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SUMMARY:Foundations of Holistic Management
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to more effectively manage your farm or ranch for the triple bottom line (social\, environmental\, and financial sustainability). Improve your ability to observe and understand relationships on your operation. Make decisions and monitor results to avoid unintended consequences and reach your goals more quickly with fewer resources.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/holistic-management-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Exchange Hub,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250109T133000
DTSTAMP:20250129T030656Z
CREATED:20241216T211656Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the LEAP Project - Leveraging Ecosystems to transform Agriculture on the Prairies
DESCRIPTION:The NFU is a partner organization to the Leveraging Ecosystems to transform Agriculture on the Prairies (LEAP) Project at the University of Manitoba. The LEAP Project seeks to explore agricultural intensification strategies and design farming systems that use technology and nature-based tools to reduce GHG emissions\, capture carbon\, support biodiversity\, and help agriculture mitigate and adapt to negative effects of climate change. The Project encompasses five activities: Farmer Engagement\, First Nations Self-Determined Farming Systems\, Landscape Analyses\, Net-Zero Farming Systems\, and Future Farm Scenarios. \n\n\n\nThis NFUniversity session explores the work being completed in the Landscape Analyses and Future Farm Scenarios activities. The Landscape Analyses activity evaluates how perennialization strategies already being implemented in the eastern Prairie region may help to shift agriculture to net-zero using data collected on farms. The Future Farm Scenarios activity uses Agriculture and Agrifood Canada’s Holos model to answer “what if?” questions regarding land management decisions that affect a farm’s GHG emissions
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/exploring-the-leap-project-leveraging-ecosystems-to-transform-agriculture-on-the-prairies/
CATEGORIES:NFUniversity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20250113T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20250113T000000
DTSTAMP:20241019T140359Z
CREATED:20241017T105751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241019T140359Z
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SUMMARY:Part 4: Financial Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
DESCRIPTION:Financing is one of the most common challenges local governments face when looking to put their climate plans into action. Municipal governments are limited in the tools available to them to raise revenue\, being largely dependent on property taxes\, user fees\, and funding from other levels of government. Though climate mitigation and adaptation will ultimately result in cost-savings for governments and residents alike\, many projects require significant initial investment\, which can be a deterrent for cash-strapped municipalities.   \nHowever\, municipalities are also creating new and innovative solutions\, creating taxation structures\,  working with new partners\, and tapping into new sources of revenue. This webinar will feature a discussion of the range of different climate financing options available to municipalities\, as well as a case study of one community’s successful approach to financing climate action.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/part-4-financial-barriers-to-climate-action-implementation/
CATEGORIES:Exchange Hub,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20250122T000000
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DTSTAMP:20241031T175513Z
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SUMMARY:Holistic Grazing Planning
DESCRIPTION:In this course\, you will learn the key grazing planning principles and practices for improving land health and productivity. You will learn the steps to this simple approach to grazing planning so that you can better analyze and address critical grazing considerations\, as well as determine forage inventory\, animal needs\, and grazing and recovery periods. Once you have clarity about these parameters you will learn how to develop and communicate to others a written grazing plan. This course is seven weeks long and you should plan on about 2 – 4 hours each week to participate in the webinars and complete the assignments.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/grazing-planning/
CATEGORIES:Exchange Hub,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20250122T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20250125T000000
DTSTAMP:20241019T140358Z
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SUMMARY:Guelph Organic Conference
DESCRIPTION:A diverse and inspiring lineup dedicated to advancing organic agriculture and sustainable food systems.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/guelph-organic-conference/
CATEGORIES:Event,Exchange Hub
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250122T133000
DTSTAMP:20250130T233007Z
CREATED:20250108T202516Z
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SUMMARY:Lives and Experiences of South Asian Migrant Agricultural Workers in British Columbia
DESCRIPTION:In the late 1970s\, a group of young South Asian men  in BC recognized the need for farmworkers to organize\, which led to the creation of the Canadian Farmworkers Union (CFU). A documentary about the CFU\, celebrated images of its members and showed how women joined the struggle for better working conditions. While the CFU seemed to be  a success story\,  when conducting interviews in rural Abbotsford this past year\, it became clear to Dr. Anushay Malik that the conditions the CFU fought against are still very much alive and well in rural BC.In this NFUniversity session Dr. Malik will chronicle the formation of the CFU\, its successes\, and why those successes were short-lived. This exploration of the history of the CFU will help answer key questions about labour organizing\, including: what motivates workers to come together to form a union at some points\, and at other times\, resist unionizing efforts? How did the CFU manage to involve so many migrant women in the union? Why didn’t the CFU lead to lasting change? What are the current conditions for South Asian farmworker women in BC today?
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/lives-and-experiences-of-south-asian-migrant-agricultural-workers-in-british-columbia/
CATEGORIES:NFUniversity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250128T183000
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SUMMARY:Free School for Farmworkers: Athletes In Overalls - Movement Health & Injury Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Anyone who has farmed for a day\, a week\, a month\, or a full season knows that farming is a MARATHON (maybe a series of marathons!)\, and not a sprint. When we look at farmwork through the lens of sport and athleticism\, what changes for us? How does that impact our diet\, our noticing in our bodies\, our sleep hygiene\, and our confidence in how we advocate for ourselves? \n\n\n\nAt the next Free School session\, longtime farmer and farmworker\, strength athlete\, and personal trainer Cynthia Flores of Labor-Movement will discuss movement health and wellness for farmworkers from an athletic perspective. Cynthia asks: What does it mean to be a farmworker and an athlete? What is movement self-advocacy? \n\n\n\nYou can expect to learn tips on managing food\, fluid\, sleep\, and stress for best performance over long days and the season. The discussion will focus on safe lifts using hinges and squats\, reducing the potential of low back pain or injury\, and moving and carrying loads. \n\n\n\nThere will be time for Q&A and discussion so bring your questions and experiences! \n\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, January 28\, at 3:30 pm PT/6:30 pm ET on Zoom. This session will not be recorded. \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n\nFacilitator bio: Cynthia Flores\, owner and founder of Labor-Movement LLC\, owned and operated a vegetable production for 20 years in western Maine\, and turkey farmed for 12 holiday seasons. She has been a strength athlete for 12 years\, and is a Certified Personal Trainer and Licensed Massage Therapist. Founded in 2020\, Labor-Movement works with farmers and farmworkers in body mechanics and movement pattern training\, with a goal of preventing injuries and extending career longevity. In 2024\, Cynthia worked with over 900 farmers in 18 states and British Columbia. \n\n\n\nAccessibility information: This session will be facilitated in English and simultaneously interpreted into Spanish by Cooperativa Brujúlas. Closed captioning will also be available. \n\n\n\nCo-hosted by Not Our Farm\, UW-Extension\, and FairShare CSA Coalition. \n\n\n\nPlease note that Free School for Farmworkers sessions are a farmworker-only space. \n\n\n\n*We define a farmworker as someone working on a farm they do not own\, for or without pay\, including interns\, apprentices\, cooperative workers\, and aspiring farmworkers. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to participate\, please contact Anita Adalja at anita@notourfarm.org
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/free-school-for-farmworkers-athletes-in-overalls-movement-health-injury-prevention/
CATEGORIES:Event,Exchange Hub
LOCATION:https://events.humanitix.com/free-school-for-farmworkers-athletes-in-overalls-movement-health-and-injury-prevention
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20250130T000000
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SUMMARY:Holistic Cropping Planning
DESCRIPTION:In this course\, you will learn how to effectively manage your cropland and cropping practices to increase soil fertility and resilience as well as increase production and profitability from your cropping practices. Learn how to complete crop production planning all in the context of regenerative and conservation agriculture. \nThis curriculum was developed with input from master farmers and educators and explains key cropping concepts such as no-till\, cover cropping\, cocktail seeding\, mulching\, intercropping\, shelterbelts\, perennial crops\, and integrating livestock\, as well as providing numerous planning worksheets and templates as well examples of completed worksheets and a long list of multi-media resources for further study. \nWhether you’re growing vegetables\, fruit\, grains\, or forage\, or are a large or small producer\, this course covers it all.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/holistic-cropping-planning/
CATEGORIES:Exchange Hub,Training
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