In partnership with the Organic Fruit Growers Association and University of Minnesota Extension, a second round of our Fruit Climate Resilience Cohort will be offered this year with cohort dates on December 3rd (remote), December 10th (remote), and January 7th (in-person, La Crosse, WI). If you are a commercial fruit grower who follows primarily organic management practices, we invite you to apple for this opportunity to learn and fund a climate resiliency project to help your farm! Quick link : Climate resilience program application . For more information, see below. Background Perennial fruit growers are in a unique position when facing challenges related to extreme weather and climate change because of the inherent fixed nature and longevity of most perennial fruit crops, which remain in the same location for many years rather than being rotated seasonally like annual crops. With the anticipation that fruit growers will continue to face extreme weather conditions and othe...
