Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society

NPSAS Board Meeting
2027-03-18 08:00 - 10:00, 2027-06-17 08:00 - 10:00, 2027-09-16 08:00 - 10:00, 2027-12-16 08:00 - 10:00, 2028-03-16 08:00 - 10:00, 2028-06-15 08:00 - 10:00, 2028-09-21 08:00 - 10:00, 2028-12-21 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) and 7 more dates
This is the monthly meeting of the NPSAS Board of Directors. It is held virtually each month. Board Members meet in person in late March or early April for an annual retreat and at the annual conference in January. NPSAS members are welcome to ask for the link to attend and/or bring forth ideas that they would like to see the board discuss. In addition, members are invited to consider serving on the board as 3 seats are up for renewal each year. It is a great opportunity to be involved in NPSAS. If serving on the board is not your style, but you’d like to help, consider other ways to be involved.

Serve on the Farm Breeder Network Committee where research, seed development, and other ideas are discussed and implemented to improve crop conditions for members
Host a field day at your farm
Write an article for The Germinator
Speak at the annual Food & Farming conference in a workshop on a topic that would benefit members and attendees of NPSAS

Go to our NPSAS Board of Directors page to learn more about the board or find out how to reach out to them.
If you’re interested in serving on the NPSAS board, complete a board application. Elections are in January of each year and there are three positions open each January at the annual meeting held at the NPSAS Food and Farming Conference.

Farm Breeder Network
2027-04-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2027-07-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2027-10-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2028-01-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2028-04-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2028-07-11 08:00 - 09:00, 2028-10-10 08:00 - 09:00, 2029-01-09 08:00 - 09:00 and 7 more dates
The Farm Breeding Network (FBN) brings farmers, chefs, processors, and eaters together to share knowledge and seed stock for seed saving, crop breeding and fellowship. This NPSAS committee gives farmers the information and discussion group they need in order to participate as partners in public plant breeding and to take on their own breeding projects at home. This committee seeks to support public plant breeding and to revive a long tradition of seed saving and on farm breeding to ensure the availability of adapted and productive varieties. The FBN also seeks to maintain breeding and seed saving rights for farmers, the original plant breeders.
Committee members determine FBN projects and goals. Farmers are connecting with one another and with researchers to actively improve, save and share seeds. We are also linking with groups and individuals worldwide to build farmer-centric plant breeding and seed networks.
The zoom link for these meetings is sent via email each month to those interested in attending. If you’d like to participate in this event and be notified of this monthly event moving forward, send an email to the NPSAS director at this address.
If you’d like to learn more about the Farm Breeder Network check out this page on our website.
