OSU Small Farm Conference is March 8 in Wooster

Feb 18, 2025

By Peggy Kirk Hall

"Sowing Seeds for Success" is the theme of the 2025 Small Farm Conference hosted by OSU Extension on March 8, 2025. The conference will take place at the Shisler Center on OSU's Wooster campus.

Conference session topics are geared to beginning and small farm owners as well as farms looking to diversify their operations. Five different conference tracks will cover Horticulture and Crop Production, Business Management, Livestock, Natural Resources and Diversifying Your Enterprise. Topics will range from Growing in a Hoophouse, Integrated Disease Management Strategies for Apple and Peaches, High Tunnel Tour, Using Cover Crops for Soil Regeneration, Creating Habitat for Beneficial Insects on the Farm, Growing Microgreens, Money to Grow: Grants 101, Growing Your Farm With Agritourism, Navigating Licenses and Certificates for your Small Farm Market, How Can Value – Added Help Your Farm, Vaccination Programs for a Small Farm, and a Grassfed Beef Tour.

The conference will also provide an opportunity to talk with vendors. A conference trade show will feature new and innovative ideas and services for farming operations.
The cost of the conference includes lunch and is $100 and registration is due by February 28, 2025. Follow this link to register https://go.osu.edu/2025smallfarmconference

Source : osu.edu

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