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Local Dirt: Beyond Marketing. Find Buyers, Sell Online, Source and Buy Product...Yourself Webinar
Update: Local Dirt is no longer in operation.
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogLWsx15JjI
About the webinar
From word of mouth, to Facebook and Twitter, there are many free and easy ways to tell people about your farm and take orders. In this webinar, recorded on March 15, 2011, the presenters describe some of the easiest and best known free ways to market and sell farm products in your local area, and describe a new free system to find buyers and manage your price sheets.
About the presenters
Heather Hilleren founded Local Dirt to strengthen the connections between family farms and interested local buyers. Heather's commitment to local foods began with her own family farm and deepened over 10 years in the natural food industry.
Kassie Rizzo loves everything about food, from producing it to enjoying the very last bite. Her experiences on the farm and in the restaurant industry give her insight into how to best help customers at Local Dirt.
Find Local Dirt at http://localdirt.com/
Find all upcoming and archived eOrganic webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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GMO Contamination: What's an Organic Farmer to Do? Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVL4J3bmA44
About the webinar:
Genetically engineered corn, soy, canola, alfalfa, oh my! What should organic farmers do to minimize GMO contamination of their organic crops? Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota, will share ideas to minimize genetic trespass during planning, planting, production, harvest, storage, and transport.
Resources from the webinar:
Slides from the webinar as a pdf file: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/0/09/RiddleGMOMarch92011.pdf
List of GMO Testing Labs: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/c/cf/GMO_testing_-1.pdf
About the presenter:
Jim Riddle has worked for over 26 years as an organic farmer, inspector, author, policy analyst and educator. He was founding chair of the International Organic Inspectors Association, (IOIA), and co-author of the IFOAM/IOIA International Organic Inspection Manual. He has trained hundreds of organic inspectors throughout the world. Jim served on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Organic Advisory Task Force from 1991-2009, and was instrumental in passage of Minnesota’s landmark organic certification cost-share program. Since January 2006, Jim has worked as the University of Minnesota’s Organic Outreach Coordinator. Jim is former chair of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board, and is a leading voice for organic agriculture.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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North Carolina's Statewide Initiative for Building a Local Food Economy Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RckjZ69I9Ps
Resources from the Webinar
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Website
NC 10% Campaign for Local Foods Website
North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council Website
About the Webinar
The Webinar describes the Center for Environmental Farming Systems statewide Local Foods Initiative in North Carolina, and highlight some of the accomplishments, partnerships, and priorities for action. A key initiative, The 10% Campaign, will be described in detail.
About the Presenters
Nancy Creamer is Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at NC State University. CEFS recently led a statewide initiative which resulted in "From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy (https://cefs.ncsu.edu/cefs-releases-state-action-guide-from-farm-to-fork...) with one of the "game changer" ideas being The 10% campaign.
Teisha Wymore is Campaign Manager for the 10% campaign. The Campaign (nc10percent.com) , launched in July, 2010 ago is already tracking about $3 million spent in local foods and more than 170 business partners.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Grafting for Disease Management in Organic Tomato Production Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QzDTA6J5Q
About the Webinar
Learn about tomato grafting and how it can be utilized to manage diseases in organic open-field and high tunnel systems. Frank Louws of North Carolina State University and Cary Rivard of Kansas State University provide information regarding rootstock selection as well as the grafting procedure itself. This webinar was recorded in February, 2011. Find additional upcoming and recorded eOrganic webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242
Tomato Grafting Webinar Handout as a pdf file
Slides from the webinar as a pdf file
About the Presenters
Dr. Frank Louws is a Professor of Plant Pathology and Director of the NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management. He enjoys advancing the science and practice of growing vegetables and training others to do likewise.
Dr. Cary Rivard recently joined the Department of Horticulture at Kansas State University as the Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist. His research focuses on grafting and high tunnel production for organic and conventional growers.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Shades of Green Dairy Farm Calculator Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7R1KfMqJw
Slides from the webinar are available here as a pdf: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/0/0e/BenbrookWebinar.pdf
Resources from the webinar:
Website of the Shades of Green Dairy Farm Management Calculator at the Organic Center: contains information about the calculator, reports and links to download the calculator, user's manual and documentation.
Contact Dr. Charles Benbrook at cbenbrook@organic-center.org
About the Webinar
One study concludes that high-producing Holsteins on rbST have a lighter environmental footprint than cows on organic dairy farms, while other studies have reached the opposite conclusion. What gives?
The Organic Center has developed an Excel-based simulation model that estimates the environmental impacts of different dairy management systems. The "Shades of Green" (SOG) dairy farm calculator shows clearly why different studies can and have reached totally opposite conclusions after analyzing essentially the same things.
The SOG calculator is freely accessible (www.organic-center.org/SOG_home), along with a 100-page user manual that includes documentation of its equations and data sources. The manual suggests how to apply the calculator to a given farm, set of farms, or a cluster of changes in a dairy farm management system. The first application of SOG calculates and compares the environmental footprint of two typical, representative conventional dairy farms and two organic farms. The results are summarized in the November 2010 TOC report “A Dairy Farm’s Footprint: Evaluating the Impacts of Conventional and Organic Farming Systems.”
This webinar will cover the nuts and bolts of the SOG calculator and the results of its first application. Dr. Charles Benbrook, TOC’s chief scientist, will present the webinar. Benbrook led the 14-person team that co-authored the new report and helped design and parameterize the calculator.
The SOG calculator quantifies the impacts of dairy farm systems on milk and meat production and gross farm revenue, milk nutritional quality, land use, fertilizer and pesticide use, manure and nutrient wastes generated, and methane emissions. A careful review of previously developed environmental footprint models led to the realization that results have been based on “a year in the life of a cow,” rather than the cow’s productive life which have excluded consideration of the impacts of dairy farm management systems on cow health and longevity, soil quality and productivity, and overall, lifelong economic returns to a lactating cow. Two major conclusions are reached and will be discussed:
- Milk nutritional quality varies greatly, and must be taken into account to avoid bias against grass-based systems and cows other than Holsteins; and
- Cow health and longevity, and in particular, reproductive performance, are critical variables in determining a dairy farm’s environmental footprint.
The Center is actively recruiting dairy farm management specialists to work with farmers in applying the SOG calculator on dairy farms around the country, and is also hoping to forge new partnerships with research teams working to sharpen the analytical tools accessible to refine future estimates of a dairy farm’s footprint.
About Presenter Charles Benbrook
Dr. Charles Benbrook is Chief Scientist at The Organic Center, a national non-profit organization that provides peer-reviewed scientific studies on organic farming. For 18 years, Chuck worked in Washington, D.C. on agricultural policy, science and regulatory issues, including Executive Director of the Board on Agriculture for the National Academy of Sciences, Executive Director of the Subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture during the Reagan Administration, and agricultural staff expert on the Council for Environmental Quality during the Carter Administration. For 15 years, he ran Benbrook Consulting Services, where he analysis on a number of agricultural science, technology, public health, and environmental issues. In 2006, he joined The Organic Center as the organization's Chief Scientist. Dr. Benbrook received his PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University. He holds an adjunct faculty position in the Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Washington State University.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Dairy Farming Systems Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJLH8goB6TI
About the webinar:
This webinar was recorded on January 25, 2011.
Agriculture is responsible for about 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with most of that associated with livestock operations and manure management. Organic farms have many choices about equipment and inputs, manure management and composting, and cover crops and crop rotations, that can significantly affect these environmental impacts. This webinar, by Tom Richard and Gustavo Camargo of Penn State University, will review the greenhouse gas emissions associated with dairy system and suggest alternative strategies for organic dairies.
About the presenters:
Tom Richard is the Director of Penn State’s Institutes for Energy and the Environment (PSIEE) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. His primary research thrust is the development of sustainable strategies for biomass feedstock supply.
Gustavo Camargo is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Penn State. His research focuses on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in crop and livestock agroecosystems. He has consulted on these topics for both the private sector and USDA.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
Find all eOrganic upcoming and archived webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Assessing Nitrogen Contribution and Rhizobia Diversity Associated with Winter Legume Cover Crops in Organic Systems Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTMJSZyOwFQ
Resources and notes from the webinar:
Clovers were planted at a density of 22.4 kg ha-1, vetches at 28 kg ha-1, winter peas at 67.2 kg ha-1, lupin at 134 kg ha-1. Bicultures MXE and MXM consisted of 28 and 56 kg ha-1 hairy vetch and rye respectively, and 50.4 and 56 kg ha-1 Austrian winter pea and rye respectively for MXP.
About the Webinar:
This webinar is designed to deepen your understanding of how legume cover crops, through a symbiotic relationship with beneficial soil rhizobia bacteria, can be used to provide new nitrogen to your organic crops through the process of nitrogen fixation. We will review the process of nitrogen fixation, and provide recent data from our lab describing the amount of nitrogen fixed by common and some novel cover crop legumes used in organic agriculture. We will also briefly discuss how the diversity of rhizobia present in the soil may impact this process.
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About the Presenter:
Julie Grossman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil Science at North Carolina State University specializing in organic cropping systems. Most recently, Julie began leading a new project integrating community gardens in low-income Raleigh neighborhoods with undergraduate soil science and nutrition courses. She also serves on the Steering Council of the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association, a new professional association championing innovative educational approaches for sustainable agriculture.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Using Winter Killed Cover Crops to Facilitate Organic No-till Planting of Early Spring Vegetables Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvbSUP9gD8w
About the Webinar
Using weed suppressing, winter killed cover crops is one potential way to eliminate spring tillage in an organic vegetable production system. The presenters will discuss the challenges and successes of eliminating spring tillage on a small-scale vegetable farm in southern Maryland. Cover crop species, planting equipment, and crop rotations tested on the farm will be discussed.
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About the Presenters
Charlie White is an Extension Associate at Penn State focusing on the use of cover crops to provide on-farm management and economic benefits while also improving soil health and environmental quality. He obtained a Master's Degree in Soil Science from the University of Maryland in 2009.
Michael Snow is the manager of the Ecosystem Farm and apprentice training program at the Accokeek Foundation in Accokeek, Maryland. We distribute certified organic vegetables, fruits, grains, and livestock products through a 60 member CSA.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Cover Cropping to Suppress Weeds in Northeast US Farming Systems Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5oo2xxl9yw
Resources From the Webinar
Download the slides: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/4/44/CurranandRyanWebinar.pdf
The Rose Review - Reduced-Tillage Organic Systems Experiment Newsletter
http://agsci.psu.edu/organic/research-and-extension/Rotational%20No-till...
Suppressing Weeds Using Cover Crops in Pennsylvania
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/PDFs/uc210.pdf
Penn State Ag Publications Catalog No. UC210
About the Webinar
Cover crops provide important benefits to Northeast croplands, including soil and water conservation. Some growers are also finding that cover crops can help reduce weed problems. Which covers are most suitable and how should they be managed to enhance weed suppression?
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About the Presenters
Bill Curran is a professor of weed science in the Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences at Penn State University and has an extension-research split focused in weed management for agronomic crops. Bill’s extension and research programs focus on integrated weed management and weed management in conservation tillage systems including managing cover crops in conventional and organic-based cropping systems.
Matt Ryan is a Post-Doctoral Scholar in weed ecology in the Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences at Penn State University. Matt completed his MS and PhD degrees at Penn State in weed ecology focused on ecologically-based weed management in organic cropping systems. Matt is currently a principal scientist on an USDA-Organic Research and Education Initiative project that is examining longer term weed and insect management in organic rotational no-till grain production.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Transitioning Organic Dairy Cows Off and On Pasture Webinar
Watch the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYonskRUVTA
The slides from this webinar are available at the following link as a pdf file: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/4/41/Webinar_Kersbergen.pdf
Resources Mentioned in the Webinar
eOrganic Articles
- Maximizing Organic Milk Production and Profitability with Quality Forages, http://www.extension.org/article/24980
- Strategies for Extending the Grazing Season on Organic Farms, http://www.extension.org/article/18648
- Transitioning Organic Cows Off and On Pasture, http://www.extension.org/article/18675
NRAES Publications
- Animal Production Systems for Pasture-Based Livestock Production. NRAES 171. 246 pages (2008). Edward B. Rayburn, West Virginia University. Explores foraging behavior, basic animal nutrition, and parasite control for pasture-based animals with chapters devoted to beef, dairy, sheep, goat, and horse nutrition and management. http://www.nraes.org/nra_order.taf?_function=detail&pr_id=186&_UserReference=1710A945DBA0DF254CB71667
- Forage Utilization for Pasture-Based Livestock Production. NRAES 173. 185 pages (2007). Ed Rayburn, Editor. Essential information on grazing management and harvesting conserved excess forage for livestock produced in a pasture-based system; including chapters in fencing, watering systems, lanes and feeding pads; animal-handling facilities, and more. http://www.nraes.org/nra_order.taf?_function=detail&pr_id=161&_UserReference=1710A945DBA0DF254CB71667
- Forage Production for Pasture-Based Livestock Production. NRAES 172. 141 pages (2006). Ed Rayburn, Editor. Essential information on forage production, discussing: plant morphology, ecology, and management; soil fertility; nutrient management; impacts of grazing; pests, weeds, and diseases; and establishing forage stands. http://www.nraes.org/nra_order.taf?_function=detail&pr_id=160&_UserReference=1710A945DBA0DF254CB71667
- Managing and Marketing for Pasture-Based Livestock Production. NRAES 174. 116 pages (2006). Ed Rayburn, Editor. Essential information for producers to manage and market a goal-oriented forage-livestock system, helping them determine whether or not the business venture will be feasible, develop mission and goals, enhance marketplace knowledge, and better evaluate consumer demand. http://www.nraes.org/nra_order.taf?_function=detail&pr_id=155&_UserReference=1710A945DBA0DF254CB71667
Additional Resources:
- Northeast Grazing Guide, http://www.umaine.edu/grazingguide/
About the Webinar
One challenge with grazing the organic dairy herd is helping cows adjust to a new feed source in both the fall and spring. The switch from high-quality pasture to lower-quality stored feeds can be tricky—if the change is made too quickly, milk production can drop until the cows and their rumen microbes become accustomed to the new feed. In this webinar, Rick Kersbergen will provide an overview of rumen function and various rations. He will address the nutritional qualities of various homegrown feeds (including grains), what they can add to a cow’s diet, and the potential for milk production trade-offs.
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About the Presenter
Rick Kersbergen is an Extension Professor at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Rick has been conducting research and extension programs related to sustainable dairy and forage systems since 1987. He is currently involved with several multi-state, applied research projects on cover crops, organic grains production, and forage and nutrient management. He is past chair of the Northeast Pasture Consortium and manages the regional website as a compendium of grazing information for the region.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Greenhouse Gases and Agriculture: Where does Organic Farming Fit Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5DB2D0E3704F290
About the Webinar:
This webinar was recorded on November 15, 2010.
Agriculture can be both a source and a sink for greenhouse gases. In this webinar, we will discuss these roles of agriculture, how management affects them, and ways in which organic farming systems in particular may influence greenhouse gases.
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs is the BIOAg Research Leader for the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University. She conducts, organizes, and encourages research, teaching, and extension activities in Biologically-Intensive and Organic Agriculture.
David Granatstein works as sustainable agriculture specialist at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA, where he develops research and extension programs on organic systems, Climate Friendly Farming, and orchard floor management.
Dave Huggins is a Soil Scientist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service in Pullman, WA. His current research is assesses interactive effects of terrain, soil properties, C and N cycling, crop diversity and tillage on agroecosystem performance.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
Find all eOrganic upcoming and archived webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Impact of Organic Grain Farming Methods on Climate Change Webinar
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—Chapter 8. Agriculture from 4th Assessment Report Mitigation of Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch8.html
- U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory: 1990-2008 http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/AFGG_Inventory/USDA_GHG_Inv_1990-2008_June2011.pdf
- Technical Working Group on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases http://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/initiatives/technical-working-group-agricultural-greenhouse-gases-t-agg#.Ugq0Xj9GaQI
- Cavigelli, M.A., M. Djurickovic, C. Rasmann, J.T. Spargo, S.B. Mirsky, J.E. Maul. 2009. Global warming potential of organic and conventional grain cropping systems in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. 2009 Farming Systems Design Proceedings, 23-26 August, Monterey, California, p. 51-52.
About the Webinar
In this webinar, recorded on November 12, 2010, Dr. Michel Cavigelli discusses how agriculture contributes to climate change and how organic farming might be able to help mitigate these effects. He will use data from the Beltsville Farming Systems Project to illustrate these concepts.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Cavigelli is a soil scientist in the USDA-ARS Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab in Beltsville, Maryland. He has been working in organic and sustainable agriculture since 1985.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
Find all eOrganic upcoming and archived webinars »
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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Setting Up a Grazing System on Your Organic Dairy Farm Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbkkrhrdrp4
The slides from the webinar can be found at the following link as a pdf file:
http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/b/b6/GrazingSystemWebinarSlides.pdf
Resources mentioned in the webinar:
Magazines: Stockman Grass Farmer Magazine 800-748-9808, Graze Magazine 608-455-3311
Books: Greener Pastures on Your Side of the Fence-Bill Murphy 800-639-4178
Websites:
- http://www.extension.org/organic_production
- http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/livestock/pasture.html
- http://www.sarahflackconsulting.com/
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http://agebb.missouri.edu/dairy/grazing/index.htm
About the Webinar
In this webinar, we will address the basic principles of how to set up a grazing system which will improve pasture quality and animal performance. We’ll include paddock size calculations, recovery periods, maps and record-keeping, and further resources.
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About Presenters Cindy Daley and Sarah Flack
Cindy Daley is a professor in the College of Agriculture at the California State University, Chico. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in animal science at the University of Illinois and her PhD in animal science--endocrinology at the University of California, Davis. Cindy is the faculty supervisor and manager of the Organic Dairy Teaching and Applied Research Unit at CSU-Chico where, in 2007, she spearheaded the effort to transition the dairy to a certified organic operation. The dairy supports 80 cross-bred milking cows, as a seasonal system; the farm has certified 115 acres as organic to support curricular enhancements, including an integrated organic livestock/cropping system and organic vegetable project with sales to food services on campus. Forty-five acres of certified organic ground is in irrigated pasture, and under intensive grazing management. Forty acres of certified organic crop ground is devoted to winter forage, summer annuals, cover crops and vegetable production. The additional thirty acres is committed to organic alfalfa.
Sarah Flack is a national consultant on grass-based livestock farming and lives in Fairfield, Vermont. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Agriculture and Biology and her Masters of Science degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Vermont (UVM). She also has post graduate training in organic certification, business management, Holistic Management, animal welfare, organic production practices and much “on-the-job” farm experience. For the past 14 years, she has worked as an independent organic certification inspector, and has also served on OMRI's Livestock Review Panel for the past 2 years. For 8 years, she worked as an organic livestock technical assistance provider for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) and for 5 years she was the Vermont Pasture Network Facilitator at the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Sarah grew up on a grass-based livestock farm in northern Vermont and farmed with her family for many years where she gained hands-on experience with sheep, dairy cows, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, and goats as well as with vegetables, medicinal herbs, pasture management and forest management.
About eOrganic
The eOrganic eXtension website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production is for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. Our current content is focused on general organic agriculture, dairy production, and vegetable production. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5413
Maximizing Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Pastures Webinar by eOrganic
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2E5PXBJr8
The presentation is available as a pdf file at the following link: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/0/0b/Maximizing_DMI.eOrganic_Webinar.pdf
About the Webinar
On February 12, 2010, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) published a final rule that establishes pasture standards for organic livestock. The Access to Pasture rule specifies that organic milk and meat products come from organically-raised animals that are actively grazing on pasture. The rule requires that these animals' diets consist of at least 30% dry matter intake from pasture grazed during grazing season, and that the grazing season is at least 120 days.
In this webinar, recorded on September 16, 2010, USDA NRCS animal scientist Karen Hoffman describes how organic dairy farmers can maximize dry matter intake from the pasture. She describes the connection among milk production, a cow's rumen and pasture quality, including plant density, number of tillers/plant, pasture height, and species composition. She takes a look at protein and energy relationships in the pasture and ways to balance them to enhance dry matter intake and encourage high animal performance.
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Presenter Karen Hoffman
Karen Hoffman is an animal scientist with USDA-NRCS in New York and is also the NY state coordinator for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. Karen received her Bachelor of Science degree from the Animal Science Department at Cornell University and her Master of Science degree from the Department of Dairy and Animal Science at PennState where she studied grain feeding strategies to high producing dairy cows on a rotational grazing system. Karen has worked with dairy and other livestock producers on their grazing systems for more than 15 years including Cornell Cooperative Extension as a dairy management educator and now as animal scientist specializing in grazing nutrition for the USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5412
How to Calculate Pasture Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Farm Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpUb5iOpwR0
This webinar was recorded on August 20, 2010
The slides from the Webinar are available here as a pdf file.
Resources mentioned in the Webinar
- NOP website: DMD tables and useful articles: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/nop
- eOrganic video: Calculating Dry Matter Intake in Organic Pastures Using a Pasture Stick
- United States-Canadian Tables of Feed Composition: Nutritional Data for the United States and Canadian Feeds, Third Revision: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1713
- Beef Magazine’s 2009 Feed Composition Tables – http://beefmagazine.com/nutrition/feed-composition-tables/0301-feed-composition-tables_3/
- UC Davis Robinson Dairy DMI Predictor, 2003. http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/faculty/robinson/Excel/default.htm
- Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, Cervids, and New World Camelids (2007, http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11654)
- Langston University Goat Research Ration Balancer and Nutrient Requirement Calculator: http://www.luresext.edu/?q=content/nutrient-requirement-calculator-and-ration-balancer
About the Webinar
On February 12, 2010, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) published a final rule that establishes pasture standards for organic livestock. The Access to Pasture rule specifies that organic milk and meat products come from organically-raised animals that are actively grazing on pasture. The rule requires that these animals' diets consist of at least 30% dry matter intake from pasture grazed during grazing season, and that the grazing season is at least 120 days. But how do you, as an organic dairy farmer, determine how much dry matter is coming from your pastures? This webinar, given by Sarah Flack, will help you predict the dry matter demand (DMD) of your animals, and walk you through the steps of determining dry matter intake (DMI) from different types of feed, especially from pasture; as well as help you calculate the percent DMI from pasture.
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About Presenter Sarah Flack
Sarah Flack is a national consultant on grass-based livestock farming and lives in Fairfield, Vermont. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Agriculture and Biology and her Masters of Science degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Vermont (UVM). She also has post graduate training in organic certification, business management, Holistic Management, animal welfare, organic production practices and much “on-the-job” farm experience. For the past 14 years, she has worked as an independent organic certification inspector, and has also served on OMRI's Livestock Review Panel for the past 2 years. For 8 years, she worked as an organic livestock technical assistance provider for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) and for 5 years she was the Vermont Pasture Network Facilitator at the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Sarah grew up on a grass-based livestock farm in northern Vermont and farmed with her family for many years where she gained hands-on experience with sheep, dairy cows, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, and goats as well as with vegetables, medicinal herbs, pasture management and forest management.
About eOrganic
The eOrganic eXtension website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production is for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. Our current content is focused on general organic agriculture, dairy production, and vegetable production. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5398
Late Blight Control in Your Organic Garden Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzepROv8Ym8
Resources from the Webinar
- Managing Late Blight in Tomato and Potato - An Essential Part of Gardening by Dr. Meg McGrath
- Meg McGrath's Website at Cornell Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center
- Tomato-Potato Smith Late Blight Risk Map - Helps to predict the risk of late blight in your area
- National Plant Diagnostic Network - Find a diagnostic lab in your area
- eOrganic articles: Organic Management of Late Blight of Potato and Tomato (Phytopthora infestans), Organic Management of Late Blight of Potato and Tomato with Copper Products
About the Webinar
Late blight is a serious disease of potato and tomato family crops worldwide that reached epidemic proportions on U.S. farms and gardens in 2009. eOrganic presenter Dr. Meg McGrath of Cornell University discusses the late blight disease cycle, how to diagnose the disease, how to control the disease in your garden, and the important role of home gardeners in minimizing the spread and impact of late blight. This webinar was recorded on July 21, 2010.
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About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5401
Late Blight Management on Organic Farms: 2010 Webinar
About the webinar
Late blight is a serious disease of potato and tomato family (Solanaceous) crops worldwide that reached epidemic proportions on U.S. farms in 2009. Join eOrganic presenters Dr. Sally Miller of Ohio State University and Dr. Meg McGrath of Cornell University to learn about the state of late blight in 2010, the late blight disease cycle, how to scout and diagnose the disease, and how to manage late blight on your organic farm. This webinar was recorded on July 1, 2010.
Watch the videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBF9DCCA743893AD2
Webinar Recording in sections
- Part 1- Importance of this Plant Disease
- Part 2 - Diagnosing the Disease
- Part 3 - Symptom Imitators
- Part 4 - Testing to Make Sure it's Late Blight
- Part 5 - Scouting
- Part 6 - Occurrence
- Part 7 - Management Steps 1-7
- Part 8 - Using Fungicides for Control
- Part 9 - Final Managing Tips
Resources from the Webinar
- Meg McGrath's Website at Cornell Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center
- Tomato-Potato Smith Late Blight Risk Map - Helps to predict the risk of late blight in your area
- National Plant Diagnostic Network - Find a diagnostic lab in your area
- eOrganic articles: Organic Management of Late Blight of Potato and Tomato (Phytopthora infestans), Organic Management of Late Blight of Potato and Tomato with Copper Products
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
Find all eOrganic upcoming and archived webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/25242
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5373
Increasing Plant and Soil Biodiversity on Organic Farmscapes Webinar
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH4qlbCKdLs
In this webinar, recorded on May 4, 2010, Louise Jackson of the University of California at Davis examines research results from a case study in California on an organic farm with hedgerows, preservation of a riparian corridor, and tailwater ponds.
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About Louise Jackson
Louise Jackson is a professor and cooperative extension specialist in the Land, Air and Water Resources Dept at UC Davis. Her work focuses on biodiversity, soil ecology, and nutrient and water management.
The Jackson Lab Website: http://ucanr.edu/sites/Jackson_Lab/ (verified 18 May 2010).
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5197
Cover Crop Selection Webinar by Jude Maul, USDA-ARS
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZLVbrjiis
About the Webinar
Cover crops can play a role in farming operations in many different ways but the choice of cover crop and means of management can determine the difference between success and failure. This Webinar, presented by Jude Maul of the USDA-ARS, will give an overview of the major cover crops available to farmers in the US, the functions many of these cover crops can perform and information about managing the cover crops in organic farming operations.
About Jude Maul
Dr. Jude Maul is a Research Ecologist in the Sustainable Agriculture Systems Laboratory at the USDA-ARS research center in Beltsville Maryland. He conducts research on nutrient cycling, plant physiology, cover crop decomposition and soil ecology in the context of sustainable crop and vegetable systems.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 5205
The Economics of Organic Dairy Farming in New England Webinar from eOrganic
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9wSMXKtQLU
About the Webinar
Over the past ten years, organic dairy production has been the fastest growing sector of the U.S. organic market. Spurred by increased demand for organic milk, the inventory of certified organic cows increased by 421 percent between 1997 and 2002. The USDA estimates that organic milk increased from two percent of total U.S. fluid milk product sales in 2006 to three percent in 2008. Little financial research, however, has been conducted on organic dairy agriculture. What does the financial performance of organic dairy farming in New England look like, particularly in an economy where organic feed prices and fuel prices are high and where today's economic crisis is putting tremendous financial strain on all dairy farms, including organic dairies? University of Vermont agricultural economist Bob Parsons will address the economics of organic dairy farming in New England, based on 5 years of farm financial data.
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About Bob Parsons
Dr. Robert Parsons is an agricultural economist in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont. He received his MS in Agricultural Economics and Operations Research from Penn State University in 1987 and his PhD in Agricultural Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1995. Bob joined the University of Vermont in 2000 with an Extension and research appointment where he has conducted numerous educational programs on business management, farm business succession, dairy economics, ag labor management, and risk management. In addition, he teaches undergraduate courses, including ag policy. In 2004, Bob and a research team from Vermont and Maine received a grant from USDA CSREES to conduct the project, "Profitability and Transitional Analysis of New England Organic Dairy Farms." His presentation draws on that research and subsequent data he has collected on the area's organic dairy farms.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.
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