MOUNT BLANCHARD, Ohio — The Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS) will host the workshop “Organic Grain Production – Marketing, Mindsetand Weed Management” on Monday, Aug. 19 at Bishop Family Farms in Mount Blanchard, Ohio.

Organic grains can be profitable, but organic production and marketing are quite different from conventional practices. This all-day event will provide agricultural advisors and farmers an opportunity to better understand the unique challenges, tools and benefits of organic grain production.

Programming runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with registration opening at 9:30 a.m. Morning sessions are centered around the 3 M’s crucial in organic transition: mindset, machinery, and marketing. Talks and panel discussions will feature experienced farmers and grain marketers, including host farmers Greg and Blake Bishop; Bridget Burgess, Hirzel Farms; Jeff Dean, Timberlane Organic Farms; Shane Meyer, Countryside Land Management; Brad Johnson, Kalmbach Feeds; and Steve Turnow, Turnow Ventures Ltd. Additional speakers and discussion leaders are Sam Oschwald Tilton from OATS, Ohio State program manager Cassy Brown and OSU Extension farm management field specialist Eric Richer. After lunch, the focus is on organic weed management in grains, with machinery demonstrations and talks by workshop farmer speakers and Ohio State weed ecology specialist Eugene Law.

The cost of $20 includes a provided lunch. Up to 4 hours of CCA credits are also available. For more information and toregister, please visit https://organicagronomy.regfox.com/ohio-grain-workshop. For questions, contact Sam Oschwald Tilton at [email protected].

OATS, the Organic Agronomy Training Service, is a collaboratively managed training program for agricultural professionals working with organic or transitioning farmers in the United States. They seek to grow domestic organic production by strengthening the educational support network of agronomists, certified crop advisors, extension agents, and technical service providers. Their aim isfor every transitional and certified organic farmer to have robust access to technical service expertise to provide unbiased, science-based agronomic support for their farming operation.

— Organic Agronomy Training Service

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