Water Quality

• Develop or complete a RAPs‐compliant NMP
• Learn to use VVBGA's on‐line farmOS record keeping system
• Understand the impact excess nutrients have on the environment
• Interpret soil test results, calculate nutrients, and choose soil amendments
• Hear from other farmers about their soil health strategies
• Learn from a featured soil health speaker about how on‐farm practices affect nutrient availability.

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• Develop or complete a RAPs‐compliant NMP
• Learn to use VVBGA's on‐line farmOS record keeping system
• Understand the impact excess nutrients have on the environment
• Interpret soil test results, calculate nutrients, and choose soil amendments
• Hear from other farmers about their soil health strategies
• Learn from a featured soil health speaker about how on‐farm practices affect nutrient availability.

LEARN MORE

REGISTER NOW

• Develop or complete a RAPs‐compliant NMP
• Learn to use VVBGA's on‐line farmOS record keeping system
• Understand the impact excess nutrients have on the environment
• Interpret soil test results, calculate nutrients, and choose soil amendments
• Hear from other farmers about their soil health strategies
• Learn from a featured soil health speaker about how on‐farm practices affect nutrient availability.

Learn More

Register Now

Come to the 2019 Winter Farm Meeting on February 12, hosted by the University of Vermont Extension, Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC), and Farmer’s Watershed Alliance (FWA).  We will highlight innovative approaches for climate resiliency and nutrient management, and current resources and projects. 

Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Champlain Valley Equipment 
7 Franklin Park West, St. Albans, VT 05478  

Water Quality Training and Custom Manure Applicator Credits available 

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Join the Farmer’s Watershed Alliance as they host the second annual Precision Agriculture Forum! This event will showcase innovative tools and farming practices that can be integrated into current farm management systems; and connect farmers and farm managers with the necessary information and resources to adjust practices accordingly.  

When: Friday, February 15, 2019 from 10am to 3pm 
Where: The Abbey, Sheldon, VT  

Topics include: precision feed management, agronomic benefits to precision agriculture technology & no-till, bench-marking system in NY and the Dairy Profit Monitor, results from a 5-year on-farm feeding accuracy study, and more!  

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The Orleans County Conservation District will offer four nutrient management plan update sessions to producers who have taken the UVM nutrient management planning class. 

We will provide assistance and quiet space for you to get your update done! The update sessions will take place at our Newport office in the USDA Service Center at 59 Waterfront Plaza from 10 am to 3 pm on the following dates:

• Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 
• Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
• Wednesday, March 6th, 2019     
• Thursday, March 7th, 2019

PLEASE RSVP! Please let us know if you are coming so that we can plan accordingly.

Call 802-334-6090 ext. 7008 or email emily.irwin@vt.nacdnet.net

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The Orleans County Conservation District will offer four nutrient management plan update sessions to producers who have taken the UVM nutrient management planning class. 

We will provide assistance and quiet space for you to get your update done! The update sessions will take place at our Newport office in the USDA Service Center at 59 Waterfront Plaza from 10 am to 3 pm on the following dates:

• Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 
• Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
• Wednesday, March 6th, 2019     
• Thursday, March 7th, 2019

PLEASE RSVP! Please let us know if you are coming so that we can plan accordingly.

Call 802-334-6090 ext. 7008 or email emily.irwin@vt.nacdnet.net

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The Orleans County Conservation District will offer four nutrient management plan update sessions to producers who have taken the UVM nutrient management planning class. 

We will provide assistance and quiet space for you to get your update done! The update sessions will take place at our Newport office in the USDA Service Center at 59 Waterfront Plaza from 10 am to 3 pm on the following dates:

• Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 
• Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
• Wednesday, March 6th, 2019     
• Thursday, March 7th, 2019

PLEASE RSVP! Please let us know if you are coming so that we can plan accordingly.

Call 802-334-6090 ext. 7008 or email emily.irwin@vt.nacdnet.net

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The Orleans County Conservation District will offer four nutrient management plan update sessions to producers who have taken the UVM nutrient management planning class. 

We will provide assistance and quiet space for you to get your update done! The update sessions will take place at our Newport office in the USDA Service Center at 59 Waterfront Plaza from 10 am to 3 pm on the following dates:

• Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 
• Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
• Wednesday, March 6th, 2019     
• Thursday, March 7th, 2019

PLEASE RSVP! Please let us know if you are coming so that we can plan accordingly.

Call 802-334-6090 ext. 7008 or email emily.irwin@vt.nacdnet.net

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Every winter we teach Nutrient Management Planning (NMP) classes. Because NMP's have to be updated yearly with both records and new plans, we set aside time for previous attendees to come back and update their plans.  

Update sessions are free, but PLEASE RSVP!   

See the flyer for more details, or contact our office with questions - 802-388-4969    

Wednesday Jan 9, 2019

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: UVM Extension Middlebury Office, 23 Pond Lane Suite 300, Middlebury, Vt. 

Future Dates By Appointment & March 5, 2019 - TBD