Upcoming Programs

Here are the dates of upcoming programs and most have some presentation that will include organic. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to call or email because things do change!

Wednesday, September 2 – Southwest Dairy Day, Dalhart, Texas. Lots of exhibits, speakers, tours, and sponsors. To learn more just click here: Southwest Dairy Day

SARE Organic Variety Production Tour

Thursday, September 3 – Organic Variety Tour – New Deal, Texas. This tour is part of an on-farm SARE grant to develop new organic varieties in Texas. Seth Fortenberry (with some help from Researchers and Specialists) applied for a SARE Producer Grant to develop new varieties that work well on organic farms.  This $20,000 grant will allow Seth to not only grow the varieties but process them as a part of his seed business. On the tour development of corn, sorghum, peanut, cotton, guar and cowpea varieties will be discussed and featured. Registration is at 9:30am at New Deal Grain in New Deal and we will leave on the tour at 10 am and go through a sponsored lunch meal.  If you are interested in attending there is no cost for the program or meal, please Contact Bob Whitney, 979.571.2086 so we get a good meal count.

Monday, September 14 – Friday, September 18 – Global Sorghum Conference, Lubbock, Texas. Hosted by Texas Tech University and a part of the Global Sorghum Association an international organization dedicated to sorghum production and research. Global Sorghum Conference I am definitely excited to be able to share Texas organic sorghum work at one of the workshops!

Thursday, September 24 – Sustainable Organic Horticulture Production – Guest Lecture on TAMU Campus, Horticulture Bldg. at 2:20 pm – 3:20 pm. Open classroom if you want to attend and usually there are visitors. Give me a call if you would be in the area and want to attend.

Thursday, October 15 – Friday, October 16 – Texas New Fruit Growers Conference in Rosenberg, Texas. All the information you need is below. Old or New you should find everything you need to grow fruit in Texas! Just click the picture to go to the site.

Tuesday, Oct. 20 & Thursday, October 22, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST, Online Comment Webinars for the National Organic Standards Board. Your chance to voice a concern or share and opinion to the NOSB and to USDA-NOP.

Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST, NOSB Virtual Meeting Online. More information is on the NOSB Fall 2026 Meeting webpage. Meeting materials, including the agenda, documents for public inspection, and public comment instructions will be posted closer to the event.  The written comment period and oral comment sign-up period will close Oct. 1, 2026.

Tuesday, October 27 – Wednesday, October 28 – Western Organic Dairy Producer Alliance, Conference and Trade Show. Chico State University Farm, Chico, California. This is the 20-Year Celebration! For more information and to register: CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW