January 7-8, 2026
Kalahari Conferences & Resorts, Sandusky, Ohio
Two full days of agronomic and farm management sessions for commercial organic grain growers in the Eastern Corn Belt.
2026 Speakers include
- Wisconsin organic farmer Willie Hughes
- Aaron Wilson, Ohio State Extension weather and climate field specialist
- Matt Ryan, Cornell University
- Nate Powell-Palm, Organic Agronomy Training Service
- Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin
2026 Topics Sneak Peak
- Practical Recordkeeping for Organic Inspection (farmer and inspector)
- Fighting my Toughest Weed (multi-state farmer panel, moderated by Eugene Law, OSU Weed Ecologist)
- Legal Considerations for Organic Production with Peggy Hall, OSU Extension field specialist in agriculture and resource law.
- Agronomic Sampling for Maximum Crop Production with Greg LaBarge, OSU Extension field specialist
- Integrating Organic Livestock into a Grain Farm ( multi-state, multi-species panel)
- Regenerative Farming Panel: What the Heck is It?
- Organic Public Policy and a Better Understanding of the Value Chain
Plus...
- Lunch Farmer Roundtable topics
- Networking events
- Research poster session
- Targeted trade show featuring at least 12 organic grain buyers or brokers, and 11 equipment manufacturer or dealers.
