Organic Grain: Harvesting, Storage, and Processing Online Workshop Series
Three workshops
regarding the harvesting, handling, storage, and processing of grain crops.
It's the final year of our NE SARE grant lead by Elizabeth Dyck, the
coordinator of the Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network
(OGRIN). The training program will be a series of three intensive 75
minute online short courses with video field days/workshops that will largely
be taught by farmers and NE Grain Experts and located on farms and/or at
processing venues. Sponsored by NOFA-NJ (https://nofanj.org/
).
The emphasis is on smaller-scale systems, but all grain farmers can learn something useful.
Grain Workshop Series (PDF; 233KB)
Event Details
Date
October 19, 2020
Time
6pm - 7:15pm
Location
video conference via zoom
Host
NOFA NJ
email
Production with a focus on harvesting
Three workshops regarding the harvesting, handling, storage, and processing of grain crops. It's the final year of
our NE SARE grant lead by Elizabeth Dyck, the coordinator of the Organic Growers' Research and
Information-Sharing Network (OGRIN). The training program will be a series of three intensive 75 minute
online short courses with video field days/workshops that will largely be taught by farmers and NE Grain
Experts and located on farms and/or at processing venues. Sponsored by NOFA-NJ (https://nofanj.org/ ).
Session One 10/19: Production with a focus on harvesting. Harvesting continues to be critical especially for
new grain farmers who are not familiar with
combines. (https://nofanj.z2systems.com/np/clients/nofanj/eventRegistration.jsp?event=4615&)
Presented By: Elizabeth Dyck of OGRIN with Joe Heckman of Rutgers and Scott Morgan of Morganics Farm
Session Two 10/26: Cleaning, drying, storage.
(https://nofanj.z2systems.com/np/clients/nofanj/eventRegistration.jsp?event=4616&)
Presented By: Elizabeth Dyck of OGRIN and Aaron Gabriel of Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Session Three 11/2: Processing and Marketing
(https://nofanj.z2systems.com/np/clients/nofanj/eventRegistration.jsp?event=4617&)
Presented By: Elizabeth Dyck of OGRIN and Joel Steigman of Small Valley Grains.
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