Events

Join Ty Larson & Mac Ehrhardt as they discuss new varieties of winter barley, wheat, rye, and triticale, and how they can best be used in your rotation for grain [...]

Participants will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Rodale Institute’s Midwest Organic Center staff and team of Organic Consultants, and learn about our research and demonstration projects focused on organic agriculture and [...]

This event brings together farmers, advocates, and community members to explore how regenerative and sustainable farming practices can protect water quality and support healthier communities. The evening will kick off [...]

Join IOA and the Nees Family at their farm for a free field day covering their multi-generational organic row-crop farm outside Early, IA. The field day will include a tour of their organic [...]

The 2026 UW–Madison Forage and Cover Crop Field Day is July 13 in Marshfield! See our agenda and tour stop list below. Walk-ins are welcome, but please register in advance to guarantee your dinner. 2.0 CCA CEUs (1.5 crop management, 0.5 nutrient management) will be available at the event. About this field day This field day is designed for farmers, agronomists, [...]

Join Rodale Institute’s researchers and expert staff at our annual Organic Field Day to learn the latest results of our farming trials and visit nearly 20 demonstration stations on our 386-acre experimental farm. Participants will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Rodale Institute experts and learn about a wide variety of research and demonstration [...]

Central Iowa farmers Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt began farming together through their partnership, A & W Farms, in 2006. They began transitioning acres to organic in 2015, drawn by [...]

Join the MN Soil Health Coaltion for Jon Stevens 9th Annual Field Day and see firsthand how biology-driven farming practices can produce successful crops while reducing reliance on synthetic inputs.

Ross McCaw began planting cover crops in 2019 to try to reduce his nitrogen inputs. He's taking part in a nitrogen reduction trial through PFI's on-farm research program to document the results. In 2023, Ross started planting a three-crop rotation to raise more rye for seed and get all of the benefits of cover crops. [...]