UVM Extension New Farmer Project

Learn about ways to build a stronger, more effective farm team at our "Building Better Work Teams" workshop series January 16, 23 & 30. Register now at https://www.uvm.edu/aglabor/dashboard/events/building-better-work-teams-0

January is the perfect time for farmers to reflect and learn how to better care for our physical and mental health. Led by and for women farmers, the "Protect & Preserve Your Most Important Tool: You" series serves up a combination of practical information, movement and connection with other women-identifying farmers sharing similar experiences.

Topics
-Building flexibility & strength
- Understanding muscles and joints
- Preventing injury
- Dealing with chronic pain
- Cultivating rest

January 21, 22, and 23 from Noon to 1:30 pm EST
Learn more and register at https://www.uvm.edu/aglabor/dashboard/events/protect-preserve-your-most-important-tool-you-1

Forest Farming: A Climate Smart Practice Learn how to integrate forest farming into your woods to reduce climate risks, sequester carbon, and diversify income for resilience.

Learn more and register at https://www.uvm.edu/aglabor/dashboard/2024-peer-learning-circles

Live question and answer sessions will take place throughout March and into April. These online sessions are a great opportunity to learn if a Northeast SARE Grant is right for you. learn more about Partnership Grants at:https://northeast.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/NE-Partnership-Grant-2024-Info-Sheet.pdf
And Graduate Student grants at:https://northeast.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/NE-Graduate-Student-Grant-2024-Info-Sheet.pdf

The calls for 2024 Partnership and Graduate Student Research Grant Proposals are now available!!!

Partnership proposals are due April 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m. EST.
Graduate Proposals are due April 16, 2024, 5:00 p.m EST.

The calls for 2024 Partnership and Graduate Student Research Grant Proposals are now available!!!

Partnership proposals are due April 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m. EST.
Graduate Proposals are due April 16, 2024, 5:00 p.m EST.

A growing season's worth of lifting, digging, and hauling takes a toll on the body! Connect and learn with other women farmers on practical approaches to building flexibility & strength, preventing & managing injury, dealing with chronic pain & conditions, and cultivating rest & recovery for everyone on your farm team. https://www.uvm.edu/aglabor/dashboard/protect-preserve-your-most-important-tool

**NEW** Vermont Farm Feed-Finder Marketplace -

Those selling hay, alfalfa, corn, soy, silage, and haylage can easily advertise their feed on the directory and can include details like whether the feed is organic and if the seller can deliver. For farmers looking for feed, the directory provides an easy platform through which they can quickly view availability, location, and pricing for a variety of feed.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is requesting information from farms and organizations who were impacted by the flooding and severe weather that occurred between July 7 and 18.

The purpose of this survey is to capture the type and scale of the damage suffered by agricultural producers in the state. Link to survey: https://forms.office.com/g/VXfb1jGTc4

Survey data will be used to inform response efforts, effectively allocate resources, and advocate for future relief and recovery programs.

The survey should take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete and will remain open until August 28, 2023.