Michelle Miller : “The Farm Babe”  –  Speaker, Author, Content Creator, Comedian
Educating consumers with how their food is actually produced, without all the gimmicks.

Michelle Miller is our Keynote Speaker, presenting in February 2026

In today’s noisy digital world, misinformation about agriculture spreads faster than ever—leaving farmers and ranchers to navigate a chaotic media landscape. How can we rise above the noise and take control of the narrative? Join Michelle Miller, better known as the “Farm Babe,” as she shares how she turned chaos into connection by harnessing the power of social media. From viral myths to online backlash, Michelle breaks down the modern communication challenges facing agriculture and offers practical strategies to cut through confusion, build trust, and tell your story with confidence. With less than 2% of the population involved in farming, the stakes are high—and your voice matters now more than ever.

David Oien : Third Generation Farmer  –  Speaker, Elders Climate Action Organization

David Oien is our 2nd Keynote Speaker, presenting in February 2026

David is a third generation Montanan who moved back to the family grain and livestock farm in 1976. He converted the farm to 100% certified organic in the 1980’s, diversifying the crop rotations to include green manure crops,  pulses, and specialty cereal grains. In 1986, he and three farmer friends founded Timeless Seeds into order to grow, process, and market the production from their own operations. The business has grown over the decades into a multi-million dollar enterprise with over a dozen employees, contracts with dozens of farmers in Montana and neighboring state, and  cleans, packages, and markets certified organic, certified kosher lentils, chickpeas, and heritage grains in branded retail, bagged, and bulk formats to retail stores, food distributors and food manufacturers across America and a number of export customers.

In recognition of his decades of organic farming and the innovation of Timeless Seeds, he and his company received awards from the State of Montana Governor’s Office, the Alternative Energy Resource Organization, Montana Organic Association, Montana Ambassadors, and the Organic Trade Association. The founding and first two decades and is the subject of the 2015 book LENTIL UNDERGROUND by Liz Carlisle, PhD.

David is now recently retired to become a full-time grandfather of six grandkids, and is active in native plant and pollinator habitat projects as well as in the Elders Climate Action organization, and a number of political causes.