Farm & Ranch Management 101 Workshop

Dec 26, 2025

Looking for ways to improve your decision-making and strengthen your farm or ranch operation? Join us for a hands-on, three-day Farm & Ranch Management Workshop in College Station.

Throughout the event, participants will engage in presentations, demonstrations, and small-group activities covering:

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Learn how to develop a conservation plan and explore programs such as EQIP. NRCS specialists will walk you through program eligibility and the application process, so you leave with a started application, as well as knowing exactly what steps to take after.
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Understand how to set up farm records, access technical assistance, and enroll in eligible programs. Participants will also receive an overview of farm ownership and operating loans, along with guidance on completing loan applications.
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
- Dive into TDA programs designed for producers, including new agricultural grant opportunities. Representatives will explain available funding options and help you understand how to prepare competitive applications.

Source : tamu.edu

Video: Alberta Honey: A Day at Molenkamp Honey Farms

When was the last time you read the label on your honey?

We spent a day at Molenkamp Honey Farms with Michael Molenkamp, who has been keeping bees for 17 seasons and runs three to four thousand hives. In mid-September, he was finishing treatments and getting his bees ready for winter, and he walked us through how Alberta honey gets made.

Alberta has just 150 commercial beekeepers running 300,000 colonies, and together they produce 40% of Canada’s honey. Long summer days and golden canola fields give Alberta honey a light flavour that’s hard to match anywhere else.

Molenkamp calls Alberta beekeepers some of the most resilient farmers he knows. There’s plenty of Alberta honey to go around, but a lot on our shelves isn’t from here, so his ask is simple. Give the label a second look and choose honey made by Alberta beekeepers, or buy straight from a beekeeper near you.