Tuesday • December 9, 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration Open and Vendor Setup
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch • Featuring delicious organic food from Montana producers!
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Organic Farm and Facility Tours
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Montana Organic Producer Co-Op Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Cocktail Hour
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Welcome Party with Drinks, Food, & Live Music!
Breakout Sessions
Wednesday • December 10, 2025
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast • Featuring delicious organic food from Montana producers!
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Welcome Remarks from MOA Board Chair
Tracey Dion
MOA Board Chair
Austin Frerick
Expert on Agricultural & Antitrust Policy, Author of Barons
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM Keynote Session with Austin Frerick
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Vendor Appreciation Break
9:20 PM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Quinn Institute Research Results
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch • Featuring delicious organic food from Montana producers!
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Vendor Appreciation Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Safflower in Rotations / Organic Transitions Projects
Breakout Sessions
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM The Impact of Fusarium oxysporum on Canada Thistle in Large Plot Organic Wheat Fields
Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Vendor Appreciation Break
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM Food Product Development Lab: Field to Food
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM General Mills Diamond Sponsor Session
Adding Rocket Fuel to Soil Health: The Alfalfa Story
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Roundtable Discussions
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM Cocktail Hour & MOA Awards
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Banquet Dinner • Featuring delicious organic food from Montana producers!
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM Live Auction • Featuring donations from businesses in Montana. Learn more about donation.
Thursday • December 11, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast & Annual MOA Business Meeting
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Plenary Session: Updates from the Montana Department of Agriculture Organic Program
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Plenary Session
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Vendor Appreciation Break
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM D.C. Meetings - Policy Recap
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM FSA Update Presentation
Bill Evans
Chouteau County Executive Director
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Session
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch • Featuring delicious organic food from Montana producers!
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Closing Remarks from MOA Board Chair
Tracey Dion
MOA Board Chair
Glenn Elzinga
Alderspring Ranch
Bob Quinn
Institute Director, Quinn Institute
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM Modifying the Plant Shade Avoidance Response to Increase Plant Competitiveness and Yield
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Dr. Zach Miller
Associate Professor/ Superintendent MSU-Western Ag. Research Center
Emma Kubinski
Montana State University
Megan Engel
Graduate Student,
Montana State University
MOVE Session: In Partnership with Montana Organic Vegetable Expo
Farm Business Planning, Crop Planning, and Profitability
Dan Brisebois
Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm
Clain Jones
Professor and Extension Soil Fertility Specialist
Dept of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences, Montana State University
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM The Roots of Soil Health: Benefits of Perennials and Recrop
MOVE Panel Session: In Partnership with Montana Organic Vegetable Expo
Weed Wrangling: Montana Research Roundup
Mike Giroux
Professor: Wheat genetics & cereal quality, Montana State University
Jed O. Eberly, PhD
Associate Professor, Agronomy & Soil Microbiology, Montana State University
Julia Barton
Farmer Services Director, Organic Farmers Association
Alexandro Ferreira
Graduate Student, Montana State University
A Safety Net for Every Farm: Crop Insurance Basics for Transitioning and Organic Farmers
MOVE Session: In Partnership with Montana Organic Vegetable Expo
Nutrient Management
Nick Andrews
Oregon State University Organic Vegetable Extension
Sophia Lattes
Montana State University
Dr. Blaise Jumbam
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Montana State University
Sophia Seffrood
Extrusion Program Manager
Food Product Development Lab, Montana State University
MOVE Panel Session: In Partnership with Montana Organic Vegetable Expo
Recruiting, Retaining, and Managing Employees
Bonnie Geber
Hoot Owl Farm
Katie Madden
Winter Kissed Farm
Josh Chance
Chance Farm
Dan Brisebois
Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm
AI & Robotics In Organic Systems
Ed Tyanich
Organic Program Manager, Montana Department of Agriculture
Jillien Streit
Director, Montana Department of Agriculture
Robin Morgan
Washington State University Breadlab
MOVE Panel Session: In Partnership with Montana Organic Vegetable Expo
Cover Crops in Organic Vegetable Systems
Nick Andrews
OSU Organic Vegetable Extension
Nate Brown
Bob Quinn
Institute Director, Quinn Institute
MOVE Session: In Partnership with Montana Organic Vegetable Expo
Vertebrate Pest Management
Stephen M. Vantassel
Montana Department of Agriculture's Vertebrate Pest Program
Randy Stratton
President,
SecurCrop Agri-Tech Consultants
