Please join the Rodale Institute for an Organic Field Day at the Midwest Organic Center on July 7.

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 organic farming, have an interest in consulting services to transition to organic, or are currently a Midwest organic farmer. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Food trucks will be available to purchase lunch during the event.

Schedule

8:00-9:00 Check-in, breakfast networking with free pastries & coffee

9:00-9:30 Welcome & Introduction in the barn

9:30-10:15 Rodale MOC research presentations – in the field

10:15-11:00 Rodale MOC research presentations – in the field

11:15-12:00 Local Food Systems farmer panel discussion/Q&A in barn

• James Nisly – Camp Creek Organics
• Jeff Hafner – Early Morning Harvest
• Anna Pashek – Over the Moon Farm

12:00-12:45 Lunch – Pitaz food truck and exhibitor tables in the barn

12:45-1:15 NRCS Rainfall simulator

1:15-2:00 Gary Zimmer, “The Biological Farmer” – keynote speaker

2:15-3:30 Rotating equipment demos and presentations – featuring virtual fence cattle collars, MOC silvopasture research, autonomous tractors, and other equipment demos

SEE DETAILS & REGISTER