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Colorado and U.S. agriculture news in brief for Feb. 5, 2021
Candace Krebs
Colorado Farmers Markets to host annual conference
The Colorado Farmers Market Association will hold its annual conference online March 5-6. Topics covered will include challenges and successes from 2020, game planning for 2021, farmers markets as business incubators and more. An equity and inclusion training will also be offered.
Online produce safety training offered
Colorado State University Extension, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and Colorado Department of Agriculture will host an online-only Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course in two parts, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 25-26. This course provides a foundation on the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, Good Agricultural Practices and co-management information, and details on how to develop a farm food safety plan. Registration is $35.
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Cloudy with rain and snow this evening. Remaining cloudy overnight. Low 28F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 90%..
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Cloudy with rain and snow this evening. Remaining cloudy overnight. Low 28F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 90%. Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 8:55 pm Chancey Bush, The Gazette
Houseplants, unlike garden plants, are completely reliant on their owners for sunlight and nutrition, but they repay the effort by producing a number of benefits in return. Houseplants have made a comeback during the pandemic, and their popularity will continue into 2021, according to HGTV.
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Feb 4, 2021 8:52 AM
The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association has announced a new educational series for local food producers, Farmers Markets managers and vendors, and others interested in selling direct to consumers.
“We are hosting training for producers to get together over the winter and plan for the summer 2021 season,” Kathleen Rykhus, SDSPA Local Foods System Coordinator said.
The classes will be live, interactive meetings with industry experts delivered virtually, on topics including production, food regulations, marketing, and bringing your product idea from recipe to reality.
“Several Farmers Market managers mentioned the need for more vendors and vendor education as being a priority to them,” Rykhus said. “Farmers Markets in South Dakota are looking for vendors and they want to set new vendors up for success.”
College of Health and Human Sciences 14 Jan, 2021
Editor’s note: Watch a recording of this presentation and other installments of the Extension Prevention Cast on the Prevention Research Center website.
The Colorado State University Prevention Extension Cast series, featuring interviews with experts on current issues in the field of prevention science, is back for 2021! The upcoming event showcases two experts on aging speaking about how to engage older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nate Riggs, professor and director of the CSU Prevention Research Center will host the discussion with Cory Bolkan, associate professor in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University in Vancouver, and Raven Weaver, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University in Pullman. The topic will be