Winter Workshop 2027

3rd Annual / Jacksonville, Illinois AgriBio Systems Winter Workshop Three days of soil health, biology, and nutrient efficiency with growers, dealers, and agronomists who are actually doing the work. Dates January 26 to 28, 2027 Registration $150 per attendee Keynote Graeme Sait Come for the answers you cannot get from a product label. The workshop runs Tuesday through Thursday at the AgriBio Systems facility in Jacksonville, Illinois, and brings together growers, dealers, agricultural professionals, industry partners, and anyone else working toward stronger, more resilient farming systems. This is an education-first event. It is not a trade show. Sessions cover why soil health, regenerative practice, nutrient efficiency, biological systems, and crop performance matter, and then how to put them to work on your own ground. The format stays open and discussion-driven on purpose, so there is room to ask questions, argue a point, and compare notes with the speakers and with people facing the same problems you are. One registration covers all three days. Our sponsors are the reason it is $150. What your registration includes All three days, start to finish. Every session. All presentations, demonstrations, panels, and open discussion across the three days, including the Tuesday evening keynote from Graeme Sait. Live demonstrations. Microscope work, compost and extract brewing, vermicompost, and equipment walkthroughs at the AgriBio shop. Meals. Lunch and refreshments each day, coffee and donuts at check-in, and breakfast on the second and third mornings. Access to the speakers. Presenters stay in the room, so there is time for follow-up questions about your own fields and your own operation. Material you can use. Practical steps, testing frameworks, and trial designs sized for a real calendar and a real budget. Who is teaching Six speakers. Graeme SaitKeynote CEO and co-founder, Nutri-Tech Solutions, Australia A two hour keynote on Tuesday evening covering soil health, plant health, animal health, and the link between humus and carbon. Matt Powers Author, educator, and soil microscopist Four sessions: roots and mycorrhizae, regenerative soil from micro to macro, soil microscopy for farmers, and a look into the future of soil. Jason Mauck Constant Canopy, Gaston, Indiana Intercropping and livestock integration, backed by his own side-by-side trials on wheat, relay soybeans, and manure. Simeon Kleinsasser Hiwassee Products Compost extract and rhizophagy, with a live microscope demonstration to verify that what you brewed is what you think you brewed. David Kleinschmidt Progressive Agronomy Consulting Services How soil respiration and aggregation drive crop success, plus reading a Haney test and in-season tissue and sap diagnostics. Adam York Founder, AgriBio Systems Opens the workshop with Why We Changed: From Conventional Farming to Biology First. The three days Agenda at a glance. 01 Tuesday Jan 26 8:00 AMRegistration and check-in 9:15 AMWhy We ChangedAdam York 10:30 AMManufacturing biologyVermicompost demonstration 1:00 PMCompost extract and rhizophagySimeon Kleinsasser, with microscope work 3:00 PMDay sessions conclude 5:00 to 7:00 PMKeynote presentationGraeme Sait 02 Wednesday Jan 27 8:00 AMBreakfast and coffee 8:45 AMRoots, Mycorrhizae, and the RhizosphereMatt Powers 10:30 AMSoil Respiration and AggregationDavid Kleinschmidt 1:00 PMRegenerative Soil from Micro to MacroMatt Powers 2:45 PMIntercroppingJason Mauck 4:15 PMOpen discussion 03 Thursday Jan 28 8:00 AMCoffee and refreshments 8:45 AMSoil Microscopy for FarmersMatt Powers 10:30 AMLivestock IntegrationJason Mauck 1:00 PMA Look into the Future of SoilMatt Powers 2:30 PMPanel discussionAll six speakers 4:00 PMClosing remarks The full agenda is posted on the event page and may shift as sessions are finalized. Details Know before you go. Dates January 26 to 28, 2027 Tuesday through Thursday Location AgriBio Systems 2335 Fox Lane Jacksonville, IL 62650 Registration $150 per attendee, all three days Format Presentations, live demonstrations, panels, and open discussion Who attends Growers, dealers, agronomists, turf and specialty crop professionals, and industry partners Meals Lunch and refreshments provided each day Lodging Booked separately. A limited block is held at the Hampton Inn at $109 Questions info@agribiosystems.com Before you register Book lodging early. Jacksonville has a limited number of rooms in January and the blocks release ahead of the event. Registrations are transferable to another attendee. For cancellations or any question about your registration, email info@agribiosystems.com or call (217) 371-7724. Where to stay Where to stay. The Hampton Inn block is set. We are still finalizing the Best Western rate and will post it on the event page. Lodging is not included with registration. Best Western Rate pending 1709 West Morton Avenue Jacksonville, IL 62650 (217) 245-4500 Hampton Inn $109 plus tax Limited rooms at this rate. Call and mention AgriBio Systems. 1725 West Morton Avenue Jacksonville, IL 62650 (217) 291-0415 Why attend The reasoning, not the product list. Most winter meetings hand you a catalog. This one is built around the reasoning behind the practices, taught by people running them at production scale. Speakers bring their own trial data, including the parts that did not work, and the schedule leaves enough time to actually dig into your situation. The venue matters too. The workshop is hosted at the AgriBio shop, so you see the brewing systems, the equipment, and the operation behind the products instead of a hotel ballroom. Made possible by Our partners. The workshop is not a moneymaker for us and is not meant to be. These companies are the reason registration is $150 for all three days and the reason we can bring in speakers worth traveling for. 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