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Get ready for 2025


Each year, we host this conference for farmers and others interested in organic agriculture.

Mark your calendars for January 9-10, 2025, in St. Cloud.

This year's conference will feature:

  • Fantastic keynotes and breakout sessions
  • An 80-booth trade show
  • Networking with friends
  • And more!

2025 Keynote Speakers

Tom Cotter

Tom is a fourth-generation farmer and active member of the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition. He started planting cover crops in 1998, which helped him transition a third of his acres to organic cash crops and grass-fed beef. He was recently named a finalist for the inaugural Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award®.

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Man with a mustache and beard wearing a baseball cap and plaid shirt
Tom Cotter

Mark Schiller and Simeon Rossi

Mark and Simeon co-founded Loon Liquor Company, an organic microdistillery in Northfield, Minnesota, crafting delicious spirits from organic, local suppliers. They recently won the Food, Ag, and Beverage Division of the 2024 MN Cup, a startup competition for entrepreneurs.

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Mark Schiller and Simeon Rossi

Share your ideas for sessions or submit a proposal to present at the next conference: 
2025 Call for Proposals and Presenters