WOOSTER, Ohio — Now through Friday, Dec. 6, you can take advantage of the early bird registration discount for the 3rd annual Ohio State Organic Grains Conference. The conference is January 9-10, 2025, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Sandusky, Ohio, and features two full days of agronomic and farm management sessions for commercial organic grain growers in the Eastern Corn Belt.
Featured speakers for 2025 include Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin-Madison State Extension Specialist in Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems; Damon DeSutter of DeSutter Farms in Attica, Ind.; Osler Ortez, Ohio State Corn and Emerging Crops Specialist; and Sophie Rivest-Auger, Organic Field Crop Advisor for Quebec’s Centre for Expertise and Transfer in Organic and Local Agriculture. Additional farmers, researchers, and educators from Ohio and beyond will also present on a wide range of topics. In addition to the educational program, the event also features a trade show and ample opportunities for networking.
The Ohio State Organic Grains Conference is planned by Ohio State Extension’s Farm Office and Organic Food & Farming Education and Research (OFFER) program. Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs). For more information, visit go.osu.edu/OrganicGrains.
— Cassandra “Cassy” Brown, Ohio State University CFAES