Organic Academy Road Show – Wessington, SD

The Information is in the Data

POST-PONED TO SEPTEMBER 9th – FIELD DAY & TRAINING: Join Fellow Farmers for a great field day and conversation in Wessington, SD at Rocking Z Acres with BJ McNeil and his team. Learn how valuable data can be tracked and used to make some of the best decisions you’ll make for your operation.  Included with field day, there’s a great training for those farmers who are new to or interested in transitioning land to organic farming and/or ranching practices. Throughout the day we’ll share organic strategies, equipment, organic standards, marketing, and more.

9:00 am – 10:00 am Registration

10:00 – 12:30 Noon – Rocking Z Acres Farm Tour & Farmer Q & A

12:30 to – 1:30 pm – Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Getting Started and Building a Resilient System

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – The economics and markets for your organic products
– Grain & Specialty Crops
– Livestock  

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Panel Govt. organic programs
– NRCS & USDA Organic Programs
– Insurance

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15 pm – 3:40 pm – What research tells us and how we can help – Nic Podoll, Rodale Institute

3:40 pm – 4:30 pm: Soil Health, Crop Rotation, Equipment, Working with an organic consultant, Q&A, small group discussion, survey plenary

4:30 am – Debrief with participants

If August 27th works better or you’d like to attend both days, feel free to join us in Tappen, ND at Falk Organic Farms. 

Call with questions or sign up today.