OGRAIN Field Day Events
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Organic Cereals Field Walk
Monday, June 22
4 pm – 6 pm
8502 Mineral Point Rd, Verona, Wisconsin 53593
Please join UW–Madison Extension’s Emerging Crops Accelerator, Seed to Kitchen Collaborative, Cereals Breeding Program, Artisan Grain Collaborative, and OGRAIN for an informal field walk to learn more about our organic trials. We will tour the field trials and breeding projects and hear the latest about variety releases and research on regional food grade grains.
Organic Seed to Spirit Field Day
Friday, July 24
10:30 am – 5 pm
The Cadillac: 108 W State Street Paxton, Illinois 60957
Join OGRAIN, Artisan Grain Collaborative, The Land Connection, IDEA Farm Network, Mad Agriculture, and Rodale Institute for this unique field day tailored for both farmers and distillers to learn in the field and at the distillery.
No Till, No Spray, No Weeds & Experiences in Organic
Thursday, August 6
9 am – 3 pm
UW–Madison Arlington Ag. Research Station Public Events Facility:
633 Hopkins Road Arlington, WIJoin us for field tours of no-till research trials. Hear results from 10 years of roller crimping and see this year’s plots. Get an update on the state of herbicide resistance and what this could mean for future weed management. See a demonstration of Greenfield Robotics’ new interrow mowing robot.
UW Organic Research Field Day
Tuesday, August 18
9:30 am – 3 pm
UW–Madison Arlington Ag. Research Station Public Events Facility: 633 Hopkins Road Arlington, WI
This field day will feature tours and talks about the latest research in organic grains and forages, including methods for reducing tillage in corn and soybeans, using biocontrol agents to manage white mold in soybean, and an on-farm research project studying soil health in organic grain systems.
Virtual Fencing: Takeaways From Year One
Thursday, September 17
2 pm – 4 pm
Seven Seeds Farm:
5079 County Road Z Spring Green, WIPlease join Iowa County Uplands Watershed Group, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and OGRAIN to hear insights from the first year of virtual fence trialing at Seven Seeds Organic Farm.