Organic Industry Event

BIOFACH 2016 will take place at the Exhibition Centre, Nuremberg, Germany. As a visiting professional you can meet organic producers from the international organic market and be inspired by the sector’s latest international trends. Details TBA.

The 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference is the largest organic seed event in the U.S. It will be held at the Oregon State University CH2M HILL Alumni Center on campus in Corvallis, Oregon. Expand your seed knowledge and skills, hear the latest in scientific research, and discover new resources and tools that help you breed, grow, and sell more seed.

The EcoFarm Conference: Regenerating our Lands and Water will be held at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California, January 20th - 23rd. From technical discussions on biological methods, to sessions and office hours dealing with the business of farming, the conference is a roll-up-your sleeves affair that supports our individual and organizational efforts.

The Transforming Food Access Summit: Accelerating Affordability with Nutrition Incentives will take place January 11th - 13th at the Emory Conference Center and Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Nutrition incentives have played a transformational role in providing affordable access to healthy fruits and vegetables for hundreds of thousands of low-income consumers.

Delaware Ag Week begins Monday, January 11, and ends Friday, January 14 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware. Offering a wide variety of great sessions, exhibits, and activities, the event provides useful and timely information to the agricultural community and industry through educational meetings and events, and is a great time for networking and fellowship with old and new acquaintances.

An Accredited Certifiers Association, Inc. Professional Development Training will be held January 13th-14th at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, GA. The training will include panel discussions as well as individual presentations. To connect with OTA at the event, please contact OTA's Senior Crop and Livestock Specialist Nate Lewis.

The 4th Cascadia Grains Conference will be held January 9th at the South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, WA. The Cascadia Grains Conference brings together farmers, processors and end-users, as well as investors, brokers and local government officials to support rebuilding a grain economy west of the Cascade Mountains in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia through three value-added enterprises – brewing and distilling, baking and other food uses, as well as animal feed.  OT

Aroostook Organic Grain Promotion Day will be held November 11th at the Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center in Presque Isle, Maine. It will include a market overview, buyer introductions, opportunities for networking, and information about going organic, including infrastructure challenges and transition markets. Marni Karlin, OTA's Vice President of Government Affairs will be speaking about OTA's newly-formed Grain, Pulse and Oilseed Council . For more information, please contact Marni.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association & Northwest Horticultural Expo will be held December 7-9 in Yakima, WA. OTA's Senior Crops and Livestock Specialist, Nate Lewis, will be giving an update on the Organic Check-off  on December 8. Contact Nate to learn more.