About: Learn how to navigate generational farm transitioning and transitions from non-family farms at this field day. First-generation farmers Matt and Jocelyn Vermeersch share their experiences in transitioning their property from row crops to permanent pasture with minimal inputs.
Featured Speakers:
- Matt and Jocelyn Vermeersch
- Maggie McQuown and Steve Turman
Other topics during this field day include:
- Collaborating for non-family farm transition
- Converting row crop ground to permanent pasture
- Grazing cover crops
- Renovating old infrastructure
Lunch will be provided after the field day tour.
Cost: Free
When: Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Mud Ridge Ranch, 1582 200th St., Red Oak, Iowa
For more information and to register, click here.
Questions/assistance with registering: Visit practicalfarmers.org/events or call 515.232.5661
The Field Days are hosted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. Learn more about Practical Farms of Iowa here.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and Sustainable Iowa Land Trust.
All events and activities are open to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested in advance.
