AGENDA
| TIME | TOPIC | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|
| DAY 1, February 10th | ||
| 8:00am – 8:30am | REGISTRATION, Trade Show opens, coffee/tea |  |
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Welcome Remarks | |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Organic Buyer Introduction– Meet companies who are looking to source organic crops in the High Plains. Transitioning Producer? Learn where you can sell your crops once certified. |    |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Soil Health in Organic Cropping Systems- Why Organic Is Regenerative and how YOU can maximize your soil health whether transitioning or already certified. | |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:30am – 12:30am 11:30am – 12:30am | Resilient Cereal Crops: Hybrid Rye For Seed, Feed, Forage. Learn how this new crop can open new opportunities for transitioning and organic producers. Building Your Organic System Plan – Considerations for Certification success in the High Plains- get the inside scoop on organic certification. -Maclaine Sorden, CDA -Margaret Scoles, IOIA | |
| 12:30am – 1:30am | LUNCH |  |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | No-Till Organic Farming in the High Plains– Want to transitioning but worried about tillage? This panel will explore how organic and transitional farmers can reduce the time, steel and fuel in the field. | |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Transition to Organic Partnership Program- Resources and FREE consulting help to get and stay certified organic. |  |
| 2:30pm – 2:50pm | Break | |
| 2:50pm – 3:50pm | Farmer Panel: Soil Health and Grain Farming in the High Plains– Hear from Transitioning and Organic Producers share their experience maximizing soil health while maintaining profitable businesses | |
| Organic Certification Office Hours- How to Make it Work for YOU– Curious who are certifiers near you? Curious how to understand the Organic Integrity Database? Bring ALL your questions and get 1:1 help whether you’re already certified or want to explore the transition to organic. -Maclaine Sorden, CDA -Margaret Scoles, IOIA | | |
| 3:50pm – 4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Controlling Weeds in Organic Production: The Story Of Brewster Ranch’s Transition to Organic and business strategy to make money while doing it | |
| 4:30pm – 5:30 PM | Farmer Panel: Techniques and successes in controlling weeds: Hear from experienced organic farmers about how they manage weeds once certified and maximize the transition. | |
AGENDA
| TIME | TOPIC and Speaker | SPONSOR |
|---|---|---|
| DAY 2, February 11th | ||
| 8:00am – 8:30am | REGISTRATION, Trade Show opens, coffee/tea | Wyoming Delegation Meet and Greet Invited Speakers: Rep. Hageman Sen. Lummis Sen. Barrasso |
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Stump the Inspector– Bring Your Certification Questions to hear it straight from the inspector. Have Policy questions -Margaret Scoles -Maclaine Sorden | |
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Building Strong Meat Markets with Organic Certification– Learn from experienced rancher and marketing expert, Dave Carter, about how you as a producer can leverage organic certification to build markets for your cattle. | |
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Pulse Crop Production in The High Plains: How to grow and market organic pulse crops | |
| Break | ||
| 10:00am – 10:25am 10:25am – 10:50am | NRCS– Learn about innovative programs for Organic and Transitioning producers designed to help bridge the transition to organic certification. Crop Insurance- What every Organic and Transitioning producer should know. | |
| 10:50am- 11:50am | Perennial Organics: Kernza in Wyoming- Opportunities for organic producers raising perennial crops in the High Plains. Perennial Organics Farmer Panel: Organic Alfalfa for both Dryland and Irrigated Producers. How transitioning and organic farmers can use this crop to increase revenue, build soil, and rid your fields of weeds. | |
| 11:50am – 12:00pm | Break | |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Alternative Financing Opportunities for Organic Farmers– Interested in building your transitional or organic operation? This panel features innovative companies working to make capital and land more accessible for organic producers. Featured speakers include: Dirt Capital, Iroquois Valley REIT, Mad Capital, Clear Frontier Ag Management | |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Lunch and Closing Remarks |  |