🎥 Recorded Webinar (OSU Website) — Using Soil Moisture Sensors to Increase Water Resilience on Your Farm
Recorded April 2026 | Available Now With Evie Smith (OSU Extension – Lincoln County) and Amy Garrett (Dry Farming Institute)
As issues related to water availability and use become increasingly urgent for farmers in Coastal Oregon and beyond, we are committed to providing relevant, practical information about the tools and resources available to farmers navigating challenging water-related decisions.
In this webinar, Evie and Amy explore practical on-farm uses of soil moisture sensors, including how these tools can help you decide when and how much to irrigate, and where to plant different crops to maximize on-farm water use efficiency.
👉 View the presentation slides here, access the recording here, and explore the Water Resilience Case Studies, referenced throughout the presentation here.
🎙️ Yonder Radio Recording Session
Recorded April 2026 | Broadcast Date TBD With our colleagues at the Daily Yonder, Center for Rural Strategies, and Rural Assembly
We are excited to sit down with our colleagues at Yonder Radio this month to discuss dry farming and water resilience strategies. Yonder Radio is a free, weekly hour-long rural radio program and podcast. Yonder Radio is produced by the Center for Rural Strategies, the parent organization of the Daily Yonder, and features nuanced stories that represent the 60 million people who live in rural America and the distinct communities we call home. It’s rural conversations with national reach.
The show is available as a podcast and as a radio program, designed to help rural stations fill programming gaps created by recent federal funding cuts.
🎧 Listen and share the podcast with your friends, and recommend it to your local station.
We’ll share the link to our episode as soon as it goes live. Stay tuned!
🌾 Save Our Seeds
May 22, 2026 | 4:00–8:00 PM Hosted by Our Family Farms | Cedarwood Barn | 7912 Wagner Creek Road,Talent, OR
Join us at Our Family Farms in Talent for this beloved annual celebration of seed sovereignty and community resilience! Save Our Seeds honors the successful campaign to ban genetically engineered crops from being grown in Jackson County, Oregon — a landmark win for farmers, families, and the land we steward together. Every spring, we gather to celebrate that victory and recommit to the values that made it possible.
👉 Learn more and find details at OurFamilyFarms.org
💻 Intro to Dry Farming Public Webinar
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 6:30–7:45 PM PDT Hosted by Oregon Farm Corps
Oregon Farm Corps is hosting this free virtual public webinar on dry farming, and we’re proud to be part of it! Whether you’re a farmer, a food systems enthusiast, or simply curious about growing with less water, this is a great opportunity to learn and ask questions.
👉 Registration details to come.
📡 Rural Assembly Everywhere National Broadcast
July 23, 2026 | Virtual + Local Gathering Free to attend
Rural Assembly Everywhere is a free virtual gathering that welcomes rural leaders, community members, advocates, and allies. It’s a space to imagine new ways of expanding opportunity, share resources, and build a more connected, thriving rural America.
The broadcast will feature conversations with leading voices in rural life and culture, along with spotlights on inspiring communities across the country. Throughout the event, you’ll be able to participate in discussions, connecting with neighbors, friends, and fellow community members in real time as conversations unfold.
We are one of 30 communities hosting an in-person local gathering! More details to come as the day gets closer.
👉 Be the first to know when registration opens by signing up for their weekly Everywhere newsletter.
💧 Water Resilience Toolkit Coming Early Summer 2026
We’re putting the finishing touches on an exciting new resource! The Water Resilience Toolkit will support growers and facilitators in exploring how to navigate tailored water resilience strategies for your context. It will be a free, digital, asynchronous resource available right here on our website, at your own pace and on your own timeline.
More details to come. Watch this space!
