Podcasts about michael fields agricultural institute

Kailyn Palomares's July visit to the Morning Show was with Dr. Jim Stute, former research director at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, part-time farmer, crop advisor, and member of the Board of Directors for the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County. We talk with him about Regenerative Farming, which includes the utilization of cover crops, farming without tilling the soil, and more. He also talks about why it's important to talk about soil 'health' rather than soil 'quality.'

Urban agriculture is growing in popularity. Here in Wisconsin, it's gotten support from the federal government. Wisconsin Women in Conservation is a statewide project that's funded by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. It's led by the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. The project started in 2020 with a focus on helping women farmers across the state in their conservation plan. But it's grown to encompass urban farmers as well. Noemy Serrano is a district coordinator with the project, serving southeast Wisconsin, including Milwaukee. She says participation has grown from around 1,300 women in 2021 to over 2,000 in 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the final episode of our limited series podcast, our host Ron Kroese moderates a discussion on the 1980s farm crisis. This is a continuation of the roundtable discussion from the last two episodes. Each individual played an important role in the work of National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and its predecessor efforts. During the first week, we focused on the formation, development, and accomplishments of NSAC over the past three decades, through 5 farm bills and 27 appropriation bills. Last week, we focused on successes, challenges, and took a deeper look at the organization. This week, participants also share stories about those who made an impact on sustainable agriculture policy along the way. Discussion participants and their positions and locations at the time of the interview include: Fred Kirschenmann: affiliated with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, and also the Stone Barn Center for Food and Agriculture in New York. Lives in Ames, Iowa. Ann Robinson: Midwest regional office director for the National Center for Appropriate Technology. Located in Des Moines, Iowa. Michael Sligh: with the Rural Advancement Foundation International in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Chuck Hassebrook: Formerly with the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska. Mary Fund: with the Kansas Rural Center and also a certified organic farmer. Ferd Hoefner: policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Washington, D.C. Margaret Krome: policy director for the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. Frances Thicke: farmer from southeast Iowa. Owns and operates an organic dairy farm, processes milk on the farm and markets it all locally. Amy Little: policy director for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. Duane Sand: on the staff of Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa. Teresa Opheim: with Practical Farmers of Iowa. Located in Ames, Iowa. Duane Havorka: executive director of the Nebraska Wildlife Federation. Lives near Elmwood, Nebraska. The roundtable was conducted on Aug. 2, 2015. Link this episode: National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive (video link) -------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Audible, Apple, Google, and more. Catch past episodes, a transcript, and show notes at cfra.org/SustainbleAgPodcast.

This week, we focus on successes, challenges, and take a deeper look at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC). This is the second of three episodes of a roundtable discussion moderated by host Ron Kroese. Next week, we'll talk about the 1980s farm crisis and share stories about those who made an impact on sustainable agriculture policy along the way. Last week, we focused on the formation, development, and accomplishments of NSAC over the past three decades, through 5 farm bills and 27 appropriation bills. Each individual played an important role in the work of NSAC and its predecessor efforts. Discussion participants and their positions and locations at the time of the interview include: Fred Kirschenmann: affiliated with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, and also the Stone Barn Center for Food and Agriculture in New York. Lives in Ames, Iowa. Ann Robinson: Midwest regional office director for the National Center for Appropriate Technology. Located in Des Moines, Iowa. Michael Sligh: with the Rural Advancement Foundation International in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Chuck Hassebrook: Formerly with the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska. Mary Fund: with the Kansas Rural Center and also a certified organic farmer. Ferd Hoefner: policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Washington, D.C. Margaret Krome: policy director for the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. Frances Thicke: farmer from southeast Iowa. Owns and operates an organic dairy farm, processes milk on the farm and markets it all locally. Amy Little: policy director for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. Duane Sand: on the staff of Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa. Teresa Opheim: with Practical Farmers of Iowa. Located in Ames, Iowa. Duane Havorka: executive director of the Nebraska Wildlife Federation. Lives near Elmwood, Nebraska. The roundtable was conducted on Aug. 2, 2015. Link this episode: National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive (video link) -------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Audible, Apple, Google, and more. Catch past episodes, a transcript, and show notes at cfra.org/SustainbleAgPodcast.

In the final three episodes of our limited series podcast, our host Ron Kroese moderates a discussion. Each individual played an important role in the work of National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and its predecessor efforts. This week, we focus on the formation, development, and accomplishments of NSAC over the past three decades, through 5 farm bills and 27 appropriation bills. Next week, we'll focus on successes, challenges, and take a deeper look at the organization. In the final week, we'll talk about the 1980s farm crisis and share stories about those who made an impact on sustainable agriculture policy along the way. Discussion participants and their positions and locations at the time of the interview include: Fred Kirschenmann: affiliated with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, and also the Stone Barn Center for Food and Agriculture in New York. Lives in Ames, Iowa. Ann Robinson: Midwest regional office director for the National Center for Appropriate Technology. Located in Des Moines, Iowa. Michael Sligh: with the Rural Advancement Foundation International in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Chuck Hassebrook: Formerly with the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska. Mary Fund: with the Kansas Rural Center and also a certified organic farmer. Ferd Hoefner: policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Washington, D.C. Margaret Krome: policy director for the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. Frances Thicke: farmer from southeast Iowa. Owns and operates an organic dairy farm, processes milk on the farm and markets it all locally. Amy Little: policy director for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. Duane Sand: on the staff of Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa. Teresa Opheim: with Practical Farmers of Iowa. Located in Ames, Iowa. Duane Havorka: executive director of the Nebraska Wildlife Federation. Lives near Elmwood, Nebraska. The roundtable was conducted on Aug. 2, 2015. Links this episode: National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive (video link) “A Time to Choose: Summary Report on the Structure of Agriculture” "Report and Recommendations on Organic Farming" “The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture” by Wendell Berry “Who Will Sit Up With the Corporate Sow?” -------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Audible, Apple, Google, and more. Catch past episodes, a transcript, and show notes at cfra.org/SustainbleAgPodcast.

Margaret Krome has spent 30 years developing state and local programs and policies supporting environmentally sound, profitable, and socially responsible agriculture. On this week's episode, Ron talks with Margaret about her life's work and the experiences that shaped her. Her interest in ag began in childhood, as the grandchild of a Florida avocado and citrus farmer. She served in agroforestry in the Peace Corps in Cameroon. She then began graduate school and worked at the Wisconsin Rural Development Center during the 1980s farm crisis. In 1995, Margaret joined the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin, where she serves as policy director today. For years, she led the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's annual national grassroots campaign to fund federal programs prioritized each year by NSAC's member groups; she continues to assist NSAC with this campaign. ln Wisconsin, Margaret has been instrumental in helping to create several significant programs, including the UW-Madison center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, the Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction program, the state's Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program, the state's farm to School program, and others. She conducts workshops and webinars nationwide on grant writing, using federal programs to support sustainable agriculture, and on new USDA crop insurance programs supporting diversified farms. Margaret has invested a dozen years in building the next generation of sustainable agriculture leaders, including more leaders of color. The interview was conducted on Feb. 16, 2016. Links this episode: National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Michael Fields Agricultural Institute -------- Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on Spotify, Audible, Apple, Google, and more. Catch past episodes, a transcript, and show notes at cfra.org/SustainbleAgPodcast.

In today's episode, Rick and Sam are joined by members of Wisconsin Women in Conservation: Dr. Esther Shekinah is a Research Agronomist at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute; Jennifer Nelson works with Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services (MOSES); and Val Dantoin is a Conservation Coach for Wisconsin Women in Conservation. These inspiring women join us today to share their work, describing the challenges and successes the organization has faced thus far and its focus on community, the greater good, and sustainable farming. Finally, they share their hope for the future of sustainability and involvement by women of all ages as part of the solution for the challenges we face. Dr. Esther Shekinah is a Research Agronomist at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute with more than 20 years of sustainable agriculture research experience in both India and the US. In addition to leading the Wisconsin Women in Conservation team, she is researching cover crops and industrial hemp with the goal of developing production practices that encourage diversity in organic cropping systems. Jennifer Nelson works with Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services (MOSES), facilitating farmer education and farmland access. With her partner, she co-owns Humble Pie Farm in Plum City, Wis., growing Certified Organic bedding plants, produce and flowers. Jennifer has managed and been on the board of multiple farmers' markets in the Midwest. Val Dantoin is a Conservation Coach for Wisconsin Women in Conservation. Val's Full Circle Community Farm is located outside of Green Bay. They focus on grazing, permaculture, riparian buffers, wetlands, organic, pollinator habitat. Valerie is a farmer-teacher who models her 240 acre farm after the workings of natural eco-systems. She has B.S. in bacteriology, a Masters Degree in Agronomy and an all but dissertated Ph.D. in land resources. Valerie developed and teaches 20 courses in the Sustainable Food & Ag Systems program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Sam Scinta is President and Founder of IM Education, a non-profit, and Lecturer in Political Science at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Viterbo University. Rick Kyte is Endowed Professor and Director of the DB Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University. Music compliments of Bobby Bridger- “Rendezvous” from "A Ballad of the West"

Episode Title: Organic Certifications with Harriet Behar Show notes: Getting organically certified is one of the first and most important steps to transitioning to organic farming, but how does one actually go about it? Harriet Behar has worked in organic systems for over thirty years and is an expert on the regulations, processes, and requirements for getting organically certified. Join us and host Dr. Erin Silva as we discuss this crucial process in part one of our four part series on transitioning to organic farming. Tune in to learn more about: What goes into creating an Organic System Plan How knowing the requirements ahead of time can save time when transitioning to organic farming How to avoid comingling of organic and non-organic crops and seeds in parallel organic and conventional operations What happens during an organic inspection How crop rotations differ in conventional and organic systems If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/ Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you would like to reach out to Harriet, you can find her here: harriet.organic@gmail.com If you would like to reach out to Erin, you can find her here: Twitter: @Emsilva624 emsilva@wisc.edu Resources CEU Quiz Link: https://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/776 Managing through the Organic Transition in Grain Crop Production Webinar Series: https://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/658 OGRAIN: https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/ OGRAIN Resources: https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/resources/ OGRAIN Winter Conference: https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/ OGRAIN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIqPECXj3WfeUEjYGAgdYg OGRAIN Field Days: https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/prior-ograin-events/ Moses Organic Certifier list: https://mosesorganic.org/organic-certification/ Moses Fact Sheets: https://mosesorganic.org/publications/organic-fact-sheets/ Moses Farmer-to-Farmer Mentoring Program: https://mosesorganic.org/projects/mentor-program/ Moses Organic Field Days: https://mosesorganic.org/events/organic-field-days/ Practical Farmers of Iowa: https://practicalfarmers.org/ Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Days: https://practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/ Land Stewardship Project: https://landstewardshipproject.org/ Land Connection: https://thelandconnection.org/ Land Connection Field Days: https://thelandconnection.org/workshops-2/ Michael Fields Agricultural Institute: https://michaelfields.org/ National Organic Program website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/programs-offices/national-organic-program NCR SARE: https://www.northcentralsare.org/ This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2018-38640-28416 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC18-166. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Field, Lab, Earth is copyrighted to the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

We’re continuing with Margaret Krome, Policy Program Director for the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. Today we're discussing how we as women working in sustainable agriculture can keep up our resilience in advocating for good food. Are you new to policy? This is the episode for you as Margaret gifts us with an accessible navigation of how Farm Bill programs are funded and how we can have our farmer voices heard.

Today we sit down with Margaret Krome to hear her inspiring story of how she has become a national leader in sustainable agriculture policy, from her family's citrus farm in Florida to the Peace Corps to eventually rooting in Wisconsin, thanks in part to a night of polka dancing. Listen in and hear why it's so important for farmers to take an active advocacy role. Margaret Krome is Policy Program Director for the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. She also conducts workshops nationwide on grant writing and using federal programs to support sustainable agriculture. Since October 2018, Margaret has served as Interim Coalition Director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)She works with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition to support environmentally sound, profitable, and socially responsible agriculture.

For this episode, two agriculture policy experts discuss the importance of local, grassroots organizing AND national lobbying when it comes to getting federal funding appropriated for sustainable agriculture programs.  Margaret Krome works as the Public Policy Program Director for the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, WI. She'll be speaking with Paul Wolfe, Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC).   

If our guest, Bridget Holcomb with the Women, Food and Agriculture Network, could change one thing for women in the sustainable ag community it would be to stop that nagging voice inside our heads that says we are not doing enough. Listen in to hear how lifting the veil on this and embracing our authenticity and vulnerabilities can help us achieve bigger goals. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

We’re continuing on the women’s leadership front today with Bridget Holcomb, executive director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. With a learning model based on empowerment and connections, WFAN and its partners like MOSES support women through social interaction. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

In today’s episode, Bridget Holcomb shares her journey to her current role leading a nonprofit focused on women in sustainable agriculture. In her case, going to grad school, her commitment to service leadership, and taking advantage of opportunities—and connecting with women along the way—all add up to where she is today. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

Today we sit down with Bridget Holcomb, head of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. Bridget shares her journey to her current role running a women-focused nonprofit, and how she took advantage of opportunities along the way. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

Margaret Krome of the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is bringing farmers and fishermen together to support sustainable agriculture practices in the Midwest, which, in turn, will protect the fisheries in the Gulf. Stewardship of land in the upper Midwest directly affects the livelihoods of fishermen in the gulf, because poor farming practices dump excess nutrients into the streams and rivers that make their way to the ocean. Knowing this, Margaret wondered if she could take her work in supporting sustainable agriculture practices a step further. "What about creating a cultural relationship between these genuinely great conservation farmers in the upper Midwest and the end users of their water -- namely fishermen in the gulf who are dealing with the dead zone?"

Margaret Krome, public policy program director for Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, speaks with us about sustainable agriculture initiatives and MFAI's fascinating corn breeding program.

After five years as an outdoor educator Dan Fillius changed careers to organic farming. He is glad he shifted, and experiences a deeper connection to the cycles of nature because of it. Dan has been the Production Manager at the Michigan State University Student Organic Farm since December 2009. Before that he farmed in Wisconsin and New York, with stints on farms in California and Pennsylvania. Dan was also a student in the Farmer Training Program at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, WI. Originally Dan is from San Diego, CA, but with family from both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, he is enjoying getting back to his roots in MI. Today’s episode has been brought to you by The Heritage Meat Shop. “Out of all of the states, Michigan is second only to California in the number of crops grown in the state.” “We’re preparing our students to be farmers right out of the gate.” — Dan Fillius on Greenhorn Radio