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SUMMARY:Tri-State SARE Project Webinar Series - Nutritional Impacts on Carcass Performance and Meat Quality
DESCRIPTION:The Tri-State SARE project (funded through Northeast SARE and USDA) is a collaboration among the Universities of Connecticut\, Massachusetts\, and Rhode Island. For over 14 years\, this project has helped farmers and the professionals who work with them learn more about raising healthy animals and the development & sustainable use of pasture. \n\nWe are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2026 Tri-State SARE Project webinar series\, focusing on livestock carcass performance:\n\n\nFebruary 18: Animal Physiology’s Role in Carcass Performance\nMarch 10: Forage Composition and Quality for Optimal Carcass Performance\nApril 2: Nutritional Impacts on Carcass Performance and Meat Quality\nApril 14: Online Discussion Group\n\n\nAll events will be 10 am to 12 pm EST. Open to service providers and farmers. No fee to attend. Register in advance. \nQuestions? Visit https://livestock.extension.uconn.edu/sare/ or contact Rachel at rachel.bespuda@uconn.edu
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/tri-state-sare-project-webinar-series-nutritional-impacts-on-carcass-performance-and-meat-quality-2/
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SUMMARY:Presentation and Discussion  - Creating a Buy-Protect-Sell Program for MDAR
DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 2\, 2026 – 12-1:30pm via Zoom \nMDAR is moving forward with the development of a Buy-Protect-Sell (BPS) program\, supported by newly granted legislative authority to buy and sell land while ensuring its permanent protection. MDAR is hosting a presentation and discussion on MDAR’s Buy-Protect-Sell (BPS) Program\, where you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about MDAR’s vision for the program\, ask questions\, and share your perspective. This is the second virtual event being held on the topic. If you attended the first meeting\, the presentation will be the same\, but the discussion portion will be focused on ways the needs of farmers can be best incorporated into the program. As such\, this event is open to everyone but is oriented towards farmers\, prospective farmers\, beginning farmers\, and organizations that work closely with and/or represent farmers. \nLearn more about the event and register here.
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/presentation-and-discussion-creating-a-buy-protect-sell-program-for-mdar-2/
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SUMMARY:From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges\, New Pressures\, Changing Paradigms (Yale's Forest Forum webinar series)
DESCRIPTION:Yale’s Forest Forum continues with another series of webinars\, beginning next month. \nCalled From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges\, New Pressures\, Changing Paradigms\, the webinar series will take place on Tuesdays from noon – 1 pm\, beginning January 20 (the first webinar this week was postponed until next week) and running through April 21. \nSince the 1970s\, forestry has shifted from a primarily production-oriented enterprise or one of conservation to one centered on multifunctional landscapes\, ecological resilience\, and diverse social values. Through conversations with scholars\, historians\, practitioners\, and policymakers\, the series will trace changes in land\, labor\, and ownership. It will explore novel and evolving approaches to managing disturbances and environmental change\, and it will highlight the growing importance of ecosystem services in forest stewardship. Together\, these discussions will illuminate how people and forests continue to shape one another — and what that means for the next half-century of forestry. \nThe webinars are free\, but you must register. Click here to register.
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/from-timber-to-tomorrow-old-challenges-new-pressures-changing-paradigms-yales-forest-forum-webinar-series/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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SUMMARY:Tri-State SARE Project Webinar Series - Online Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:The Tri-State SARE project (funded through Northeast SARE and USDA) is a collaboration among the Universities of Connecticut\, Massachusetts\, and Rhode Island. For over 14 years\, this project has helped farmers and the professionals who work with them learn more about raising healthy animals and the development & sustainable use of pasture. \n\nWe are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2026 Tri-State SARE Project webinar series\, focusing on livestock carcass performance:\n\n\nFebruary 18: Animal Physiology’s Role in Carcass Performance\nMarch 10: Forage Composition and Quality for Optimal Carcass Performance\nApril 2: Nutritional Impacts on Carcass Performance and Meat Quality\nApril 14: Online Discussion Group\n\n\nAll events will be 10 am to 12 pm EST. Open to service providers and farmers. No fee to attend. Register in advance. \nQuestions? Visit https://livestock.extension.uconn.edu/sare/ or contact Rachel at rachel.bespuda@uconn.edu
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/tri-state-sare-project-webinar-series-online-discussion-group-2/
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SUMMARY:From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges\, New Pressures\, Changing Paradigms (Yale's Forest Forum webinar series)
DESCRIPTION:Yale’s Forest Forum continues with another series of webinars\, beginning next month. \nCalled From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges\, New Pressures\, Changing Paradigms\, the webinar series will take place on Tuesdays from noon – 1 pm\, beginning January 20 (the first webinar this week was postponed until next week) and running through April 21. \nSince the 1970s\, forestry has shifted from a primarily production-oriented enterprise or one of conservation to one centered on multifunctional landscapes\, ecological resilience\, and diverse social values. Through conversations with scholars\, historians\, practitioners\, and policymakers\, the series will trace changes in land\, labor\, and ownership. It will explore novel and evolving approaches to managing disturbances and environmental change\, and it will highlight the growing importance of ecosystem services in forest stewardship. Together\, these discussions will illuminate how people and forests continue to shape one another — and what that means for the next half-century of forestry. \nThe webinars are free\, but you must register. Click here to register.
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/from-timber-to-tomorrow-old-challenges-new-pressures-changing-paradigms-yales-forest-forum-webinar-series/2026-04-14/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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SUMMARY:From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges\, New Pressures\, Changing Paradigms (Yale's Forest Forum webinar series)
DESCRIPTION:Yale’s Forest Forum continues with another series of webinars\, beginning next month. \nCalled From Timber to Tomorrow: Old Challenges\, New Pressures\, Changing Paradigms\, the webinar series will take place on Tuesdays from noon – 1 pm\, beginning January 20 (the first webinar this week was postponed until next week) and running through April 21. \nSince the 1970s\, forestry has shifted from a primarily production-oriented enterprise or one of conservation to one centered on multifunctional landscapes\, ecological resilience\, and diverse social values. Through conversations with scholars\, historians\, practitioners\, and policymakers\, the series will trace changes in land\, labor\, and ownership. It will explore novel and evolving approaches to managing disturbances and environmental change\, and it will highlight the growing importance of ecosystem services in forest stewardship. Together\, these discussions will illuminate how people and forests continue to shape one another — and what that means for the next half-century of forestry. \nThe webinars are free\, but you must register. Click here to register.
URL:https://massacd.org/massacdevent/from-timber-to-tomorrow-old-challenges-new-pressures-changing-paradigms-yales-forest-forum-webinar-series/2026-04-21/
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