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NEW GLARUS, Wis. — The New Farmer Summit will teach new and aspiring organic farmers the field and financial sides of the business April 4 and 5 at Primrose Valley Farm near New Glarus.

The event will include 24 workshops on topics such as caring for livestock, organic vegetables, orchards, bees, soil, equipment, creative access to farmland, finding funding, making a business plan and how to obtain organic certification.

The $75 registration includes two full days of workshops, large group sessions, a farmer panel, organic meals, a seed swap and an evening barn dance with live music and a caller.

Scholarships are available, and a discount is offered to farm partners.

Participants can sign up for an optional “behind-the-scenes” tour of three local, sustainable farms from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 3. The $35 fee includes bus transportation, lunch and snacks.

The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service and Renewing the Countryside, are organizing the event. Sponsors include Agrarian Trust, the National Young Farmers Coalition and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, with funding through a grant from the USDA’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.

For registration or more information, go to mosesorganic.org/newfarmersummit or call 715-778-5775.

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