Annual Conference

Saturday, February 7, 2026
Save the Date!

College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

A Look Back at our 2025 Annual Conference

A look back at our 2025 Sessions & Features

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Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities

2026 conference sponsor and exhibitor applications coming August 2025

Registration & Getting There

Early Bird Members (through Dec. 4, 2024): $50

Regular Members (Begins Dec. 5, 2024): $75

Nonmembers: $100

Emerging Farmers: $0

*Note: A complimentary networking lunch is offered to emerging farmers. If you plan to attend it, you do not need to purchase the $15 dining hall ticket.

Members must log in first to see member pricing.

Kids Program: Ages 5-12. Kids will join their adults for lunch. $20
More info on Sessions & Features page

Refunds: The last day to request a refund for registrations and lunch tickets is January 31, 2025.

Address: Gorecki Conference Center, College of Saint Benedict
37 College Ave S. St Joseph, MN 56374

Parking: Parking is free. For a map of Guest parking and sidewalk routes to the Conference Center, click HERE.

Lunch: You are welcome to bring a bag lunch, visit a nearby restaurant in St. Joseph, or eat in the campus dining hall on the main level of the Gorecki Center. Emerging farmers are invited to a complimentary lunch session. Save time in line and buy your $15 dining hall ticket in advance when you register for the Conference!

A look back at our 2025 Sponsors

HARVEST SPONSOR

NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to producers implementing conservation practices.

BLOOM SPONSOR

Opening Welcome Session Sponsor

A member-owned, Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural communities, we provide loans, leases, risk management and other financial services throughout 144 counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Based in the upper Midwest, Compeer Financial exists to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America. We serve more than 76,000 member-owners and offer specialized expertise and personalized service regardless of farm size, crop grown or livestock raised. Our services are provided with convenience in mind, through visits to fields, barns and homes, or by maximizing technology to make the most of every hour in every day.

Social Hour Sponsor

There’s no membership required to shop at the co-op! All are welcome. Local, sustainable, and organic food, supporting a healthy local food system. Local farmers are paid fairly for what they grow, and we visit the farms we partner with to learn about their practices.

SAPLING SPONSORS

The mission of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is to enhance all Minnesotans' quality of life by ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment and the strength and resilience of our agricultural economy.

SPROUT SPONSORS

A voluntary opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead in implementing conservation practices that protect our water. Certified producers receive access to technical assistance.

Strengthening rural areas by championing and supporting rural communities, farmers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, activists and other people who are renewing the countryside through sustainable and innovative initiatives, businesses, and projects.

MISA and MN SARE provide resources and grants opportunites to sustainable and organic farmers.

A grassroots , member-driven organization working for family farmers and rural communities. We believe in fair farm and rural policy that guarantees a safe and abundant food supply.

SEED SPONSORS

A marketing program of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture devoted to promoting Minnesota grown and raised products. Over the past 40+ years, Minnesota Grown has become a trusted resource for consumers and wholesale buyers seeking to find local farms and producers.