Learning Opportunities Winter 2020-21

OGRAIN Friday Weekly Workshops – 2020-21

How to stay afloat in stormy waters – Managing for low organic commodity crop prices

While this sessions have passed, we have posted Zoom slides and audio links to those who are interested in hearing the presentations:

Date	Title	Speaker	zoom recording link	pdf of presentation slides
Nov 20	2020 Season round-up and market update	Ryan Koory, (Director of Econmics, Mercaris) Thanks Ryan for an interesting presentation!
Dec 4	Creating a profitable organic grain rotation, through transition and beyond	Bryce Irlbeck (AgriSecure Co-Founder & Owner, B&B Irlbeck Farms, Manning, IA) and Michael Langmeier (Director of Cropping Systems, Purdue Univ.) Thanks Bryce and Michael!
Dec 11	Organic pea agronomy and markets	Brent Reck (Agronomist, Puris) Thanks Brent!	Zoom meeting audio link
Dec 18	Managing through tough financial times and low organic grain prices	Paul Dietmann, (Senior Lending Officer, Compeer Financial) Thanks Paul!	Zoom meeting audio link
Jan 8	60″ corn in organic systems – what are we learning?	Sandy Syburg (White Oak Farm Organics, Oconomowoc, WI) Thanks Sandy!	Zoom meeting audio link	60 in corn slides
Jan 15	Harvesting and storing food-grade organic grain	Harold Wilken (Farmer, Janie’s Farm Organic, Danforth, IL) and Craig Tomera (Identity Preserved Crop Specialist, Grain Millers) Thanks Harold & Craig!	Zoom meeting audio link	Handling & storage of org grain slides
Jan 22	Variety selection and disease management in organic food-grade grain production	Julie Dawson (UW-Madison), Darcy Telenko (Purdue University), John Wepking (Farmer, Meadowlark Organics, Ridgeway, WI) Thanks for a good discussion!	Zoom meeting audio link
Jan 29	Organic sunflower production	Josh Engel (Farmer, Driftless Organics, Soldiers Grove, WI) Thanks Josh!	Zoom meeting audio link	Sunflower slides
Feb 5	Thinking through return on investment and partial budget analyses – balancing investments in times of low prices	Bryce Irlbeck (AgriSecure Co-Founder & Owner, B&B Irlbeck Farms, Manning, IA) and Paul Dietmann (Senior Lending Officer, Compeer Financial) Thanks Bryce and Paul!	Zoom meeting audio link
Feb 12	What is new in organic grain weed management? Organic herbicides, weed zappers, and other tools	Lynn Sosknowski, (Assistant Professor of Weed Science, Cornell University), Willie Hughes (Farmer, Hughes Farm, Janesville, WI) Thanks Lynn and Willie!	Zoom meeting audio link
Feb 19	Reducing tillage in organic grain productions – latest in agronomics and equipment	Erin Silva, Léa Vereecke, Brian Luck, Jessica Drewry (UW-Madison). Thanks Erin, Léa, Brian and Jessica!	Zoom meeting audio link
March 5	Adapting intercropping grain systems for organic systems	Jason Mauck (Farmer, Constant Canopy, Gaston, Indiana). Thanks Jason!	Zoom meeting audio link
March 12	OGRAIN Compass: Using a spreadsheet tool to calculate and project transitional and certified organic cost of production and profit	John Hendrickson (Outreach Specialist, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems), and Jim Munsch (Consultant). Thanks John and Jim!	Zoom meeting audio link
March 19	Tillage and cultivation equipment round-up	Gary Zimmer, Lemken high speed disc; Ana Pelgrom, Matt Miller, Treffler Tine Harrow; Matt Ylitalo, camera guidance systems. Thanks Gary, Ana, Matt, and Matt!	No recorded audio available.
March 26	Organic grain soil fertility management – strategizing approaches and amendments	Mark Kopecky, (NM State Agronomist, NRCS)
April 2	Prairie strips in organic grains: pollinator, pest, and water quality protection	Mark Doudlah (Doudlah Farms Organics), Matt O’Neal (Professor of Entomology, Iowa State University), and Craig Ficenec (Sand County Foundation)