The UMN Southwest Research and Outreach Center (SWROC) will hold its annual Organic Field Day on Wednesday, July 10, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The field day includes a tradeshow, field tour of organic research projects, and presentations on organic farming. The featured presentations and speakers are: Growing Organic Soybeans: Successes and Challenges - Carmen Fernholz, Organic farmer/owner of A-Frame Farm in Madison, MN Kernza®: A new perennial grain crop for organic transition and forage production - Mitch Hunter and Manbir Rakkar, University of Minnesota Post-Doctoral Associates Integrating cover crops for soil health and grazing - Kathleen Delate, Extension Organic Specialist at Iowa [...]