Cattlemen’s Corner Beef Newsletter
Keep up with new programs, current issues and events in the beef industry. A special youth section highlights events and opportunities for kids and young adults. See the current issues.
Living on the Land: Stewardship for Small Acreages
The “Living on the Land” class series is aimed at providing current and future land owners with practical information and resources about small acreage management. Participants develop a plan for their property, and share ideas with a team of expert instructors and other participants.
Course Topics Include
- What Do You Have and What Do You Want?
- Selecting Farm Equipment
- What to do About Weeds
- Market and Organic Gardening
- Pasture Establishment and Renovation
- Caring for Your Animals
- What Can you Do?
- Enterprise Budgets
- Water Quality
- Feeds and Feeding
- Your Living Soil
- Grazing Management and Much More!
Resources
Read current issues of The Ache-Ridge Post: Living on the Land Newsletter (available in pdf).
For more information or to be placed on the waiting list for winter of 2013, contact Stephanie Etter, University of Idaho Canyon County Extension Educator, at (208) 459-6003 or at setter@uidaho.edu.
Annie's Project
This is a six-week course designed especially for farm women to help them develop management and decision-making skills for their farms. Sessions include brief presentations, discussions focused on the participant's questions, and computer training to use spreadsheets.
To learn more about Annie's Project contact Stephanie Etter, University of Idaho Canyon County Extension Educator, for more information at (208) 459-6003 or at
setter@uidaho.edu.
Cultivating Success™
The Cultivating Success™ Program offers a series of courses that provide beginning and existing farmers with the planning and decision-making tools, production skills and support to develop a sustainable small acreage farm.
Contact us for information about the next offering or view the statewide course calendar on the
Cultivating Success website.
