Past Events
2021
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- Zoom Workshop: Beef Cattle Nutrition – December 15, 2021
- Zoom Workshop: Groundwater Licensing – November 22, 2021
- Field Day: Growing your Herd Locally – Burton, October 14, 2021
- Overwintering Hives with Liz Huxter – Grand Forks, September 28, 2021
- Field Day: Tour at Bent Plow Farm – Blewett, September 27, 2021
- Field Day: Farm School – Cranbrook, August 8 & 29, 2021
- Field Day: Integrated Vegetable, Herb & Tree Fruit Systems – Grand Forks, July 20, 2021
2020
- 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 (no link) – 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
2019
- Industry presentation: Beef Cattle Nutrition, Forage & Feed Quality with Nutrisource Ltd. (no link) –Â Creston &Â Cranbrook, December 10/11
- ​Field Day – Frost Seeding  – 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
- ​Field Day – Onion Production – 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 & 20Â
- ​Presentation – Lean Farming with Ben Hartman – Kimberley, January 21
- ​Presentation – Sustainable and Profitable Farming with Steve Kenyon – Cranbrook, January 9 & Greenwood, January 10
2018
- 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 – WEBINARÂ – 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 15Â
2017
- Soil Testing Field Day – Rock Creek, October 12
- Market Garden Field Day – Salmo and Slocan Valley, October 1
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