We are so grateful to these companies for sponsoring this event and agreeing to demonstrate their mechanical weed control equipment.
2025 Kentucky Mechanical Weed Control Field Day
A day of demos, learning, and community
The Organic Association of Kentucky (OAK), UK Center for Crop Diversification (CCD), and Glacial Drift Enterprises hosted Kentucky’s first Mechanical Weed Control Field Day on Saturday September 23, 2025 at the UK Horticulture Research Farm in Lexington, KY.
The event helped participants to:
- Explore weeding and cultivating tools hands-on before buying them
- Learn about making cultivator and tool adjustments.
- Discover the latest innovations in mechanical weed control and cultivation at small, medium, or large scales.
- Network and learn from peers and expert practitioners.
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
Photo: Sabrina Hounshell, UK MAgComm
By the numbers
100+
Producers in attendance
Even with a $55 registration fee, the event sold out a full month early.
5
number of states with attendees
Kentucky, Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, & Tennesee
19
Dealers and Manufacturers Represented
Dealers: Bay Shore, Farm Power, Johnny’s, Earthtools, Tilmor, Wetterfrosch, Small Farm Works / Manufacturers: Ohio Earth Foods, Tilth Soil, Tilmor, Johnny’s, Terrateck, Two Bad Cats, paper pot planter, sumisansui, Einbock, Hazenbichler, Garford, Rogue Hoe, Grillo, Treffler.
18
demonstration stations
Covering a variety of scales with 4-wheel tractor, 2-wheel tractor, and hand cultivation tools.
40
volunteers
Volunteers from multiple organizations and groups joined the OAK, UK-CCD, and the UK Horticulture Research Farm in on-the-ground setup, execution, and teardown.
7
technical assistance organizations exhibiting
Crops Under Cover, KY Department of Agriculture, KY State University, KY Horticulture Council, Organic Association of KY, UK-CCD, UK-Food Connection
Sponsors & Demonstrators
