GrassWorks Grazing Conference

The Midwest’s premiere Grazing learning and networking event

Thursday, January 23 – Saturday January 25, 2025

Chula Vista Resort and Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells

Where Ideas and Community Meet

The GrassWorks Grazing Conference is an unparalleled opportunity for networking, learning, and exploring the latest in grazing practices. Gathering hundreds of graziers, researchers, and professionals, this annual event features over 30 sessions led by experts, offering insights into a wide range of grazing topics. From improving soil health and water quality to supporting graziers’ livelihoods, attendees engage with innovative ideas and practical solutions. With a vibrant community and a wide range of exhibitors, the conference serves as a hub for growth and connection in the grazing world.

Learn in Engaging Sessions

The GrassWorks Grazing Conference offers a diverse lineup of sessions covering key topics such as grazing through weather extremes, grazing economics, animal health, and the principles of managed grazing. Led by experienced graziers and agriculture experts, these sessions provide valuable, practical knowledge to help you manage your land and livestock more effectively in an ever-changing agricultural landscape.

The 2025 GrassWorks Grazing Conference theme is Resilience By Design and accurdingly the conference will feature sessions that explore building resilience at every scale – from your soil, to your herd and pastures, and your community.

The conference will kick off at 1pm on Thursday, January 23rd, with registration beginning at 11am, and will wrap up with an ice cream social at 1:30pm on Saturday, January 25th.

Click here for the conference schedule! Please note, some sessions are still being finalized. This schedule is subject to possible additions or corrections.

Connect With Your People

The conference offers more than education—it’s a lively opportunity to network. Enjoy meals featuring grass-fed products from local Wisconsin farmers alongside others passionate graziers. Dance or relax to live music. Bump into an old friend or make a new one around the snack table. This is where you build lasting relationships within the grazing community.

GrassWorks is fortunate to work with organizations who provide scholarships to farmers to attend educational events where they can learn skills and practices and connect with other farmers and agriculture professionals.

Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) scholarship opportunities

Discover Resources at the Trade Show

Explore the Exhibit Hall, featuring a wide range of exhibitors from fencing suppliers and feed providers to conservationists and technical service experts. Whether you’re looking for new tools, resources, or advice, this is the perfect place to connect with suppliers and professionals who support grazing practices.

Conference Accommodations

The 2025 GrassWorks Grazing Conference will take place at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.

All attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors may reserve hotel rooms under the room block K22851 while rooms are avilable. The reservation block will be released after January 15, 2025. You will need to call 855-990-0204 to reserve your room as you cannot reserve a room under the room block using their online reservation system.

Chula Vista Hotel and Resort

Ph: 855-990-0204

Room Block: K22851