MFAI Annual Field Day, Flour Chain Demo, and Spike-to-Fork Pancake Lunch!
Wed, Aug 27
|North Farm, East Troy
Join MFAI Staff for a tour of the Research Farm to see how things are growing in the trial fields and then experience the flour chain in a demo of grain cleaning, milling, sifting, and baking. Finally, sit down to have breakfast for lunch in the field!
Time & Location
Aug 27, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
North Farm, East Troy, W2857 County Rd ES, East Troy, WI 53120, USA
About the event
MFAI's 2025 Field Day will feature a final tour of the North Farm, where MFAI has rented land and conducted trials for 15 years. The Institute is moving operations to their Pickeral Lake Road Farm in 2026. Come learn about MFAI's current work and future plans, while exploring trial fields, checking out equipment, and learning about the flour chain during our cleaning and milling demonstration. Stay for a terrific locally sourced breakfast for lunch, featuring Fields Best Small Batch Grains in pancakes and waffles.
"As usual, this will be a bunch of nerds watching crops grow and kicking tires," promises Dr. Nicole Tautges, MFAI Research Director, who will lead the day. "Then we'll get up some Kernza pancakes for lunch with locally sourced butter and maple syrup."
We will gather at the equipment shed for greetings and coffee, then we will enjoy a stroll through a leafy lane to the…
