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Discover upcoming events, workshops, and experiences designed to inspire, connect, and engage communities on the Prairies. Stay tuned for exciting opportunities to learn, network, and celebrate!
Cover Crop Certification for Professional
Cover Crop Certification for Professionals is an advanced, applied training program designed to strengthen the knowledge and capacity of agronomists, agrologists, Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs), and other agricultural professionals who support farmers in the adoption and management of cover crops.
Gardening for Pollinators with Shelbey
Want to create a sanctuary for your local pollinators? Join the Gardening for Pollinators speaker spotlight!
Reclaiming Power in Food Systems: From Inequities to Transformative Policies
Food systems are shaped by power - by who controls resources, who sets the rules, and whose interests are protected. Join the global conversation!
Growing Native Plants: Learning to Partner with Mother Nature
Joins Wild About Saskatoon for a conversation with the owner/operators of both of Saskatoon’s native-plant nurseries.
Advancing Organics Conference & Trade Show
A two-day conference and trade show for organic and low-input producers. Program is a mix of agronomic and other topics to improve best practices and stimulate ideas. All producers interested in organic and low-input agriculture are welcome!
Introduction to Planting Native Manitoba Wildflowers, Grasses & Shrubs (In person & online)
Learn more about how to start, grow, and care for native prairie plants, and learn all about why you should try creating your own little prairie.
From Grassroots to Global: Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food System - Online Gathering
You are invited to join a conversation with Shailesh Shukla, Priscilla Settee, and Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, editors of Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems (2025).
2026 Organic Farming Conference and Trade Show
Calling all farmers, industry pioneers, and organic enthusiasts! Get ready to cultivate success at the Annual La Crete Organic Farming Conference & Tradeshow, hosted in partnership with the Mackenzie Applied Research Association.
Introduction to Growing Manitoba Native Plants from Seed (In person)
Learn more about how to start, grow, and care for native prairie plants, and learn all about why you should try creating your own little prairie.
Planning your Home Prairie: Preparation, Design, and Plant Selection (In person & Online)
Learn more about how to start, grow, and care for native prairie plants, and learn all about why you should try creating your own little prairie.
Managing your Native Manitoba Landscape (In person & Online)
Learn more about how to start, grow, and care for native prairie plants, and learn all about why you should try creating your own little prairie.
Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference
The 14th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference will be a forum to discuss the latest issues, information, research and trends in the conservation of prairie landscapes, species, and species at risk. The conference is held every three years in a Canadian Prairie Province.
Climate West 2026 Forum - In person & Online
Bringing together a wide range of sectors and communities, sessions will delve into how climate considerations can be integrated across different sectors, ensuring a holistic approach to building resilience in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and beyond.
Forward Summit - West
Forward Summit West, the premier event dedicated to advancing Indigenous economic prosperity. Two dynamic days filled with impactful keynotes, engaging panel discussions, real-world case studies, and networking opportunities designed to foster meaningful relationships and actionable change.
3rd Annual Pollinator Celebration and Native Plant Market!
This year’s celebration will be held on Sunday, May 31, from 1–4 p.m. at the Buena Vista School grounds in Saskatoon.
3rd Annual Indigenous Farm & Food Festival
A 3 day learning gathering centered around land, food, and community!
Deepen your knowledge of Indigenous food systems, soil health, agriculture, and Buffalo rematriation though hands-on discovery sessions, storytelling, and guided tours.
Clay and Climate Workshop with KC Adams
Join the Youth Climate Lab at Art City for an afternoon and evening of clay, climate, and connection!
Organic Alberta Conference & Trade Show
11th Annual Conference and Trade Show. Brings together over 200 attendees, including farmers and ranchers, industry professionals, organic experts, and key stakeholders in the organic sector.
EFFECTS OF INCREASED SNOWFALL ON DROUGHT AND AGRICULTURE
Join Associate Professor Monireh Faramarzi and VP of Data Science Phillip Harder to discuss the effects of increased snowfall on drought and agriculture in Alberta, followed by a Q and A.
More than a Meal: Lessons from "Right to Food" Models
This session invites food stakeholders, service providers, and community members to reflect on how we can move from food charity to food justice and build systems that are community-led and care-centered.
Growing Seed Sovereignty: Farmers, Seed Policy, and the Common Good
This webinar offers a clear, farmer-focused perspective on seed policy and why it matters now.
First Annual Canadian Native Seed Summit
The summit brings together experts across seed production and restoration to explore what’s working on the ground.
Indigenous Business Gathering 2026
This event will highlight the strengths of Indigenous-owned businesses in Saskatchewan and provide a networking platform for Indigenous and non-Indigenous companies, municipalities, government agencies, institutions, and Crown corporations.
Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2026 Virtual Conference
This 3-day virtual conference brings together researchers, students, producers, government, commodity organizations and industry representatives with a range of perspectives to collectively share ideas and experiences about how to improve agricultural sustainability in Canada.
Seeds of Change Film Festival
Come out and Watch short films about farmers in Canada and Alberta!
TLSN Book Club - “Prairie Edge” with author Conor Kerr
Virtual book club discussion - “Prairie Edge” in conversation with the author Conor Kerr.
We Farm Because We Remember
This session centres Radical Black Farming as an ancestral and contemporary practice rooted in memory, resistance, and self-determination.
Rethinking the Value of Marginal Cropland
Learn about options for maximizing the profitability and productivity of the land while capturing ecosystem service gains.
Red River Métis Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program
Brings together community-based climate and environmental monitoring practitioners to share knowledge, learn from each other, and strengthen networks across regions. This session features the Red River Métis Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program.
Financial Literacy for Organic Grain Operations
Jacques Gross, Manitoba Organics' newest Member of the Board of Directors, will lead a practical refresher on financial literacy resources available to organic grain operations.
Leave It to Beavers: Building resilience with beaver dam analogues
Beavers are increasingly recognized as powerful partners in watershed resilience. Their dams slow water, store it on the landscape, reconnect floodplains, reduce erosion, improve habitat, and help buffer both floods and droughts—when built in the right places
The Costs of Urban Sprawl
Fiscal Resilience and Environmental Resilience: How Strong Towns Thinking can Advance Environmental Causes
NFU Youth Meet & Greet
Join our National Youth Meet & Greet for young farmers, farm workers, and food system organisers to connect and learn how the NFU Youth Caucus organises, develops policy, and builds collective power!
Canada’s National School Food Program: What's the Future?
A timely conversation on the future of Canada’s National School Food Program and what’s needed to strengthen and sustain it for the long term.
Decolonizing Ourselves: Learning Through Story
February is a time for storytelling. Come hear traditional storytellers Louise Halfe, Dr. Kathy Walker and Simon Bird share creation stories that are relevant to decolonization today.
Decolonizing Ourselves: Learning Through Story
February is a time for storytelling. Come hear traditional storytellers Louise Halfe, Dr. Kathy Walker and Simon Bird share creation stories that are relevant to decolonization today.
Organic Farm Club Meeting - South #2
Two Presentations/Guest Speakers followed by producer sharing and networking.
Cost: Free, but registration is required.
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs): A tool for supporting conservation and stewardship across Canada
Join Dr. Peter Soroye from Wildlife Conservation Society Canada as he introduces the KBA work in Canada, and an overview of how this tool may support stewardship and conservation work in watersheds across Canada.
Organic Agronomy Meeting - Pollination biology in organic agriculture
Topic: Pollination biology in organic agriculture
Guest speaker: Graham Parsons, Pollinator Biosecurity Specialist, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Soil Health is a Puzzle - What's Your Missing Piece?
Annual SaskSoil flagship event connects producers and experts for two days of learning, discussion, and practical insights into soil health and regenerative agriculture.
Crop Connect
CropConnect will run for two days offering a wide range of speakers, access to crop specific information and a banquet. The event will also include four of the participating organizations’ Annual General Meetings.
Top-down and bottom-up approaches to weed management: successes and challenges
Weed management is an important topic in organic agriculture. This presentation emphasizes the integration of top-down and bottom-up approaches to weed management, while also discussing the opportunities and challenges involved.
Holistic Management Canada Conference - Aggregate: Connecting People, Place & Possibility
The conference will bring farmers, ranchers and other land managers together to explore new practices, ways of thinking, and paradigm shifts in agriculture and food systems.
Beyond the Bin: Understanding the Field Crop Seed System
Bin-run seed is an important part of most farms, but there's a lot more to the story of where our field crop seed comes from.
Power of Community from Soil to Society
Join SaskSoil for a live webinar with Tannis Axten exploring the power of community — from soil ecosystems to farming systems and the people who steward them.
Brokenhead Agricultural Society Ag Conference
The Brokenhead River Ag Conference is held annually the first week in February. The 2026 Conference will feature a 2-day event connecting local producers with industry experts. Day 1 targets Beef and Forages; Day 2 focuses on Grain and Crops. The conference also allows farmers to see the latest innovation in agriculture and to have face-to-face interactions with exhibitors.

