Events

Join Jason Mauck for a deep dive into the real-world strategies reshaping profitability on large-scale row crop farms. If you're managing 1,000–5,000 acres, you already know the pressure: tighter margins, rising input costs, and a system that demands more scale just to survive. The path forward isn’t just bigger—it’s smarter. More enterprises. More income streams. [...]

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 and/or forage. Key Takeaways • Overview of new and emerging winter grain varieties • Insight into variety selection for both grain and/or forage • Practical [...]

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 tailored for farmers in the Midwest. This event is ideal for researchers, students, educators and all farmers, whether you are interested in learning more about [...]

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 with a welcome from Sean Stokes of the Midwest Organic Center, followed by a thought-provoking expert panel featuring Audrey Tran Lam (University of Northern Iowa), [...]

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 crop fields, organic specific equipment, and a discussion on new practices that they are considering or trying on a small scale at their farm. The [...]

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 the higher prices of organic crops. As they have continued to transition more of their acres, Caleb and Noah have come to appreciate opportunities to [...]

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. [...]

At the morning Expo/trade show you’ll see weeding tools and speak with company reps from manufacturers in the US, Europe, and Japan; connect with suppliers and buyers; and meet the [...]