Learn With Us
Are you looking for a training opportunity that is led by a mentor or expert in the field?
An expert from an accredited, research-based, and trusted organization, institution, or government entity?
Do you do well when learning with others in a classroom, or similar, environment, a space where you can build connections with others that will last beyond the duration of the course?
Events Held Annually Around the State
Livestock
- Meat Cutting School, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Humane Livestock Handling Series, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
- Organic Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
Events Held Annually Around the State:
Farm Business Management
- Business Planning For Producers, UMaine Extension
- Boots to Bushels, UMaine Extension and University of Rhode Island
- QuickBooks For Farmers, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
- GenerationNext, Farm Credit East
- Farm Beginnings, MOFGA
- Labor Management Series, MOFGA
- Farm Business Planning Programs, Maine Farmland Trust
- Acquiring Your Farm, Land For Good
- Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training, UMaine Extension
- Tractor Safety Training, UMaine Extension
- Pesticide Applicator Licensing Training, Board of Pesticide Control, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
Farm Business Management and Farm Safety
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May
31
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May
10
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Sep
18
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Oct
16
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Nov
13
Events Held Annually Around the State:
Vegetables and Fruit
- Boots to Bushels, UMaine Extension and University of Rhode Island
- Growing Small Fruit on Your Farm Online Course, UMaine Extension
- Maine Compost School, UMaine Extension and DACF
- Maine Vegetable and Fruit School, UMaine Extension and MVSFGA
- MOFGA Journeyperson Program
- MOFGA Apprenticeship Program
- MOFGA Farm Training Project Series
- Farms For the Future, Maine DACF
- New American Sustainable Agriculture Project, Cultivating Community
- Liberation Farms Community Farming Program (Somali Bantu Maine)
- Wild Blueberry Production Course, UMaine Extension
- Fruit and Vegetable Farmer Training Program (Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment)
- Beekeeping Courses, UMaine Extension
Vegetable and Fruit Production
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May
24
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Apr
26
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Sep
20
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Sep
21
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Sep
22
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