Small Farm Conference will be held March 8 at OSU Wooster

Ohio State Extension will host a Small Farm Conference March 8 at the Ohio State University Wooster Shisler Conference Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. The theme for this year’s Small Farm Conference is “Sowing Seeds for Success.”

Conference session topics are geared toward beginning and small farm owners and to farms looking to diversify their operation. There will be five different conference tracks including Horticulture and Crop Production, Business Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, and Diversifying Your Enterprise.

Some conference topic highlights include Growing in a Hoophouse, Integrated Disease Management Strategies for Apple and Peaches, High Tunnel Tour, Using Cover Crops for Soil Regeneration, Creating Habitat for Beneficial Insects on the Farm, Growing Microgreens, Money to Grow: Grants 101, Growing Your Farm with Agritourism, Navigating Licenses/Certificates for Your Small Farm Market, How Can Value-Added Help Your Farm, Vaccination Programs for a Small Farm, and Grassfed Beef Tour.

Anyone interested in developing, growing or diversifying their small farm is invited to attend including market gardeners, farmers market vendors and anyone interested in small farm living.

Attendees will have the opportunity to browse a trade show featuring the newest ideas and services for their farming operation. The conference provides an opportunity to talk with the vendors and network with others.

For conference and registration information, call OSU Extension Morrow County at 419-947-1070 or OSU Extension Knox County at 740-397-0401. Register for the conference at go.osu.edu/2025small
farmconference.