What to Expect at ON Farm Fest 2025!

September 20th, 10am-3pm

• Tour this certified organic dairy farm and meet the owners: the Smith family
• See robotic milking machines in action! Discover why the cows LOVE it! 
• Meet your local Upstate Niagara Cooperative farmers and their farm animals and hear what life is like for today’s dairy farmers
• See the calves in the nursery
• Learn about pastures, agricultural education and conservation

Directions

About

Jim and Sue Smith and their son Ryker, owners of Tre-G Farms, transitioned their dairy to organic production over the past eight years and are farmer-owners of Upstate Niagra Cooperative which produces organic dairy products available nationwide. In addition to the transition to organic they added two robotic milking machines to do the milking on their 140-cow farm which allows the family a little more free time.

The Smiths have relied on a well-managed, diversified farm to remain sustainable and were awarded the 2013 Conservation Farm of the Year by the Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District. Tre-G Farms was also awarded the 2014 NYS Agricultural Environmental Management Award.