Welcome to Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development

What's new at Three Rivers RC&D:

Conservation Selling Skills Workshop

This seminar will be conducted by Chuck Hitzemann. Chuck is the founder of Positive Growth International, a consulting firm based in Virginia. He designs and conducts professional development seminars, facilitates business and marketing planning and is a personal coach for sales representatives. Chuck brings over thirty years of sales, marketing management, and leadership experience to the seminar, including six years in Europe. Chuck conducted the first two Conservation Selling Skills workshops in 2007, and they were so well received we decided to hold a follow up seminar. For more information and how to register, take a look at the CSS brochure.

2008 Midwewst Value Added Agriculture Confeance

This conferance has been one of the most valuable educational opportunities for farmers in the upper midwest. If you are looking ti increase your farm profitability or want to explore aternative marketing options, be sure to attend this conferance. The Midwest Vaue Added Agriculture Conferance will be "Two days filled with agricultural and business information, education and networking brought to you by Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation & Development and River Country Resource Conservation &Development." Be sure to take a look at the list of speakers, conferance schedule, and registration form.

Joel Salatin to keynote the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota’s 18th Annual Conference

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota (SFA), a grassroots, non-profit organization that supports sustainable farming, is proud to announce that grass-farmer, author and lecturer Joel Salatin will be the keynote speaker at its 18th Annual Conference. Salatin is widely known throughout the alternative and sustainable farming world for his books and lectures promoting ecologically friendly and economically viable farming strategies and methods. Some of his writings include: You Can Farm, Salad Bar Beef, Pastured Poultry Profit$, and Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal. He gained national fame after he was featured in Michael Pollan’s book The Omnivore’s Dilemma. For more information on Salatin and Polyface Farm, visit Polyface Farms.

We have new project Photos Posted!

Our Summer grazing management workshop series were a success, attendance was good and there was alot of good information shared. To see what went on at the workshops, check out our photo gallery.

PCWL Crop Establishment funds are still available!!

We have spent much of this summer traveling the state promoting PCWL and the Crop establishment program. It is our goal to fill the remaining 500 acres this fall. Don't forget this program is available state wide and for a variety of perennial crops.

If you are considering planting perennial crops this tis fall of next spring, let us know and we may be able to help. We currently have funding available for up to $150 per acre on approximately 500 acres. This incentive is available for the establishment of perennial Conservation crops. For more information please, Contact us or visit Productive Conservation on Working Lands.

Don't Forget the Three Rivers Blog.
At the Three Rivers Blog you can stay informed about the latest news in the rapidly developing bio-energy industry in Southern Minnesota as well as current news about sustainable agriculture, Local Foods, and many other items of interest in Southern Minnesota.

So is that all? No, not really. We are always looking for new projects in the following areas:

• Local Food Promotion
• Renewable Energy/Bio Fuels
• Water Quality
• Smart Growth
• Affordable Housing
• Value Added Agriculture
• Community Development

If you live in the three Rivers RC&D area and have an idea you would like to discuss, please contact us or fill out a Project Proposal Form and we will review it at the next Council meeting.

To find out more about what Three Rivers is all about, our vision and mission will give you an idea of what we are all about.

The Three Rivers RC&D Council prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To File a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.