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Cereal grains can provide organic dairy farms with an early season crop to graze and/or harvest for forage as well as extend the grazing season into late fall and early winter. They provide flexibility as they can be grown for grazing, stored forage, grain, and/or straw. Learn how to integrate small grains--including wheat, barley, oats, triticale, spelt, and rye--into your organic dairy farm. Dr. Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension, will share recent results of her on-farm research trials as well as practical ideas on how to get the most of home-grown feeds on your farm.

About the Presenter

Heather Darby is an agronomist at the University of Vermont Extension. She received her M.S. from the University of Wisconsin in Agronomy and her Ph.D. in Horticulture at Oregon State University. Heather was raised on a dairy farm in northern Vermont and, with her husband, is the sixth generation to operate the family farm which currently provides organic vegetables sold directly to customers as well as a custom grazing operation. Heather's practical farm and academic experiences have compelled her to focus her work on sustainable agriculture and promotion of environmental stewardship of the land. To that end, she has developed applied research and outreach programs in the areas of fuel, forage, and grain production systems in New England. Heather's outreach programs have focused on delivering on-farm education in the areas of soil health, nutrient management, organic grain and forage production, and oilseed production. Her research has focused on traditional and niche crop variety trials, weed management strategies, and cropping systems development.

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Title: Using Small Grains as Forages on Your Organic Dairy
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

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Third Party Audits for Small and Medium Sized Meat Processors

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Jim Riddle, Joe McCommons, and the Quality Control Manager of Lorentz Meats 4/5/11 A Novel Strategy for Soil-borne Disease Management: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) Joji Muramoto, Carol Shennan, David Butler, Maren Mochizuki, Erin Rosskopf 3/30/11 Integrated Pest Management in Organic Field Crops Eileen Cullen. Robin Mittenthal, University of Wisconsin, Christine Mason, Standard Process Farm 3/29/11 The Evolution, Status, and Future of Organic No-Till in the Northeast US Bill Curran, Penn State, Steven Mirsky, USDA, Bill Mason, Mason's Heritage Farms 3/22/11 USDA ERS 2011 Organic Farming Systems Conference Webinars various 3/16/11 Local Dirt: Beyond Marketing. Find Buyers, Sell Online, Source & Buy Product…Yourself Heather Hilleren, Kassie Rizzo, Local Dirt 3/15/11 GMO Contamination: What's an Organic Farmer to Do? Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota 3/9/11 North Carolina's Statewide Initiative for Building a Local Food Economy Nancy Creamer, Teisha Wymore, North Carolina State University 3/1/11 Grafting for Disease Management in Organic Tomato Production Frank Louws North Carolina State University Cary Rivard, Kansas State University 2/22/11 Shades of Green Dairy Farm Calculator Charles Benbrook, The Organic Center 2/1/11 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Dairy Farming Systems Tom Richard, Gustavo Camargo, Penn State 1/25/11 Assessing Nitrogen Contribution and Rhizobia Diversity Associated with Winter Legume Cover Crops in Organic Systems Julie Grossman, North Carolina State University 12/14/10 Using Winter Killed Cover Crops to Facilitate Organic No-till Planting of Early Spring Vegetables Mike Snow, Farm Manager, Accokeek Ecosystem Farm; Charlie White, Penn State 12/7/10 Using Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds in Northeast US Farming systems William Curran, Matthew Ryan, Penn State 12/2/10 Transitioning Organic Dairy Cows off and on Pasture Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine 11/23/10 Greenhouse Gases and Agriculture: Where does Organic Farming fit? David Granatstein, Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Washington State University, Dave Huggins 11/15/10 Impact of Grain Farming Methods on Climate Change Michel Cavigelli, USDA, Beltsville MD 11/12/10 Setting up a Grazing System on Your Organic Dairy Farm Sarah Flack, Sarah Flack Consulting, Cindy Daley, California State University, Chico 10/1/10 Maximizing Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Farm Karen Hoffman, USDA-NRCS 9/16/10 How to Calculate Pasture Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Farm Sarah Flack, Sarah Flack Consulting 8/20/10 Late Blight Control in Your Organic Garden Meg McGrath, Cornell 7/21/10 Late Blight Control on Organic Farms Meg McGrath, Cornell, Sally Miller, Ohio State 7/1/10 Increasing Plant and Soil Biodiversity on Organic Farmscapes Louise Jackson, University of California-Davis 5/4/10 Cover Crop Selection Jude Maul, USDA ARS 4/27/10 The Economics of Organic Dairy Farming in New England Bob Parsons, University of Vermont 4/13/10 Estimating Plant-Available Nitrogen Contribution from Cover Crops Nick Andrews, Dan Sullivan, Oregon State 4/13/10 Planning for Flexibility in Effective Crop Rotations Chuck Mohler, Cornell 4/6/10 Using NRCS Conservation Practices and Programs to Transition to Organic David Lamm, USDA NRCS 3/30/10 Planning Your Organic Farm for Profit Richard Wiswall, Cate Farm 3/22/10 A Look at the Newly Released Organic Pasture Rule Kerry Smith, USDA, AMS, National Organic Program 3/17/10 Organic Blueberry Production Bernadine Strik, Handell Larco, Oregon State University, David Bryla, USDA 3/9/10 High Tunnel Production and Low Cost Tunnel Construction Tim Coolong, University of Kentucky 3/2/10 Getting EQIPed: USDA Conservation Programs for Organic and Transistioning Farmers Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota 2/23/10 Organic Certification of Research Sites and Facilities Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota 2/9/10 Grafting Tomatoes for Organic Open Field and High Tunnel Production David Francis, Ohio State 2/2/10 Undercover Nutrient Investigation: The Effects of Mulch on Nutrients for Blueberry Dan Sullivan, Ryan Costello, Luis Valenzuela, Oregon State 1/26/10 ABCs of Organic Certification Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota 1/19/10 Organic Farming Financial Benchmarks Dale Nordquist, University of Minnesota 1/12/10 Organic Late Blight 2009 Webinar Sally Miller, Ohio State: Meg McGrath, Cornell; Alex Stone, Oregon State University 12/14/09

 

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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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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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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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TQmVQdaOVI

About the Webinar

The webinar will present information about a novel non-chemical approach to soil borne disease management, called anaerobic soil disinfestation. We will discuss data obtained from studies applying this technique to strawberry production in California and vegetable production in Florida.

About the Presenters

Dr. Carol Shennan is a Professor of Agroecology at the Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on nutrient cycling and ecological pest management in agroecosystems, and sustainability of socio-ecological systems in both developed and developing countries.

Dr. David Butler is an Assistant Professor of Organic, Sustainable, and Alternative Crop Production in the Plant Sciences Department at the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on developing management practices that increase sustainability of crop production systems in the southeastern U.S.

Collaborators Joji Muramoto, UC Santa Cruz, Maren Mochizuki, University of California Cooperative Extension, and Erin Rosskopf, USDA-ARS join the question and answer session following the presentation.

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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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQXC8SElTMk

About the webinar

In this webinar, recorded on, March 29, 2011, a farmer,  Christine Mason, shares her approach to minimizing insect pest impact in organic farming systems, while University of Wisconsin researchers Eileen Cullen and Robin Mittenthal weave in results from projects specifically designed to advance the IPM paradigm for organic agriculture.

Slides from the webinar as a pdf file: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/f/f3/IPMWebinar.pdf

Resources mentioned in the webinar:

UC Davis IPM Degree Days calculator:  http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/WEATHER/ddretrieve.html

University of Wisconsin degree day calculator: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/uwex_agwx/thermal_models/degree_days

About the Presenters

Christine Mason is Farm Manager at Standard Process certified-organic farm, Palmyra, Wisconsin, Secretary of the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council, and a Certified Crop Advisor. Christine and her family are the fifth generation on their family farm in Palymyra, WI growing organic corn, soybeans, wheat and forages.

Eileen Cullen is Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison Entomology Department. She is also UW-Extension State Specialist for field and forage crop entomology focusing on integrated pest management (IPM).

Robin Mittenthal has worked on organic farms, taught high school science, and is now completing his doctorate in entomology at the University of Wisconsin with a focus on connections between soil fertility, plant health, and insect responses.

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 upcoming and archived eOrganic 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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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxsQALZxnXE

About the webinar

Organic farmers in the mid-Atlantic region face many production constraints including farming on erodible soils in vulnerable watersheds. Historically, organic crop farming has relied heavily on tilling the soil to prepare the seedbed and to help manage weeds. Most organic farmers make between 7 and 12 tractor passes over their fields during the first half of the growing season for seedbed preparations, planting, and cultivation for weed control. Excessive tillage is costly from the energetic standpoint (diesel fuel and labor) and can decrease soil quality and soil carbon. As a result, there is a growing interest among farmers and researchers in identifying and adopting practices that are less tillage intensive, while at the same time continue providing sufficient weed control in organic crop production systems. This Webinar will discuss the evolution, current status, and potential future of organic reduced-till with a particular focus on grain production. The system we will present relies on growing high-residue cover crops and using a roller-crimper for cover crop management. Bill Curran from Penn State University and Steven Mirsky with the USDA-ARS will present and discuss some of their research along with Bill Mason, Mason Heritage Farm, an organic farmer collaborator from the eastern shore of Maryland.

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.

Steven Mirsky is a Research Ecologist for the USDA-ARS in the Sustainable Agricultural
Systems Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. Dr. Mirsky has a research background in evaluating
the multifunctional role of cover crops and their integration into agroecosystems for soil, crop,
and weed management. He has been investigating cover crop-based, reduced-tillage organic
field crop production and weed management strategies in organic field crops including high
residue cultivation, stale seed-bedding, and tine weeding for the past five years. Dr. Mirsky
is responsible for the weed, soil, and crop management activities at Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center and on-farm experiments in Maryland.

Bill Mason, Mason Heritage Farm. Located near Queen Anne, MD, Bill and Susanne Mason
are the 4th generation to operate the business. The farm itself consists of 850 acres, most
of which is dedicated to grain production. The crops currently grown include corn, wheat,
soybeans and barley. With the rising expenses in the agricultural industry, the desire to be more
environmentally friendly, and the growing interest in organic products, Bill decided to look into
organic production starting in 2003. In 2005 he transitioned 190 acres and currently has 500
acres of certified organic grain. On the farm they use no-till production methods to help with
weed suppression and nutrient management relying heavily on cover crops.

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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The following sessions were recorded live at the USDA 2011 Organic Farming Systems Conference in Washington, D.C. Click the links below to view the recordings. Find the conference proceedings in the Crop Management journal here.

View the recordings as a YouTube playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB4B8EF1C4493D5F8

March 16, 2011

Comparing Organic and Conventional Agriculture in the U.S: What Can We Measure? John Reganold, Washington State University.

Productivity in Organic Farming Systems—Findings from U.S. Long-term Experiments.

• The USDA-ARS Beltsville Farming Systems Project 1996 to 2010. Michel Cavigelli, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
• The Long Term Agroecolocial Research (LTAR) Experiment: A 13 Year Comparison of Organic and Conventional Systems. Kathleen Delate, Iowa State University
• The West Virginia Organic Research Farm. Jim Kotcon, West Virginia University
• Organic System Yield Trends in the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trials. Jon Baldock, University of Wisconsin.

Profitability of Organic Farming—Findings from U.S. Long-term Experiments.

• Lessons from the Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project. Karen Klonsky, University of California, Davis
• Profitability of Supplying Ecosystem Services from Michigan Row Crop Systems. Scott Swinton, Michigan State University
• Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Project. Brian Caldwell, Cornell University
• Profitability of Organic Farming Systems in Wisconsin. Janet Hedtcke, University of Wisconsin.

March 17, 2011

Welcome Message by Cathie Woteki, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, and USDA Chief Scientist

Social Dimensions of Organic Production and Systems Research. Douglas Constance, Sam Houston State University.

Structure, Profitability, and Challenges in the U.S. Organic Sector - Findings from USDA Producer Surveys

• Organic Farming Systems Data Collection and Research Using the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) - PDF. William McBride, USDA, Economic Research Service
• Technology Adoption and Technical Efficiency: Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms in the United States - PDF. Carlos D. Mayen, New Mexico State University
• Washington State Apple Cost of Production Studies - PDF. Mykel Taylor, Washington State University

The Environmental and Social Impacts of Organic Farming.

• Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Frank Louws, North Carolina State University
• A Flawed Food Production System and an Organic Solution. Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute
• Field Crop Transition Experiment at OARDC. Deborah Stinner, Ohio State University
• Long Term Organic Cropping Systems Research in Minnesota. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota

Closing the Loop - Stakeholder Driven Research Benefits Consumers.

• Large Participatory Projects in Vegetable Improvement. Molly Jahn, University of Wisconsin
• Organic Grains. Ellen Mallory, University of Maine
• Organic Fruit Production Research. Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University
• Organic Dairy for the Next Generation. Heather Darby, University of Vermont.

March 18 - Friday

Organic Agriculture - Global Contributions to Environment and Food Security. Nadia Scialabba, Senior Officer, Sustainable Development, FAO-UN

Organic Cropping Systems for Vegetable Production: Crop Nutrition and Environmental Effects. Kristian Thorup-Kristensen, Copenhagen University

Transition to Organic Fruit Production - Impacts on Yield and Environmental Performance in a Muscadine Vineyard. Girish K. Panicker, Director, Center for Conservation Research, Alcorn 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

Find all eOrganic upcoming and archived webinars »

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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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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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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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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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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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hgTeyjJ_t4 Resources from the 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.

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