Midwest Organic Center Field Day - Jul 2026

📅 7 July 2026 | 📍 Midwest Organic Center, 3706 St Peters Rd., Marion, IA, 52302, United States

Please join us for an Organic Field Day at the Midwest Organic Center on July 7.

Participants will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Rodale Institute’s Midwest Organic Center staff and team of Organic Consultants, and learn about our research and demonstration projects focused on organic agriculture and tailored for farmers in the Midwest. This event is ideal for researchers, students, educators and all farmers, whether you are interested in learning more about organic farming, have an interest in consulting services to transition to organic, or are currently a Midwest organic farmer. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Food trucks will be available to purchase lunch during the event.

Schedule

8:00-9:00 Check-in, breakfast networking with free pastries & coffee

9:00-9:30 Welcome & Introduction in the barn

9:30-10:15 Rodale MOC research presentations – in the field

10:15-11:00 Rodale MOC research presentations – in the field

11:15-12:00 Local Food Systems farmer panel discussion/Q&A in barn

James Nisly – Camp Creek Organics

Jeff Hafner – Early Morning Harvest

Anna Pashek – Over the Moon Farm

12:00-12:45 Lunch – Pitaz food truck and exhibitor tables in the barn

12:45-1:15 NRCS Rainfall simulator

1:15-2:00 Gary Zimmer, “The Biological Farmer” – keynote speaker

2:15-3:30 Rotating equipment demos and presentations – featuring virtual fence cattle collars, MOC silvopasture research, autonomous tractors, and other equipment demos

Stay connected:

Join us July 8 for a special educational event at Field Day Brewing Company, featuring a panel presentation on water quality and healthy communities, followed by a book discussion and signing by Rodale Institute CEO Jeff Tkach.

Register today.

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