GOAT Conference Booth

The GOAT conference booth gives open ag tech tools, organizations, and practitioners a shared physical presence at agricultural conferences. A physical box of materials travels from event to event, staffed by community volunteers and funded by the organizations it represents.

For full logistics, materials inventory, and coordination history, see the GOAT Traveling Conference Box Megathread.

Booth Report-Outs

PASA 2024 — Feb 8–10, 2024 · Lancaster, PA
A strong showing at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture conference. The booth distributed materials for farmOS, LiteFarm, Open Food Network, and others, drew 20 new sign-ups, and made new connections including folks from Momentum Ag and IC Foods. [Thread]

PASA 2025 — Feb 5–7, 2025 · Lancaster, PA
Greg, Mike, and Ben staffed the booth, connecting with farmers across the eastern seaboard. farmOS contributed $300 via Open Collective. After the conference, the booth is currently held by SHBS Research Coordinator Sarah Bay Nawa — the next East Coast user just needs to arrange and fund the shipment. [Thread]

CAFF Small Farm Tech Expo — Dec 2, 2025 · UC Merced, CA
Juliet brought the GOAT booth to CAFF’s Small Farm Tech Expo in the San Joaquin Valley. Notable connections included Cal.net (open-source farm sensor networks with an API suited for farmOS and LiteFarm integration), IOT4Ag (a five-institution research group including Purdue), and Riverdance Farms, whose owner expressed interest in hosting GOAT for demonstrations or research. The Foggy Farmer podcast also extended an invitation to GOAT. [Thread]

CANVAS 2025 (Tri-Societies) — Nov 2025 · Salt Lake City, UT
GOAT co-exhibited with Point Blue at this large tri-society conference drawing agronomists, soil scientists, academics, and industry researchers. Funding came from LiteFarm, Our Sci, NAPDC, farmOS, and community funds toward a $2,750 goal. Greg presented on FarmOS: Planning alongside Erika from Point Blue. [Thread]

PASA 2026 — Feb 5–6, 2026 · Lancaster, PA
Greg staffed the booth and presented an exhibitor hall session on FarmOS: Conservation Planner, gathering survey data on farmer demand. Contributions from Tech Matters, Our Sci, farmOS, and others funded the $950 booth cost. [Thread]

Coming Up: ASABE 2026

GOAT will co-sponsor a booth with NAPDC and ADC at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 12–15, 2026. The $500 co-sponsorship is part of a $1,500 “Essential Scholarship Package” that includes one conference registration and exhibit hall tabletop space. Community member @sudokita (Indiana-based) has committed to staff the booth. A dedicated Open Collective project now exists for ongoing booth funding. [Thread]

Who’s in the Booth

Organizations currently represented with materials: Purdue Axi Lab, Farm Hack, farmOS, Good Agriculture, Land PKS, LiteFarm, Open Food Network, OpenTEAM, Our Sci, and Precision Sustainable Ag.

Contribute

The booth runs on community participation:

Fund it — Contribute via Open Collective to cover booth fees, shipping, and materials
Add your project or send materials — Rack cards, stickers, zines, or printed collateral representing your project; Contact us via the megathread to get your organization represented. If you have questions, contact Greg or Juliet directly, or email us at [email protected]
Staff it — Volunteer on the forum to attend an upcoming event and run the booth