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Montana Organic Association 17th Annual Conference and Business Meeting

8:00am MST

Biocontrol of weeds with FOXY fungi: Focusing the FOXY technology in Thistle and Bindweed. Summit Room RightTommy Weiss • David Sands PhD • Sam Schmidt Protecting Our Soil! Summit Room LeftJoyce Trevithick • John Porterfield • Vitality Ag & Feed Protecting the Whole Organic Farm Just Got Better Frontier RoomJeff Schahczenski • Doug Crabtree

9:00am MST

CREEP STOP - Status of Canada Thistle/Field Bindweed Project and What We've Learned During the First Year Summit Room RightPatrick Carr • Jess Alger Regenerative Agriculture Frontier RoomJim Olaf Eckberg • Doug Crabtree FSA Farm Programs Available for Organics Summit Room LeftMarilyn McMullen • Shelly Rolando • Nate Powell-Palm

10:30am MST

Grass Growth and Response to Grazing Summit Room LeftRick Caquelin • Jess Alger Hemp Merits and Myths Summit Room RightPerry Miller • Patrick Carr • Jamie Fitterer • Jeff Schahczenski • John Porterfield Organic seed: Understanding Market Opportunities in Montana Frontier RoomMicaela Colley • Winston Oakley • Judy Owsowitz • Heather Estrada

2:50pm MST

Blackfeet Nation’s Agriculture Resource Management Plan (ARMP) Summit Room LeftLoren BirdRattler • Judy Owsowitz Farming and Eating for Planetary Health QuestSelena Ahmed • MonaRae Tuhy • Kamut International Repairing the Public-Private Partnership in Organic Standards Summit Room RightJohanna Mirenda • Nate Powell-Palm Understanding the Barriers to Crop Insurance Usage in Organic and Diversified Farms Frontier RoomEric Belasco • Doug Crabtree

4:40pm MST

Student Poster Sessions - Presentations AuditoriumMac Burgess • Heather Estrada

8:00am MST

Engaging with Version 2.0 of the General Mills Regenerative Agriculture Self-Assessment Summit Room RightChristina Skonberg • Montana Gluten Free Federal Policy Update AuditoriumJohanna Mirenda • Nate Powell-Palm Integrated Weed Management for Organic Chickpeas Expedition/Venture RoomZach Miller • Anna Merriman • Cliff Merriman Long-term effects of a single compost application to yield, quality and soil health in organic dryland wheat Frontier RoomJennifer Reeve • Heather Estrada Utility Patents and Certified Organic Seeds Summit Room LeftBill McDorman • Judy Owsowitz

10:15am MST

Integration of Livestock into Small Scale Vegetable Cropping Systems Expedition/Venture RoomTrestin Benson • Heather Estrada New Agrarian Program: Supporting apprenticeships in organic agriculture Summit Room RightAlexis Bonogofsky • Anna Jones-Crabtree Organic & Soil Health- Moving beyond organic to regenerative! Frontier RoomPatti Armbrister • Jess Alger The Real Value of Lamb: Trust, Transparency, Disruption and Blockchain in a New Organic Food Economy Summit Room LeftJeff Schahczenski • Montana Gluten Free

11:15am MST

An Assessment of Influences on Beginning Sustainable Agriculture Producers’ Decisions to Adopt Innovative Practices Expedition/Venture RoomRebecca Kurnick • Anna Merriman • Cliff Merriman Data Intensive Organics Summit Room LeftSasha Loewen • Jamie Ryan Lockman Montana Grasslands Carbon Program Summit Room RightChris Mehus • Jess Alger Towne's Harvest Garden - MSU's Organic Experiential Learning Farm Frontier RoomMac Burgess • Judy Owsowitz