2024 La Crete Conference

Expert Guidance: Gain invaluable insights from leading organic experts, agronomists, and industry professionals. Whether you’re a seasoned farmer or just starting out, our sessions cover everything from cover crops to cutting-edge marketing strategies.

Networking Opportunities: Forge crucial connections with buyers, suppliers, and fellow farmers during our dedicated industry networking session. Discover new opportunities, collaborations, and potential markets to expand your organic enterprise.

Exclusive Organic Trade Show: Explore the latest innovations and services at our exclusive trade show tailored specifically for the organic sector. From innovative products to sustainable solutions, you’ll find everything you need to elevate your farm operations.

New Additions: This year, we’re raising the bar even higher! The tradeshow will open its doors to the public from 3:00 – 5:00 PM, providing a unique opportunity to engage with the industry.

Flexibility to Register: Pre-register now to secure your spot, or simply pay at the door. We’ve made it convenient for you to join us and take advantage of this transformative experience.

*Please note this schedule is tentative and subject to change

Economics of Cover Cropping with Kevin Elmy: Cover cropping is an excellent tool to solve agronomic and economic needs in organic systems. Join Kevin Elmy as he explores how to best improve your soil health, with cover crops, while being cost efficient on the farm. Learn from Kevin how to get the most out of your cover crops and maximize on farm revenue with tips to help you understand the full impact cover crops can have on increasing revenue and profit.

Intercropping on Irrigated Land with Taylor Neudorf: With extended drought-like situations over the past few years, producers want to implement irrigation on their farms. While irrigation has proven beneficial along with chemical inputs, let’s hear from Taylor Neudorf at Neudorf Farm about their experience of using irrigation in oat-pea intercrop fields on organic land. From applying for an irrigation license to setting up the pivots on their fields, learn from Taylor about the ins and outs of irrigation.

Grazing Cover Crops with Kevin Elmy: Cover crops have a lot of potential to lengthen the grazing season and reduce feed costs. Learn from Kevin Elmy what cover crop mixes are ideal for grazing and how to create an effective grazing system that utilizes cover cropping to help you meet your needs. Kevin’s years of experience will help you understand how cover crops can help you meet the needs of your soil and your animals!

Quality Sells – Tips for Getting a Clean Crop with Heather Kerschbaumer: The highest quality crops are the first to sell and get the best prices, so a clean crop is one of your best marketing tools! With over 40 years of experience in seed production and seed cleaning, Heather Kerschbaumer has learned a thing or two about how to get your cleanest crop, and it starts in the field. Heather will share tips like using clean seed to reduce weed pressure, anticipating buyers’ needs when planning rotations or intercropping, and diligently cleaning equipment to reduce dockage rates.

Managing Weeds with BMPs – Producer Panel: Ask any organic producer about the challenges in organic farming; weeds are a significant concern in organic agriculture. However, successful organic producers have controlled weeds using BMPs to mitigate yield and quality losses. James Thiessen has extensive experience managing weeds while maintaining soil health using different crop combinations and strategies. Let’s dive into his world of BMPs to understand his mantra of success for keeping the weeds at bay on his organically cultivated land.

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