Registration Open for 2020 Small Farms Webinars -January 30 - March 19

Small farm producers are invited to register for a free webinar series presented by University of Illinois Extension. The weekly series will provide practical knowledge on emerging topics that advance local food production in Illinois, giving small farm producers a look at how leading practices in production, management, and marketing enable operations to improve profitability and sustainability.

The presentations run January 30th through March 19th every Thursday from noon to 1 PM, and can be accessed online from your personal computer. In case you cannot attend these dates, register anyway to view an archived, recorded version. Information will be provided via email (by the Monday after airing) for viewing at your convenience. Contact your local Extension office for more information about live viewing sites, or view recorded and archived sessions on YouTube at bit.ly/ILLocalFoodsYouTube.

Webinar topics and speakers are included below. All presentations are free and producers are encouraged to attend as many of the sessions as they like. To register and view expanded topic descriptions, visit go.illinois.edu/SmallFarmsWebinar

  • January 30, 2020   Asparagus Production and Marketing   Nathan Johanning
  • February 6, 2020   Farm Stress and Impact on Health   Dr. Josie Rudolphi
  • February 13, 2020   Updates on Industrial Hemp in Illinois   Phillip Alberti
  • February 20, 2020   Soil Organic Matters   Grant McCarty
  • February 27, 2020   Saturated Media Extract    Zack Grant
  • March 5, 2020   Selling through Food Hubs and Co-ops: A Growers Perspective       
             Laurie George
  • March 12, 2020   Getting Started in Drip Irrigation    Bronwyn Aly