Farm to Fork 2026

8th Annual Summit & Expo

2026 • Friday, March 6 • 9AM - 4PM
Nevada Community Center, 200 N Ash St, Nevada, MO 64772

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Farm to Fork brings a day packed with actionable insight, inspiration, and connections to support your farm or food business. Plus, enjoy a delicious locally source lunch before spring has begun!

Tickets Agenda Apply for a Scholarship Ticket Exhibitors and Sponsorships

2026 Farm to Fork Speakers

Jill Wood

Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority Executive Director

TaylorAnn Washburn

TaylorAnn Washburn

Director of Marketing and Commodities at Missouri Farm Bureau

Matt Moreland

Owner of Red Barn Ranch

Erin Martin

Founder and CEO of FreshRX Oklahoma

Neil Rudisill

Jackson County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency

Katrina O'Farrel

Katrina O'Farrel

District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Karissa Kary

Founder of the Ozarks Farm Stop

Lucian Toma and Anna Maria Desipris

Lucian Toma and Anna Maria Desipris

Owners of Sun and Bloom Farms

Maile Auterson

Director of Springfield Community Gardens

Joshua Payne

Owner of Rusted Plowshare Farm

Chef Dyllan Dale

Chef Dyllan Dale

Owner of Wild Foods by Dyllan

Nathan and Miranda Kassner

Nathan and Miranda Kassner

Owners of WEMO Wagyu

Maria Dietz Spade

Maria Dietz Spade

Owner of Lazy Daizy Farm, a small sheep dairy

Dr. Homero Salinas, Ph.D.

Dr. Homero Salinas, Ph.D.

Lincoln University Associate Professor, Extension State Specialist and Research Small Ruminant Program

Krishin Thadani

Krishin Thadani

Outreach Specialist for the US Small Business Administration, Springfield, MO branch

Katie Nixon

New Growth Food Systems Director and owner of Green Gate Family Farm

Jasmin LeBlanc

Founder of Roots and Harvest Community, a rural Farm Stop

Paige Anderson

Retail Food Program Manager for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Amie Breshears

Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center

Farm to Fork 2026

Find out more about this year's event!

Tickets Agenda Apply for Scholarship Tickets Exhibitors and Sponsorships

Thank you to our

Early Sponsors

Quad-Lakes Solid Waste Mangement

Silver level

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Community Foundation of the Ozarks

City of Nevada

Farm Action

United HealthCare Services, Inc

Ozarks Farm & Neighbor

Farm Aid

Hyvee

North Central SARE

Visit Nevada

Missouri Farmers Union

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative

A Vital Farms