge key partnerships among federal, state, and local entities all committed to a common goal: wise use and protection of our state’s natural resources. These partnerships have been highly effective and mutually beneficial,…
4 events,
Premier Soil Health Event
The Premier Soil Health Event is for farmer, by farmers. Hosted by the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, this events brings local, national, and regional soil health experts together to provide farmers and ranchers information they can use to improve their operations. Network with other farmers and farmer mentors, plus learn from long-time practitioners of strategies…
Soil Health Seminar- Creating Today’s Soils for Generational Resilience
Soil Health Seminar- Creating Today’s Soils for Generational Resilience
Michael Thompson, Chairman, Kansas Soil Health Alliance, will be our main speaker leading us through topics on soil health, biologicals, and importance of cover crops. Hayden Guetterman will also be joining us to discuss success stories on their large-scale crop ground. We will allow time for questions and answers as well. Lunch will be provided.…
tHRIve Web Series: Nature’s Best Hope (VIRTUAL)
tHRIve Web Series: Nature’s Best Hope (VIRTUAL)
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet…
6 events,
Soil Health Institute 10th Anniversary Meeting (VIRTUAL)
Get ready to exchange ideas with global innovators in resilient agriculture. The Soil Health Institute’s 10th Anniversary Meeting will convene thought leaders to spark collaboration, gain new perspectives, and shape the future of the soil health movement. The virtual gathering will deepen knowledge and ignite opportunity across academia, industry, government, nonprofit, philanthropy, and other sectors…
Taking your pasture productivity to the next level
In this two-day seminar you will learn how you can take your operation to the next level through cutting edge techniques that can increase your beef production per acre by two, three or even ten times what it is producing now, all while often decreasing your input costs. These techniques focus on optimizing biological principles…
What’s Your Soil Worth To You? – Soil Health for Your Cropland, Pastures, & Bottom Line
What’s Your Soil Worth To You? – Soil Health for Your Cropland, Pastures, & Bottom Line
The program for the day will include: the basics of soil health & how to attain it, investigating soil characteristics, economics of soil health, and cattle grazing management using virtual fencing. A Farmer/Rancher & Speaker Panel will be included. Registration begins at 8:30am and lunch will be provided.
MPF Webinar: Lichens in the Tallgrass Biome (VIRTUAL)
MPF Webinar: Lichens in the Tallgrass Biome (VIRTUAL)
In this MPF webinar with Doug Ladd, former conservation scientist with the Missouri Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, we’ll explore the unique world of lichens, including what a lichen is and how lichens function, as well as their role in prairie landscapes, with a focus on some characteristic and unusual lichens of MPF sites. This…
4 events,
South Dakota Grassland Coalition Annual Conference
The South Dakota Grassland Coalition’s Annual Conference brings together ranching families, ag professionals, and land stewards from across the region for two days of learning, networking, and inspiration. This year’s theme, “Legacy on the Land: Building Strong Families and Profitable Ranches,” highlights the heart of ranching: healthy families, thriving businesses, and resilient grasslands. Whether you’re a multi-generational…