Northwest Ag Show
“Join us for the 56th Northwest Agricultural Show to see the newest in equipment, products & services to keep your small, medium, or large-scale farm or ranch operation running at peak performance. With over 100 exhibitors and 20+ seminars including OSHA Safety Classes thousands of visitors attend this event each year to visit with the northwest’s leading agriculture businesses.”
Energy Resilience for Local & Tribal Governments Workshop
“Register for the 4th annual Energy Resilience for Local & Tribal Governments Workshop, which will be taking place January 27, 2026 from 10:00am - 1:00pm (view the agenda here). During these virtual webinars, we share information about funding for energy resilience planning and project development, connect partners to technical assistance providers, and identify next steps to integrate resilience planning into existing planning processes.
We continue to use this space to survey the needs and vulnerabilities of communities, while increasing capacity across Oregon communities to better respond to and recover from grid disruptions.” -Sustainable Northwest
NWPPA Data Center and Load Growth Summit
“The rise of large loads—from bitcoin to cannabis to today’s data centers—has reshaped demand across the region. With artificial intelligence accelerating unprecedented growth, western public power’s resources and infrastructure are being pushed to the limit. This new summit will explore the impacts of data center expansion and how utilities can plan for immediate and long-term change.” - Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)
NWPPA Power Supply Conference
“The NWPPA Power Supply Conference provides the expertise and insight needed to inform power supply decisions. In this new era of dynamic resource options and challenges, managing and planning for power resources and costs have never been more critical to utilities and their consumers. The 2026 Power Supply Conference will educate, encourage discussion, and provide a venue for attendees to share best practices related to current issues and topics important to electric utilities in the West. Don’t miss this chance to connect with fellow professionals and enhance your understanding of the evolving power supply landscape. Join us at the 2026 Power Supply Conference to prepare yourself and your organization to confidently address the risks and uncertainties in western resource planning.” - Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)
OSU Small Farms Conference
“The Oregon Small Farms Conference will be an in person only event for the 2026 at this time
We are geared toward farmers, agricultural professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets. Educational sessions are offered on a variety of topics relevant to Oregon small farmers. Speakers include farmers, OSU Extension faculty, agribusiness, and more.” - OSU
Central Oregon Ag Show
“The 4th Annual Central Oregon Agricultural Show presents the best of the region’s agricultural industry. The two-day event brings together farmers, ranchers, and agricultural enthusiasts to explore the latest innovations, equipment, and techniques in farming and ranching. Attendees can visit numerous exhibits, attend informative seminars, and network with industry professionals. The show also features livestock displays, demonstrations, and family-friendly activities, making it a fun and educational experience for all ages. It’s a great opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate the agricultural heritage of Central Oregon!”
Read more at: https://capitalpress.com/ag-shows/central-oregon-ag-show/
NWPPA Engineering & Operations Conference and Trade Show
“The largest gathering of public power utilities in the Northwest, the Engineering & Operations Conference and Trade Show brings together industry professionals dedicated to powering the future of public power. Centered on the theme Building Our Legacy, this year’s E&O will celebrate the people, practices, and innovations that strengthen our shared commitment to safety, reliability, and service. As our industry evolves through new technologies and emerging challenges, the 2026 E&O will provide the learning and networking opportunities needed to ensure public power’s legacy remains strong for generations to come.
Trade show
Over 250 exhibitors will showcase everything from high-voltage equipment and emerging technologies to consulting and engineering services. Explore the latest tools, products, and solutions that strengthen utility operations and reliability. Booth spaces are available here. For questions, contact Carla at carla@nwppa.org or (360) 254-0109.” - Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)
OEM Oregon Prepared Conference
“The Oregon Prepared Conference provides participants with training and information on programs, current issues, lessons learned and best practices related to all phases of emergency management. It also offers several days of networking opportunities.
This annual conference is open to tribal, county, city, special district, state and federal emergency management staff; public safety and health preparedness staff; DHS/FEMA preparedness grant recipients; and non-profit and private sector partners with a role in mitigation, preparedness, response, or recovery.
For more information, please email the Oregon Prepared planning team at oregon.prepared@oem.oregon.gov” -OEM
Oregon Ag Fest
“We strive to bridge the gap between urban and rural life, and to share the wonder and abundance of Oregon’s bountiful and diverse harvest. Most importantly, we do this in a family friendly way, where kids 15 and under receive free admission, and virtually all activities at the event are free of charge. Thanks to our sponsors, kids ride ponies, plant seedlings, watch sheep get sheared, pet farm animals and much, much more! Come check it out for yourself: join us the last weekend in April for the 39th annual Oregon Ag Fest.” - Oregon Ag Fest
Electrify Expo
“Electrify Expo is North America’s largest electric vehicle festival filled with over 1 million square feet of the world's top electric brands! Experience and drive electric cars & trucks, hybrids and PHEVs. Ride E-Bikes, E-Motorcycles, E-Scooters, E-Skateboards, & E-Watercraft. Enjoy great food, music, a huge kids zone, and learn about all things electric.” -Electrify Expo
SNW's Making Energy Work Winter Webinar: Oregon's Rural and Agricultural Energy Transition
Join Wy'East RC&D in attending Sustainable Northwest's final webinar of 2025 to learn more about what work is being done at the intersection of clean energy and the state's rural and agricultural communities. During the call, Wy'East will be discussing updates on USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant. At this time we anticipate that REAP reimbursement grants can fund up to 25% of energy efficiency improvement projects or renewable energy system projects for the small business/applicant's use.
Additionally, the Oregon Department of Energy will present on the Oregon Rural & Agricultural Energy Assistance (ORAEA) program information including business eligibility, how to access the program, ways that participants can save energy and money, and more details about how an energy assessment can help you plan for the future. As a reminder, this program offers technical assistance and energy program navigation to any rural or agricultural organization and formal energy assessments to businesses that meet the eligibility requirements for a REAP grant application.
This webinar is free for anyone to attend on Dec 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM! Please register here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZfcqPPmkREqCFJAgrf2sRw?mc_cid=7c33a0bca5&mc_eid=560d717ef6#/registration
Lynden Ag Show
The 2025 Lynden Agricultural Show is hosting over 60 exhibitors, including the E-Farms program. E-Farms is made up of four nonprofit organizations – Sustainable Northwest, Forth, Wy'East RC&D, and Bonneville Environmental Foundation. This event will offer many trainings, presentations, and a ride and drive event from our E-Farms team. There will be a focus on small berries and potatoes within the agriculture industry.
Living on the Land Workshop Series - OSU Extension
A 5-part workshop series for landowners new to managing small acreage farms and properties in Linn County, OR.
Tentative Agenda:
10/01: From the Ground Up: Planning for your property & managing your soil
10/08: Rural Water Maintenance
10/15: Woodlands, Wildlife, & Riparian Protection
10/22: Pasture & Grazing Systems
10/29: Weed Management and Soil Test Interpretation
Saturday, October 11th: Optional Field Day (We will be visiting 1-2 farms who are implementing many of the process shared in the classroom portion of the series)
Space is limited - Registration Required
2025 Go Clean Energy Conference
Discover opportunities and solutions in building, clean energy, efficiency, sustainability, EV charging and electric vehicles. For individuals, businesses, & government.
SNW's 10th Annual Fall Energy Symposium
Join Sustainable Northwest for their much anticipated multi-day event that brings together rural energy leaders from across the state. As an attendee, you'll embark on field tours highlighting clean energy projects, learn from insightful panel presentations delivered by regional experts, and enjoy lively networking receptions in local haunts. We will explore a range of themes from resilience planning and community solar to sustainable agriculture, project financing, and more.
Registration opens this summer and spots will go fast, so keep an eye out for upcoming communications and a detailed agenda!
Oregon Electrification Leadership Summit
Opportunities Abound for Beneficial Electrification:
Advances in end-use technology and low-carbon electric generation, coupled with improvements in grid connectivity and consumer awareness and acceptance, have increased the value of beneficial electrification. This event will convene leaders from Oregon to discuss opportunities and challenges around further electrification of our economy.
As State and Federal agencies continue to release infrastructure investment funds, our goal is to help recipients navigate available opportunities and figure out how grant money can be used toward beneficial electrification programs and projects. While the concept of beneficial electrification is appealing, the question remains – how do we implement? This meeting will bring together stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds to discuss next steps to meeting both challenges and opportunities provided by advancements in electric technology.
Coastal Crops: Fruit production and nutrient management
Discover how to grow healthy, productive fruit trees and shrubs in the unique coastal climate of Oregon.
Hosted by the Douglas County Extension Service and the Umpqua Soil & Water Conservation District, this workshop offers research-based guidance on selecting suitable fruit varieties, managing coastal soils, and optimizing nutrient inputs for long-term plant health.
Learn how to interpret soil tests, apply fertilizers effectively, and support sustainable growth through science-driven nutrient management.
Perfect for home gardeners, small-scale growers, and anyone interested in cultivating fruit with confidence and care.
Register for free HERE
2025 Green Transportation Summit & Expo
The Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE) is evolving to meet the growing demands of the clean transportation sector. In 2025 and beyond, GTSE is expanding its footprint with more regional partnerships, new industry collaborations, and enhanced year-round engagement opportunities. Whether you are a fleet operator, technology provider, policymaker, or sustainability advocate, GTSE is creating more ways to connect you with the right people, programs, and solutions.
Wy’East and the E-Farms team will have equipment at the Ride and Drive event on 8/26.
Farwest Show
SHOW HOURS:
Wednesday: 12–5pm | Thursday: 10am–5pm | Friday: 10am–2pm
Build your network with fresh connections. Meet the experts, discover innovative ideas, products and services to grow your business, and see the industry’s most stunning plants to place your orders.
Ocean Renewable Energy Conference (OREC)
The Ocean Renewable Energy Conference (OREC) once again teams up with the University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) Conference, to provide an energizing slate of sessions and events focused on Marine Energy in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Join us at the LaSells Stewart Center in Corvallis, Oregon, August 12-14, 2025!
Nut Growers Society 2025 Summer Tour
The Nut Growers Society (NGS) is a membership organization made up of growers and others interested in supporting the hazelnut industry.
Join 600+ hazelnut growers, industry leaders, and vendors for this fun and educational day featuring all things hazelnuts. Summer Tour attendance is free for NGS members. Registration is required!
The day will feature:
Equipment Demonstrations
Tour of KCK Receiving Station
Breeding Program Update from Oregon State University
Meet one-on-one with the Oregon Hazelnut Commission research team
ODA Pesticide Applicator Credit Courses (space is limited—registration is required)
Outdoor trade show
2025 Growers Handbook distribution
Coffee and schnecken in the morning
Afternoon social hour, including hazelnut beer from Vision Brewing and local wines
Learn more and register at https://members.oregonhazelnuts.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1955371
MCAREC Field Day 2025
The 2025 field day event will showcase the latest research projects and the amazing talent that comprises OSU's Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Food and drink will be provided.
Try It Yourself: Hands-On Mechanical Cultivation Workshop
Explore. Drive. Learn.
Join us for a hands-on field day focused on strategies and techniques for managing weeds on your farm and improving efficiency. Get behind the wheel to practice live, in-field cultivation and experience ride-and-drive demos of an electric tractor, truck and UTV.
Talk with growers, test new tech, and learn practical ways to improve efficiency and sustainability on your organic farm. Featuring representatives from Viva Farms, E-Farms and Boldly Grown Farm.
Caneberry Open Field Tour OSU Extension
Free event!
Come tour OSU Extension’s raspberry and blackberry research trials and breeding fields, try new cultivars and selections, and talk with researchers, breeders, and caneberry growers! The open field format will not have formal presentations, allowing for more interaction among participants.
2025 Hermiston Potato Field Day OSU
The Hermiston Potato field will feature excellent talks on breeding, pest management and nutrient/water management, and showcase the ongoing field trials. The agenda will be available by early June. Pesticide recertification credits will be offered for Oregon, Idaho and Washington, along with CCA credits.
Warm Springs Tribal Community Energy Fair
Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises and 7Skyline have gathered organizations supportive of Tribal energy sovereignty. Today, you have the opportunity to share ideas and learn about energy technologies that can benefit Tribal members and the community as a whole, and establish the Tribes as an energy leader in the Pacific Northwest.
There will be over 35 vendors, a raffle, and hands-on technology for you to explore!
Blueberry Field Day OSU Extension
Free event!
In the morning, hear updates on research and demonstrations of new technology. Have lunch in the company of growers, industry members, and researchers, and stay for a tour of OSU Extension’s breeding trial fields in the afternoon!
Water Wise Field Day OSU Extension
Learn from experienced Master Gardeners about water wise landscaping options and the elements of a holistic turf conversion at Hollinshead Park in Bend, OR!
Click here to get a head start and read up about water wise gardening in Central Oregon
Ag Tech Field Day OSU Extension
Register for free here:
https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mFSIeffQitvLDM?Q_CHL=qr
This field day will go over:
Farm Droid autonomous seeding and weeding system
Soil health and agrivoltaics
Drone spraying
Precision spraying
Water reservoir replenishment
Water harnessing on agrivoltaics
Irrigation sensing
Precision irrigation in agrivoltaics
Strawberry Open Field Tour OSU Extension
Tour OSU Extension’s strawberry breeding fields, try new cultivars and selections, and talk with researchers, breeders, and strawberry growers!
Wasco County Crop Tour
OSU Extension is hosting the annual Wasco County Crop Tour! Where experts provide updates, insights about the upcoming varieties of wheat, how well they will do in the Wasco County climate.
OSU Extension also launched a new app, called OSU Cereals, where farmers can view and download the data about the wheat and barely variety trials that OSU Extension is conducting. The data includes regional and disease summaries.
Cherry Pre-Harvest Tour
The Cherry Pre-Harvest Tour takes attendees through various locations, where various speakers provide updates, demos, and insights into new technologies.
Chemeketa Community College E-Farms Equipment Demonstration Day
Wy’East will be attending this event hosted by Sustainable Northwest. Attendees can learn more about the E-Farms program and get a chance to test electric farm equipment.
Juniper-to-Biochar E-Farms Demonstration
Juniper encroachment across central and eastern Oregon has increased significantly over the last century and adversely impacted rangeland health. Restoration treatments usually involve cutting juniper, milling suitable saw logs and then burning remaining slash piles or leaving them to decay.
The Burn Boss is an air curtain incinerator that burns vegetative material using technology that reduces smoke emissions and converts a percentage of that material to biochar, which can be used as a soil amendment. Below is one photo of the Burn Boss at work in timber, another in town. Ryan Ramage of Valley Environmental (see www.valleyenvironmental.net for details) will run the Burn Boss Juniper-to-Biochar demo, which will run from 11am to 4pm. This Juniper-to-Biochar demo is sponsored by Sustainable NW Wood.
Oregon Solar + Storage Conference
Wy’East’s Rural Energy Coordinator Lanier Fussell will be speaking on the panel Rural Energy for America Program: How to Tap into Federal Grants for Rural Solar Customers, along with Ryan Taylor (Lake County Resources Initiative) and Bridget Callahan (Sustainable Northwest).
This panel will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday October 24, 2024.
Additional details about the panel can be found here: Oregon Solar + Storage Energy Conference 2024: Rural Energy for America Program: How to... (sched.com)
