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Building Your Business: Starting Strong, Scaling Smart, Succeeding Strategically
Building Your Business: Starting Strong, Scaling Smart, Succeeding Strategically
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Pre-conference session options (Monday, February 2)
Pre-conference session options (Monday, February 2)
1:00 p.m - 3:30 p.m. A Changing Way of Life: Ambiguous Loss and Farming
Organic Management Strategies for Pests and Weeds in Vegetable Crops
6:00 p.m. Optional casual group dinner with interactive group trivia
Conference Agenda (Tuesday)
Conference Agenda (Tuesday)
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:45 a.m. Welcome/Logistics
9:00 a.m. Morning panel
10:15 a.m. Break & visit sponsor booths
10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions #1
11:45 a.m. Build Your Own Adventure! Choose from:
Lunch
Mini-Sessions (15 minutes each)
Networking
Make your Cover Crop Mix
Visit a sponsor booth
1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions #2
1:45 p.m. Break
2:05 p.m. Concurrent Sessions #3
3:05 p.m. Closing/Drawings
3:30 p.m. Safe travels!
All Day Activities
All Day Activities
Creative Cover Crop Mix
Creative Cover Crop Mix
This hands-on experience at the conference encouraged you to create your own custom cover crop seed mix and discover the benefits of cover crops in building healthy, resilient soil. Learn how these plants improve soil structure, enhance fertility, and support sustainable farming practices. Sponsored by Beck’s Seed Company, this interactive activity is perfect for anyone who wants to learn about soil health and innovative agriculture.
Wellness Area
Wellness Area
Embrace a moment of calmness in the Wellness Area. Visit the Wellness Area for a quiet retreat from the conference to recharge and explore resources to support your physical and mental health on a farm. Take a rest, collect handouts, explore books, or try out a self-massage tool!
Other conference resources/opportunities:
Other conference resources/opportunities:
A lactation/baby feeding room will be available during the conference.
Live interpretation services from English to Spanish, or another language, may be available with advanced notice at the conference.
Join us for an Optional Group Dinner & Trivia Night! We invite anyone interested to opt in for a casual group dinner at Maverick's Restaurant on Monday, February 2, at 6:00 p.m. Enjoy great food, conversation, and a friendly game of agriculture-themed trivia - a fun way to connect and test your knowledge! No RSVP required - just show up and enjoy the company of others in agriculture. Please note: This dinner is optional and not included in the conference registration cost.
All attendees are welcome to participate regardless of race, gender, or any other protected status. For University of Minnesota’s notice of nondiscrimination, click here.
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