Fall Regional Spotlight: How Organic Valley is Implementing GIS Solutions

Organic Valley, based in La Farge, WI, uses GIS across the organization to provide insights and solve problems. They will present their pioneering work in remote sensing and pasture management, as well as how they integrate GIS into daily processes. Philip Marty, the GIS System Administrator, built their program from the ground up. Discover how they use GIS to address various challenges and improve operations, both big and small.

Meet Phillip Marty of Organic Valley, your speaker on How Organic Valley is Implementing GIS Solutions to Support It’s Cooperators & Enhance Business Operations.

Phil Marty is the GIS System Administrator at Organic Valley, the largest farmer-owned organic cooperative in the United States, serving over 1600 family farms. Phil is self-taught in GIS and introduced the technology to Organic Valley while answering the phones in an entry level role.  Since then, he has built the cooperative’s GIS program over the past 10 years and continues to expand its impact on his organization. He has pioneered the use of satellite imagery to manage pasture and rotational grazing for Organic Valley dairy members. Spatial data and systems are now a foundational part of Organic Valley’s business systems.  Phil is passionate about map automation, python integration, and GIS design.  He lives in rural Vernon County with his wife and two young boys.

Make sure to register for the Fall Regional Meeting and get your hotel room now! Additional details, including the full preliminary agenda, can be found on the event page.