On September 4th the Tri-State Locally Grown Conference will be held in Fairfield, IA from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information or to register, visit www.travelfairfieldiowa.com/food-conference/.

The National Small Farms Conference will be held in Springfield on September 15-17. The conference brings together land grant universities, community-based organizations and other stakeholders who work with small farmers and ranchers. The conference aims to strengthen collaboration and partnership among groups and provide an opportunity to share new ideas in research, extension and outreach. http://www.conferences.uiuc.edu/conferences/conferenceviewer2/view.cfm?conf=20033.