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Skagit County Ag Calendar*

October - November - December

*Dates are subject to change

 

September
3	Culivating Success course begins 6:00 - 9:00 Wednesdays and two Saturday field trips WSU Skagit County Extension Learn how to apply successful whole farm management principles to your small farm operation. Evaluate your farm’s resources, develop marketing strategies, explore row crop and grazing options on small acreages, and integrate sustainable livestock and poultry systems. Course fee is $200. Click here for the course brochure. To register, call Don McMoran, WSU Extension Educator, at 360-428-4270, ext. 225 or email him at donaldm@co.skagit.wa.us.
15	Transitioning to Value-Added Products Course application deadline Northwest Agriculture Business Center, 360-336-3727 Classes begin in November. Click here to see a flyer about this course!
17	Livestock Advisors training course begins 6:00 - 9:00 Wednesdays University Center at Everett Station The ten-week series covers feeding, breeding, and housing for beef, sheep, goats, poultry, and swine. Other topics covered include mud, manure, pasture, and predator challenges with a special focus on the latest in livestock best management practices. Folks are asked to return 50 hours of volunteer time over  2 years. Cost for the ten-week course is $125, with a $50 rebate returned when the volunteer hours requirement is satisfied. Click here for the brochure and application.
October
4 - 5	Skagit Valley Farm Tour: a Fesitval of Family Farms
6	Tilth Producers of Washington and WSU Small Farms Team 2008 Farm Walk Series Styger Family Dairy Farm, Chehalis
November
December

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