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SUMMARY:Heinz Family Farm Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging and practical field day focused on transitioning to organic pasture and beef production.  We’ll explore the journey to organic ranching with the Heinz Family Ranch owners in Onaka\, SD.  Theses experienced cattleman manage the family ranch raising red simmintal/angus cross cattle and are in the process of transitioning the family’s organic beef calves to USDA organic certification.  \nThis event will highlight certification challenges to management\, feed sourcing\, recordkeeping\, and navigating the complex organic beef market. The Heinz family will share the steps his operation have taken and plan to take\, as well as they why behind the reasons they are transitioning.  \nWhether you are already certified or considering the transition\, this field day offers honest insights\, peer-to-peer learning\, and helpful resources for producers looking to get into organic livestock production. \nThis is a USDA Transition to Organic Farm Production (TOPP) event of the Plains Region .\n\nPlease Join us at 34077 147th St.\, Onaka\, SD and help us in our food preparation by registering for this event below.\n\n\n                \n                        \n                            Heinz Family Ranch Field Day\n                            NPSAS Field Day in Ipswich\, SD at the Heinz Family Ranch on September 8 \, 2026. \n                        \n                        Name(Required)\n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    First\n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    Last\n                                                \n                            \n                        Email\n                            \n                        Cell phone # (in case circumstances change on the day of the event)Do you have any questions you would like answered about organic farming and/or transitioning to organic farming or ranching?Are you a farmer interested in organic farming or ranching?(Required)I am a farmer/rancher interested in learning how other operations work..I am already a certified organic farm/ranch learning from others.I am a farmer interested in more information on transitioning to organic farming.I am not a farmer\, I just think this would be interesting.How did you hear about this event?Social MediaAdvertisementWord of MouthNewspaperOrganizational NewsletterOtherWant to keep up-to-date with our latest news and announcements? Yes please!
URL:https://www.npsas.org/event/heinz-family-farm-field-day-4665/
CATEGORIES:Summer Field Day,TOPP Event
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