NPSAS and NDSU Carrington organic farm field day

Organic Research Record Keeping Strategies & Questions for Transition

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NDSU Carrington NPSAS field Day 2026Join the NDSU Carrington Research Center for their 2026 field day for their insightful tour on their current research programs in organic and regenerative agriculture as well as afternoon informational session with NPSAS. Check out the various organic research plots and learn the value and importance of this research and how it benefits the industry. Come and here what is NDSU doing to impact the organic food world.  

Stay for the afternoon session where you’ll hear about record keeping strategies and ideas that can help ease your record keeping fears and burdens and aid in the decision making of your operation. In addition to helping with certification, such data can be useful in increasing income, decreasing expenses, aiding in yield, input, crop rotation strategies, and more.  Closing out the day NPSAS staff will provide insight into some of the most frequently asked questions when transitioning to organic production. 

Schedule for the Day

9:00 am to 12:00 pm – NDSU Carrington Organic Research Field Day & NPSAS Organic Research

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Record Keeping Strategies with Q & A

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Steps and Questions to Organic Certification

Please register below so we can plan appropriately for the day.

 
 
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NDSU Carrington Research Center Field Days

2025 Organic Field Day with NDSU Carrington Research Center

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Join the learning with those who have been providing professionally led organic agriculture research in North Dakota for many years. The 2025 NDSU Carrington Research Center Field Day will be held on July 22, 2025 starting at 9:00 am. A number of great topics will be covered including but not limited to:

Morning Session from 9:30 – 12:00 will include topics including:

  • Equipment for organic farming & Understanding and enhancing soil health, how to assess it using key indicators, and practical ways to improve and sustain it.
  • Considerations for using manure and compost in organic farms
  •  Regenerative and agricultural sustainability incentive programs for organic producers 
  • Farm risk management – strategies to safeguard your organic operation 
  • Precision agriculture for organic farming: demonstration of emerging smart technologies for organic crop production 
  • Current and future organic research initiatives, including soil health, crop rotation, intercropping, weed management, variety trials, and more.

12:00 – LUNCH – provided with thanks to additional sponsors Northern Canola Growers Association and North Central Sustainable Ag Research and Education (SARE). 

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – The afternoon session will focus on organic transition (If you’d also like to attend the afternoon session, please complete the short form below.)

  • The organic TOPP mentorship program
  • How to perform your own soil testing
  • Soil Health: A deep dive into best practices and strategies learned in organic research and farmer-led experience

More information on all the field day’s going on that day can be found on the NDSU Carrington Research Center website.