Center for Rural Affairs to host a variety of upcoming events

The Center for Rural Affairs recently announced the following events:

• Albion - Explore Farming: Agritourism (bilingual), Sunday, Aug. 14, 1 to 2 p.m., Valley View Flowers (U-Pick Flowers), 2671 Nebraska Highway 91.The following questions about agritourismwill be addressed at the workshop: What is it? How can it be promoted? What are the pros and cons?

• Tilden - Explore Farming Tour and Business Planning discussion (bilingual), Saturday, Aug. 20, 10 to 11:30 a.m, O'Brien Angus Farms, 83340 Nebraska Highway 45. During this event, participants will tour the farm and then discuss the value of having, creating and following a business plan.

• Malcolm - Sustainable Farming: Conservation & Business Planning (bilingual), Saturday, Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m. to noon, DS Family Farm, 13550 W. U.S. Highway 34. Participants will be given a tour by members of the DS Family Farm. They’ll also hear about conservation practices, as well as the value of having a business plan.

Registration at cfra.org/events is required in advance. For more information, contact Lucia Schulz at [email protected].

Fully vaccinated people are not required to wear a mask or maintain social distance. Those who are not yet fully vaccinated are asked to either take a self-administered COVID-19 test (with a negative result) prior to leaving for the event or mask and maintain distance while at the event.