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Get Your Farm Noticed: Use the CCOF Free Producer Media Toolkit If you’re an organic or small-scale farmer, connecting ...
10/12/2026

Get Your Farm Noticed: Use the CCOF Free Producer Media Toolkit

If you’re an organic or small-scale farmer, connecting with the media can open powerful doors for your visibility.

Local news outlets, community magazines, podcasts and radio, and popular social media channels are always looking for authentic stories about people making a difference, which translates into free advertising and brand recognition for you if you can catch their attention.

Download the Free CCOF Producer Media Toolkit in English or Spanish here: https://www.ccof.org/news/producer-media-toolkit-organic-farmers/

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (SARE) newest free bulletin, 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your F...
10/08/2026

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (SARE) newest free bulletin, 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch, provides a practical framework that can help producers design and carry out on-farm research projects.

It’s a step-by-step workbook designed to help producers turn ideas into well-designed research projects, create detailed plans for implementation, and generate meaningful results that can improve decision-making and be shared with others.

Download or order the print for free here: https://conta.cc/4AoA32u

Producing a Value-Added Product on the Farm is a series of information sheets featuring various farm products that help ...
10/05/2026

Producing a Value-Added Product on the Farm is a series of information sheets featuring various farm products that help producers decide if adding a product is right for their farm.

Whether you are starting or expanding, value-added production can help add additional revenue to a farm business.

The information shared in the series of information sheets breaks down selling options, food safety, equipment, licensing, regulation, and labeling needed, along with varying costs for production for specific types and quantities sold.

Series:
- Producing Shell Eggs: Less than 3,000 laying hens
- Producing Shell Eggs: Greater than 3,000 laying hens
- Producing Liquid Honey: Two Sales Caps: $50k or $75k
- Selling Farm Fresh Meat In Michigan
- Selling Farm Fresh Poultry in Michigan

Download them all here: https://conta.cc/4kPcuaq

Join us for a weekly webinar series for farmers and partners!Michigan's Emerging Farmers, in partnership with the Michig...
10/02/2026

Join us for a weekly webinar series for farmers and partners!

Michigan's Emerging Farmers, in partnership with the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, Michigan State University Extension, and Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS), is hosting a seven-week webinar series designed to help emerging farmers build the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to access new and expanded markets.

These 90 minute sessions on Wednesdays from October 7 - November 18 will discuss practical strategies for selling to local food markets, including food co-ops to farmers markets, with speakers from across Michigan's food and agriculture sector.

Register once to attend any (or all) sessions!

All sessions are recorded, so you won't miss out even if you can't attend live.

Register here: https://conta.cc/4AxeGvW

Questions? Contact Jazmin Bolan-Williamson at [email protected]

Co-ops 101 webinar recordings now available: How cooperatives work and the basic steps of developmentthe recordings of t...
09/30/2026

Co-ops 101 webinar recordings now available: How cooperatives work and the basic steps of development

the recordings of the webinar “Co-ops 101: How Cooperatives Work and the Basic Steps of Development” are now available for viewing on demand. The webinar was developed by Michigan State University Extension in partnership with the Crosshatch Center for Arts and Ecology. It is broken down into three videos.

Video 1, "What are cooperatives? Examples and cooperative principles," focuses on what cooperatives are and where they are used. Parker Jones of the MSU Product Center presents different examples of businesses that use the cooperative model. He then discusses the seven cooperative principles and how they operate within co-op businesses.

In Video 2, "Determining the feasibility and fit of a co-op, and steps of cooperative development," Chris Bardenhagen from the MSU Extension Farm Business Management Team discusses how to assess whether a co-op is the right fit for a particular business. He covers the steps needed to determine the feasibility of a cooperative business plan, and the timeline to develop a cooperative.

In Video 3, "Business entities used for cooperatives," Bardenhagen visits the legal aspects of cooperatives, many of which track the cooperative principles previously presented. He then discusses the entities that can be used to develop cooperatives in Michigan.

Read more & watch the videos here: https://conta.cc/3TfELyS

09/29/2026

Is your farm ready for the next disaster?

Boost your readiness with our new Get Risk Ready Short Video Series from MI Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) !

Each video offers an easy-to-digest overview of various risk management topics, including how to prepare your farm for a disaster, recordkeeping tips for risk management, and available USDA risk management programs for small-scale, diversified, and specialty crop and livestock producers.

You can find the full video playlist on our YouTube channel at tinyurl.com/RiskReadyShorts

Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd EditionManaging Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work, and p...
09/28/2026

Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work, and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.

Along with detailed management information on the most commonly used species—including grasses, grains, brassicas and mustards, and legumes—Managing Cover Crops Profitably offers chapters on the role of cover crops in broader topics such as crop rotations, pests and conservation tillage.

It also has appendices on seed suppliers and regional experts.

Read and download the guide here: https://conta.cc/3ULDy2I

New SARE Bulletin: 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or RanchInnovative farmers and ranchers often try new p...
09/25/2026

New SARE Bulletin: 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch

Innovative farmers and ranchers often try new production practices and management strategies. But change can involve significant risk, requiring producers to carefully test and research their ideas before making big decisions.

SARE’s newest bulletin, 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch, provides a practical framework that can help producers design and carry out on-farm research projects.

Developed for farmers, ranchers and agricultural educators, the workbook walks users through 10 essential steps in conducting on-farm research:
- Identify Your Research Question
- Choose your Type of Research Project
- Develop a Hypothesis or Research Objective
- Design Your Project
- Take a Closer Look at Your Plan
- Collect and Manage Data
- Analyze Your Data
- Draw a Conclusion
- Communicate Your Results
- Considerations, Tips and Tidbits

Download or order your free print copy of 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch at www.sare.org/10-steps or by calling (301) 779-1007.

10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch is available in quantity for free to educators for use in educational workshops, classes or tours.

Renowned as the premier specialty crop trade show, the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and FarmMarket EXPO and the Michigan...
09/23/2026

Renowned as the premier specialty crop trade show, the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm
Market EXPO and the Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO bring opportunities to connect,
innovate and grow. Growers will connect with over 4,500 fruit, vegetable, farm market and greenhouse individuals and over 400 industry-leading companies.

This year, the EXPO takes place Dec. 8-10 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

2026 the Expo has expanded its Small Scale and Urban Farm programming:

Tuesday:
- Advanced Irrigation Management Techniques,
- Natural Pest Management for Small and Urban Farms
Small-Scale Berries 1A,
- Getting Started with Irrigation
- Real Problems, Honest Talk: Support for Emerging Farmers
- Small-Scale Berries 1B
- Stronger Together: Collective Advantage of Aggregation and Wholesale Partnerships with Other Small Farms
- Tarping and No-Till for Organic Vegetables
- Getting the Most Out of Your High Tunnel
- Soil Health and Cover Cropping

Wednesday:
- Farming with Children and Community - Garlic
- Planning for Farmagedon! Anticipating Shocks to Your Small Farm System
- Setting Goals and Making a Plan for Your Farm
- Specialty Fruits and Nuts to Distinguish Your Farm
- Tomatoes/Peppers/Eggplants
- The Digital Farm: Using Technology to Map, Model, and Implement
- Regenerative Practices
- Keynote Address: How I Grow Stone Fruit Regeneratively

Thursday:
- Farm Market Mushroom Production Workshop 101

Address

2436 Woodlake Circle, Suite 200
Okemos, MI
48864

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12316800554

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