Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
10AM to 12PM
Valleyside Farms, 210 Child Hill Road, Woodstock, CT

This workshop is designed to demonstrate interseeding cover crop by drone into standing silage corn systems as an alternative to conventional post-harvest drill seeding. Topics to be discussed include cover crop planting date, seeding rate, planting strategy, species, and residue management. Refreshments will be provided.

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Wednesday, June 24th
4PM to 6:30PM
Allard Family Farm - Bolton, CT

There is a lot to consider when building a chicken tractor and selecting a design to meet your production goals. It can be challenging to balance cost, size, and materials with the everyday practicality of movement and pasture management, access, and predator protection. Join us at Allard Family Farm for a tour of their chicken pasture, including an in depth discussion of their modified chicken tractors. MacKenzie White, UConn Extension's Diversified Livestock Specialist, will also be there to talk through advantages and disadvantages of designs and additional techniques.

Bring your designs and questions so you can be ready to apply what you learn on your own farm afterwards!

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See their full calendar of upcoming events: Solid Ground Farmer Trainings

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
3:30pm to 6:30pm
UConn Plant Science Research and Education Facility

This free workshop, led by UConn specialists, covers a range of agricultural topics and will include a cover crop and soil sampling demonstration, IPM monitoring using the NEWA system, update on squash variety trials and cucumber beetle management, hands-on white grub identification training, and report on sweet corn fertilizer trials. Pesticide recertification credits in PA and 1A categories are pending approval.

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Wednesday, July 8th
4PM to 6:30PM
Off Center Farm - Woodbridge, CT

Join us for a scouting walk and bring your questions. Participants will help guide the conversation. Topics likely to include (but not limited to) disease symptoms vs. nutrient deficiencies, building soil health for healthy plants and disease mitigation, encouraging beneficial insects, sanitizing and handling of harvesting equipment, low tunnels and other methods of pest protection, record keeping, and more. Dinner will be included.

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Wednesday, July 8th
4PM to 6:30PM
Off Center Farm - Woodbridge, CT

Integrated Pest Management combines multiple, science-based approaches to controlling insects, weeds, plant diseases, and wildlife to keep farms productive while reducing the risks to people, pollinators, and natural resources. This Skill Share will focus on building good scouting habits and identification skills to correctly identify the cause of a problem. Our instructors will guide participants on a scouting walk, illustrating what to look for, frequency of inspections, tools and traps, describing good record keeping, and thresholds for taking action.

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
10AM to 4PM
Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Ave, Hamden

The event will feature: Barn Displays, Field Plots and Exhibits, Technical Demonstrations, Plant Diagnosis and Plant Identification, Insect Identification, Questions Answered, Activities for Kids, Lockwood Farm Walking Tour, All About Apples Walking Tour, Connecticut Pesticide Credits Offered -  All Categories and Private Applicator (PA) Categories: 3.75 Total Credit Hours.

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Online Course Offerings

Farm Risk Management Online Certificate
This unique program from the University of Connecticut's (UConn) College of Agriculture focuses on one of today’s most critical topics for the agriculture industry, farm risk management. Farm risk management involves understanding and mitigating factors that can impact agricultural operations, such as climate change, pest management, and financial uncertainties. Through this grant-funded 12-module course you will gain knowledge and strategies to enhance the resilience and sustainability of your farm. Knowledge is the key.

Designed for the Agricultural Industry
Serving livestock farms, dairy farms, crop farms, fruit & vegetable farms, or anyone seeking to develop a farm, this free course is a must for the modern-day farmer. View the listing of modules.

USDA Funded & Free to the Public
UConn’s Farm Risk Management Online Course modules are developed in conjunction with UConn’s College of Agriculture, UConn’s Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, and UConn’s Academic Program Development & Support unit, and are funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Flexible & Convenient
Take one module or all twelve Farm Risk Management online modules. Learners will receive a course completion certificate for each module completed that can be downloaded and printed.

Courses are self-paced and offered 100% online and asynchronous; you can participate in the course at any time of day from anywhere with an Internet connection.

How to Register
Registration for UConn’s Farm Risk Management Online Course modules is facilitated by UConn’s non-credit online course registration platform. Register Here.

Conferences

December 15-17, 2026

Manchester, New Hampshire

More details to come. For now, visit the conference website to learn more.

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Next year's conference is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, January 12th, 2027.