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November 14, 2023

Registration is now open for the 2024 Minnesota Organic Conference, Minnesota’s only statewide conference on organic agriculture.

Hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), the two-day conference will take place January 11 and 12, 2024, at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.

The event will feature keynote speakers and more than 30 breakout sessions providing educational opportunities in areas like organic crop production, dairy, livestock, fruits and vegetables, marketing, and business. Attendees will also have access to an 80-booth trade show featuring information about relevant products and services.

The keynote speakers for this year’s conference are Dr. Daphne Miller, a practicing family physician, science writer, professor, and research scientist focused on transforming our food system from the soil up, and Carolyn Olson, an experienced organic farmer and agricultural advocate from Cottonwood, Minnesota.

Early-bird pricing is currently available for those who register before December 1, after which prices will increase. Two-day, one-day, and student registration options are available. Full pricing details are available on the registration webpage.

For more information, visit the MDA’s Minnesota Organic Conference website.

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Media Contact
Logan Schumacher, MDA Communications
651-201-6193
Logan.Schumacher@state.mn.us

January Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meeting

Starts:
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 1:30 pm
Ends:
Tue, 01/16/2024 - 3:30 pm
MDA is a:
Sponsor
Presenter
Link:
/minnesota-food-safety-defense-task-force
MDA Contact:
Natasha Hedin
Natasha.Hedin@state.mn.us
612-247-5888

Details:

The Governor's Food Safety and Defense Task Force has continuously met since 1990 to discuss issues affecting Minnesota's food system. The Task Force is composed of seventeen members, ten of whom are appointed by the Governor's office, representing food regulatory agencies, agricultural industries, food related non-profit associations, and the University of Minnesota. Meetings of the Task Force are held every other month and are open to anyone interested. 

Task force meetings are held in conformance with Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.015, upcoming meetings of the FSDTF have been scheduled and will be offered in-person with video-conference phone-in options. 

The next meeting will be on January 16, 2024, at the Orville L. Freeman Building in St. Paul, MN. 

Attend the January 16 meeting using Microsoft Teams

Or you can call in via audio conference (sorry, this is not a toll-free line) by calling: +1-651-395-7448

Phone Conference ID: 117 029 131#

Individuals with a disability who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Natasha Hedin at 612-247-5888 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible.

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Principal Investigator: Tom Miller

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Principal Investigator: Chris Lenhart

2023 Exhibitors

  • 40 Square Cooperative Solutions
  • Ag Resource Consulting, Inc.
  • Ag Resource, Inc.
  • Agri-Dynamics
  • AgriEnergy Solutions, LLC
  • AGvantage, Inc.
  • Albert Lea Seed House, Inc.
  • All Energy Solar
  • Barn2Door, Inc.
  • Bay Shore Sales, LLC
  • BioFlora
  • Bremer Bank
  • Byron Seeds, LLC
  • Cargill, Inc.
  • CarlsonSV
  • Cashton Farm Supply – CFS Specialties
  • Compeer Financial
  • Cowsmo
  • Crop Fertility Services
  • Crop Revenue Agency, LLC
  • CSV Financial Advisors
  • Dean's Ag
  • Dramm Corporation
  • F.W. Cobs Company
  • Galena Genetics, LLC
  • Garratt Industries, Ltd.
  • Germains Seed Technology
  • Grain Millers, Inc.
  • Grain Place Foods, Inc.
  • Healthy Food Ingredients
  • High Island Organics
  • Ide Seed and Fertilizer/QLF Agronomy
  • Kult Kress
  • Marbleseed
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program
  • Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership (MARL)
  • Minnesota Crop Improvement Association (MCIA)
  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Damage Management Program
  • Minnesota Farm Business Management
  • Minnesota Farmers Union
  • Minnesota Grown
  • Minnesota Soybean
  • MOSA Certified Organic
  • Mountain High Organics, Inc.
  • Nature's Organic Grist
  • NCR SARE and Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
  • North Circle Seeds
  • North Star Hemp DBA Carpe Diem CBD
  • OCIA MN #1
  • OFARM (Organic Farmers Agency for Relationship Marketing) and NFOrganics
  • Ohio Earth Food
  • Organic Valley – CROPP Cooperative
  • Peak Ag Solutions
  • Pesticide Action Network – MN Office and Midwest Farmers of Color Collective
  • PURIS
  • Richland IFC
  • Riverside Feeds, LLC
  • Seneca Foods Corporation
  • Solar Farm, LLC
  • ST Biologicals
  • Stengel Seed & Grain Co, Inc.
  • Stonebridge Ltd.
  • Sunrise Foods International
  • Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
  • TerraMax
  • Treffler-Man@Machine
  • University of Minnesota
  • USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  • USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
2023 Exhibitors

2023 Exhibitors

  • 40 Square Cooperative Solutions
  • Ag Resource Consulting, Inc.
  • Ag Resource, Inc.
  • Agri-Dynamics
  • AgriEnergy Solutions, LLC
  • AGvantage, Inc.
  • Albert Lea Seed House, Inc.
  • All Energy Solar
  • Barn2Door, Inc.
  • Bay Shore Sales, LLC
  • BioFlora
  • Bremer Bank
  • Byron Seeds, LLC
  • Cargill, Inc.
  • CarlsonSV
  • Cashton Farm Supply – CFS Specialties
  • Compeer Financial
  • Cowsmo
  • Crop Fertility Services
  • Crop Revenue Agency, LLC
  • CSV Financial Advisors
  • Dean's Ag
  • Dramm Corporation
  • F.W. Cobs Company
  • Galena Genetics, LLC
  • Garratt Industries, Ltd.
  • Germains Seed Technology
  • Grain Millers, Inc.
  • Grain Place Foods, Inc.
  • Healthy Food Ingredients
  • High Island Organics
  • Ide Seed and Fertilizer/QLF Agronomy
  • Kult Kress
  • Marbleseed
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program
  • Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership (MARL)
  • Minnesota Crop Improvement Association (MCIA)
  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Damage Management Program
  • Minnesota Farm Business Management
  • Minnesota Farmers Union
  • Minnesota Grown
  • Minnesota Soybean
  • MOSA Certified Organic
  • Mountain High Organics, Inc.
  • Nature's Organic Grist
  • NCR SARE and Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
  • North Circle Seeds
  • North Star Hemp DBA Carpe Diem CBD
  • OCIA MN #1
  • OFARM (Organic Farmers Agency for Relationship Marketing) and NFOrganics
  • Ohio Earth Food
  • Organic Valley – CROPP Cooperative
  • Peak Ag Solutions
  • Pesticide Action Network – MN Office and Midwest Farmers of Color Collective
  • PURIS
  • Richland IFC
  • Riverside Feeds, LLC
  • Seneca Foods Corporation
  • Solar Farm, LLC
  • ST Biologicals
  • Stengel Seed & Grain Co, Inc.
  • Stonebridge Ltd.
  • Sunrise Foods International
  • Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
  • TerraMax
  • Treffler-Man@Machine
  • University of Minnesota
  • USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  • USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
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2023 Exhibitors

  • 40 Square Cooperative Solutions
  • Ag Resource Consulting, Inc.
  • Ag Resource, Inc.
  • Agri-Dynamics
  • AgriEnergy Solutions, LLC
  • AGvantage, Inc.
  • Albert Lea Seed House, Inc.
  • All Energy Solar
  • Barn2Door, Inc.
  • Bay Shore Sales, LLC
  • BioFlora
  • Bremer Bank
  • Byron Seeds, LLC
  • Cargill, Inc.
  • CarlsonSV
  • Cashton Farm Supply – CFS Specialties
  • Compeer Financial
  • Cowsmo
  • Crop Fertility Services
  • Crop Revenue Agency, LLC
  • CSV Financial Advisors
  • Dean's Ag
  • Dramm Corporation
  • F.W. Cobs Company
  • Galena Genetics, LLC
  • Garratt Industries, Ltd.
  • Germains Seed Technology
  • Grain Millers, Inc.
  • Grain Place Foods, Inc.
  • Healthy Food Ingredients
  • High Island Organics
  • Ide Seed and Fertilizer/QLF Agronomy
  • Kult Kress
  • Marbleseed
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program
  • Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership (MARL)
  • Minnesota Crop Improvement Association (MCIA)
  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Damage Management Program
  • Minnesota Farm Business Management
  • Minnesota Farmers Union
  • Minnesota Grown
  • Minnesota Soybean
  • MOSA Certified Organic
  • Mountain High Organics, Inc.
  • Nature's Organic Grist
  • NCR SARE and Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
  • North Circle Seeds
  • North Star Hemp DBA Carpe Diem CBD
  • OCIA MN #1
  • OFARM (Organic Farmers Agency for Relationship Marketing) and NFOrganics
  • Ohio Earth Food
  • Organic Valley – CROPP Cooperative
  • Peak Ag Solutions
  • Pesticide Action Network – MN Office and Midwest Farmers of Color Collective
  • PURIS
  • Richland IFC
  • Riverside Feeds, LLC
  • Seneca Foods Corporation
  • Solar Farm, LLC
  • ST Biologicals
  • Stengel Seed & Grain Co, Inc.
  • Stonebridge Ltd.
  • Sunrise Foods International
  • Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
  • TerraMax
  • Treffler-Man@Machine
  • University of Minnesota
  • USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  • USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Alicia Howe

Food & Feed Safety
651-201-6161
Alicia.Howe@state.mn.us

Claire Hartwig Alberg

Pesticide & Fertilizer Management
651-201-6178
Claire.HartwigAlberg@state.mn.us

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