2025 Organic Vegetable Production Conference

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Connect with experienced vegetable growers from throughout the Midwest and beyond at this producer-initiated event grounded in farmer-to-farmer skill sharing. Join your peers for online sessions, in-person sessions, or both!

January 23 & 24 | Virtual over Zoom

• Theme: Season Extension and Storage Crops
• Vegetable Topics: bulb onions; winter squash and pumpkins
• Management Topics: storage crop equipment and facilities; value-added processing and marketing for the off-season
• Social XLV Sessions: Tribal food boxes; packshed adaptations & tools

January 31 & February 1 | In-Person in Madison, WI

• Vegetable Topics: salad greens, beans, bulb onions, Brussels sprouts
• Management Topics: irrigation automation, farmworker perspectives on communication & delegation, pest control, enterprise profitability
• General Sessions: supporting mid-season rest, low & no-till practices, successful vegetable varieties, and much more
• After Party and Farm Swag Swap on Friday night - an annual OVPC tradition!

Farmer panelists representing small, mid, and larger scale operations cover technical production information supported by Extension and other Ag Professionals.

The Organic Vegetable Production Conference is hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Dane County, in partnership with FairShare CSA Coalition, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, and the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

To ensure equal access to programs, please make requests for reasonable accommodations at least 10 days prior to the program. To request an accommodation, including language interpretation, contact Sarah Janes Ugoretz at sarah.janesugoretz@wisc.edu or 608-234-1561.