| 5/29/24 : 10am - 2pm Specialty Crop & Urban Ag Workshop |
Specialty Crops & Urban Ag Education
Conservation districts are helping address natural resource issues in urbanizing areas through newly developing urban and non traditional agriculture programs. Many districts are providing technical assistance related to urban soil health, small scale erosion and sediment control, planting and managing urban trees and forests, mitigating invasive species, stormwater management, small acreage farming, and more.
Districts are able to deliver technical and financial assistance to a broad spectrum of producers; from aspiring to experienced, small to medium-scale, in the diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities across Kansas. Services for refugee communities are also included in our urban ag outreach in many counties.
USDA announces urban agriculture and innovative production grants
Posted Friday March 22, 2024
USDA is accepting applications for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production. The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation Projects.
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Specialty Crop & Urban Ag Spring Workshop
Posted Tuesday March 19, 2024
This workshop will focus on ag topics for specialty growers.
The featured speaker will be Roger McEowen, Professor of Agriculture Law and Taxation at Washburn University School of Law, Topeka. USDA representatives from Farm Service Agency, Farm Loan Program; and Natural Resources Conservation Service will also be on hand to discuss microloans and farm planning.
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