OGRAIN Virtual Workshops – 2021-2022
We will again be hosting virtual workshops over Zoom to connect farmers around topics important to organic grain production!
Workshops will be held every other Friday, 12:00-1:30 CST.
To register for the workshops listed below, please visit this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf98Z1BfJcnPRiHPWLKr0P99JHX9CJ_sonjk6qUeAQzXAajCA/viewform?usp=pp_url
Registration link for BONUS workshop – The Organic Crop Exchange: Helping Connect The Organic Market & Organic Market Updates – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP5thmsCBpCXaL375NYaOe-Q3uyJVoe1Y7tVrQhrxi7MsIAw/viewform?usp=sf_link
About a week prior to each workshop, a Zoom link will be sent to your email, allowing you to join the discussion. Excited to see you virtually!
| DATE | TITLE | PRESENTERS | LINK TO RECORDING |
| 2/17/21 | Growing Quality Alfalfa (including seeding and termination strategies!) | Nate Kling and Chris Wilson (WI-based organic farmers) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTbdzVPzS6M&list=PLr2Fb2Gh3HiE5hDFEw3E0UCa6tkFhdgWF&index=1 |
| 1/7/22 | Innovative Weed Management Strategies | Rusty Olson (IA-based organic farmer) and David Yoder (MO-based organic farmer) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebg2_b0pl3U&list=PLr2Fb2Gh3HiE5hDFEw3E0UCa6tkFhdgWF&index=2 |
| 1/21/22 | Organic Soybean Production | Bryce Irlbeck, IA-based organic farmer and Agrisecure | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AajIYnG84wI&list=PLr2Fb2Gh3HiE5hDFEw3E0UCa6tkFhdgWF&index=3&t=1s |
| 2/4/22 | Insect Management in Organic Grain Crops (including fall armyworm) | Mary Barbercheck (Pennsylvania State University) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La9B1a64DKI&list=PLr2Fb2Gh3HiE5hDFEw3E0UCa6tkFhdgWF&index=4&t=1s |
| 2/18/22 | Organic No-till Corn and Soybean Research Update | Erin Silva, Brian Luck, Jessica Drewry, and Ben Brockmueller, UW-Madison | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p7svOnvfLA&list=PLr2Fb2Gh3HiE5hDFEw3E0UCa6tkFhdgWF&index=5 |
| 3/4/22 | Organic Fertility Management for Grain Crops | Bryce Irlbeck, IA-based organic farmer and Agrisecure | |
| 3/18/22 | Organic Disease Management for Grain Crops (including tar spot and white mold) | Damon Smith (UW-Madison) and Darcy Telenko (Purdue University) | |
| 4/1/22 | Crop Insurance for Organic Grain Crops | Jeff Schahczenski, National Center for Appropriate Technology |
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