Annual Conference

A look back at our 2026 Conference

Our largest member gathering of the year – All are welcome!

Conference Sessions & Features

A sampling of sessions & features:

The Night Before Social

Kids Conference

Local Food Resilience Through Agritourism

Emerging Farmer Programming

Regenerative Farming in a Sea of Corn & Soybeans

Brush Busters: Livestock as Key Brush Control Agents in Silvopasture

Interview with a Homesteader

Roundtable Discussions for Emerging Farmers

Harvesting Customer Value: Lessons from the Manufacturing Floor

The Direct-to-Consumer Guide to Selling Out

On-farm Cold Storage

Book Swap

End-of-Day Social

and more!

2026 Sponsors

BLOOM SPONSORS

Opening Welcome Session Sponsor

Compeer Financial offers specialized financial services and expertise for non-traditional agriculture operations, supporting urban farms, value-added products, and local food systems.

Social Hour Sponsor

A community-owner grocery store with a passion for local, sustainably raised food.

SAPLING SPONSORS

Enhancing all Minnesotans' quality of life by ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment and the strength and resilience of our agricultural economy.

SPROUT SPONSORS

A voluntary opportunity that aids farmers and agricultural landowners with taking proactive steps in protecting Minnesota’s water resources

A grassroots, member-driven organization working for family farmers & rural communities. Fair farm and rural policy that guarantees a safe and abundant food supply, provides farmers with fair prices for their labor, and revitalizes rural MN.

Strengthening rural areas by championing and supporting communities, farmers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, activists and others who are renewing the countryside through sustainable and innovative initiatives, businesses, and projects.