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Farm Horizons • Feb. 8, 2016 • Page 31 Living on the Land workshop series offered Do you dream of owning acreage in the country? Do you have an existing farm that is in need of a plan and strategies for the best possible results? The Living on the Land workshop series, offered by University of Minnesota Extension, will equip you with the education and resources to be successful. The eight-week course is designed to arm landowners with agricultural information to enable them to be good stewards of their land. The course will begin with goal-setting and individual property inventory, then address soil, plant, water, and animal basics. single farm who will share materials. For example, a husbandand-wife team, or two siblings may attend together. The curriculum The Living on the Land curriculum addresses a growing need for information regarding small acreages. The series incorporates knowledge and experience from a team of instructors, to address topics including: what do you have and what do you want, what you can do with your land, protecting water quality, what to do about weeds, lawn and pasture maintenance, getting down and dirty with soils, and caring for and managing your animals. The series also includes a farm tour. Locations Benefits include useful educational publications, an educaThe series will be taught by Extension educators and other tional farm tour, soil test kit, and a site visit/consultation from subject matter experts: a University of Minnesota Extension educator in your area, • in the Rogers Community Room in Rogers from 6 to 9 as well as the tools to help you succeed with your goals and p.m. Wednesday evenings, Feb. 24 through April 13; and dreams on your country acreage. • at State Bank of New Prague in New Prague, Tuesday eve- For more information nings, March 15 through May 3. For more information regarding the workshop in Rogers, Light meals are provided at each session. contact Rod Greder at (763) 682-7381, or [email protected]; Registration or Karl Hakanson at (612) 624-7948, or [email protected]. Early registration is $199 until Monday, Feb. 22 for Rogers; For more information regarding the workshop in New Prague, and Monday, March 14 for New Prague. contact Abby Neu at (952) 492-5386, or [email protected]; All registrations received after those dates will be $209. or Karen Anderson at (507) 332-6165, or ande9495@umn. To register, go to http://z.umn.edu/2016lotl. edu. Each registration is valid for up to two people representing a To see a brochure, go to http://z.umn.edu/rogerslotl. n A Place to Call Home! Rural Long-Term C