Organic grain enthusiasts, join us on Wednesday, May 24th for the Organic Cereals Field Day at the West Madison Ag Research Station. Meet at 2:30pm at the main parking lot by the display gardens. We’ll tour wheat, barley, oats, and Kernza® plots in the field and talk with the breeding teams developing the next generation […]
The first field day of the season will be focused on cultivation equipment for organic grain production. We will rotate though stations to showcase and discuss equipment including an inter-row mower, roller-crimping demonstration and additional secondary tillage tools. This event will be hosted by researchers at the UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research Station along with visiting […]
Stay tuned for more information about a field day full of discussion of incorporating cover crops in an organic grain rotation including seed mixes, interseeding, summer seeding methods, and equipment – what’s working and what’s not. This event is co-hosted by Albert Lea Seed whose experts will also share their insights on these topics. Further […]
For this field day we will head to Janie’s Farm to learn about their organic food-grade grains operation. This event is hosted in collaboration with Marbleseed and the Artisan Grain Collaborative. Stay tuned for further information.
This field day at the UW Arlington Agricultural Research Station will highlight organic research conducted at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Lunch provided. 9:30AM-3:00PM Agenda here: Organic Research Field Day
Meadowlark Organics Farm and Mill Field Day Friday, June 28th, 2024, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Meadowlark Organics, 3630 Ridgevue Road, Ridgeway, WI 53533 Join us for a look at organic food-grade grain production and all sorts of related topics at Meadowlark Organics Farm and Mill.
Organic Grain Equipment Showcase Thursday, July 11th, 2024, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm University of Wisconsin Arlington Agricultural Research Station, N695 Hopkins Road, Arlington, WI 53911 Come see mechanical weed management demonstrations first-hand in our trial plots. We’ll have representatives and equipment from several companies to demo and discuss.
Hoffman Organic Farm Field Day Wednesday, August 21st, 2024, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Hoffman Organic Farm, 622 S. Grant Street, Earlville, IL 60518 Let’s get together and talk cover crops while checking out fields at Hoffman Organic Farm.
Organic Research Field Day Monday, August 26th, 2024, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm University of Wisconsin Arlington Agricultural Research Station, N695 Hopkins Road, Arlington, WI 53911 Join us for a look at organic research conducted at the University of Wisconsin and an introduction to some climate-smart commodities opportunities for farmers.
Join OGRAIN and UW-Madison Extension for our spring workshop in Viroqua, WI, to hear all about reducing tillage in organic dairy systems. Our speakers will share the latest research on reducing tillage in organic corn, equipment for minimizing tillage in organic, tips to help with organic certification, and crop rotation recommendations. We’ll leave ample time […]
Please join UW–Madison Extension’s Emerging Crops Accelerator, Seed to Kitchen Collaborative, Cereals Breeding Program, Picasso Research Group, Artisan Grain Collaborative, and OGRAIN for an informal field walk to learn more about our organic trials of hard and soft winter wheat, winter naked barley, spring naked oats and kernza. We will tour the field trials and […]
Marbleseed and OGRAIN will join Patrick McHugh for a tour of his diverse farm, including gardens, grains, livestock, and a large composting system. We’ll learn about their grain and growing practices as well as the journey from harvest to La Crosse Distilling Co. We’ll also learn about their compost system and process including their composting […]
