2026 Cornell Organic Field Crops & Dairy Conference

Nov 20, 2025

Farmers, researchers, educators, and agricultural service providers from across the Northeast are invited to the 2026 Cornell Organic Field Crops & Dairy Conference, to be held Friday, March 6, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lux Hotel & Conference Center in Waterloo, N.Y.

Co-hosted by New York Soil Health and Cornell CALS, the annual conference brings together leaders in organic grain, dairy, and livestock systems to share practical tools, new research, and farmer-tested strategies to support resilient and profitable organic production.

This year’s program features:

Michel Cavigelli, Lead Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service Farming Systems Project
Findings from the Beltsville Long-term Cropping Systems Project
Amber Lambke, Co-Founder, Maine Grains
Connecting Farms, Food, and Community with Maine Grains
David Mortensen, Emeritus Professor of Agroecology, University of New Hampshire
Organic Grain Production in the Northeast: Cultivating Our Path Forward

Source : cornell.edu

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