Below you’ll find recordings, organized by year, from the Methow Conservancy’s Farmers’ Forums. Each talk can be listened to on this site or via YouTube Podcasts at this link. If the talk has an accompanying slideshow, you can view the slides by clicking the link in the talk description. Reach out with any questions.
Helen Atthowe, Woodleaf Farm
Minimizing Inputs and Maximizing Crop Nutrition with Ecological Farming.
Doug Collins, WSU
Paging Dr. Soil - Soil Building, Reduced Tillage, and Fertility
Kathryn Quanbeck, Stemple Creek Ranch
Collaborative Meat Marketing and Sales
Chad Kruger, WSU
Large-acre Crop Selection in the Face of Uncertainty
Mike and Joy Wilson
Virtual Fencing – Practical Considerations from Wilson Cattle
Various Speakers
2025 Funding and Resources Interactive Session
Helen Atthowe, Woodleaf Farm
Creating Insect Suppression Systems for Orchards and Vegetable Crops
Heather Dalzell and Michael Simon
OPMA - A Case Study in Cooperative Marketing
An additional list of farmer resources compiled at the 2024 event can be found at this link.
Reflections from a historical (1982) report on options for ag in Okanogan County presented by David Granatstein, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Emeritus, Washington State University.
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Economic considerations for farmers on a range of topics (climate, water, organic practices, etc.) presented by Michael Brady, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist in the School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University.
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Practical ideas for water efficiencies presented by Troy Peters, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, WSU.
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Specific climate projections including opportunites/risks for the Methow Valley from Chad Kruger, Director of WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources (CSANR)
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Thoughts on climate resilience, adaptations, and regenerative agriculture from Chad Kruger. Presentation included practical changes Chad has made on his own family ranch, and numerous tools for decision-making.
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Footprints of Agriculture and tradeoffs of sustainable practices with David Granatstein, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, Emeritus, Washington State University.
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Edd Townsend shares about his virtual fencing project on his ranch in Okanogan County. Includes an in depth discussion of the on the ground benefits and challenges associated this up and coming technology.
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