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Fusarium Head Blight Management and Harvesting in Organic Wheat with Prof Damon Smith
Check out OGRAIN’s latest video with Professor Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist at UW–Madison, to learn how to scout for this disease and how to optimize harvest in high disease pressure areas.
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OGRAIN 2026 FIELD DAYS
“Join us in the field this summer!” We’re partnering with wonderful farmers, organizations, and researchers to bring you this year’s field day series. Field days will highlight innovative practices both at working organic farms and research stations. They’ll feature farmers with creative solutions that support the diversification of crops to support domestic and value-added organic…
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Prof William Tracy featured in The Guardian for his 40 years of leadership in sweetcorn breeding
We are excited to see Bill Tracy, one of the leaders of the UW Organic Collaborative, featured in The Guardian for his 40 years of leadership in sweetcorn breeding.
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OGRAIN Conference Wrap Up
Dear OGRAIN attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors, A resounding thank you for your participation in this year’s conference. We are so glad you joined us! Despite the brutal cold, we had over 250 attendees and 36 exhibitors. We hope you made great connections with other attendees and with our fantastic speakers, roundtable hosts, exhibitors, and sponsors. Please take…
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NCR-SARE Announces 2026 Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals
The 2026 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals is now available online.
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PROCEEDINGS from the Harvest of Ideas Conference
Acknowledgements We are enormously grateful both the domestic and international organic farmers, consumers, non-profit organizations, researchers and industry experts who participated in the Harvest of Ideas 2.0 and devoted their time, knowledge and experiences to the conference and its momentum moving forward. We thank the UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences for its strong…
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Organic Valley Case Competition
Apply by October 14 | Open to all CALS students
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Don’t Miss Field Days!
“Summer’s going strong. There’s still time to join us for Field Days!” We’re partnering with wonderful organizations to bring you a series of exciting events. Field days will span across southern Wisconsin and into central Illinois, highlighting innovative practices both at working organic farms and research stations. They’ll feature farmers with creative solutions that support…
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Watch the 2025 OGRAIN Conference Videos
Watch the 2025 OGRAIN Conference videos now on YouTube! This year’s conference had so many great sessions led by knowledgeable farmers and researchers that are now available for you to explore. Visit agronomic topics like flame weeding, integrating compost, managing no-till soybeans, and culinary grain post-harvest handling or find ideas for improving your farm business strategy…
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Thank you so much for joining us for the Harvest of Ideas 2.0
Thank you so much for joining us for the Harvest of Ideas 2.0. In community, we explored the positive influence of organic agriculture on biodiversity, climate change, young farmers, health and nutrition, and regenerative livestock just to name a few 😉 while also discussing policy solutions. The energy, the passion and the sense of community really made this conference special. A huge thank you to all of our speakers from…