2025 Kentucky Mechanical Weed Control Field Day

Thanks to our attendees, sponsors, and vendors!

The Organic Association of Kentucky and UK Center for Crop Diversification welcomed over 150 farmers, vendors, and technical assistance providers to the UK Horticulture Research Farm for a full day of demonstrations and hands-on education.

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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.

"We walked away feeling more connected and more informed about how to be successful as small scale/first gen farmers." - Producer Attendee

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

We are so grateful to these companies for sponsoring this event and agreeing to demonstrate their mechanical weed control equipment.