Albert Lea Seed is a sponsor of the Midwest Organic Center Field Day. 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, [...]

Join us for our Winter Grains and Cover Crop Virtual Conference on July 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central. Hear from sustainable and diversified agriculture experts like Wade Dooley and James Huenefeld. Get a closer look at the inventive strategies of driftless area farmer John Webking. Explore the potential of winter camelina for [...]

This third-generation dairy farm is striving to grow healthy foods through healthy soils. The pasture walk will focus on successful innovations the Bairs have developed over the years. Attendees will see these techniques up close, ask questions, and discuss as we walk the pastures. Hear relevant information for both experienced grazers and beginning farmers.

JDS is sponsoring this field day at Andrew Coblentz Farm. Be sure to stop by and chat with John Daniel!

Join Albert Lea's Lacey Nelson on Wed., July 24! We are a sponsor of this field day and look forward to seeing you there.

Jaron and Liz Wilson of Seven W Farm will share how they integrate technology on their multi-generational organic farm. Jaron will give an overview of the Ag Open GPS software that he uses along with a Guidance Hitch in his planting and cultivation. He will show how he uses precision ag tools to save money [...]

Blake and Sally Hollis are inviting us to their farm in Waterloo on Monday, August 12 at 1 p.m. for a hands-on opportunity to learn tips and tools to help with a successful organic transition. This free field day will include a tour of Lanehaven Farms, a cover crop demonstration, and discussions with the Black Hawk County NRCS and SWCD about resources available for new organic [...]

Learn about recent research on perennial cover crops and turkey integration through the following activities: Study site demonstration Turkey integration plot demonstration Soil respiration tests (microbial activity) SLAKE tests using a phone app Weed management presentation Rainfall simulator

Meet us back in Kalona at Kalona SuperNatural on Thursday, August 15 as Phil Forbes, Farm Liason, takes us on a tour of two dairy farms that produce organic milk for Kalona SuperNatural. Our farm tour will include visits to Howard Nisley's organic dairy and Milford Ropp's organic grassfed dairy.  At each farm we will learn about [...]

Albert Lea Seed is proud to be the title sponsor of the 2024 Farm Innovation Expo! This event was originally built with the Organic Farmer in mind. Organic Farmers are forced to farm in un-conventional methods that were until now, “a thing of the past”. The Farm Innovation Expo's mission is to bring advancements in [...]