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SUMMARY:2026 Certified Farm Start Up
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to start your own farm or ranch business? Farm Connect’s Certified Farm Startup Program in partnership with TOPP (Transition to Organic Partnership Program) offers a curated online course to acquire the skills and tools needed to access farmland and start a farm business. \nThe CFS curriculum covers many topics\, including: \n\nBusiness planning\nDiversification and marketing strategies\nLand lease and purchase strategies\nCreating a farm business plan\nFinancial and risk management\n\nAll classes are FREE and offered remotely through our online learning portal and virtual ZOOM classes.
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/2026-certified-farm-start-up/
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SUMMARY:Rural Resilience- Ranch Health: Cattle Vaccination Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance for the sixth year of the Rural Resilience Webinar Series\, where they’re growing their ranching and rural community’s financial\, ecological\, and social resilience with experienced speakers and actionable insights. \nThis free\, four-part series will tackle key topics designed to support ranchers and rural residents: \nFebruary 5 – Ranch Health: Cattle Vaccination Best Practices \nHealthy herds are the foundation of a resilient ranch. Dr. Katie Rein of Crazy Mountain Veterinary Service will share practical\, hands-on guidance for livestock vaccination\, covering needle size selection\, proper injection sites\, and the differences between subcutaneous and intramuscular methods. This session is ideal for ranch hands\, interns\, spouses\, or friends who assist with livestock care\, as well as experienced ranchers seeking a refresher or those who were never formally taught vaccination techniques. \nAbout the Speaker: I grew up on a ranch west of Melville\, MT\, which has been in my family since 1893. After leaving home\, I continued my education with college at Montana State University\, veterinary school at Washington State University\, and an internship in Large Animal Medicine at Texas A&M University. After that\, I worked at Harlowton Veterinary Clinic for two years before starting Crazy Mountain Veterinary Service. \nEach session includes a 60-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&A\, allowing you to engage directly with Ranchers Stewardship Alliance’s expert speakers. \nCost: FREE! \nDon’t miss this opportunity to gain practical knowledge and connect with others dedicated to building resilient ranching and rural communities. \nPre-registration is required—Zoom link will be emailed upon registration. \nThe Zoom link is the same for all four webinars. \n(PLEASE NOTE: You will be registering for the entire series.  It is not necessary to register for each webinar separately.)
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/rural-resilience-ranch-health-cattle-vaccination-best-practices/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Ranch Stewards Book Club – Winter 2026
DESCRIPTION:Are you wanting to know more about succession planning? Wondering how to start the conversations? Believe that succession planning starts now and not when someone passes away. Brent Turner is explaining exactly that in his new book called Peace of Land. \nPeace of Land is the essential guide for families who want to pass on more than just acres and cattle. With vivid storytelling and practical wisdom\, Brent Turner shows you how to start the conversations that matter most\, create a real succession plan\, and ensure your legacy thrives for generations to come. \nRanchers Stewardship Alliance will be discussing what farm/ranch family needs to know about legacy\, land and letting go. \nWhen: Monday\, February 9\, 2025\, at 7 p.m. MT \nPeace of Land By Brent Turner \nFirst 10 people (in the continental U.S.) to register get a FREE book! \nGrab your book now at Amazon or Bookshop.org. \nClick here to become a RSA Member! \nZoom link will be emailed to you after registration. 
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/ranch-stewards-book-club-winter-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:11th Annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Convening
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 11th Annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Convening. A collaboration between OSU Dry Farming Program and the Dry Farming Institute nonprofit. We gather to give updates on our collaborative projects; share successes\, failures\, lessons learned; plan for the next growing season; and discuss the future of the Dry Farming Collaborative. \nThis year’s presentations will include: \n\nClara Nicholls\, UC Berkeley Professor\, will present on Agroecological Approaches to Drought Adaptation\nFabrizia Lanza\, Sicilian cultural food expert\, and Vincenzo Pisa\, Sicilian farmer\, present on: Why and how to dry farm tomatoes in the middle of Sicily: soil; management\, varieties\, and sustainability\nAnthony Reyes\, Oxbow Farm\, Carnation\, WA\, provides insights from dry farmed summer cover-cropping trials\, as well as dry farm tomato and winter squash production.\nMatt Davis and Lucas Nebert present OSU Dry Farming Program Research updates on dry farm production of tomatoes\, cowpea\, and sorghum in Corvallis\, Oregon\nAmy Garrett shares exciting updates and developments from the Dry Farming Institute\n\nFocus group discussions will include: \n\nDry farmed cut flowers collaborative research opportunities\nDry farmed seed saving\, breeding and adaptation\nDry farm tomato production principles and practices\nFarmer-led dry farming research hubs discussion\nDry farmed fruit trees and other perennials\nWestern Arid Growers Network meetup\n\nPlease RSVP to let us know if you can attend this virtual meeting. Even if you cannot attend\, please complete the registration process\, and we will provide you with all meeting materials including the meeting recording\, future opportunities to connect with meeting participants\, and more ways to get involved with the Dry Farming Collaborative. \nThis will be our 11th annual winter meeting where we gather to give updates on our collaborative projects; share successes\, failures\, lessons learned; plan for the next growing season; and discuss the future of the Dry Farming Collaborative.
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/11th-annual-dry-farming-collaborative-winter-convening/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Selling Homemade Food 101: Raw Milk - MT Law\, Testing\, and Safety
DESCRIPTION:Join Prospera and the MT Dept. of Livestock Bureau Chief\, Alicia Love\, and DPHHS Public Health Sanitarian\, Sadie Overlie\, as they discuss the regulations and testing requirements for selling raw milk under SB199. Prospera will also be joined by a MT raw milk producer to share their experience and answer any questions around navigating this market successfully and safely.
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/selling-homemade-food-101-raw-milk-mt-law-testing-and-safety/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Northern Sagebrush Steppe Landowner Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This sponsored virtual workshop will bring together landowners from across the three jurisdictions of the Northern Sagebrush Steppe to exchange information on rangeland management tools and\, create a greater landowner community.
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/northern-sagebrush-steppe-landowner-workshop/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Rural Resilience- Ranch Water: Low-Tech\, High-Impact Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Join Ranchers Stewardship Alliance for the sixth year of the Rural Resilience Webinar Series\, where they’re growing their ranching and rural community’s financial\, ecological\, and social resilience with experienced speakers and actionable insights. \nThis free\, four-part series will tackle key topics designed to support ranchers and rural residents: \nFebruary 19 – Ranch Water: Low-Tech\, High-Impact Restoration \nSometimes the simplest solutions have the biggest impact. Paul Jones with Tomichi Creek Ecosystem Services will explore Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration\, a hands-on approach to rebuilding natural water systems. Learn how mimicking beaver dams can improve water retention\, restore riparian function\, and boost drought resilience using minimal materials and practical techniques that bring lasting benefits to your land and livestock. \nMore about Paul: He started his career with the Colorado Division of Wildlife in July 1992 as a District Wildlife Manager (Game Warden).  His first District the Littleton District\, where he worked until the spring of 1995\, when he transferred to the Gunnison East District.  There as part of his biological duties\, he was assigned as the CDOW representative on the Gunnison Sage Grouse Working Group\, the first collaborative sage-grouse working group in the west.  In 2001\, he lateraled into the Habitat Biologist Position for Area 16\, which morphed into the Conservation Biologist position when the Habitat Section ceased to exist.  In that role\, he negotiated and acquired eight CDOW conservation easements\, five State Wildlife Areas\, and assisted with multiple third-party conservation easements permanently protecting over 15\,000 acres of important habitat for the Gunnison sage-grouse in the Gunnison and North Fork Basins.  He also helped develop the template language for the umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for the Gunnison sage-grouse\, which helped protect habitat for the species on 40 private ranches.   In 2006\, took the Aquatic Conservation Biologist position for the Southwest Region.  In that position\, he worked with the Three Species (round tail chub flannel mouth and bluehead suckers)\, Rio Grande sucker and chub\, and boreal toads until he retired In 2018.   Since that time\, he has started his own consulting company\, Tomich Creek Ecosystem Services\, and focuses his work on wet meadow restoration\, and those gullied systems that Dave Rosgen once said were too flashy to restore. \nEach session includes a 60-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&A\, allowing you to engage directly with Ranchers Stewardship Alliances expert speakers. \nCost: FREE! \nDon’t miss this opportunity to gain practical knowledge and connect with others dedicated to building resilient ranching and rural communities. \nPre-registration is required—Zoom link will be emailed upon registration. \nThe Zoom link is the same for all four webinars. \n(PLEASE NOTE: You will be registering for the entire series.  It is not necessary to register for each webinar separately.)
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/rural-resilience-ranch-water-low-tech-high-impact-restoration/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn Virtual Ranch Succession Panel
DESCRIPTION:As Benjamin Franklin famously said\, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” While we may not like to talk about either\, planning for the future of your ranch is one conversation you can’t afford to put off. \nAccording to the 2017 Census of Agriculture\, the average age of a U.S. rancher was 57.5 years old. Fast forward to today\, and that number is likely closer to 65. The question is no longer if change is coming but how prepared are you when it does? \nWhat happens to your place if something happens to you?\nWho will carry on the work you’ve built?\nHow can you keep your land productive and your legacy intact? \nThis session is your opportunity to get clear answers and true peace of mind. Ranchers Stewardship Alliance will explore real-world options for succession planning\, strategies to keep your name on the mailbox\, and pathways to ensure working lands remain in production for generations to come. \nThey’re bringing together three trusted experts to guide the conversation: \n\nBrent Turner\, author of Peace of Mind\, Columbus\, MT\nAriel Overstreet-Atkins\, owner of Bluebird Law\, Billings\, MT\nCurt Barnekoff\, retired CPA of 40 years\n\nBring your questions! If you’d like yours read during the session\, email it to moxarart@ranchstewards.org. Prefer to stay anonymous? \nJust let them know in your message. \nJoin Ranchers Stewardship Alliance as you’ll learn together\, share experiences\, and take practical steps toward a strong\, secure future for your operation. \nThis is your chance to gain personalized insights that can truly shape what comes next. \nZoom link will be emailed upon registration. 
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/lunch-learn-virtual-ranch-succession-panel/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Where's the Profit? How to (actually) make money selling your beer in 2026
DESCRIPTION:Montana Food and Ag Development Center Network is co-hosting a free webinar with Small Batch Standard [sbstandard.com]\, a team of financial experts that has helped 285+ craft breweries increase profit over the past 15 years! It’ll take place on Tuesday\, February 24 at 10 am MT\, and they’d love for you and your team to join. \nAs the craft industry has plateaued\, running a profitable brewery has become more and more challenging each year. This presentation will provide craft business owners a deep dive to understand why this is and\, more importantly\, the strategic changes owners need to make in order to sell the right beer\, to the right consumers\, at the right margins\, to generate cash and finally get ahead.
URL:https://abundantmontana.com/event/wheres-the-profit-how-to-actually-make-money-selling-your-beer-in-2026/
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