Albert Lea Seed

Argus Organic & Identity-Preserved Agriculture Form
2024-12-03 | Convene Chicago
Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor!
Join us at the Argus Organic & Identity-Preserved Agriculture Forum, where leaders in the Organic Food and Agriculture sector will come together to gain key insights and market intelligence for navigating 2025.
As the organic food landscape rapidly evolves, stating ahead of demand shifts, trade flows, and sustainability initiatives is critical. This exclusive, one-day forum provides a platform for in-depth discussions and expert-led presentations, addressing the most urgent challenges facing the sector.
With a focus on grains, oilseeds, and both animal and plant-based proteins, the forum offers a unique opportunity to network with decision-makers across corporate strategy, procurement, farming, food manufacturing, and supply chain management.

Jay Fuhrer: Carbon, Crops, Covers and Cows
2024-12-06 | Menoken Farm, Bismarck, ND
Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor for this event!
For more information, contact Kelley kelley@sheepimprovement.com

Northern Plains Forage Association Annual Meeting
2024-12-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Holiday Inn Express, 1103 N Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, South Dakota, 57005
Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor!
Forages are an unsung hero in the Midwest and good production practices are often overlooked. This year, we plan to host an educational session beginning with a noon meal. The session will host two keynote speakers focusing on understanding alfalfa forage quality (Dr. Dan Putnam, professor emeritus with UC-Davis Extension), and liquid manure applications (Glen Arnold, professor with Ohio State University Extension). Other topics such as forage/range grazing practices, relay cropping, and business management will be covered. The day will conclude with a business meeting.

ALSH Virtual Organic Conference
2024-12-06 09:30 - 15:15 | Virtual
The Albert Lea Seed 2025 Virtual Organic Conference is coming. Join us Friday, December 6, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. CT to check out these knowledgeable, friendly, and practical guest speakers:
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Project Trusted Insights: ALSH Update on Research & Biological Treatments
Brett Bell, President and CEO, Albert Lea Seed
10:15- 10:45 a.m.
Blue River Organic Corn and Soybeans
Jake Hansen, Product Manager & Agronomist, Albert Lea Seed
Scott Ausborn, Regional Sales Manager, Albert Lea Seed
10:50-11:50 a.m.
Organic Market Trends and NOSB/NOP Update
Tom Chapman, co-CEO, Organic Trade Association
12:20-1:40 p.m.
Increasing Profits with Better Crop Monitoring
Glen Borcherding, MN
Mike Stites, Farmer, Kokomo, IN
1:45-3:15 p.m.
Cover Crops in Organic Crop Rotations
Theresa Pedretti, Cover Crop Sales Agronomist, CCA, Albert Lea Seed
Paul Hoffman, Farmer, Earlville, IL
Register and add to your calendar at the link here.

Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference
2024-12-17 - 2024-12-18 | Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Join Theresa Pedretti at the WWASH Conference where we are a Gold level sponsor.
Attendees will experience thought provoking discussions and leave with a better understanding of the interactions of agronomy, water quality, and soil health for WI cropping systems management. The 2024 WWASH Conference will feature cutting edge keynote presentations from Dr. Shalamar Armstrong (Purdue University), Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore (Iowa State), a midwest farmer, a wide range of breakout session content, and a variety of roundtable topics to join for discussion. Plan to enjoy your time invested in the WWASH Conference during social breaks, with a full menu of snacks and meals provided, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and meet others focused on improving farm profitability, enhancing natural resources, and strengthening rural communities.

Minnesota Organic Conference
2025-01-09 - 2025-01-10 | St. Cloud, MN
Come visit Carl Gaudian, Albert Lea Seed RSM, at the Minnesota Organic Conference! We’ll have a booth showcasing our organic and Non-GMO products.
Each year, the Minnesota Organic Conference hosts a conference for farmers and others interested in organic agriculture.
Mark your calendars for January 9-10, 2025, in St. Cloud.
This year’s conference will feature:

Fantastic keynotes and breakout sessions
An 80-booth trade show
Networking with friends
And more!

Ohio State Organic Grains Conference
2025-01-09 - 2025-01-10 | Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Albert Lea Seed has a few dealers with booths at the Ohio State Organic Conference. For higher yields and better results, seek them out to talk about what crops and grains work well in your area.
Ohio State Univiersity’s OFFER organizes this highly attended conference. Here are some highlights for 2025:

Exciting speakers from outside of Ohio including Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Damon DeSutter of DeSutter Farms in Attica, Indiana; Connor Sible, University of Illinois; and Sophie Rivest-Auger, Centre for Expertise and Transfer in Organic and Local Agriculture, Quebec.
Presentations from Ohio State faculty and staff Osler Ortez, Eugene Law, Doug Jackson-Smith, David Marrison, and Eric Richer.
Farmer panels on flame weeding, marketing, and organic farm management.
Roundtable lunch discussions, targeted trade show for organic grain growers, and additional networking events and opportunities.
CCA credits will be available.

PFI Annual Conference
2025-01-10 - 2025-01-11 | Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor! Come visit Scott Ausborn, RSM or Theresa Pedretti, Forage Agronomist at out booth.

CFW Organic Expo
2025-01-14 - 2025-01-16 | Double Tree by Hilton Bay City Riverfront, One Wenonah Park Pl, Bay City, Michigan
Mark Hostetler, RSM, will be at our booth at the CFW Expo! Stop by to talk to him about all our products and varieties!

South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Soil Health Conference
2025-01-15 - 2025-01-16 | Ramkota Hotel and Event Center Watertown, 1901 9th Ave, SW, Watertown, South Dakota
Ty will be exhibiting for Albert Lea Seed at the Soil Health Conference! Stop by and learn how Albert Lea Seed can improve the soil health on your farm.

Tour de Forage - Northeast MN Forage & Grassland Council Winter Meeting
2025-01-21 | The Event Center, Floodwood, MN
Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor for Tour de Forage.

Tour de Forage - Central MN Forage Council Winter Meeting
2025-01-22 | St. Augusta American Legion, St. Augusta, MN
Albert Lea Seed is sponsoring Tour de Forage.

OGRAIN Winter Conference
2025-01-23 - 2025-01-25 | Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Dr., Madison, Wisconsin
Albert Lea is a Wheat sponsor! Stop by to visit our booth during the breaks.

The Annual OGRAIN Conference is an opportunity to learn from local organic grain growers, hear about the latest research, and connect with other organic, transitioning-to-organic, or inquisitive-about-organic grain growers and end-users. Save the date for January 24-25, 2025 in Madison, WI!
Their 9th annual OGRAIN Winter Conference will feature cutting edge ideas from farmers, researchers and industry experts. Farm and research-focused success strategies will be discussed by a range of speakers leading sessions on organic grain production in the Upper Midwest.

Faribault County SWCD Vendor Fair
2025-01-23 | Golden Bubble, 11575 State Highway 22, Wells, Minnesota
Albert Lea Seed’s Ashley Bingham will be tending the booth at the Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District. Stop by to check out our sustainable resources for soil health and cleaner water.

NPSAS Food & Farming Conference
2025-01-23 - 2025-01-25 | Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel, 1400 8th Ave NW, Aberdeen, SD, United States
Come to the conference for the networking, learning and fun! Visit Albert Lea Seed folks at our booth so we can talk all things seed!
The keynote speakers for the 2025 event include:

Jolene Brown – Author, Farmer and Family Business Consultant working with family farms that last for generations
Ray Archuleta – Soil Scientist & NRCS agent featured in Common Ground and is founder of Understanding Ag & the Soil Health Academy
Bob Quinn – Organic farmer, green business man, author, and founder of The Quinn Institute

GrassWorks Grazing Conference
2025-01-23 - 2025-01-25 | Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI, United States
Albert Lea Seed is Exhibiting at the 2025 GrassWorks Grazing Conference!
Sign up today and stop by our booth!

Tour de Forage - Southeast MN Forage Council Winter Meeting
2025-01-23 | Stewartville Civic Center, Stewartville, MN
Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor!

Ohio Grazing Conference
2025-01-23 08:00 - 2025-01-24 17:00 | Mt. Hope Event Center, 8076 State Route 241, Mt.Hope, Ohio
Albert Lea Seed RMS, Mark Hostetler and Albert Lea Seed Dealer, John Daniel Schlabach, will be exhibiting at this conference! Stop by thier booths to learn more about how Albert Lea Seed can add value to your farm.

MCIA Annual Meeting
2025-01-28 - 2025-01-29 | Holiday Inn & Suites, 75 S 37th Ave, St. Cloud, MN
Join Albert Lea Seed at the MCIA Annual Meeting!
RECEPTION Location: Legends Bar & Grill (Holiday Inn), 75 S 37th Ave, St. Cloud MN 56301
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, January 28, 7–9 P.M.
MEETING Location: Holiday Inn & Suites, 75 S 37th Ave, St. Cloud MN 56301
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, January 29, 10 A.M.–3 P.M.

Small Grain Markets Workshop: Economic Opportunity in a New Market Enviornment
2025-01-28 | Edgewater Bay Pavilion, 1940 Edgewater Drive, Albert Lea, MN
Albert Lea Seed is a proud sponsor of this event! There is no charge to attend, so register today.
Once common on farms across the Corn Belt, the acres planted in small grains has fallen sharply – and with it, the infrastructure and markets farmers once relied on – making it hard for even the most forward-thinking farmer to incorporate small grains as an enterprise. However, it still stands that adding small grains to a crop rotation is an effective way to biologically control weeds, grow a quality cover crop that can offset feed or fertilizer costs, and spread labor throughout the year. With a growing consumer trend toward healthy, sustainable foods, raising small grains can be a prime opportunity to build a resilient, locally driven supply chain for an in-demand product. From the visionary work of a fourth-generation farmer and scientist, Bob Quinn (Kamut International), to practical, farmer-innovators like Roy Pfaltzgraff (Pfz Farms) and Landon & Anne Plagge (Green Acres Milling), Land Stewardship Project is hosting a Small Grain Markets Workshop to give producers confidence and practical know-how into raising and selling other crops.

Top Soil Management Summit
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-30 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, Minnesota
Albert Lea Seed is exhibiting at this event. Theresa Pedretti, CCA, our cover crop agronomist will be on hand to answer your questions about cover crops and soil management.
The Soil Management Summit is a farmer-oriented event dedicated to practical soil management in Minnesota. Experienced farmers, researchers and consultants speak on a variety of soil management topics such as:

Cover crops
Tillage
Nutrient management
Soil health economics
Livestock – soil health connections
Soil biology

Northern Indiana Grazing Conference
2025-01-31 - 2025-02-01 | Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, ID
Mark Hostetler, Albert Lea Seed Regional Sales Manager, and Albert Lea Seed Dealer Freeman Fry with Noble Natural Products will be at their booth showcasing Albert Lea Seed products that will enhance and add value to any farming business. Be sure to stop by and check it out!

The Land Connection Organic Grain Conference & Tradeshow
2025-02-05 - 2025-02-06 | I Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL
Albert Lea Seed is a Cultivator Sponsor for the Organic Grain Conference & Trade Show. We are not able to exhibit, but so happy to support this wonderful conference. Visit our website for product information alseed.com

OGRAIN 1st Annual Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference
2025-02-06 | Jordan Hall on Cornell Agritech Campus, Geneva, NY
Albert Lea Seed is sponsoring this inaugural event! While we won’t have an exhibit booth, our Board Chairman, Mac Ehrhardt will be in attendance! Be sure to seek him out and say “Hi”.

Farmer & Researcher Speakers from across the country
Advanced Roundtable Discussions
Organic Trade Show

Topics:

Reducing Tillage and Organic No-Till
Pest Management & Biocontrol
Diversifying your Crop Rotation Profitably
Transition to Organic
Cornell Organic Research Briefs

Conference Speakers:
Dr. Heather Darby, University of Vermont Northwest Crops & Soils
Dr. Amara Dunn-Silver, Cornell Integrated Pest Management
Jay Goldmark, Stone House Farm (Livingston, NY)
Dean James, Don Cotner Farms (Danville, PA)
Scott Myers, Woodlyn Acres Farm (Dalton, OH)
Dr. Erin Silva, OGRAIN & University of Wisconsin-Madison
and more!
Hosted by Cornell Field Crops and the New York Soil Health Initiative.

ALSH Virtual Conference: Small Grains and Forages
2025-02-11 09:30 - 15:00 | Virtual
Check out this schedule and register today for Albert Lea Seed’s Small Grains and Forages Virtual Conference.
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Cool Season Grasses: Getting The Most from Your Hay and Pasture
Luke Wilson, Forage Market Development Manager, Barenbrug USA
Adam Probst, Territory Sales Manager, Barenbrug USA
10:30- 11:00 a.m. New Albert Lea Seed Forage Products
Matt Helgeson, Product Leader, Albert Lea Seed
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Cheap Alfalfa Seed: One of the Dumbest Farming Decisions, Ever
Dave Robison, Alfalfa Business Manager, Legacy Seeds
12:30-1:10 p.m. New Albert Lea Seed Small Grain Varieties
Mac Ehrhardt, Board Chairman, Albert Lea Seed
Ty Larson, CCA, Agronomist, Albert Lea Seed
1:10-2:00 p.m. Tactics to Manage Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), DON/Vomitoxin, in Oats, Barley, & Wheat
Margaret Smith, PhD, Forage Agronomist, Albert Lea Seed
Mac Ehrhardt, Board Chairman, Albert Lea Seed
Martin Larsen, Farmer, Byron, MN
2:00-3:00 p.m. How Early or Late Can You Plant Spring Small Grains?
Margaret Smith, PhD, Forage Agronomist, Albert Lea Seed
John Wepking, Meadowlark Organics, Ridgeway, WI

Indiana Organic Grain Farmer Meeting
2025-02-19 | Beck Agricultural Center, 4550 US-52, Lafayette, IN, 47906
Join Mark Hostetler, Albert Lea Seed RSM, at the Indiana Organic Grain Farmer Conference!
Hosted by Purdue Extension, the Indiana Organic Grain Farmer meeting increases participant understanding of organic transition, certification, and cropping systems through peer learning and networking. This annual training includes education and full-day workshops on transitioning to organic grain, breakout sessions, farmer panels, networking time, and an industry trade show.

Marbleseed
2025-02-20 - 2025-02-22 | LaCrosse Center, LaCrosse, WI, United States
Albert Lea Seed is a Geranium Sponsor for the Marbleseed conference. Stop by our booth to see how our products can enhance your farm and business.

UMN Planting Green Workshop
2025-03-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Aune Hall, 1508 Aune Dr. SE, Rochester, MN
Theresa Pedretti, CCA, Albert Lea Seed’s Cover Crop Sales Agronomist will be on hand to answer your questions about our seed. Hope to see you there!

PFI Midwest Covers and Grains Conference
2025-03-05 | Great Wolf Lodge, 1400 Great Wolf Dr, Baraboo, WI
Albert Lea Seed is sponsoring PFI’s Midwest Covers and Grains Conference!
PFI’s third annual Midwest Covers and Grains Conference will take place March 5, 2025 at Great Wolf Lodge in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Sign-up for their weekly or monthly newsletters for updates or watch their website for more details coming soon!

Uof M Cover Crop Field Day
2025-03-05 00:00
Albert Lea Seed Agronomist, Theresa Pedretti, is presenting at Keeping Your Soil Covered: From Planning to Planting field day presented by the University of Minnesota Extension.
Topics include Selecting species, interseeding into corn and soy, equipment, termination, crop share programs, oats & winter camelina, trouble shooting challenges,
