ANNUAL CONFERENCE

SAVE the DATE:
Saturday, February 6, 2027
College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph MN
Our largest member gathering of the year – All are welcome!
A look back at our 2026 Conference
Conference Sessions & Features
A sampling of confirmed sessions:
- 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.
SAPLING SPONSORS
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.
A look back at our 2022 conference:
Why attend our Annual Conference?
SFA YouTube Channel: Playlist from 2021 Annual Conference






















