By:Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program

Interested in or growing organic grains?  Then be sure to attend the fourth annual Ohio State Organic Grains Conference on January 7-8, 2026, at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. This popular conference offers programming for experienced organic growers, growers transitioning to or considering organic, and consultants or educators who support these growers.

Featured speakers for 2026 include Willie Hughes from W. Hughes Farm in Janesville, Wisconsin; Dr. Matt Ryan from Cornell University; Dr. Aaron Wilson, Ohio State climate and agricultural weather specialist; and Nate Powell-Palm from the Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS). Additional panelists and speakers will cover a wide range of agronomic and management topics for organic grain farming, including a session I’ll teach on Farmland Leasing Options for organic growers.

The conference is presented by our OSU Farm Office and Ohio State’s Organic Food & Farming Education and Research (OFFER) program with input from a planning committee of land grant staff and researchers and organic farmers from Ohio and surrounding states. Pre-registration is $140 per person through December 5, and $175 from December 6 through December 26. Attendees can also pay at the door for an additional fee. Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. For more information and to register, visit go.osu.edu/OrganicGrains.