Upcoming Events
Planning and Financing 'Climate-Smart' Agroforestry
June 30 | 6:00 pm CST | The Hartsburg Grand - Hartsburg, MO | FREE
Join MOA for a conversation with Hannah Hemmelgarn, Assistant Program Director at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry
Hannah will share the latest on agroforestry practices that can be supported with NRCS and other USDA-funded farmer incentive programs designed to advance "climate-smart" agriculture and much more!
July Potluck
July 14 | 5:30 pm CST | The Hartsburg Grand - Hartsburg, MO | FREE
Join us for an MOA potluck to share food and learn! For each potluck, we will be focusing on a sustainable agriculture-related topic where open discussions are encouraged. Stay tuned for more details!
September Potluck
September 8 | 5:30 pm CST | The Hartsburg Grand - Hartsburg, MO | FREE
Join us for an MOA potluck to share food and learn! For each potluck, we will be focusing on a sustainable agriculture-related topic where open discussions are encouraged. Stay tuned for more details!
Community Calendar
June
Organic Agriculture - Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change through Carbon Sequestration
June 7 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm CST | Virtual | FREE
Climate change is the world’s greatest environmental challenge. Organic agriculture can help tackle climate change through its ability to store huge amounts of carbon. The purpose of this webinar is to provide insights into soil organic carbon accumulation potential of organic agriculture by leveraging research findings from Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial—the longest-running side-by-side comparison of organic and conventional cropping systems in North America.
Urban and Small-Scale Soil Health Webinar
June 7 | 7:30 - 9:00 pm CST | Virtual | FREE
Have you heard the buzz about soil health? It’s not just for field crop farmers. Urban and small-scale farmers can use the five simple principles to improve soil health which decreases water and fertilizer use and makes your food more nutritious. These principles apply if you farm hundreds of acres, a small-scale specialty crop farm or an urban farm. Join Joshua Beniston, PhD, Regional Soil Health Specialist with USDA NRCS via Zoom for this webinar.
Hemp Production in Regenerative Organic Agroecosystems
June 21 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm CST | Virtual | FREE
For more than 50 years, hemp production was restricted in the United States until the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directed the USDA to develop a regulatory framework for hemp production. Just in 2020, over 520 licenses were issued in the state of Pennsylvania to establish over 3,100 acres of hemp fields and greenhouses. This webinar with Rodale Institute will go over the process of production.
Columbia's Agriculture Park Field Day
June 25 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Columbia, MO | FREE
Join Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture at Columbia’s Agriculture Park for a day of workshops, hands-on activities, and tours to learn ways to scale-up and improve your small farm or garden! Stay for a food truck lunch and "shop" a used tool swap!
Using Cover Crops in Vegetable Production Systems
June 27 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Columbia, MO | FREE
Integrating cover crops into vegetable production systems can offer many benefits: soil erosion control, increased biodiversity of soil organisms, improving soil structure, building soil organic matter, weed suppression, biological nitrogen fixation and more. Join this free class to learn more about the benefits cover crops can offer, species to consider, seeding methods and planting dates, termination methods, and building cover crops into rotations. Participants will learn about resources that can help them be successful with cover crops in vegetable systems. Register by 6/26/2023.
