Events for March 3, 2026 - March 3, 2026

Join Gordon Merrick, OFRF's Senior Policy & Programs Manager at the 36th annual Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference, as he presents on the new Cooperative Agreement OFRF has with USDA-NRCS, and how that is working to build the awareness of the conservation benefits of organic agriculture within the agency.

Join OFRF Executive Director, Brise Tencer, and Research & Education Senior Scientist, Heather Estrada, at the 2025 Organic Seed Growers Conference. 

Farmers face real challenges in sourcing organic seed, and their input helps ensure policies support continuous improvement while remaining flexible for growers. Discussions from this listening session will help inform ongoing work on continuous improvement of organic seed usage. 

Join OFRF's Research & Education Director, Thelma Velez, and Communications Director, Ashley Dulaney for two sessions at Organicology, An Organic Trade Idea Lab, March 12-14, 2025, in Portland, Oregon: Advances in Organic Crop and Seed Development in the NW, and Unifying Voices: Storytelling and Collaboration for Organic Growth.

Join OFRF's Research & Education Director, Thelma Velez for a panel presentation titled "Beyond the Field: Exploring Purpose-Driven Careers in Organic Agriculture," at the Minorities in Agricultural and Natural Resource Related Sciences (MANRRS) Conference.

Join us on Thursday, June 26th from 2-3 pm ET for our Seeds of Success session: Crop Livestock Integration. This Seeds of Success session will be an engaging opportunity for farmers to come together to ask questions and share their lived experience in integrating crops and livestock in their production systems.

Join our upcoming forum on Farmer-Led Trial Projects and learn how hands-on research led by farmers has informed and impacted their production practices.

Learn how to become an effective advocate for organics by hearing from the Oregon Organic Coalition, the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and the Organic Trade Association.