Conferences and Events

Save the Date for the 2025 Grain Growers Conference

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at The Essex Resort and Spa, Essex, VT

If you are interested in sponsoring the 2025 Grain Growers Conference, please contact Susan Brouillette at susan.brouillette@uvm.edu or 802-656-7611. View the UVM Extension NWCS Conferences webpage at http://go.uvm.edu/conferences as details get posted including the conference brochure and registration site.

PAST EVENTS

Beans for Lunch Webinar Series (click to view flyer)

Cornell University and University of Vermont held a two-part summer webinar series to address all your in-season dry bean challenges with fellow farmers, service providers, and Extension. Webinar information and the recorded video are below:

Friday, June 21, Managing Dry Bean Insect Pests in the Field. Hear from Clark Moore, CCA of Western NY Crop Management Association about common dry bean pests to look out for, scouting techniques, and management options. Click here to view the recorded video.

Friday, July 19, Managing Dry Bean Diseases in the Field. Learn from Dr. Sarah Pethybridge of Cornell AgriTech about common dry bean diseases to look out for, how to distinguish them from each other, and your options for management. Click here to view the recorded video.

2024 Grain Growers Conference - (click to view flyer)

This conference was held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at The Essex Resort & Spa in Essex, Vermont. Our conference theme was Growing Collaborations. 
Conference highlights included our keynote speaker Amber Lambke, founder and president of Maine Grains, Inc., as well as our lunch time speaker, Bill McDorman, cofounder of the Great American Seed Up & Heritage Grain Alliance. Other topics include managing soil health on grain farms, cover crop-based no-till and interseeding techniques, cleaning and drying seed, dry beans IPM, a sensory session, and baking sessions.

The Northern Grain Growers Association hosts an annual winter Grain Growers Conference in partnership with the UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils program. These events are typically hosted at The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa in Essex, Vermont.

2020 Grain Growers Conference

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at The Essex Resort & Spa, Essex, VT.

Photos from past Winter Conferences below:

Field Days

Check out photos from the UVM Extension Northwest Crops & Soils Program’s Field Day, an annual event held at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, VT.

The NWCS Field Day is always well-attended by grain growers, dairy farmers, producers, policy-makers, and many others. Dr. Heather Darby and her team present and answer questions about their research, as well as other guests and educators. 

Workshops

The NGGA hosts summer workshops as well. See from photos from past workshops at Butterworks Farm in Westfield (VT), Gleason Grains in Bridport (VT), Aurora Farms in Charlotte (VT), Nitty Gritty Grain Company in Charlotte (VT), and more!