2024
Recordings of the 2024 Organic Agriculture Research Forum, which was conducted virtually by OFRF at EcoFarm, are available on the EcoFarm Mighty Networks platform along with many more recordings from all past EcoFarm conferences! Access is free but you need to create an account. Find the link on the EcoFarm website at https://secure.eco-farm.org/https%3A//eco-farm.org/listen-learn-grow. The following presentations were from the Organic Agriculture Research Forum:
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Transitioning to Reduced Tillage in Vegetable Production
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Los Fundamentos de la Salud del Suelo (Fundamentals of Soil Health, in Spanish)
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Biodiversity in the Soil and Its Untapped Potential
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Plant Available Nitrogen from Organic Fertilizers and Soil Building Practices
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Cultivating Farmer-Researcher Collaborations in Organic Agriculture
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Optimizing Beneficial Habitat for Insect Control
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Innovative Technology in Weed Management
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Organic and Regenerative: Exploring On-Farm Solutions to the Crisis of Climate and Biodiversity
Funding
This project was organized by the Organic Farming Research Foundation and funded by the Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant, part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture in 2015 and 2016.
In 2015, additional funding was provided by the Ceres Trust and the conference was co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin and the Organic Center. In 2016, the conference was sponsored by the University of California’s Kearney Agriculture Research and Extension Center, the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and the Gaia Fund. The 2017 conference was in partnership with the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University. The 2019 conference was in partnership with Organicology and the Ceres Trust. The 2020 Conference was funded by NIFA OREI and was conducted in partnership with Tuskegee University and the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group and Ceres Trust.
