Registration Open for 2026 Ohio State Organic Grains Conference
The fourth annual Ohio State Organic Grains Conference will be January 7-8, 2026, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Sandusky, Ohio. The 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, Wisc.; 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). The two-day event will feature additional panelists and speakers covering a wide range of agronomic and management topics related to organic grain farming.

The conference is presented by Ohio State University Extension’s 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, subject to an additional fee.

Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. For more information, visit go.osu.edu/OrganicGrains.