NCR-SARE Farmers Forum

NCR-SARE's Farmers Forums are events that give farmers, ranchers, and others who have received SARE grants the chance to share information about sustainable agriculture through presentations at events in the region. Whenever possible, videos of these presentations are recorded and posted to NCR-SARE's YouTube channel.

This Season's Farmers Forums

This conference season, watch for SARE Farmers Forum speakers at the following events:

• Kansas Rural Center Conference, TBD
• Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Conference, Jan 30-31, 2026, Norfolk, NE
• South Dakota Local Foods Conference, November 7-8, 2025, Aberdeen, SD
• Michigan Family Farms Conference, TBD
• Great Plains Growers Conference, TBD
• Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association Conference, TBD
• Indiana Black Loam Conference, TBD
• Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference, TBD
• Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society Conference, TBD
• Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference, December 2025, Wisconsin Dells, WI

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Past Farmers Forums Videos and Resources

2024-2025

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2025 Marbleseed Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2025 Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2025 OEFFA Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2025 Indiana Small Farms Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2025 Organic Grain Growers Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Kansas Rural Center Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2025 Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society Annual Meeting

2023-2024

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 Kansas Rural Center Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 MI Food and Farming Systems Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Great Plains Growers Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 South Dakota Local Foods Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Marbleseed Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Organic Grains Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Indiana Small Farm Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference
  • https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/nntc24-video-series-classroom-armstrong-watch
  • https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/nntc24-video-series-classroom-sadeghpour-weidhuner-watch
  • https://player.vimeo.com/video/1001607438

2022-2023

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations from the 2022 Kansas Rural Center Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 Tri-State CSA Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 Great Plains Growers Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 Organic Grain Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentation from the 2023 OEFFA Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association Conference
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference:
  • Jim Stute: https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/nntc23-video-series-general-session-stute-watch
  • Bob Recker: https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/nntc23-video-series-classroom-recker-watch
  • Vineyak Shedekar: https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/nntc23-video-series-classroom-shedekar-watch

2022

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 Great Plains Growers Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 OEFFA Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at Indiana's Urban Soil Health's 2022 Get the Dirt Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 MOSES Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations from the 2022 Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 Kansas Rural Center Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2022 South Dakota Local Foods Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2021

• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2021 Great Plains Growers Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2021 Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS) Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2021 Indiana Small Farm Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentation at the 2021 Growing Stronger Conference (MOSES) (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2021 OEFFA Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2021 Kansas Rural Center Virtual Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2021 South Dakota Local Foods Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2020

Videos

Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2020 NPSAS Food and Farming Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2019

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2019.pdf 33.01 MB

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2019 Michigan Family Farms Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations from the 2019 Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2019 Women in Sustainable Ag Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2018

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2018.pdf 1.22 MB

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations from the 2018 Indiana Small Farm Conference (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2018 Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference (YouTube playlist) 

2017

Written Highlight: Farmer's Forum Highlight 2017 Final.pdf 22.98 MB

Videos

Farmers Forum Presentations from 2017 Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism and Organic Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2016

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2016.pdf 1.87 MB

Videos

• Farmers Forum Presentations at the Kansas Rural Center Conference 2016 (YouTube Playlist)
• Farmers Forum Presentations at the 2016 Practical Farmers of Iowa Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2015

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2015.pdf 2.81 MB

Videos

Farmers Forum Presentations from the 2015 Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2014

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2014.pdf 3.81 MB

Videos

Farmers Forum and Seminar Presentations from the 2014 OEFFA Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2012

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2012.pdf 4.13 MB

Videos

Farmers Forum presentations and seminar presentations from the 2012 National Small Farm Trade Show and Conference (YouTube Playlist)

2011

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2011.pdf 32.14 MB

No videos were recorded by NCR-SARE at this event in 2011

2010

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2010.pdf 35.72 MB

No videos were recorded by NCR-SAREat this event in 2010

2009

Written Highlight: Farmers Forum Highlight 2009.pdf 1.33 MB

No videos were recorded by NCR-SARE at this event in 2009