OGRAIN is hiring two outreach specialists! jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/5128…

Beautiful stand of cereal rye going into the spring. This is what the stand should look like this time of year for roller-crimping - the lack of bare soil indicates good spring weed suppression and adequate biomass. Field in southern WI.

Organic Farming Research Foundation and OSA (OSA) are proud to announce the 2022 National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) and State of Organic Seed (SOS). ofrf.org/news/2022-nati…

Nice mentions of the OGRAIN program - and rather proud that it cites us as a farmer organization, as that is the heart of our Extension program! Looking forward to continuing to work with our amazing farmer, industry, and non-profit partners to expand support for organic grains.

Three more OGRAIN Virtual Workshops before the field season starts in full swing! We have organic grain disease management tomorrow at noon, then a bonus workshop on organic grain markets, with the finale of organic crop insurance! Register here: ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/ograin-…

Bonus OGRAIN Virtual Workshop this Friday March 25 at noon CDT - "The Organic Crop Exchange: Helping Connect The Organic Market & Organic Market Updates”. You can register directly on this google form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

New featured #job listing at the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Career Center! UW–Madison CALS is hiring an Organic #Grain Outreach Specialist. View the job posting here: ow.ly/tKo750IufsZ

Our last OGRAIN Friday workshop is this week! Join us on April 1 at noon CDT to hear Jeff Schahczenski, National Center for Appropriate Technology, talk about organic crop insurance. Register here: ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/ograin-…

Cereal rye almost ready to roll-crimp - starting to see anthers emerging from rye heads.

Thanks to Erin Silva and an Underground Agriculture Co #covercrop interseeder I was able to plant the trial Rodrigo Werle and I are collaborating on controlling weeds in interseeded corn UW–Madison CALS Arlington farm.

OGRAIN organic grain field day at Hughes Farm in Janesville, WI - July 27, 9 am - 2:30 pm. Tour food-grade soybeans, new genetics for nitrogen-fixing corn, seed production for hemp and corn, Kernza, and organic snap beans - register here: ograin.cals.wisc.edu/ograin-events/…

Join us Aug 3 at 9 am, for our next OGRAIN field day at the Wilson Dairy Farm! Focus on organic grain production, including no-till corn and soybeans. Lunch will generously be provided by Organic Valley. Please register here: ograin.cals.wisc.edu/ograin-events/…

Join the OGRAIN and the Zimmer family for a field day packed with educational stations & a peak at their new farming system. Free event with lunch provided. Register: bit.ly/3dqvcbi. Mark your calendar: fb.me/e/4SoZKW451 See you next week!

Excited to be a partner with some newly-funded USDA Climate Smart Ag programs supporting organic farmers!

Registration for the 2023 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference is now open! Join us Jan 26-28 in Madison, WI to network and discuss all things organic grain! ograin.cals.wisc.edu

Registration for the 2023 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference is now open! Join us Jan 26-28 in Madison, WI to network and discuss all things organic grain! ograin.cals.wisc.edu

Happy New Year everyone! With January upon us, we are getting close to the OGRAIN conference - and with that, we are right up on the deadline for early bird registration prices! Deadline for early bird prices is JANUARY 6. ograin.cals.wisc.edu/2023-ograin-wi…

What are the limitations of cover crops? This question and many others will be covered by Erin Silva, Doug Collins, Miguel Cabrera, Hero Gollany, and Dani Gelardi during the academic roundtable on day two of #WaSoilCon. Register for the free event here: bit.ly/soilcon23reg

Using #covercrops & managing residue can be challenging when best practices are vastly different across the US. #WaSoilCon’s scientific roundtable of Erin Silva, Doug Collins, Miguel Cabrera, & Hero Gollany discuss key principles to consider when adopting or changing practices

Come learn about organic grain farming at our OGRAIN 2023 Field Days! ograin.cals.wisc.edu/ograin-events/…