Sand County Foundation staff will be at Conservation Technology Information Center's (CTIC) tour of innovative farms showcasing conservation practices.

Tour Wickens Salt Creek Ranch, the 2024 Montana Leopold Conservation Award recipient. This field day is for ranchers desiring to learn from others who are implementing innovative grazing and agricultural practices. Registration is $65 and includes a banquet breakfast and lunch. Transportation from Lewistown to Hilger is also provided.

Wagon Wheel Ranch will be presented with the 2025 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award at this event. 

SCF Education and Outreach Specialist, Haley Diem, will present on “Expanding your Educational Impact” at the Summit. 

Tour of Stoney Creek Farm, the recipient of the 2024 Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award. 

SCF Education and Outreach Specialist, Haley Diem, will present on collecting and growing native seeds with youth. 

SCF's Craig Ficenec will serve on a panel that gives perspectives on managing a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Join watershed coordinators and farmer leaders to share experiences and learn new approaches for locally driven regenerative agriculture initiatives in your watershed. 

The 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be revealed at an event hosted by the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts. 

Farmers and ranchers in Alabama's Wiregrass region who would like to learn from other farmers about regenerative and conservation agriculture practices, and NRCS resources, should attend this free dinner. 

SCF's Agricultural Geospatial Data Scientist, Dr. Haleigh Summers will co-present with Field to Market and Dubuque County Watersheds on Cultivating Collaboration: Partnering with Conservation Districts and Leveraging the Fieldprint Calculator to Advance Conservation in Agriculture. 

Webinar will feature a farmer panel and research outcomes presented by Sand County Foundation and University of Minnesota research team. 

Join our breakout session on the economic and environmental benefits of prairie strips. 

SCF's Gwen Lewis will showcase the Land Ethic Mentorship and our soil management project in Alabama and Mississippi. 

Our team will be on-hand to present results from our soil health management project. 

The Sustainable Biomass Program is a certification scheme designed for woody biomass used in industrial, large-scale energy production. 

Learn more about applying for and using EQIP for transitions to grazing, working with NRCS and a technical service provider, creating and implementing a grazing plan, and installing fencing and watering systems. 

The 2016 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award recipient hosts a stop on a five-state tour of sustainable ranches that are leading the charge toward a more regenerative future for America’s beef industry.

SCF's Gwen Lewis will showcase the Land Ethic Mentorship program and our soil management project in Alabama and Mississippi. 

The 2024 Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be announced at this event that brings together key stakeholders in the agricultural and food systems.

Samuel Kwayke, SCF's Agricultural Field Data Scientist, will be at this event for conservation-based organizations. 

We will host a farmer panel with the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition. 

Sand County Foundation's Greg Olson is among the speakers featured at this event coordinated by Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever. 

The 2015 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award recipient hosts a stop on a five-state tour of sustainable ranches that are leading the charge toward a more regenerative future for America’s beef industry.

The recipient of the 2024 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award will be revealed at the Awards Breakfast. 

Visit the Blioux River Ranch, owned by the Barry & Eli Little and family. RSVP to Judge Jessop at jljessop@kennebectelephone.com or call/text 605.280.0127

SCF Chairman Homer Buell's ranch hosts a stop on a five-state tour of sustainable ranches that are leading the charge toward a more regenerative future for America’s beef industry.

See the impacts of 10 years of strategic management effort on a once degraded farm now actively managed for quality working land, grassland, and savanna. 

Jeremie Favre and Ellen Geisler began a commercial meat sheep ranch centered around managed grazing in 2022. Come learn how managed grazing provides excellent nutrition for productive livestock. 

Register to attend this educational field day for ranchers interested in the grazing and agricultural practices implemented by Kurt and PJ Myllymaki, Leopold Conservation Award recipients.

Join us for a field day that will explore cover crops, hoop house production, water catchment systems, soil health, and agroforestry on a small vegetable farm. Register by June 5. 

We are proud to sponsor this annual immersive experience showcasing cutting-edge practices and innovations in conservation agriculture.

Conservation practices and resources that work on urban, small, and medium-sized farms. Registration has closed. 

Whether you manage five acres or 500, come learn from ecological restoration experts about the what, why, and how of oak ecology and restoration. Hear landowners’ stories about their restoration journey, and find technical and financial resources to support yours. Includes presentations, discussion, lunch, and a walking tour.

Farmer panel discussion and other lessons learned from our three-year demonstration with four experienced graziers of the benefits of rotationally grazing cover crops.  

Join this webinar about our Land Ethic Mentorship program that links historically-underserved farmers and ranchers with conservation mentors. This webinar is hosted by Field to Market. Time is CST. 

Sand County Foundation team members are among the 12 expert speakers featured on this webinar that covers federal and state nutrient reduction strategies. 

Our Education and Outreach Specialist, Haley Diem, will present at this premier gathering of experts, advocates, and stakeholders dedicated to the conservation of monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Will you be at America's largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience? Stop by our booth (# 6910) to chat with our team members. 

Farmland Access Hub is hosting a webinar for landowners and retiring farmers considering transitioning their land to a new steward.

Sand County Foundation will present on the conservation project we are conducting with farmers in the Sheboygan River watershed. 

SCF Field Director Greg Olson will be part of a discussion panel sharing results from our project with local farmers that provides on-farm data of how their management influences soil temperature, nutrient runoff potential, and other factors.

Farmland Access Hub is hosting a webinar for landowners and retiring farmers considering transitioning their land to a new steward. 

Our Land Ethic Mentorship program will sponsor a farm tour at this first annual event hosted by the Virginia Association of Biological Farming. 

We will present the Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award at this annual gathering. 

We will share results from our rotational grazing with cover crops research. 

Our field director Greg Olson is presenting on innovative practices for ecosystem services at this all-encompassing conference covering all things water quality, cover crops, and soil health. 

Farmer participants in our soil sensor demonstration project will present at this event hosted by University of Minnesota Extension

Tour Scherder Farms, 2018 Missouri LCA recipient. RSVP by October 18. 

Haley Diem will present on our Pollinator Habitat Program and discuss how it can be adapted to all ages and in schools with limited resources.

Our team will present "Soil Health Management Impacts on Climate Resilience: A Midwest Farm Demonstration"

We're proud to sponsor this soil health event at the Starry Nights Farm, hosted in conjunction with the Kenosha County Regenerative Producers. 

The inaugural Carolinas Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be revealed at this event with our partners Carolina Farm Trust and Soil Regen.

Prior to his untimely passing, regenerative ag pioneer Dave Brandt was working to launch a farmer-led learning center. An effort is now underway to bring his vision to life at the Sinsinawa Mound Center. Presentations include Leopold Conservation Aware recipients Jimmy Emmons and Loran Steinlage.

The SCF team are among the featured speakers at this event hosted by the Cotter Farm and Minnesota Soil Health Coalition. Tom Cotter is a participant in our soil sensor demonstration project.

Iowa Learning Farms and Sand County Foundation will host a field day Tuesday, August 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Garrison House in Clarinda with a sunset prairie walk with host and 2022 Leopold Conservation Award recipient. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.

Sand County Foundation will participate in this conference that assembles a diverse, multigenerational conservation community of researchers, practitioners, industry leaders, farmers, and students from around the world.

Learn from three innovative urban growers. This event is geared towards historically underserved farmers (beginning, veteran, limited resources, and socially disadvantaged). Tour participants will meet at St. Mary's of the Lake Catholic Church for a bus departure. A dinner provided by the Land Ethic Mentorship Program will follow the tour.

We will be presenting on our high school pollinator habitat grant program at this annual gathering of the Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators.

Take a tour of Barney Creek Livestock, the 2022 Montana Leopold Conservation Award recipient, and attend the presentation of the 2023 award.

This virtual workshop will explore financial resources available to historically underserved farmers (beginning, veteran, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged) through NRCS and the Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Join us for the presentation of the 2023 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award.

Dr. Heidi Peterson will be speaking at this two-day business conference that brings together leading brands and key stakeholders to identify the main areas of opportunity and innovation within the food and beverage industry.

The 2023 Texas Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be revealed at this annual event.

More funding is on the horizon for the federal Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). If you lead an agriculture-focused soil and water quality improvement effort in the Midwest, join us May 24 to learn if RCPP is a fit for you.

Chris Conley is hosting a pasture walk with a Dodge County farmer-led watershed group. SCF field projects director Greg Olson will present on the soil sensor demonstration project that Conley is participating in. RSVP by calling 920.386.3660.

Sand County Foundation's participation in this event includes a presentation on our work with landowners in the Driftless Area, and a tour of the effects of dam removal along the Baraboo River.

Our Land Ethic Mentorship program is hosting a farm tour and discussion as part of The Center for Land Based Learning's monthly speaker series. A tour and lunch at Full Belly Farm will take place from 10 to 3, followed by a discussion with Leopold Conservation Award recipients at The Center for Land Based Learning. This event is open to beginning, veteran, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.

The Monarch Joint Venture and Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group host this meeting of conservation partners and industry leaders in support of monarchs. Sand County Foundation will be there to present about our pollinator habitat grant program.

The 2022 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be revealed at the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts' Annual Meeting.

Our Field Projects Director Greg Olson will present on our three-year, on-farm demonstration with 30 farmers across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Each field is equipped with two soil sensors, giving each farmer access to real-time soil moisture and temperature data.

Our agricultural conservation team will present on cover crops and performance based conservation.

Join us at this annual event hosted by the National Black Growers Council.

The inaugural Iowa Leopold Conservation Award recipient will be presented at this event.

Presented for the first time in Indiana, this event will showcase water quality partnerships among multiple stakeholders. We present this annual event with financial support from Walton Family Foundation, North Central SARE, and other sponsors.

This event will showcase information collected in our demonstration project on grazing cover crops. Host Roger Bindl is one of four farmers participating in our project.

Have an interest in agricultural conservation, cover crops, pollinators and soil health? Then plan to attend this annual event from the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) that we are proud to help sponsor.