Our tenth annual organic grain conference will be held January 23-24th at the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI. It will also feature an optional pre-conference event focused on emerging technologies for organic row crops on January 22nd as well as a buyer-seller mixer the evening of Friday, January 23rd.
The last day for early bird registration is Monday, December 22nd!
You can find OGRAIN Conference details HERE or by going to the events section at ograin.cals.wisc.edu.
Event registration can be found HERE or by clicking register here on our conference webpage.
New to the OGRAIN Conference? Here’s what to expect:
Attendees can choose from over 15 sessions on a wide variety of topics, including organic weed management, soil testing, funding opportunities, livestock integration, policy, business planning and marketing. Presenters include farmers, researchers and industry professionals. The conference also provides ample time for networking and farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange, including roundtable discussions and an integrated exhibit hall. Philip Taylor, executive director and co-founder of Mad Agriculture, is the conference’s keynote speaker. The conference is hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s OGRAIN program, which provides resources and support for new, transitioning, and experienced organic grain farmers throughout the Upper Midwest.
Registration Rates
Dinner is included in Thursday’s event. Breakfast and lunch are included Friday and Saturday.
Early bird
- 1 day registration: $100
- Full conference registration: $180
- Thursday’s emerging technologies event: $60
After Dec. 22nd
- 1 day registration: $110
- Full conference registration: $220
- Thursday’s event: $60
Additional Conference Opportunities
- The Future of Organic Row Crops: Balancing Technology & Ecology
Thursday, January 22nd from 3-8 PM at the Monona Terrace, $60
To join, add this event during your conference registration
This event will focus on the technological advances that are poised to aid organic row crop farmers in the coming years, plus explore how those technologies can be paired with ecological practices to enhance organic management.
- Buyer & Seller Mixer
Friday, January 23rd from 6:30-8:30 PM at Giant Jones Brewing, FREE
*Shuttle available to and from the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
To join, register at Rodale Institute's event page. Separate registration is required.
This event will provide a casual space to build connections throughout our regional organic food system. Whether you grow, source, craft, or champion organic grain products, you’re invited.
Need a hotel for the conference?
Two hotel blocks are available for your convenience.
Details on the hotels, deadlines, and rates can be found HERE
Hear from last year’s attendees
“There’s a really good mixture of elements [at this] conference, [including] the panel discussions and the keynote and the roundtable section,” shared a 2025 conference attendee. “All throughout there have been a lot of good opportunities for Q&A, and it’s just a really nice size that does allow for that one-on-one conversation.”
Co-organizers include the Artisan Grain Collaborate and Rodale Institute. Portions of the conference are supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program. The UW–Madison OGRAIN program is housed in the Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
For questions, contact Kelly Debbink at kelly.debbink@wisc.edu or (608) 262-4592.
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