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Organic Research and Outreach in the

North Central Region

THE CERES TRUST

February 2014

Organic Research and Outreach in the North Central Region – 2014

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The re are nearly 2 0 0 0 acre s of unive rs it y land be ing used for organic re search in t he Nort h Cent ral Region1 (NCR). As marke t s for organic product s cont inue t o grow, so does t he need for organic agricult ure re search and out reach. Many land grant unive rs it ie s in t he NCR have re sponded by inves t ing in organic re search infras t ruct ure , support ing facult y endeavors , and providing course s on organic product ion sys t ems . Prior t o t he 2 0 0 2 implement at ion of t he 1 9 9 0 Organic Foods Product ion Act , land grant unive rs it ie s had been s low t o embrace organic agricult ure and provide support in t he ir re search, ext ens ion and educat ion programs . This s it uat ion was firs t document ed in t he Organic Farming Research Foundat ion’s (OFRF) 1 9 9 7 landmark report , “Searching for t he ‘O-Word.’” OFRF’s fo llowup report s , “St at e of t he St at e s : Organic Farming Research Sys t ems at Land Grant Unive rs it ie s , 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 ” and “2 0 1 2 Organic Land Grant Asse ssment ,” showed s low but s t e ady growt h in organic re search ac t ivit ie s . The Ce re s Trus t report , “Organic Research and Out reach in t he Nort h Cent ral Region - 2 0 1 4 ,” document s t he growt h in organic re search, ext ens ion and t e aching in t he 1 2 -s t a t e reg ion e lig ib le for Ce re s Trus t organic re search grant s . The report inc ludes s t a t e -specific de t ails about s t udent organic farms ; ce rt ified organic re search land and animals ; source s of organic re search funding; d is seminat ion of organic re search re sult s t hrough fie ld days and pee r-reviewed journals ; organic educat ion e ffort s of nonprofit organizat ions ; and ot he r re levant informat ion. Ce re s Trus t re t a ined consult ant J im Riddle , former chair of t he Nat ional Organic St andards Board and prominent le ade r in shaping and build ing t he organic sec t or in t his count ry and beyond, t o produce t his report . The vas t amount of informat ion he has gat he red and organized has been complied in coope rat ion wit h organic re search le ade rs in each of t he 1 3 land grant unive rs it ie s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. The report is pos t ed on t he Ce re s Trus t webs it e and updat ed annually. The Ce re s Trus t is p leased t o offe r t his report t o t he organic re search and educat ion communit y; t o t he organic farmers who se rve as hos t s for on-farm re search and provide inspirat ion and healt hful food produced wit h environment ally-sound me t hods ; and t o t he consumers who support organic food and farming and he lp make t his progre ss poss ib le .

Ta b le o f Co nt e nt s

Forward 2 Acknowledgements 3 Introduction 4 Executive Summary 5 Illinois 7 Indiana 1 1 Iowa 1 6

1 The North Central Region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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Kansas 2 4 Michigan 2 7 Minnesota 4 0 Missouri 5 4 Nebraska 6 0 North Dakota 7 1

Organic Research Projects

Current and recent organic re search inc ludes :

The Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure (ECH) at Dakot a College at Bot t ineau conduct s organic varie t y t ria ls in it s demons t rat ion fie lds and in it s high t unne ls . In addit ion, t he ECH part ne rs wit h four farms across Nort h Dakot a , t wo of which are ce rt ified organic , t o provide locat ions for fie ld t ours and produce r workshops and for colle c t ion of dat a regarding organic product ion me t hods and varie t ie s . The informat ion from t he se farms is passed on t o s t udent s and c lient s as a part of t he ir ment oring and educat ion.

The ECH was awarded an APUC grant in 2 0 1 2 t o s t udy t he e ffec t of compos t t e a made from kit chen scraps donat ed by t he college ’s d ining se rvice s on t he fe rt ilit y and growt h of vege t able s in t he high t unne ls . The final report has not ye t been submit t ed but it is hoped t hat t his me t hod of organic fe rt ilit y management will increase t he soil healt h in high t unne ls for many produce rs and be a sus t a inable input .

New Buckwheat Varie t ie s for Great e r Sus t ainabilit y. Anne Ongs t ad , Rick Mit t le ide r, Wayne Mit t le ide r. This is a mult iyear as se ssment and seed increase of t wo buckwheat varie t ie s from Ukraine unde r organic management . 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: SARE Farmer Ranche r Grant .

Value -added Einkorn for Organic Product ion in t he Great Plains Region. Dr. Frank Kut ka, Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y Farm Breeding Club. 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 6 . Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Value -added Grains for Local and Regional Food Sys t ems . Mark Sorre lls (PC), Brian Bake r, Mike Davis , Elizabe t h Dyck, Frank Kut ka, Kat e Mendenhall, Rebecca Robe rt son, Greg Rot h, June Russe ll, Alex St one , St eve Zwinge r. This is a mult i-year inves t igat ion of organically managed e inkorn, emmer, and spe lt , inc luding varie t y screens , s eed increase , management s t udie s , and fie ld days in Nort h Dakot a . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA OREI.

Organic Farming: The Search for Agricult ural Sus t ainabilit y in t he nort he rn Great Plains (ND 0 6 2 5 8 ) , Pat rick M. Carr (PI) , 2 0 0 7 -2 0 1 3 . This projec t guides organic farming re search d irec t ed out of t he NDSU Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r from 2 0 0 7 t hrough 2 0 1 3 . Funded re search unde r t his projec t umbre lla inc ludes :

• Targe t ed grazing as a keys t one ecological process t o reduce t illage int ens it y and t e rminat e cove r crops . Environment al, e cological, and economical as se ssment of re int egrat ing animal and crop product ion in dryland organic sys t ems . F. Menalled (PC), P. Hat fie ld , P. Carr, P. Mille r, D. Weave r, M. Burrows , R. Enge l, A. Bekke rman, J . Bole s , Z. Mille r, R. Quinn, L. Burkle , K. O’Ne ill, G. Gramig , and K. Ringwall (Co-PIs ) . Funding: USDA-NIFA OREI. • Increas ing Varie t a l Suit abilit y and Availabilit y of Cowpea and Forage Radish Cove r Crop Seed for Nort he rn Climat e s . K. St roh (PC), S. Zwinge r, T. Podoll, P. Carr, P. Sext on, E. Silva, J . Fuhre r, and E. St e ige lme ie r (Co-PIs ) . 2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA-SARE.

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• Organic crop varie t y se lec t ion for Great Plains St at e s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. P.M. Carr (P.I.) , G. Gramig , D. Hines , F. Kut ka, Y. Lawley, K. McPhee , and S. Zwinge r (Co-PIs ) . Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . • Cove r crop se lec t ion and use in organic no-t ill farming . P.M. Carr (P.I.) , K. De lat e (Co-PI) , M. Haar (Co-PI) , and E. Silva (Co-PI) . Funding: USDA-SARE. • Deve loping carbon-pos it ive organic sys t ems t hrough reduced t illage and cove r crop-int ens ive crop ro t at ion schemes . K. De lat e (P.I) , C. Cambarde lla , P. Carr, M. Haar, J . Moye r, D. Mut ch, E. Silva, S. Weye rs (Co-PI) . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-CSREES-IOP. • Varie t y screening for organic vege t able product ion. E.M. Silva (P.I.) and P.M. Carr (Co-PI) . 2 0 0 8 , Funding: Organic Valley – Farmers Advocat ing for Organic .

Opt imizing sorghum-sudan/ forage soybean cove r crop populat ions and screening sorghum varie t ie s for organic cove r crop pe rformance , forage , and seed product ion in t he Nort he rn Great Plains reg ion. Ray Be rry, David Podoll, and Richard Gross . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 . Funding: SARE Farmer Ranche r Grant .

Mult i-Specie s Cove r Crops Cont rol Weeds and Improve Fe rt ilit y in Organic No-Till Fie lds , Linda Grot be rg , Prairie Farm Pilo t Projec t . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Screening Open-Pollinat ed Vege t able Varie t ie s Bred and Re leased In Nort h Dakot a for Suit abilit y t o Organic Product ion Sys t ems and Local Marke t s , Marvin Bake r, Nort h St ar Farms . 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Reducing t he Impact of Soybean Aphid on Organic Soybeans t hrough Mult ip le Management Tact ics . Mark Askegaard , 2 0 0 9 . Funding: SARE.

Organic No-Till- The Ult imat e Cropping Sys t em For Soil Healt h and Farm Sus t ainabilit y, Linda Grot be rg . 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Build ing Organic Soil Healt h wit h Green Manure and Cove r Crops , Pat Frank. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Is It Poss ib le? Can We Have Organic Sus t ainable Agricult ure wit h Minimal Tillage while Soil Build ing and Producing High Qualit y Forage for Grass -Fed Bee f, Anne Ongs t ad , Whit man Ranch. 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Prairie Farm Pilo t Projec t – Trans it ioning from Convent ional t o Organic Farming, Richard Grot be rg , 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Organic Educat ion: Increas ing Opport unit ie s for Farmers and Processors , Brit t Jacobson, FARRMS. 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Bringing Small-Grain Varie t y Deve lopment and Se lec t ion ont o Organic Farms , Pat rick Carr, NDSU. 2 0 0 2 , Funding: SARE.

Refereed Publications

Carr, P.M., R.D. Hors ley, J .J . Gunde rson, T.J . Winch, and G.B. Mart in. 2 0 1 4 . Weed growt h and crop pe rformance fo llowing hairy ve t ch, rye , and wheat cove r crops in a cool semiarid reg ion. Organic Agricult ure Published online (doi: 1 0 .1 0 0 7 / s1 3 1 6 5 -0 1 3 -0 0 5 7 -8 ) ; journal volume / page number(s ) as s igned in 2 0 1 4 .

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Carr, P.M., G.G. Gramig , and M.A. Liebig . 2 0 1 3 . Impact s of organic ze ro t illage sys t ems on crops , weeds , and soil qualit y. Online . Sus t ainabilit y 5 : 3 1 7 2 -3 2 0 1

Erin Elizabe t h Burns , De irdre Anne Prischmann-Voldse t h, and Gre t a Gramig . 2 0 1 3 . Int egrat ed Management of Canada This t le (Cirs ium arvense ) Wit h Insect Biological Cont rol and Plant Compe t it ion Unde r Variable Soil Nut rient s . Invas ive Plant Science and Management 6 :5 1 2 -5 2 0

Carr, P.M., K. De lat e , X. Zhao, C.A. Cambarde lla , J .R. Heckman, and P.L. Carr. 2 0 1 2 . Organic farming: Impact s on soil, food, and human healt h. p . 2 4 1 -2 5 8 . In E.C. Brevik and L. Burgess (ed .) Soils and Human Healt h. Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Pre ss , Boca Rat on, FL Prischmann-Voldse t h, D., G. Gramig , and E. Burns . 2 0 1 2 . Home on t he range : e s t ablishment of a Canada t his t le b iocont ro l agent . Rangelands ( in press)

Carr, P.M., R.L. Ande rson, Y.F. Lawley, P.R. Mille r, and S.F. Zwinge r. 2 0 1 2 . Organic ze ro-t ill in t he nort he rn U.S. Great Plains reg ion: Opport unit ie s and obs t ac le s . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2 7 :1 2 -2 0 .

Carr, P.M., P. Mäde r, and N.G. Creamer. 2 0 1 2 . Edit oria l. Ove rview and comparison of conse rvat ion t illage prac t ice s and organic farming in Europe and Nort h America . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2 7 :2 -6 .

Kande l, H.J ., P.M. Port e r, and P.M. Carr. 2 0 0 9 . Spring wheat cult ivar harrowing evaluat ion in Minnesot a . Crop Management doi:1 0 .1 9 9 4 / CM-2 0 0 9 -0 6 1 2 -0 2 -RS.

Kande l, H.J ., P.M. Port e r, P.M. Carr, and S.F. Zwinge r. 2 0 0 8 . Produce r part ic ipat ory spring wheat varie t y evaluat ion for organic sys t ems in Minnesot a and Nort h Dakot a . J. Renewable Agric. Food Sys. 2 3 :2 2 8 -2 3 4 .

Extension and Outreach Publications

• Long-Te rm Organic and Tillage St udy (LOTS) • NPSAS Farmer-Breede r Club Report • Organic Crop Cult ivar Se lec t ion for Great Plains St at e s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region • Organic Farming Gaining Ground But Beware • Organic Farming , Is It for Me? • Organic Farming: The Search for Agricult ural Sus t ainabilit y in t he Nort he rn Great • Plains • Organic Gardening 1 0 1 • Organic Gardening Tips • Organic No Till Us ing t he Cove r Crop Rolle r • Projec t ed 2 0 1 0 Organic Crop Budge t s Sout h Cent ral Nort h Dakot a . • Projec t ed 2 0 0 7 Organic Crop Budge t s Sout h Cent ral Nort h Dakot a . • St at us of Organic Agricult ure in Nort h Dakot a – 2 0 0 5 • Sugges t ed Bes t Prac t ice s for t he Coexis t ence of Organic , Biot ech and Convent ional • Crop Product ion Sys t ems • 2 0 0 8 Evaluat ion of Seed Source in Organic Pot at o Product ion • 2 0 1 2 Tria l Result s – Emmer – Organic – Carringt on • NPSAS Farm Breeding Club (ht t p :/ / npsas .org / about -us / farm-breeding-c lub.ht ml) • Ancient Grains Webinar, 2 0 1 3 (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=C5 yX5 Ut nxEk) • Value -Added Organic Grains ND 2 0 1 2 Updat e (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=R_ 2 AsmGlOLI)

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• Breeding “Organic Ready” Corn (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=yln9 1 Ur9 kY0 ) • NDSU Organic Research (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=_ 8 5 jvlQnc_ A) • Deep Mulch, No-Till, Organic Garden at Prairie Road Organic (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=2 brHfHPusac) • Boehm Farm Tour (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=Zot Q3 xdiHRU) • Organic Farming (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=ESKCEdhCe6 Q) •

Academic Curricula

The Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure (ECH) at Dakot a College at Bot t ineau recent ly had an AAS and Ce rt ificat e program approved in sus t a inable vege t able product ion. A 1 -credit course ent it led Organic Ce rt ificat ion and Farm Plans is offe red , a long wit h course s on compos t product ion and use as we ll as cove r crops and weed management . The Ent repreneuria l Cent e r a lso offe rs seve ral Good Agricult ural Prac t ice s and Food Safe t y workshops ; sus t a inable farming me t hods suit able for crops managed organically are pre sent ed at t he se workshops . During 2 0 1 3 , workshops we re he ld a t Valley Cit y, Bot t ineau, and Medina, ND.

Graduate Student Opportunities

Dr. Gre t a Gramig is d irec t ing an M.S. s t udent (Aman Amand) on a pea compe t it ion s t udy wit h fie ld expe riment s in ce rt ified organic fie lds . Drs . Kevin McPhee and Pat rick Carr are members on t he graduat e commit t ee , a long wit h o t he rs .

Outreach Efforts

The Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r has hos t ed t wo organic fie ld days – one in 2 0 0 9 and one in 2 0 1 2 . Bot h we re we ll a t t ended (>2 0 0 at t he 2 0 0 9 event and >8 0 at t he 2 0 1 2 event ) . The Carringt on fie ld day had an organic farming morning t our offe ring as part of t he ir fie ld day in bot h 2 0 1 2 and 2 0 1 3 , which also was we ll a t t ended.

Se lec t ed pre sent at ions by Dr. Pat Carr inc lude :

Two sympos ia a t t he 2 0 1 0 American Socie t y of Agronomy’s int e rnat ional mee t ing – one on organic no-t ill and one on organic grain product ion. Pape rs pre sent ed during t he organic no-t ill sympos ium subsequent ly we re published in t he wint e r is sue (volume 2 7 ) of Renewable Agricult ure and Food Sys t ems .

Pre sent at ions focused on cove r crops when working wit h organic farmers in 2 0 1 2 .

In-se rvice organic product ion t ra ining t o new Ext ens ion Educat ors in 2 0 1 2 .

Us ing ecological princ ip le s t o manage weeds in organic farming sys t ems at Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r and Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r in 2 0 1 2 .

Organic Agronomic Research at t he DREC, Fie ld day for Mont ana Count y Ext ens ion Agent s , 2 0 1 2 , Dickinson.

St at e of Organic Research and Educat ion at NDSU, and What Have We Dreamed? , Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r annual fie ld day, 1 7 July, 2 0 1 2 , Carringt on.

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Our Goal is OZ: Organic Ze ro-Till, Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r annual fie ld day, 1 1 July, 2 0 1 2 , Dickinson

Organic No-t ill and Cove r Crop Cockt ails : What do we know and what is t he re le ft t o le arn? Annual educat ion se ss ion, OCIA ND Chapt e r 2 mee t ing , Bismarck Public Library, February 1 8 , 2 0 1 2 , Bismarck.

Varie t y Se lec t ion for Organic Environment s . Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y 2 0 1 2 Healt hy Soil – Healt hy You Wint e r Confe rence , January 2 0 1 2 , Abe rdeen.

Organic No-Till: What ’s Been Learned and Where are We Headed? Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y 2 0 1 2 Healt hy Soil – Healt hy You Wint e r Confe rence .

Ze ro-t ill (OZ) in Organic Product ion. How t o avoid t illing t he soil wit hout chemicals , Sus t ainable U., December 2 0 1 0 , Bismarck, ND.

The Real Dirt on Soil Healt h and Organic Farming , Soil Healt h/ Soil Biology Training for t he Nort he rn Great Plains , Pie rre , SD, Mit che ll, SD, Carringt on, ND, and Bismarck, ND.

Organic Product ion Sys t ems in t he Nort he rn Great Plains : Challenges and Opport unit ie s , Nort h Dakot a Soil and Wat e r Summit , July 2 0 1 0 , Carringt on, ND.

Organic Ze ro-Till in t he Great Plains , FARRMS Organic Product ion NRCS Workshop, July (Fargo) , Augus t (Bismarck) , and Augus t (Minot ) , 2 0 1 0 .

Organic No-Till: Expe riences from Nort h Dakot a t o Wiscons in, 9 th Annual Iowa Organic Confe rence , December 2 0 0 9 , Ames , IA.

Organic farming re search in Nort h Dakot a , AERO Summer Farm Tour, Quinn Farm, Big Sandy, MT, July 2 0 0 9 .

Organic farming re search at NDSU, Inaugural Nort h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y Organic Farming Fie ld Day, Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r, Nort h Dakot a , July 2 0 0 9 .

How t o ZT and organic farm on t he Great Plains , Manit oba Ag Days , January 2 0 0 9 , Brandon, Manit oba.

Organic weed cont ro l sys t ems in crops and range land, Nort h Dakot a Weed Cont rol Associat ion Annual Mee t ing , February 2 0 0 9 , Mandan, ND.

Cove r crops re search, 2 5 th Annual Wes t e rn Dakot a Crops Day, December 2 0 0 8 , He t t inge r, ND.

No-Till Organic Farming: Fact or Fic t ion? Depart ment of Plant Sciences Seminar, Nort h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y, Fargo, ND, December 2 0 0 8 .

Rolle r/ crimpe r demons t rat ion, Forage Bee f and Cove r Crop Workshop, Sept ember 2 0 0 8 , DREC ranch locat ion.

Rolling and crimping cove r crops , Kent ucky SCD Tour Group, Sept ember 2 0 0 8 , DREC ranch locat ion.

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Organic No-Till Rolle r/ Crimpe r Demons t rat ion, Organic Fie ld Day, July 2 0 0 8 , Unive rs it y of Minnesot a Sout hwes t Research and Out reach Cent e r, Lambert on, MN.

Killing Cove r Crops wit h t he Rolle r Crimpe r, Summer Fie ld Tour, 2 0 0 8 , Dickinson.

Emerging Organic No-Till St ra t eg ie s , FARRMS No-Till Workshop, March 2 0 0 8 , Medina.

Organic No-Till in Nort h Dakot a: Opport unit ie s and Challenges , New York Ce rt ified Organic Discuss ion, February 2 0 0 8 , IVN Class room, DREC.

Why Organic Farming? Ext ens ion Se rvice Pre -Confe rence Training , Wint e r Annual Confe rence , Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y, 2 0 0 8 , Mandan, ND.

Organic Farming Research and Ley Farming , 2 4 th annual Wes t e rn Dakot a Crops Day, 2 0 0 7 , He t t inge r, ND.

Pe rspect ive s in Sus t ainable Agricult ure , Sus t ainable Agricult ure Seminar, 2 0 0 7 , Nort h Cent ral Research Ext ens ion Cent e r, Minot .

Organic Farming: Search for Agricult ural Sus t ainabilit y in t he Buffalo Commons . Invit ed Scient is t s eminar, USDA-ARS Nort h Cent ral Soil Conse rvat ion Research Laborat ory, Morris , MN. 2 0 0 7 .

Web Resources

• Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r • Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r • Dickinson Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r Organic Fie ld Day 2 0 1 2 video • The NDSU Library provides acce ss t o books , journals , dat abase s , webs it e s , organizat ions and more on organic agricult ure . • Nort h Dakot a Depart ment of Agricult ure Organic Farming • Nort h Dakot a Organic Advisory Board • Nort h Dakot a Organic Online Direc t ory • Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y • NPSAS Farmer-Breede r Club • Tool t o Connect ND Organic Produce rs and Buye rs

Hands-on Learning

The Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure (ECH) at Dakot a College at Bot t ineau does have an ons it e CSA. Plans are for t he CSA t o funct ion as a s t udent organic farm t hat provides hands -on le arning for summer int e rns and for t hose enrolled in t he Sus t ainable Vege t able Product ion program.

Acres Certified Organic

2 6 acre s a t t he NDSU Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r and 4 acre s a t t he NDSU Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r are ce rt ified organic ( t hrough ICS and OCIA); addit ional land is rent ed on ce rt ified organic farms , as needed. A lit t le ove r 0 .1 0 acre s are ce rt ified organic a t t he Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure (ECH) at Dakot a College at Bot t ineau wit h an addit ional 0 .4 2 in t rans it ion.

Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 3 0 .5 2 acre s .

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Organic Livestock Research

None at t his t ime .

Key Contacts

• Brad Brummond, NDSU Ext . Agent / Walsh Count y, [email protected] • Dr. Pat rick Carr, Research Profe ssor, DREC, Pat rick.Carr.1 @ndsu.edu • Dr. Gre t a Gramig , Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Weed Science , Gre t a [email protected] • Dr. Kevin McPhee , Profe ssor, Plant Sciences , [email protected] • St eve Zwinge r, Research Specialis t , CREC, St eve .Zwinge [email protected] • Holly Rose Mawby, Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure - Dakot a College at Bot t ineau, hollyrose .mawby@dakot acollege .edu

Ohio 7 6 South Dakota 8 4 Wisconsin 8 7 Appendix - Author’s Observations and Comments 9 8

Acknowledgements

Prim a ry Aut ho r: Jim Rid d le

Org a nic Ind e p e nd e nt s , LLP

This report would not have been poss ib le wit hout t he coope rat ion, support , and informat ion provided by t he fo llowing individuals : ➱ Dr. Erin Silva, Unive rs it y of Wiscons in-Madison; ➱ Dr. Pe t e r Sext on, Sout h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Lori Hoagland, Purdue Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Liz Maynard , Purdue Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Brian McSpadden Gardene r, The Ohio St at e Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Pat rick Carr, Nort h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Charle s Shapiro , Unive rs it y of Nebraska-Lincoln; ➱ Dr. Mary Hendrickson, Unive rs it y of Missouri; ➱ Dr. Timot hy M. Re inbot t , Unive rs it y of Missouri; ➱ Dr. Rob King , Unive rs it y of Minnesot a; ➱ Vicki Marrone , Michigan St at e Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Jaime Pine ro , Lincoln Unive rs it y; ➱ Kerri Ebe rt , Kansas St at e Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Kat hleen De lat e , Iowa St at e Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. James Farmer, Indiana Unive rs it y; ➱ Dr. Miche lle Wande r, Unive rs it y of Illinois -Champaign-Urbana; and ➱ Dr. Sam Wort man, Unive rs it y of Illinois -Champaign-Urbana.

Introduction Organic agricult ure re search and out reach ac t ivit ie s have become fundament al component s of t he academic programs at many unive rs it ie s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. While some land grant

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unive rs it ie s ’ (LGU) organic programs are s t ill in t he early s t ages of deve lopment , o t he rs have we ll-deve loped, robus t organic re search and out reach programs . In addit ion t o organic re search, many LGUs in t he NCR now offe r organic unde rgraduat e minors , concent rat ions , or ce rt ificat e programs ; graduat e s t udent re search opport unit ie s ; annual organic fie ld days , workshops , and confe rences ; and ce rt ified organic crop and live s t ock re search s it e s . This report ' s purpose is t o ident ify and cat alog organic re search and out reach ac t ivit ie s a t t he t hirt e en LGUs in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. It should be not ed t hat o t he r s t a t e unive rs it ie s , privat e colleges , communit y and t ribal colleges , non-gove rnment al organizat ions and ins t it ut ions , s t a t e gove rnment s , and t he USDA Agricult ural Research Se rvice are engaged in various organic re search and out reach ac t ivit ie s in t he reg ion. This report cont ains limit ed informat ion on t hose ac t ivit ie s , but does not purport t o provide a comprehens ive invent ory of organic ac t ivit ie s out s ide of t he land grant sys t em. Organized alphabe t ically by s t a t e , t he report has each s t a t e ’s chapt e r hype rlinked from t he s t a t e ’s name in t he Table of Cont ent s and in t he “highlight s” sec t ion of t he Execut ive Summary. In de scending chronological orde r, t he report cont ains brie f de scrip t ions of recent and current organic re search projec t s , pee r-reviewed pape rs , and ext ens ion publicat ions , dat ing back t o 2 0 0 2 when US Nat ional Organic Program (NOP) regulat ions t ook e ffec t . In addit ion, t he report lis t s key cont ac t people and de scribe s academic course s , degree programs , and hands -on le arning opport unit ie s , such as s t udent organic farms , and g ive s t he number of acre s and animals used for organic re search in each s t a t e . An at t ached Appendix inc ludes t he primary aut hor’s obse rvat ions and comment s . The web ve rs ion of t his report cont ains ac t ive links 2 t o unive rs it y organic and sus t a inable agricult ure webs it e s , as we ll as t o re search report s and publicat ions pos t ed at t he Ce re s Trus t , eOrganic , SARE and USDA CRIS webs it e s , among ot he rs . Finally, t he report pre sent s t he t it le s of re search projec t s funded by various Unit ed St at e s Depart ment of Agricult ure (USDA) programs , inc luding t he Nat ional Ins t it ut e for Food and Agricult ure (NIFA), Organic Research and Ext ens ion Init ia t ive (OREI) , Organic Trans it ions (ORG), and Sus t ainable Agricult ure Research and Educat ion (SARE), as we ll as t hose funded by t he Ce re s Trus t , t he Organic Farming Research Foundat ion (OFRF), Organic Valley’s Farmers Advocat ing for Organics (FAFO) fund, and int e rnal unive rs it y source s .

Executive Summary This report finds t hat 1 ,9 8 6 .4 8 acre s of unive rs it y land are current ly be ing used for organic re search in t he Nort h Cent ral Region, wit h a ll t hirt e en land grant unive rs it ie s having some organic re search land. Only one ins t it ut ion, t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a , has a ce rt ified organic dairy he rd , a lt hough The Ohio St at e Unive rs it y, Unive rs it y of Missouri, Lincoln Unive rs it y, and Michigan St at e Unive rs it y are now conduct ing organic live s t ock re search at unive rs it y s it e s and ot he rs , such as t he Unive rs it y of Wiscons in, are doing ext ens ive on-farm organic live s t ock re search.

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Six unive rs it ie s in t he NCR offe r organic , sus t a inable , or agroecology minors or concent rat ions t o unde rgraduat e s . One ins t it ut ion, t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a , now offe rs t wo unde rgraduat e majors t hat g ive s t udent s an opport unit y t o focus on organic product ion. Three ins t it ut ions offe r organic ce rt ificat e programs . All t hirt e en unive rs it ie s in t he NCR offe r graduat e s t udent organic re search opport unit ie s ; e ight have s t udent farms us ing organic me t hods , wit h t he s t udent farms at Michigan St at e Unive rs it y and Unive rs it y of Minnesot a be ing ce rt ified organic and t he Unive rs it y of Illinois s t udent farm in t rans it ion. S p e c if ic h ig hlig ht s 3 o f t h is re p o rt inc lud e : Illinois –The Unive rs it y of Illinois has conduct ed quit e a b it of re search on soil fe rt ilit y and cove r crops in organic sys t ems , and part ne rs wit h t he Illinois Specialt y Growers Associat ion t o organize t he annual Illinois Specialt y Crops , Agrit ourism, and Organic Confe rence ( ISCAOC). Chicago is home t o innovat ive urban agricult ure programs . Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y has a we ll-e s t ablished program for organic re search and out reach, and Sout he rn Illinois Unive rs it y, Jo lie t Junior College , and t he Chicago Bot anic Garden are a ll conduct ing organic re search.

Indiana – In recent years , Purdue Unive rs it y has expanded it s capacit y t o conduct organic re search and out reach, as we ll as t he number of facult y engaged in organic re search. Purdue has re leased new Ext ens ion publicat ions ; hos t s a s t udent farm us ing organic me t hods ; and conduct s organic re search at t hree locat ions . Purdue also organize s t he Indiana Small Farm Confe rence , which inc ludes se s s ions on organic product ion. Indiana Unive rs it y - Bloomingt on and t he Unive rs it y of Not re Dame have campus gardens us ing organic me t hods , and Ball St at e and Goshen College have sus t a inable ag c las se s . Purdue now has a webs it e wit h re search and re source s applicable t o organic live s t ock product ion.

Iowa – Iowa St at e Unive rs it y cont inues t o ope rat e a we ll-e s t ablished, robus t , mult i-d isc ip linary organic re search program wit h organic re search at four ISU locat ions ; maint ains an ext ens ive invent ory of organic re search report s and re fe reed publicat ions ; and offe rs numerous academic and produce r out reach opport unit ie s , inc luding t he annual Iowa Organic Agricult ure confe rence , fie ld days , and exce llent web re source s . Much of ISU’s organic re search cont ains economic analyse s . The Iowa Organic Associat ion and t he Pract ical Farmers of Iowa collaborat e and coope rat e wit h ISU’s organic re search and out reach programs . Kansas – The re has been some forward movement in organic re search ac t ivit ie s a t Kansas St at e Unive rs it y, led by t he Kansas Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Alt e rnat ive Crops . The Cent e r provides web access t o various re source s re la t ed t o organic product ion. Specific areas of organic re search have focused on soil microbes and t omat o graft ing . To dat e , KSU has not organized any organic farming confe rences or annual fie ld days . Michigan – Michigan St at e Unive rs it y is a le ading ins t it ut ion for organic re search, educat ion, t ra ining , out reach, and informat ion exchange in a wide varie t y of d isc ip line s . The annual Michigan Organic Report ing Sess ions are innovat ive , int e rac t ive day-long event s whe re re searche rs share progre ss and re sult s wit h o t he r re searche rs , produce rs , ag profe ss ionals and t he gene ral public . MSU offe rs an ext ens ive colle c t ion of web re source s . MSU’s St udent Organic Farm is a 1 0 -acre , ce rt ified organic year-round t eaching and product ion farm. MSU has added t o t he ir c rop re search by examining t he use of hogs in organic apple product ion.

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Minnesota – Wit h nearly 1 0 5 0 acre s used for organic re search, 1 1 0 -cow ce rt ified organic re search dairy he rd , and t wo new organic food sys t em unde rgraduat e majors , t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a has made a major inves t ment in organic re search capacit y. The UMN organic re search and out reach program involves facult y from agronomy, hort icult ure , e conomics , ent omology, animal sc ience , ve t e rinary medic ine , and food sc ience . The UMN hos t s annual organic crop and dairy fie ld days and provides a wide varie t y of Ext ens ion publicat ions , re fe reed art ic le s , and web re source s . The UMN Library has e s t ablished an innovat ive dat abase whe re published organic re search pape rs are archived, de scribed and linked.

Missouri - Two Land Grant Unive rs it ie s are involved wit h organic re search and out reach in Missouri: t he Unive rs it y of Missouri and Lincoln Unive rs it y, t he only 1 8 9 0 land grant unive rs it y in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. The Unive rs it y of Missouri has not his t orically been a le ade r in organic farming re search, but , in recent years , MU has launched seve ral new organic re search projec t s . In addit ion, MU has conduct ed numerous out reach event s focused on organic product ion. Organic re search and out reach at Lincoln Unive rs it y t akes p lace primarily a t t he Busby Research and Int egrat ed Farm, a 2 8 0 -acre farm used for organic and int egrat ed sys t ems re search. Facult y from Lincoln Unive rs it y are ac t ive ly engaged in Ext ens ion out reach for minorit y farming communit ie s in Missouri.

Nebraska - Organic crop re search is conduct ed on ce rt ified organic land in t hree of Nebraska’s four eco-reg ions . Unique areas of inquiry a t t he Unive rs it y of Nebraska-Lincoln inc lude : b iodive rs it y conse rvat ion on working organic farms ; organic management impact s on breeding bird populat ions ; and flame weeding . The UNL has deve loped a Healthy Farm Index for long-t e rm, ecological monit oring of b iodive rs it y indicat ors and land use pat t e rns . UNL facult y and s t aff are ac t ive ly engaged wit h organic produce rs and organizat ions t hroughout Nebraska. North Dakota – The ove rall t heme for organic re search at Nort h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y is “The Search for Agricult ural Sus t ainabilit y in t he Nort he rn Great Plains .” Quit e a b it of re search has focused on me t hods t o reduce t illage int ens it y and t e rminat e cove r crops in organic sys t ems , as we ll as p lant breeding and varie t y se lec t ion. NDSU has hos t ed seve ral organic fie ld days in recent years , as we ll as int egrat ing organic cont ent in o t he r out reach event s . NDSU part ne rs wit h t he Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y on re search and out reach. The Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure a t Dakot a College at Bot t ineau conduct s organic varie t y t ria ls in it s demons t rat ion fie lds and high t unne ls , and part ne rs wit h four farms across Nort h Dakot a , t wo of which are ce rt ified organic , t o provide locat ions for fie ld t ours and produce r workshops .




The ECH was awarded an APUC grant in 2 0 1 2 t o s t udy t he e ffec t of compos t t e a made from kit chen scraps donat ed by t he college ’s d ining se rvice s on t he fe rt ilit y and growt h of vege t able s in t he high t unne ls . The final report has not ye t been submit t ed but it is hoped t hat t his me t hod of

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• Targe t ed grazing as a keys t one ecological process t o reduce t illage int ens it y and t e rminat e cove r crops . Environment al, e cological, and economical as se ssment of re int egrat ing animal and crop product ion in dryland organic sys t ems . F. Menalled (PC), P. Hat fie ld , P. Carr, P. Mille r, D. Weave r, M. Burrows , R. Enge l, A. Bekke rman, J . Bole s , Z. Mille r, R. Quinn, L. Burkle , K. O’Ne ill, G. Gramig , and K. Ringwall (Co-PIs ) . Funding: USDA-NIFA OREI. • Increas ing Varie t a l Suit abilit y and Availabilit y of Cowpea and Forage Radish Cove r Crop Seed for Nort he rn Climat e s . K. St roh (PC), S. Zwinge r, T. Podoll, P. Carr, P. Sext on, E. Silva, J . Fuhre r, and E. St e ige lme ie r (Co-PIs ) . 2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA-SARE. • Organic crop varie t y se lec t ion for Great Plains St at e s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. P.M. Carr (P.I.) , G. Gramig , D. Hines , F. Kut ka, Y. Lawley, K. McPhee , and S. Zwinge r (Co-PIs ) . Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . • Cove r crop se lec t ion and use in organic no-t ill farming . P.M. Carr (P.I.) , K. De lat e (Co-PI) , M. Haar (Co-PI) , and E. Silva (Co-PI) . Funding: USDA-SARE. • Deve loping carbon-pos it ive organic sys t ems t hrough reduced t illage and cove r crop-int ens ive crop ro t at ion schemes . K. De lat e (P.I) , C. Cambarde lla , P. Carr, M. Haar, J . Moye r, D. Mut ch, E. Silva, S. Weye rs (Co-PI) . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-CSREES-IOP. • Varie t y screening for organic vege t able product ion. E.M. Silva (P.I.) and P.M. Carr (Co-PI) . 2 0 0 8 , Funding: Organic Valley – Farmers Advocat ing for Organic .




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Carr, P.M., R.D. Hors ley, J .J . Gunde rson, T.J . Winch, and G.B. Mart in. 2 0 1 4 . Weed growt h and crop pe rformance fo llowing hairy ve t ch, rye , and wheat cove r crops in a cool semiarid reg ion. Organic Agricult ure Published online (doi: 1 0 .1 0 0 7 / s1 3 1 6 5 -0 1 3 -0 0 5 7 -8 ) ; journal volume / page number(s ) as s igned in 2 0 1 4 .







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• Long-Te rm Organic and Tillage St udy (LOTS) • NPSAS Farmer-Breede r Club Report • Organic Crop Cult ivar Se lec t ion for Great Plains St at e s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region • Organic Farming Gaining Ground But Beware • Organic Farming , Is It for Me? • Organic Farming: The Search for Agricult ural Sus t ainabilit y in t he Nort he rn Great • Plains • Organic Gardening 1 0 1 • Organic Gardening Tips • Organic No Till Us ing t he Cove r Crop Rolle r • Projec t ed 2 0 1 0 Organic Crop Budge t s Sout h Cent ral Nort h Dakot a . • Projec t ed 2 0 0 7 Organic Crop Budge t s Sout h Cent ral Nort h Dakot a . • St at us of Organic Agricult ure in Nort h Dakot a – 2 0 0 5 • Sugges t ed Bes t Prac t ice s for t he Coexis t ence of Organic , Biot ech and Convent ional • Crop Product ion Sys t ems • 2 0 0 8 Evaluat ion of Seed Source in Organic Pot at o Product ion • 2 0 1 2 Tria l Result s – Emmer – Organic – Carringt on • NPSAS Farm Breeding Club (ht t p :/ / npsas .org / about -us / farm-breeding-c lub.ht ml) • Ancient Grains Webinar, 2 0 1 3 (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=C5 yX5 Ut nxEk) • Value -Added Organic Grains ND 2 0 1 2 Updat e (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=R_ 2 AsmGlOLI) • Breeding “Organic Ready” Corn (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=yln9 1 Ur9 kY0 ) • NDSU Organic Research (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=_ 8 5 jvlQnc_ A) • Deep Mulch, No-Till, Organic Garden at Prairie Road Organic (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=2 brHfHPusac) • Boehm Farm Tour (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=Zot Q3 xdiHRU) • Organic Farming (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=ESKCEdhCe6 Q) •

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• Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r • Dickinson Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r Organic Fie ld Day 2 0 1 2 video • The NDSU Library provides acce ss t o books , journals , dat abase s , webs it e s , organizat ions and more on organic agricult ure . • Nort h Dakot a Depart ment of Agricult ure Organic Farming • Nort h Dakot a Organic Advisory Board • Nort h Dakot a Organic Online Direc t ory • Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y • NPSAS Farmer-Breede r Club • Tool t o Connect ND Organic Produce rs and Buye rs

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2 6 acre s a t t he NDSU Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r and 4 acre s a t t he NDSU Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r are ce rt ified organic ( t hrough ICS and OCIA); addit ional land is rent ed on ce rt ified organic farms , as needed. A lit t le ove r 0 .1 0 acre s are ce rt ified organic a t t he Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure (ECH) at Dakot a College at Bot t ineau wit h an addit ional 0 .4 2 in t rans it ion.




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Ohio - The Ohio St at e Unive rs it y’s College of Food, Agricult ure , and Environment al Sciences employs more t han fort y facult y members who are involved in organic re search, educat ion, and ext ens ion ac t ivit ie s , inc luding many who are d irec t ly involved in t he Organic Food and Farming Educat ion Research (OFFER) program. Areas of organic re search inc lude : agronomy; hort icult ure ; so ils ; food process ing; marke t ing and economics ; and live s t ock (sheep, poult ry, and dairy) . Ohioline , which is t he main out le t for Ext ens ion mat e ria ls in Ohio , lis t s numerous publicat ions for organic farmers . OSU facult y and s t aff work in part ne rship wit h t he Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Associat ion and ot he r organic produce rs t o de live r fie ld days , workshops and confe rences .

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South Dakota – Sout h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y rece ived ce rt ificat ion for a 4 -acre organic re search p lo t in 2 0 1 2 , whe re t ria ls on wint e r wheat varie t ie s are conduct ed , wit h p lans for flame weeding t ria ls . SDSU facult y has worked wit h t he Flandreau Sant ee Sioux t ribe on deve lopment of a sus t a inable organic t ribal b ison product ion sys t em. SDSU has a summer fie ld day focus ing on organic product ion and hos t s an annual 2 -day confe rence for organic produce rs wit h t racks on organic crop, live s t ock, and vege t able product ion. Wisconsin – Wiscons in is home t o robus t , mult i-d isc ip linary organic re search, educat ion, and out reach, led by facult y from t he Unive rs it y of Wiscons in-Madison. Quit e a b it of organic programming is a lso occurring at UW campuses t hroughout t he s t a t e , as we ll as a t s eve ral communit y and t e chnical colleges . Facult y and s t aff, inc luding t hose affilia t ed wit h t he UW Cent e r for Int egrat ed Agricult ure Sys t ems (CIAS), work c lose ly wit h organic produce rs and produce r groups , such as Growing Power, Organic Valley, Midwes t Organic and Sus t ainable Educat ion Se rvice (MOSES), and t he Michae l Fie lds Agricult ural Ins t it ut e , t o conduct on-farm re search and de live r fie ld days and ot he r out reach ac t ivit ie s . The UW has an ext ens ive lis t of pee r-reviewed art ic le s , Ext ens ion publicat ions , and web re source s .

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Illinois Org a nic Re s e a rc h Pro je c t s Keystone Cover Crop Species: Understanding the Relative Contribution of Individual Species to Soil Health. Dr. Sam E. Wortman, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois. 2014-2017. Funding: The Ceres Trust. Growing LOGIC (Local Organic Gardening Init ia t ive of Carbondale ) : Creat ing Long-Te rm, Sus t ainable Organic and Pe rmacult ure Gardens for t he SIU Communit y. Williams , L and L.A. Duram. 2 0 1 2 -1 5 . Funding: Sout he rn Illinois Unive rs it y Green Fund. Sus t ainabilit y Award. LOGIC: A Place t o Learn and Gat he r. Laubach, D and L.A. Duram. 2 0 1 3 . Funding: Sout he rn Illinois Unive rs it y Green Fund. Sus t ainabilit y Award. REU Sit e : Conve rgence Ecology – Research Expe rience for Unde rgraduat e s in Ecological Dive rs it y Across Sys t ems and Disc ip line s . Nie lsen C., and S. Bae r (L.A. Duram as non-PI pe rsonne l) . Sout he rn Illinois Unive rs it y. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Nat ional Science Foundat ion. Soil Healt h Cont ent and Course for eOrganic , Wande r, M.M. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 . Funding: Organic Valley. Farmer-t o-farmer advanced t ra ining projec t , Spaulding , T. R. (Ange lic Organics Learning Cent e r, Caledonia , IL) , 2 0 1 2 -2 1 0 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Build ing A Sus t ainable Plant and Food Product ion Program, F. Mille r, Jo lie t Junior College , Jo lie t , IL. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Organic sys t ems and c limat e change , Wande r, M. M.; Ugart e , C.; Zaborski, E.; Phillips , E., 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

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Nat ive American Small Farm Working Group: Promot ing Int egrat ed Pes t Management in Indian Count ry, S. T. Rat c liffe , Crop Science , U of IL Urbana. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Alleviat ing Soil Compact ion and Improving Weed Suppre ss ion wit h Mult ifunct ional Cove r Crops in Organic Grain Product ion Sys t ems , Maria Villamil. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Growing Hydroponic Fodde r for Dairy Goat s on a Limit ed Acreage Farm, Linda DuShane , Heart ' s Ques t Dairy Goat s , Lynn Cent e r, IL. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE. Sys t ems St rat eg ie s for Weed Management on Organic Grain Farms . Joe l Gruve r, Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y, 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Trans lat ing Sus t ainable Agricult ure t o t he Backyard Garden in Me t ropolit an Chicago, Anya Maziak, Chicago Bot anic Garden, 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE. eOrganic : The Nat ional Online Informat ion, Training , and Ne t working Sys t em for Organic Agricult ure . St one , A.; Wande r, M.; Darby, H.; Riddle , J .; Barbe rcheck, M.; Treadwe ll, D.; Mille r, S.; Gallandt , E.; Alexande r, C.; Coolong, T.; Silva, E.; Daley, C., 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 . Funding : NIFA OREN Trans it ion t o Organic Sys t ems : How t o Improve t he Use of Wint e r Cove r Crops t o Enhance Nit rogen Cycling and Reduce Nit rogen Leaching , G. A. Bole ro , Crop Science , U of IL Urbana. 2 0 0 4 -2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Rolle r-Crimpe r Cons t ruct ion and No-Till Organic Weed Cont rol Tria ls , Jackie de Bat is t a , Irish Grove Farms , Inc ., 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE. Pe s t Management for Trans it ioning and Organic Vege t able Product ion Sys t ems , C. E. Eas t man, U of IL Urbana. 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Deve loping an Effec t ive St rat egy for Management of Int e rnal Discolorat ion of Horse radish Root , Mohammad Babadoos t Kondri, U of IL, 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE. Es t ablishment of an Organic , Sus t ainable Small-Scale Farm Producing Lives t ock (Goat s / Chickens ) and Vege t able s for Niche Marke t s in Chicago, Godwin Akpan, 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE. Marke t ing of Small Amount s of Organic Grains t hrough Alt e rnat ive Broile r Feeds and Direc t t o Consumer Sale s , Lisa Haynes , 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE. Cropping Int ens it y and Organic Amendment s in Trans it ional Farming Sys t ems : Effec t s on Soil Fe rt ilit y, Weeds , Disease s , and Insect s , Eas t man, C. E.; Bazik, M.; Cavanaugh-Grant , D. A.; Coope rband, L. R.; Eas t burn, D. M.; Mas iunas , J . B.; Shaw, J . T.; Wande r, M. M., U of IL. 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Sus t ainabilit y of organic sys t ems in Illinois – Windsor Organic Research Tria ls . Jarre ll, W. M. 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 7 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Cropping int ens it y and organic amendment s in t rans it ional farming sys t ems , Shin-Yi Marzano, 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE. Producing agro-food qualit y convent ions t hrough organic ce rt ificat ion d isput e s in Illinois , K. Salo , U of IL, 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 6 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

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Nit rogen Management and Fe rt ilit y Sys t ems in Organic Vege t able Product ion, J . M. Swiade r, U of IL Urbana. 2 0 0 1 -2 0 0 6 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Conduct ing a Varie t y Tria l t o Find t he Bes t Marke t able Organic Tomat o Product , Louis Reusche l, Ocean Farm, 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE. De t e rminat ion of an Economically Opt imal Organic Cont rol of Onion Maggot s in Allium Crops , Lisa Haynes , 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE. Okra Tes t Tria l of 1 6 Varie t ie s in an Organic Farming Ope rat ion, Jon Klingenbe rg , Manning Farm Inc , 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE. New St rat eg ie s for Management of Vege t able Disease s in Organic and Tradit ional Farms , M. Babadoos t , 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE. Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y conduct s a wide range of organic re search, wit h report s on organic fe rt ilize rs ; varie t y t ria ls ; p lant ing dat e s ; cove r crops ; weeds ; t illage ; and soils pos t ed at : ht t p :/ / www.wiu.edu/ cbt / agricult ure / farms / organic / re search.php Re f e re e d Pub lic a t io ns Duram, L.A. and L. Williams . 2 0 1 4 . Asse ss ing Long-t e rm Support for St udent Organic Gardens wit hin a Sus t ainable Campus . International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 1 6 (1 ) . In pre ss . Wort man, S. E. 2 0 1 4 . Int egrat ing weed and vege t able crop management wit h mult ifunct ional a ir-prope lled abras ive grit s . Weed Technology. In pre ss . Marzano, SY, M.M. Wande r, M. Villamil, C.M. Ugart e , E. R. Zaborski, D. Eas t burn. Trans it ional cropping sys t ems and organic amendment e ffec t s on crop disease s . Agronomy Journal. In pre ss . Park H.K., Shin H., Feng H. 2 0 1 4 . Response surface mode ling for achieving 5 -log reduct ion of E. coli O1 5 7 :H7 on alfa lfa seeds by sonicat ion and mild heat wit hout compromis ing ge rminat ion ra t e s . Institute of Food Technologists annual mee t ing , New Orleans , LA. Wort man, S. E., R. A. Drijbe r, C. A. Francis , and J . L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 3 . Arable weeds , cove r crops , and t illage drive soil microbial communit y compos it ion in organic cropping sys t ems . Applied Soil Ecology 7 2 :2 3 2 -2 4 1 . Wort man, S. E., C. A. Francis , M. A. Be rnards , E. E. Blankenship , and J . L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 3 . Mechanical Te rminat ion of Dive rse Cove r Crop Mixt ure s for Improved Weed Suppre ss ion in Organic Cropping Sys t ems . Weed Science 6 1 :1 6 2 -1 7 0 . Brainard , D. C., Curran, W. S., Be llinde r, R. R., Ngouajio , M., VanGesse l, M. J ., Haar, M. J ., Lanini, W.T., & Mas iunas , J . B. 2 0 1 3 . Temperat ure and Re lat ive Humidit y Affec t Weed Response t o Vinegar and Clove Oil. Weed Technology, 27(1 ) , 1 5 6 -1 6 4 . Francis , C., Mille r, M., Ande rson, M., Creamer, N., Wande r, M., Park, J ., Green, T., and McCown, B. 2 0 1 3 . Food webs and food sove re ignt y: Research agenda for sus t a inabilit y. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Online publicat ion: ht t p :/ / dx.doi.org / 1 0 .5 3 0 4 / jafscd .2 0 1 3 .0 3 4 .0 1 0 .

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Ugart e , M. C., Zaborski, E. R., and M.M. Wande r. 2 0 1 3 . Nemat odes as int egrat ive measure s of so il condit ion in organic cropping sys t ems . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 6 4 :1 0 3 -1 1 3 . Park H.K., Feng H. 2 0 1 2 . Inact ivat ion of Salmonella inoculat ed on almonds by power ult rasound. Institute of Food Technologists annual mee t ing , Las Vegas , NV. Ugart e -Diaz, C.M.and M.M. Wande r. 2 0 1 2 . The influence of organic t rans it ion s t ra t egy on chemical and bio logical so il t e s t s . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.doi:1 0 .1 0 1 7 / S1 7 4 2 1 7 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 7 3 . St one . A.G. Treadwe ll, D.D., Formiga, A.K., McQueen, J .P.G., Wande r, M.M., Riddle , J ., Darby, H.M., and D. He lba. 2 0 1 2 . eOrganic : The Organic Agricult ure Communit y of Pract ice for eXt ens ion. Hortech. 2 2 :5 8 3 -5 8 8 . Bicks le r, A. J ., Mas iunas , J . B., & Davis , A. 2 0 1 2 . Canada This t le (Cirs ium arvense ) Suppre ss ion by Sudangrass Int e rfe rence and De folia t ion. Weed Science, 60(2 ) , 2 6 0 -2 6 6 . Wort man, S.E., C.A. Francis , M.A. Be rnards , E.E. Blankenship , and J . L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 2 . Mechanical Te rminat ion of Dive rse Cove r Crop Mixt ure s for Improved Weed Suppre ss ion in Organic Cropping Sys t ems . Weed Science. Wort man, S.E., C.A. Francis , M. Be rnards , R. Drijbe r, and J .L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 2 . Opt imizing Cove r Crop Bene fit s wit h Dive rse Mixt ure s and an Alt e rnat ive Te rminat ion Me t hod. Agronomy Journal 1 0 4 :1 4 2 5 -1 4 3 5 . Wort man, S. E., C. A. Francis , and J . L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 2 . Cove r Crop Mixt ure s for t he Wes t e rn Corn Be lt : Opport unit ie s for Increased Product ivit y and St abilit y. Agronomy Journal 1 0 4 :6 9 9 -7 0 5 . Wort man, S. E., T. Galusha, S. C. Mason, and C. A. Francis . 2 0 1 2 . Soil Fe rt ilit y and Crop Yie lds in Long-Te rm Organic and Convent ional Cropping Sys t ems in Eas t e rn Nebraska. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2 7 :2 0 0 -2 1 6 . Davis , A. S. 2 0 1 0 . Cove r-crop ro lle r–crimpe r cont ribut e s t o weed management in no-t ill soybean. Weed Sci. 5 8 : 3 0 0 -3 0 9 . Wort man, S.E., J .L. Lindquis t , M. Haar, and C.A. Francis . 2 0 1 0 . Increased Weed Dive rs it y, Dens it y and Aboveground Biomass in Long-Te rm Organic Crop Rot at ions . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 2 5 :2 8 1 -2 9 5 . Bicks le r, A. J . and J . B. Mas iunas . 2 0 0 9 . Canada t his t le (Cirsium arvense) suppre ss ion wit h buckwheat or sudangrass and mowing. Weed Technology 2 3 :5 5 6 -5 6 3 . Wande r M.M., Yun W., Golds t e in W.A., Are f, S., and S.A. Khan. 2 0 0 7 . Organic N and part iculat e organic mat t e r frac t ions in organic and convent ional farming sys t ems wit h a his t ory of manure applicat ion. Plant and Soil. 2 9 1 :3 1 1 -3 2 1 . Marrio t t , M.E. and M.M. Wande r. 2 0 0 6 . Tot al and labile so il organic mat t e r in organic farming sys t ems . Soil Science Society of America Journal. 7 0 :9 5 0 -9 5 9 . Marrio t t , M.E. and M.M. Wande r. 2 0 0 6 . Us ing qualit a t ive and quant it a t ive d iffe rences in part iculat e organic mat t e r t o as se ss fe rt ilit y in organic and convent ional farming sys t ems . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 3 8 :1 5 2 7 -1 5 3 6 .

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Grimmer, O. and J . Mas iunas . 2 0 0 5 . Weed cont ro l pot ent ia l of oat (Avena sativa) cult ivars .HortTechnology 1 5 (1 ) :1 4 0 -1 4 4 . Grimmer, O. and J . Mas iunas . 2 0 0 4 . Evaluat ion of wint e r-killed cove r crops proceeding snap pea. HortTechnology 1 4 (3 ) :3 4 9 -3 5 5 . Ext e ns io n a nd Out re a c h Pub lic a t io ns Ext ens ion organic cont ent is maint ained as part of t he Small Farms Educat ors Page - ht t p :/ / web.ext ens ion.illinois .edu/ smallfarm/ cat 1 3 8 _ 3 9 5 2 .ht ml Educat ors ac t ive ly engaged in organic ext ens ion inc lude : Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant , U of IL Ext ens ion, Food Safe t y, Small Farms , GAP, cvnghgrn@illinois .edu (organize s t he Organic Track of t he Illinois Specialt y Crops , Agrit ourism and Organic Confe rence ) Mekenzie Riley, MS, RD Ext ens ion Educat or, Nut rit ion and We llne ss , Bene fit s of organic food meklew@illinois .edu Ellen Phillips , Ext ens ion Educat or, Local Food Sys t ems and Small Farms , Cook Count y Unit , ephillps@illinois .edu Miche lle Wande r from t he U of IL has writ t en numerous Ext ens ion publicat ions on soil management in organic sys t ems , pos t ed at : ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / organic_ product ion Example s inc lude : Managing Manure Fe rt ilize rs in Organic Sys t ems Measure s of Soil Biology and Biological Act ivit y NRCS EQIP: What You Need t o Know About t he Organic Init ia t ive Nut rient Budge t Bas ics for Organic Farming Sys t ems Nut rient Management Plans and Fit wit h Organic Sys t ems Plan Organic Ce rt ificat ion and Soil Conse rvat ion Compliance Organic Pot t ing Mix Bas ics Organic Soil Fe rt ilit y Soil Fe rt ilit y in Organic Farming Sys t ems : Much More t han Plant Nut rit ion Use of Tillage in Organic Farming Sys t ems : The Bas ics Ac a d e m ic Curric ula The Unive rs it y of Illinois offe rs one c las s dedicat ed t o organic agricult ure : Soil St ewardship: From Organic Ce rt ificat ion t o Conse rvat ion Planning NRES 2 8 5 Fie ld Expe riences The U of IL offe rs an "Agroecology" concent rat ion wit hin t he Crop Sciences major and a "Specialt y Crops" concent rat ion in Hort icult ure in which many s t udent s int e re s t ed in organic agricult ure part ic ipat e . These concent rat ions oft en inc lude some of t he fo llowing c las se s : Princip le s of Agroecology, Conse rvat ion Biology, Soil Nut rient Cycling , Mult ifunct ional Landscapes , Vege t able Gardening , and Local Food Ne t works . The re are no organic degree s or ce rt ificat e s . Gra d ua t e S t ud e nt Op p o rt unit ie s

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Graduat e s t udent re search opport unit ie s are mos t ly driven by facult y re search int e re s t s . U of IL facult y have t ra ined, are current ly t ra ining , or are p lanning t o t ra in graduat e s t udent s in areas of organic agricult ure . The Agroecology and Sus t ainable Agriculure Program provides support for graduat e s t udent re search on t opics import ant t o organic agricult ure by making a 2 year commit ment of a 2 5 % 1 1 -mont h re search as s is t ant ship (RA) and t uit ion and fee waive r t o s t udent s s t udying crit ical is sues in agricult ure , food sys t ems and t he ir int e rac t ions wit h t he environment and socie t y. ht t p :/ / agroecologyandsus t ainableagricult ure .org / asap-scholars -program/ Out re a c h Ef f o rt s U of IL 2 0 1 3 Agroecology and Sus t ainable Agricult ure ’s Eart h Day Sympos ium - Unde rs t anding and Addre ss ing t he GE Crop Crit ique The Unive rs it y of Illinois part ne rs wit h t he Illinois Specialt y Growers Associat ion t o organize t he annual Illinois Specialt y Crops , Agrit ourism, and Organic Confe rence ( ISCAOC), which inc ludes se s s ions on organic product ion. 2 0 1 4 Small Farms Wint e r Webinar Se rie s will inc lude 4 se s s ions (out of 1 2 ) cove ring organic t hemes . ht t p :/ / web.ext ens ion.illinois .edu/ lms / ext news / i8 7 7 0 _ 1 4 4 .ht ml The U of IL Depart ment of Crop Sciences organize s an Organic Gardening Day. Bryan Endre s , U of IL, de live red a Legal Is sues Webinar - Build ing t he Base of Your CSA: Bes t Prac t ice s , Inc luding Member, Volunt ee r, and Int e rn Agreement s . Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y holds an annual organic fie ld day at t he Allison Organic Farm. The Illinois Organic Growers Associat ion: • Support s ne t working and farmer-t o-farmer exchange among farmers int e re s t ed in organic and sus t a inable product ion me t hods ; • Promot e s and deve lops new and improved product ion me t hods t hat are s t a t e - and reg ion-specific ; • Helps growers educat e consumers and expand marke t s for organic agricult ural product s ; and • Organize s numerous organic , g ras s fed , and sus t a inable product ion fie ld days . IOGA is support ed by t he Unive rs it y of Illinois ’ Agroecology and Sus t ainable Agricult ure Program, U of IL Ext ens ion, and t he Illinois St ewardship Alliance . The U of IL’s Agroecology and Sus t ainable Agricult ure Program provides ongoing financial support for t his as one of it s ‘core programs .’ We b Re s o urc e s The fo llowing webs it e s cont ain informat ion about organic and sus t a inable agricult ure in Illinois : U of IL Agroecology and Sus t ainable Agricult ure Program - ht t p :/ / agroecologyandsus t ainableagricult ure .org / U of IL Ext ens ion Small Farms Program - ht t p :/ / web.ext ens ion.illinois .edu/ smallfarm/ organic .ht ml U of IL Library Sus t ainabilit y/ Organic Agricult ure Resource s - ht t p :/ / www.library.illinois .edu/ funkaces / links / links lis t .php?Parent =7 1 7 &Cat egory=7 FamilyFarmed.org

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Organic cont ent maint ained as part of t he Small Farms Educat ors Page - ht t p :/ / web.ext ens ion.illinois .edu/ smallfarm/ ht t p :/ / web.ext ens ion.illinois .edu/ smallfarm/ cat 1 3 8 _ 3 9 5 2 .ht ml Growing Home Illinois Nat ural His t ory Survey Illinois Organic Growers Associat ion - ht t p :/ / illinoisorganicgrowers .org / Illinois St ewardship Alliance The Land Connect ion Wande r Soil Ecology Lab Ha nd s - o n Le a rning The Illinois Sus t ainable St udent Farm is in t he s econd year of t rans it ion t o ce rt ified organic product ion on at le as t half of t he s ix acre s . ht t p :/ / t he farm.illinois .edu/ In Chicago, Windy Cit y Harves t t ra ins adult s in sus t a inable hort icult ure and urban agricult ure . The ce rt ificat e program is de live red by t he Chicago Bot anic Garden in part ne rship wit h Richard J . Daley College , a Cit y College of Chicago. Growing Home ope rat e s seve ral ce rt ified organic t ra ining farms in and around Chicago, whe re int e rns rece ive a fa ir wage while le arning t rans fe rable job skills in Landscaping/ Hort icult ure , Food Se rvice , or Cus t omer Se rvice . Ac re s Ce rt if ie d Org a nic In spring of 2 0 1 3 , t he Unive rs it y of Illinois began t rans it ioning t en acre s on t he campus re search farm t o long-t e rm ce rt ified organic product ion, in addit ion t o t hree acre s a t t he Illinois Sus t ainable St udent Farm. Facult y from Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y conduct organic crop re search on 8 0 acre s of land at t he Allison Organic Research & Demons t rat ion Farm. Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion at Illinois re search ins t it ut ions = 9 3 acre s . Org a nic Liv e s t o c k Re s e a rc h None . Ke y Co nt a c t s Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant , U of IL Ext ens ion, cvnghgrn@illinois .edu Dr. Adam Davis , Associat e Profe ssor, U of IL, asdavis1 @illinois .edu Dr. Les lie Duram, Profe ssor, Sout he rn Illinios Unive rs it y, [email protected] Dr. Darin Eas t burn, Associat e Profe ssor, U of IL, e as t burn@illinois .edu Dr. Bryan Endre s , Associat e Profe ssor, U of IL, bende rs@illinois .edu Dr. Joe l Gruve r, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y, J -Gruve [email protected] Dr. John Mas iunas , Profe ssor, U of IL, mas iunas@illinois .edu Dr. Maria Villamil, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, U of IL, villamil@illinois .edu Dr. Miche lle Wande r, Profe ssor, U of IL, mwande r@illinois .edu Dr. Sam Wort man, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, U of IL, swort man@illinois .edu

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Indiana


Collaborat ive Research t o Ident ify Fe rt ilit y Amendment s t hat Improve Soil Qualit y and Mediat e Pat hogen Out breaks on Organic Vege t able Farms , Lori Hoagland at a l. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

High Tunne l Vege t able Product ion, Liz Maynard , 2 0 1 2 -ongoing . Funding: Int e rnal and Indiana St at e Dept . of Agricult ure .

Barrie rs t o land access amongs t new and beginning sus t a inable farmers : a case for sus t a inable farmer, land t rus t , and communit y collaborat ion. James Farmer and Charle s Chance llor, Indiana Unive rs it y. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Int e rnal.

Ove rcoming t he barrie rs t o organic product ion in Wes t Virg inia . James Farmer, Cass ie Pe t e rs , Evan Hanson, and Frit z Boe t t ne r, IN U. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA NIFA-OREI.

Le t t uce Varie t y Obse rvat ion Tria l, Liz Maynard , Purdue , 2 0 1 3 . Funding: USDA Specialt y Crop Block Grant , Indiana St at e Dept . of Agricult ure .

Harness ing Farm Wildlife for Weed Management : Measuring Suppre ss ion by Rodent s and Insect s , Carmen Blubaugh (Ian Kaplan, Major Profe ssor) , 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Organic He irloom Tomat o Varie t y Tria l, Maria Res t repo, Ext ens ion; Shubin K. Saha, Hort icult ure & Landscape Archit ec t ure ; Scot t Monroe , Ext ens ion; Vale rie Clinge rman, Ext ens ion; Dan Ege l, Bot any & Plant Pat hology, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Int e rnal and USDA Specialt y Crop Block Grant , Indiana St at e Dept . of Agricult ure .

Hydroponic Fodde r in an Organic Pas t ured Poult ry Sys t em: Can feed cos t s be reduced? Lisa Burke , Farming Enginee rs LLC, Kirklin, IN. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Can ground bee t le s limit weeds in organic vege t able sys t ems? Carmen Blubaugh, ( Ian Kaplan, Major Profe ssor) , 2 0 1 2 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

OMRI Ce rt ified Product s for Fusarium Wilt in Wat e rme lon, Dan Ege l & Shubin K. Saha w/ Nat han Kleczewski, Hort icult ure & Landscape Archit ec t ure , 2 0 1 2 , Funding: Indiana St at e Depart ment of Agricult ure Marke t Promot ion and Dis t ribut ion Grant Program.

Comparing t he Effec t s of Spring and Fall Tillage on Larval Populat ions of a Bene fic ia l Insect , Carmen Blubaugh, 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

Asse ss ing Local Foods in Indiana: Farmers ’ Marke t s and Communit y Support ed Agricult ure . James Farmer, Devorah Shubowit z , Richard Wilk, and Sara Farmer. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: Indiana St at e Depart ment of Agricult ure : Specialt y Block Grant Program.

Economics , e cology, educat ion: An int egrat ed approach t o ensure t he success of organic vege t able growers , Gibson, K., Alexande r, C., Becke rman, J ., Halle t t , S., Hoagland, L., Kaplan, I., Kladivko, E., Marshall, M., Sadof, C. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: USDA-OREI.

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Evaluat ion of OMRI-approved Product s for Disease Management of Muskme lon, Danie l S. Ege l, Shubin K. Saha, St acye Johnson, Scot t Monroe , Dennis Nowaskie , and Maria Res t repo. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Indiana St at e Depart ment of Agricult ure Marke t Promot ion and Dis t ribut ion Grant Program.

Scaling Up Product ion by Improving Worke r Comfort and Effic iency in No-t ill Organic Seed Garlic Product ion Sys t em, Danie l Pe rkins , Pe rkins ’ Good Eart h Farm. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Cropping Sys t ems for Tomat o and Squash – Evaluat ing convent ional t illage wit h p las t ic or s t raw mulch and s t rip-t illage wit h living mulch for producing squash and t omat oes in organic and convent ional sys t ems . 2 0 0 6 -2 0 0 9 , Liz Maynard , Funding: Int e rnal.

Demons t rat ion t ria ls of food grains ozonat ion — a new chemical-free s t ored product pe s t cont ro l t e chnology, Maie r, D.E., Woloshuk, C.P., Mason, L.J ., Alexande r, C.E., Hulasare , R., and Subramanyam, B. 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Evaluat ing weed cont ro l s t ra t eg ie s in organic vege t able product ion, Dale Rhoads , 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Enhancing Year-Round Sale s of Qualit y Farm Product t hrough t he Use of On-Farm Geot he rmal Climat e Cont rolled St orage Facilit ie s , Anna We lch. 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Marke t ing an Organic CSA, Michae l Hollcraft . 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Fie ld Tria ls of Organic He rbic ide s in Vege t able Product ion, Dale Rhoads . 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Value -added Sus t ainable Animal Product ion wit h Nat ural and Organic Leat he rs , Brent Ladd. 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Deve lopment of Organic Weed Cont rol St ra t eg ie s , Dale Rhoads . 2 0 0 5 , Funding: SARE.

Us ing farmer input t o deve lop re search projec t s and out reach ac t ivit ie s for organic agricult ure , David Hillge r. 2 0 0 5 , Funding: SARE.

Weed Cont rol in Organic Le t t uce . 2 0 0 4 -2 0 0 5 . Liz Maynard . Funding: Int e rnal and Gift s .

Organic product ion sys t ems for apple s in t he Midwes t , Fos t e r, R. E.; Pecknold , P. C.; Hirs t , P.; We lle r, S. C. 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 5 , Funding: USDA.

Bene fit s & Evaluat ion of t he Applicat ion of Compos t Tea in Growing Organic Vege t able s , Dan Flot ow. 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE.


Farmer, J ., Chance llor, C., Robinson, J . Wes t , S., and Wedde ll, S. ( In pre ss ) . Agrile isure : Farmers ’ Marke t s , CSAs , and t he privilege in eat ing local. Journal of Leisure Research.

Hoagland, L., Navazio , J ., Ce rrut i, N., Maynard , L., Kaplan, I., Gibson, K ( in pre ss ) . Breeding reg ionally adapt ed fre sh-marke t t omat o varie t ie s for organic product ion sys t ems in t he Midwes t e rn U.S (In pre ss ) . Organic Seed Alliance Conference Proceedings, Corvallis , OR.

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Ros t agno, M. H., & Ebne r, P. D. ( in pre ss ) . Inc idence of foodborne pat hogens in organic pork. Organic Meat Production and Processing.

Borre lli, K., Koenig , R., Gallaghe r, R., Pit t man, D., Snyde r, A., Fue rs t , P., Hoagland, L. A. (2 0 1 2 ) . Alt e rnat ive s t ra t eg ie s for t rans it ioning t o organic product ion in d irec t -seeded grain sys t ems in eas t e rn Washingt on II: Soil Fe rt ilit y. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture.

Hoagland, L., Mazzola , M., Murphy, K.M., Jones , S.S., 2 0 1 2 . Wheat varie t a l s e lec t ion and annual vs . pe rennial g rowt h habit impact so il microbial communit y and apple replant d isease suppre ss ion. Organic Seed Alliance Conference Proceedings, Port Townsend, WA. pp. 1 3 -1 5 .

Ve lds t ra , M. D., Alexande r, C. E., & Marshall, M. I. 2 0 1 2 . To ce rt ify or not t o ce rt ify? Decompos ing t he organic product ion and ce rt ificat ion decis ions . Proceedings of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association 2012 Annual World Symposium. Shanghai, China. Available online : ht t ps :/ / www.ifama.org / event s / confe rences / 2 0 1 2 / cmsdocs / Sympos ium/ PDF%2 0 Sympos ium%2 0Pape rs / 5 3 8 _ Pape r.pdf.

Yue , C., Dennis , J . H., Behe , B. K., Hall, C. R., Campbe ll, B. L., & Lopez, R. G. 2 0 1 1 . Inves t igat ing consumer pre fe rence for organic , local, or sus t a inable p lant s . HortScience, 46(4 ) , 6 1 0 -6 1 5 .

Turne r, S. F., Benedic t , C. A., Darby, H., Hoagland, L. A., Simonson, P., Sirrine , J . R., & Murphy, K. M. 2 0 1 1 . Challenges and opport unit ie s for organic hop product ion in t he Unit ed St at e s . Agronomy Journal, 103(6 ) , 1 6 4 5 -1 6 5 4 .

Murphy, K. M., Hoagland, L. A., Yan, L., Colley, M., & Jones , S. 2 0 1 1 . Genot ype X environment al int e rac t ion for mine ral nut rient concent rat ion in organically grown spring wheat . Agronomy Journal, 1 0 3 , 1 7 3 4 -1 7 4 1 .

Mayen, C. D., Balag t as , J . V., & Alexande r, C. E. 2 0 1 0 . Technology adopt ion and t e chnical e ffic iency: organic and convent ional dairy farms in t he Unit ed St at e s . American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 92(1 ) , 1 8 1 -1 9 5 .

Te rAves t , D., Smit h, J . L., Carpent e r-Boggs , L., Hoagland, L. A., Granat s t e in, D., & Reganold , J . 2 0 1 0 . Influence of orchard floor management and compos t applicat ion t iming on N part it ioning in organically managed apple t re e s . HortScience, 4 5 , 6 3 7 -6 4 2 .

Hoagland, L. A., Hodges , L., Brandle , J . R., He lmers , G. A., & Francis , C. A. 2 0 1 0 . Labor availabilit y in an int egrat ed agricult ural sys t em. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 3 4 , 5 3 2 -5 4 8 .

Gallaghe r, R. S., Pit t man, D., Snyde r, A. M., Koenig , R. T., Fue rs t , E. P., Burke , I. C., & Hoagland, L. A. 2 0 1 0 . Alt e rnat ive s t ra t eg ie s for t he t rans it ion t o organic product ion in d irec t -seeded grain sys t ems in eas t e rn WA I: Crop agronomy. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 3 4 , 4 8 3 -5 0 3 .

Hoagland, L. A., Carpent e r-Boggs , L., Granat s t e in, D., Mazzola , M., Pe ryea, F., Smit h, J ., & Reganold , J . 2 0 0 8 . Orchard floor management e ffec t s on nit rogen fe rt ilit y and soil b io logical ac t ivit y in a newly e s t ablished organic apple orchard . Biology and Fertility of Soils, 4 5 , 1 1 -1 8 .

David E. Hillge r, St ephen C. We lle r, Elizabe t h Maynard , and Kevin D. Gibson 2 0 0 6 . Weed management sys t ems in Indiana t omat o product ion. Weed Science: May 2 0 0 6 , Vol. 5 4 , No. 3 , pp . 5 1 6 -5 2 0 .

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Disease Management St ra t eg ie s for Hort icult ural Crops : Us ing Organic Fungic ide s Drift wat ch: Wat ch Out for Pes t ic ide Drift and Organic Product ion Fe rt igat ion in Organic Vege t able Product ion Sys t ems (eXt ens ion.org) Organic Foods (Food Ent repreneurship Se rie s ) Organic Vege t able Product ion (short handout ) Organic Vege t able Product ion (2 0 -page pub) Pes t ic ide Res idues in Urban Wat e r Bodie s – Organic Farming as a Communit y Based Mit igat ion St rat egy in Hyde rabad Pe ri-Urban Area Organic Farming Fact Shee t s Ove rcoming t he Marke t Barrie rs t o Organic Product ion in Wes t Virg inia

Academic Curricula

No unde rgraduat e organic or sus t a inable agricult ure degree is available , but Purdue offe rs a c las s , “Princip le s of Organic Sus t ainable Agricult ure .” (BTNY3 9 0 0 0 / HORT4 9 1 0 0 )

A Sus t ainable Food and Farming Sys t ems Major has passed t he facult y senat e . New major expect ed t o s t art in Fall 2 0 1 4 / 2 0 1 5 .

No unde rgraduat e organic or sus t a inable agricult ure degree is available , but Indiana Unive rs it y Bloomingt on offe rs seve ral re levant c las se s , inc luding:

• SPH O-1 1 1 Sus t ainable Gardening • SPH O-3 4 3 Fundament als of Sus t ainable Agricult ure • GEOG G4 6 1 Human Dimens ions of Global Environment al Change • SPEA E-4 0 0 Farming t he Cit y: Global Pe rspect ive s on Urban Agricult ure and Food Securit y

Ball St at e Unive rs it y offe rs course s in Sus t ainable Agricult ure (NREM 3 0 4 / 5 0 4 ) .

Goshen College offe rs an Agroecology Summer Int ens ive , an unde rgraduat e re s ident ia l curriculum in academic and expe rient ia l le arning . It comprise s four 3 -credit course s in Sus t ainable Agricult ure : so ils , vege t able crops , agroecology and small farm management / produce marke t ing . A Ce rt ificat e Program is available for pe rsons not seeking academic credit .


See de scrip t ion of graduat e programs in various depart ment s . Not hing is labe led organic but opport unit ie s exis t . For example , Purdue offe rs an Int e rdisc ip linary Graduat e Program in Ecological Sciences and Enginee ring .

Outreach Efforts

Indiana Small Farm Confe rence (2 0 1 3 -current ) . Organized by Purdue Ext ens ion. Inc ludes various se s s ions wit h re levance t o organic agricult ure . 2 0 1 4 confe rence inc ludes a day-long pre -confe rence workshop on “Growing Organic ,” t hat will cove r many ques t ions fruit and vege t able growers have about growing organically. The t opics of organic ce rt ificat ion, pe s t s , and soil management will be cove red by ce rt ifie rs , organic farmers , and Purdue specialis t s .

Organic Soil Management Workshop (2 0 1 3 ) – Daylong workshop discussed various aspect s of so il qualit y and nut rient management in organic sys t ems . The workshop was fo llowed by a t our of on-

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farm re search as sociat ed wit h our Ce re s Trus t g rant (Hoagland e t a l) , and demons t rat ed how t o measure soil qualit y on t he farm.

Me ig’s Farm Summer Twilight Tours – Highlight organic specialt y crop re search at Purdue .

Various programs on vege t able product ion offe red by Purdue Ext ens ion inc lude informat ion on organic product ion and/ or t ours of organic t ria ls . Recent example s : Ext ending t he Season for Vege t able Crops wit h High Tunne ls and More , Nov. 2 0 1 3 ; High Tunne l Open House , Dec. 2 0 1 2 .

Indiana Hort icult ural Congre ss – Purdue he lps wit h annual organic se s s ions .

New Ag Ne t work is a lis t se rve for farmers and re searche rs in t he Great Lakes reg ion, inc luding Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Informat ion is appropria t e for crop and vege t able farmers seeking input on organic soil build ing , fie ld management , and cove r crop implement at ion.

Web Resources

Small Farms and Local Food Webpage – has re source s for organic growers ht t ps :/ / ag .purdue .edu/ Ext ens ion/ smallfarms / Pages / de fault .aspx

Nort h Cent ral Regional Sus t ainable Ag and Organic Video Se rie s

Organic and Alt e rnat ive Lives t ock Product ion Sys t ems at Purdue Unive rs it y

Organic Vege t able Product ion re source page

Indiana Unive rs it y Bloomingt on Office of Sus t ainabilit y

See Ext ens ion and Out reach Publicat ions lis t ed above , a ll of which are on t he web.

Hands-on Learning

Purdue St udent Farm is managed us ing organic prac t ice s , but not ce rt ified .

The Unive rs it y of Not re Dame’s campus garden s t art ed in May 2 0 1 0 . Garden plo t s are 5 ’ X 1 0 ’ and t he ir use is free of charge for individuals , familie s , g roups of co-worke rs , or depart ment s . Gardene rs are free t o do as t hey wish wit h t he food t hey harves t . All gardene rs agree t o ra ise t he ir c rops organically.

Indiana Unive rs it y Bloomingt on’s Campus Garden and Edible Campus Init ia t ive s (ht t p :/ / www.indiana.edu/ ~sus t ain/ programs / campus-garden-init ia t ive / index.php and ht t p :/ / www.indiana.edu/ ~sus t ain/ programs / campus-garden-init ia t ive / edible -campus-init ia t ive .php) promot e int e rac t ive , edib le campus gardening spaces t hat ut ilize organic growing pract ice s . In addit ion, SPROUTS (ht t ps :/ / t wit t e r.com/ SPR0 UTS) is a s t udent -run organic gardening c lub.


Sout hwes t Purdue Ag Cent e r – 1 acre ce rt ified .

Pinney Purdue Ag Cent e r – 0 .4 acre managed organically but not ce rt ified (0 .2 managed organically s ince 1 9 9 3 ); 0 .1 acre in t rans it ion for use in high t unne l product ion.

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Me igs / Throckmort on – 1 0 acre s ce rt ified , 8 acre s managed organically but not ce rt ified .

Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 1 9 .5 acre s .


No ce rt ified organic live s t ock re search, but re search and re source s applicable t o organic live s t ock product ion are de scribed at : Organic and Alt e rnat ive Lives t ock Product ion Sys t ems at Purdue Unive rs it y.

Key Contacts

Dr. Paul Ebne r, Associat e Profe ssor of Animal Sciences , Purdue , pebne r@purdue .edu Dr. Dan Ege l, Ext ens ion Plant Pat hologis t , SWPAC, ege l@purdue .edu Dr. James Farmer, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Indiana Unive rs it y, [email protected] Dr. Kevin Gibson, Associat e Profe ssor, Purdue , kg ibson@purdue .edu Dr. St eve Halle t , Associat e Profe ssor, Bot any and Plant Pat hology, Purdue , halle t t s@purdue .edu Dr. Lori Hoagland, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Purdue , lhoaglan@purdue .edu Dr. Ian Kaplan, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Purdue , ikaplan@purdue .edu Dr. Liz Maynard , Clinical Ass is t ant Profe ssor and Ext ens ion Specialis t , Purdue , emaynard@purdue .edu

Iowa

Io w a S t a t e Univ e rs it y Org a nic Re s e a rc h Pro je c t s :

Improving Organic No-Till Sys t ems for Enhanced Soil Qualit y and Weed Management in Organic Vege t able and Grain/ Forage Sys t ems , Kat hleen De lat e , 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Long-Te rm Agroecological Research (LTAR): Comparison of Organic and Convent ional Crops and Crop Rot at ions : 1 7 -acre ce rt ified organic expe riment a t t he ISU Nee ly-Kinyon Farm, Greenfie ld , IA; Ongoing , Funding: Leopold Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure .

Management of New and Invas ive Pes t s in Organic Soybeans : organic-compliant t re at ment s for soybean aphid and bean le af bee t le management (Greenfie ld) , 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: Leopold Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure .

Agronomic and Economic Pe rformance of Organic Corn and Soybean Crops for Value -Added Trait s : organic seed varie t y t ria ls (Greenfie ld and Crawfordsville ) . Funding: Leopold Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure .

Organic Apple and Grape Pe rformance unde r Iowa Condit ions : organic-compliant t re at ment s for codling mot h and plum curculio in apple s ; weed and disease management in grapes (Ade l on-farm t ria l and Greenfie ld) . Ongoing , Funding: Leopold Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure .

Sus t ainable Sys t ems for Cucurbit Crops on Organic Farms , 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Mark Gleason, Funding: USDA OREI.

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Int egrat ed sys t ems re search and deve lopment in aut omat ion and sensors for sus t a inabilit y of specialt y crops , St eward, B. L.; Darr, M. J .; Tang, L., 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Ext ra m ura l Re s e a rc h Pro je c t s :

Cons t ra int s t o Profit abilit y of Small Grains in Iowa and t he Uppe r Midwes t , Amber Ande rson, Iowa Organic Associat ion. 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 7 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Enhancing Soil Healt h and Food Qualit y in Organic Vege t able Sys t ems (De lat e , Cambarde lla and Chase , and Univ. of Florida) - Greenfie ld , IA and Gainesville , FL, Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Deve loping Carbon-Pos it ive Organic Sys t ems t hrough Reduced Tillage and Cove r Crop-Int ens ive Crop Rot at ion Schemes (De lat e , Cambarde lla and Chase , Ames , IA; 5 LGUs; and Rodale Ins t it ut e ) , 2 0 0 8 -2 1 0 2 , Funding: USDA-CSREES.

Enhancing Farmland Wat e r Qualit y and Availabilit y t hrough Soil-Build ing Crop Rot at ions and Organic Pract ice s (De lat e , Cambarde lla and Chase , and co-PIs a t USDA-ARS NLAE, Ames , IA) , Funding: USDA-CSREES.

Cove r Crops for Organic Sys t ems (De lat e , Cambarde lla , Duffy, wit h NDSU), Greenfie ld , IA, Funding: USDA-SARE.

Facilit a t ing improved soil qualit y on organic farms t hrough re search and t ra ining on no-t ill vege t able product ion in t he Midwes t , Kat hleen De lat e , 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

US DA- ARS ( Am e s , IA) Org a nic Re s e a rc h:

St rengt hening public corn breeding t o ensure t hat organic farmers have access t o e lit e cult ivars : Out reach, Abe l C A; Carlson S., 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-ARS.

Breeding high-qualit y corn for low-input and organic farming sys t ems , Pollak L M; Abe l C A., 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA-ARS.

Enhancing farmland wat e r qualit y & availabilit y t hrough soil-build ing crop ro t at ions & organic prac t ice s , Cambarde lla C A; Saue r T J ; Jaynes D B; De lat e K; Malone R W., 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: USDA-ARS.

Enhanced Midwes t e rn cropping sys t ems for sus t a inabilit y and environment al qualit y, Singe r J W; Kovar J L; Cambarde lla C A; Hat fie ld J L., 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: USDA-ARS.

Ad d it io na l Org a nic Re s e a rc h:

Grass -Fed Bee f Nut rit ional Analys is for Consumer Educat ion and Labe ling , Kris t ine Jepsen, Dorches t e r, IA. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Int e rnal Paras it e s in Organic Hog Product ion - Ive rmect in Tria l, Margare t Dunn, Tom, Irene and James Frant zen, Prac t ical Farmers of Iowa, 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Walt on Family Foundat ion and Organic Valley.

Suit abilit y of Wint e r Canola (Brass ica napus ) for Enhancing Summer Annual Crop Rot at ions in Iowa, Rafae l Mart inez-Fe ria , (Mary Wiedenhoe ft , Facult y Advisor) , ISU. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

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Rainwat e r Harves t ing for Irrigat ion of Organic Vege t able s , Levi Lyle , LIFE- Levi’s Indigenous Fruit Ent e rprise s , 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

Scaling Up t o Mee t Marke t Demand for Local, Organic Broccoli , Chris Blanchard , 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Opt imizing Row Cove rs and Pe rime t e r Trap Crops for Cucurbit Pe s t Management , Jean Bat ze r, ISU, 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Green Manure vs . Brown Manure in an Organic Vege t able Sys t em, Mark Quee , Scat t e rgood Friends School, 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Projec t t o De t e rmine t he Economic Viabilit y of Black Soldie r Fly Grubs as an Alt e rnat ive Prot e in, Mari Holt haus , Kymar Acre s , 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Ext ended-durat ion row cove rs t o suppre ss bact e ria l wilt on muskme lon: opt imizing a new management s t ra t egy for organic growers , Erika Saalau Rojas , ISU, 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Facilit a t ing Change : Reducing t he Risks of Trans it ioning t o Organic t hrough a Comprehens ive Farmer-and Ext ens ion-Based Training Program, Kat hleen De lat e , ISU, 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: SARE.

Grass -fed and Organic Bee f: Product ion Cos t and Profit Pot ent ia l, Margare t Smit h, ISU, 2 0 0 7 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Bilingual farmer t ra ining and ment orship program, Linda Barnes , Marshallt own Communit y College , Marshallt own, IA, 2 0 0 8 , Funding: OFRF.

Evaluat ion of s t ra t eg ie s for management of soybean rus t in organic sys t ems , DeWit t , J ., ISU, 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Agro-Fore s t ry Projec t : Incorporat ing Grass -Hay Alley Cropping Wit h Organic Nut Product ion, Raymond Hansen, Prairiewood Farm, 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Aronia Be rry: A Sus t ainable Organic Crop, Vaughn Pit t z , Sawmill Hollow Farm, 2 0 0 5 , Funding: SARE.

Improving Soil Qualit y During and Aft e r Organic Trans it ion, Kat hleen De lat e , ISU, 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Growing Peas As a Prot e in Source for Organic Lives t ock, William Welsh

We lsh Family Organic Farm, 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE.

Evaluat ing Alt e rnat ive Pes t Management St ra t eg ie s for Organic Apple Product ion, Maury Wills , Wills Family Orchard , 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.


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Singe rman, A., K. De lat e , C. Chase , C. Greene , M. Livings t on, S. Lence and C. Hart . 2 0 1 1 . Profit abilit y of organic and convent ional soybean product ion unde r ‘green payment s ’ in carbon offse t programs . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems doi:1 0 / 1 0 1 7 / S1 7 4 2 1 7 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 .

Wilt shire , K., K. De lat e , M. Wiedenhoe ft , and J . Flora . 2 0 1 0 . Incorporat ing nat ive p lant s int o mult ifunct ional prairie -pas t ure s for organic cow-calf ope rat ions . Renewable Ag. & Food Systems. Published on-line 2 5 Sept . 2 0 1 0 : doi:1 0 .1 0 1 7 / S1 7 4 2 1 7 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 X.

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De lat e , K. 2 0 0 9 . Organic grains , o ilseeds , and ot he r specialt y crops . In: Organic Farming and Food Systems. C. Francis (ed .) . Agron. Monogr. 5 4 . ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.

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De lat e , K., and Chase , C. 2 0 0 9 . Compos t applicat ion and red c love r unde rseeding have mixed e ffec t on organic flax product ion in Iowa. Online . Crop Management doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / CM-2 0 0 9 -0 6 1 5 -0 1 -RS.

Romero, F., K. De lat e , G.A. Kraus , A.K. Solko, P. Murphy and D.J . Hannape l. 2 0 0 9 . Alkamide product ion from hairy root cult ure s of Echinacea. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology 4 5 (5 ) :5 9 9 –6 0 9 . DOI: 1 0 .1 0 0 7 / s1 1 6 2 7 -0 0 8 -9 1 8 7 -1 .

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De lat e , K., J . Walke r, R. Volz , J . Johns t on, A. Whit e , V. Bus , R. Turnbull, D. Roge rs , L. Cole , N. How, S. Gue rnsey, and A. McKern. 2 0 0 8 . Organic apple product ion in t wo humid reg ions : Comparing progre ss in pe s t management s t ra t eg ie s in Iowa and New Zealand. HortScience 4 3 (1 ) :1 2 –2 1 .

De lat e , K., J . T.S. Walke r, R. Volz , J . Johns t on, A. Whit e , V. Bus , R. Turnbull, D. Roge rs , L. Cole , N. How, S. Gue rnsey, and A. McKern. 2 0 0 8 . Organic apple sys t ems : Cons t raint s and opport unit ie s for produce rs in local and g lobal marke t s . HortScience 4 3 (1 ) :6 –1 1 .

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De lat e , K., C. Chase , M. Duffy, and R. Turnbull. 2 0 0 6 . Trans it ioning int o organic grain product ion: An economic pe rspect ive . Online . Crop Management doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / CM-2 0 0 6 -1 0 1 6 -0 1 -RS.

De lat e , K., Turnbull, R., and DeWit t , J . 2 0 0 6 . Measuring and communicat ing t he bene fit s of organic foods . Online . Crop Management doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / CM-2 0 0 6 -0 9 2 1 -1 4 -PS.

Ngouajio , M., K. De lat e , E. Carey, A.N. Azarenko, J .J . Fe rguson, and W.J .Sciarappa. 2 0 0 6 . Curriculum deve lopment for organic hort icult ure . HortTechnology 1 6 (3 ) : 4 1 3 –4 1 7 .

Roge rs , D.J ., L.M. Cole , K.M. De lat e , and J .T.S. Walke r. 2 0 0 6 . Managing bronze bee t le , Eucolaspis brunnea, in organic apple orchards . New Zealand Plant Protection 5 9 :5 7 -6 2 .

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De lat e . K., J . DeWit t , A. McKern and R. Turnbull. 2 0 0 5 . Int egrat ed approaches t o organic pe s t management in t he Midwes t e rn U.S.A.: Case s t udie s of t hree crops . Organic-Research.com – May, 2 0 0 5 8 N –1 5 N.

Davis , D., K. De lat e , C. Brummer and C. Mize . 2 0 0 5 . Effec t of forage specie s and t ree t ype on t ree e s t ablishment and nut rit ive value of hay crops in an a lley-cropped sys t em. Agroforestry Systems 6 5 :4 3 –5 2 .

Romero, F., K. De lat e , and D, Hannape l. 2 0 0 5 . The e ffec t of seed source , light during ge rminat ion, and cold-mois t s t ra t ificat ion on seed ge rminat ion in t hree specie s of Echinacea for organic product ion. HortScience 4 0 (6 ) :8 7 5 -8 8 0 .

De lat e , K. and C. Cambarde lla . 2 0 0 4 . Agroecosys t em pe rformance during t rans it ion t o ce rt ified organic grain product ion. Agronomy Journal 9 6 : 1 2 8 8 –1 2 9 8 .

De lat e , K. and J . DeWit t . 2 0 0 4 . Build ing a farmer-cent e red land grant unive rs it y organic agricult ure program – A Midwes t e rn part ne rship . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (Formerly The American Journal of Alt e rnat ive Agricult ure ) 1 9 (1 ) : 1 –1 2 .

De lat e , K. and H. Friedrich. 2 0 0 4 . Organic apple and grape pe rformance in t he Midwes t e rn U.S. Acta Horticulturae 6 3 8 :3 0 9 -3 2 0 .

Vargas , R, J . Long, N. W. Mille r, K. De lat e , C. G. Jackson, G. K. Uchida, R. C. Baut is t a , and E.J . Harris . 2 0 0 4 . Re lease s of Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenopt e ra: Braconidae ) and s t e rile flie s t o suppre ss me lon fly (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) in Hawaii. Jour. Econ. Entomol. 9 7 (5 ) :1 5 3 1 -1 5 3 9 .

De lat e , K., M. Duffy and C. Chase . 2 0 0 3 . An economic comparison of organic and convent ional grain crops in a long-t e rm agroecological re search (LTAR) s it e in Iowa. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 1 8 (1 ) : 1 -1 1 .

De lat e , K. H. Friedrich and V. Lawson. 2 0 0 3 . Organic peppe r product ion sys t ems us ing compos t and cove r crops . Biol. Ag. and Horticulture 2 1 (1 ) : 1 3 1 –1 5 0 .

Duppong, L.M., K. De lat e , M. Liebman, R. Hort on,F. Romero,G. Kraus ,J . Pe t rich andL. Sande rs . 2 0 0 3 . The e ffec t of nat ural mulches on crop pe rformance , weed suppre ss ion and biochemical cons t it uent s of cat nip (Nepeta cataria L.) and St . John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Crop Science 4 4 (3 ) : 4 4 :8 6 1 -8 6 9 .

Friedrich, H., K. De lat e , P. Domot o, and G. Nonnecke . 2 0 0 3 . Effec t of organic pe s t management t e chniques on apple product ivit y and food qualit y. Biol. Ag. and Horticulture 2 1 (1 ) : 1 –1 4 .

De lat e , K. 2 0 0 2 . Us ing an agroecological approach t o farming sys t ems re search. HortTechnology 1 2 (3 ) : 3 4 5 -3 5 4 .

De lat e , K., C. Cambarde lla , and D. Karlen. 2 0 0 2 . Trans it ion s t ra t eg ie s for pos t -CRP ce rt ified organic grain product ion. Published 2 8 Augus t 2 0 0 2 . Crop Management www.plant management ne t work.org / pub/ cm/ re search/ pos t crp/


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Iowa St at e has an ext ens ive colle c t ion of organic re search report s pos t ed at : ht t p :/ / ext ens ion.agron.ias t a t e .edu/ organicag/ rr.ht ml Report s inc lude re search findings on organic corn and soybean varie t y t ria ls ; swee t corn; peppe rs ; t omat oes ; apple s ; g reen beans ; peas , broccoli; he rbs ; squash; grapes ; flax; barley; wheat ; edamame ; crop ro t at ions ; cove r crops ; organic no-t ill; approved fungic ide s ; so il amendment s ; so il qualit y; bean le af bee t le s ; soybean rus t ; s eed coat ings ; yie lds ; and economics . The report s are sort ed by t opic , year, and ISU re search s it e .

Iowa St at e a lso has an expans ive “Ext ens ion Online St ore ,” whe re numerous publicat ions can be orde red or downloaded. Even t hough ISU has published many organic out reach publicat ions , t he re is no t ab or sub-heading for “organic .” To find organic publicat ions , re ade rs should ent e r t he word “organic” in t he int e rnal search bar, and de scrip t ions of publicat ions will appear.

ISU Ext ens ion organic publicat ions inc lude :

❧ Growing Organic Vege t able s in Iowa ❧ Using Organic Agricult ure and Sus t ainable Crops and Lives t ock in t he Local Food Sys t em • Fundament als of Organic Agricult ure • Making t he Trans it ion from Convent ional t o Organic • Adapt ing Crop Share Agreement s for Sus t ainable and Organic Agricult ure • Organic Apple Product ion in Iowa • Growing Organic Soybeans on CRP • Organic Crop Product ion Ent e rprise Budge t s • Soil Qualit y • Weed Management • Organic Flax Product ion in Iowa • Nat ional Direc t ory of Organic Expe rt ise – 2 0 0 5

Academic Curricula

Classe s t aught a t ISU include : Organic Agricult ure : Theory and Pract ice , AGRON/ HORT/ SUSTAG 4 8 4 / 5 8 4 .

Marshallt own Communit y College offe rs an Associat e degree and Ce rt ificat e in Ent repreneuria l & Dive rs ified Ag


Iowa St at e offe rs a Graduat e Program in Sus t ainable Agricult ure , and offe rs many opport unit ie s t o graduat e s t udent s who want t o conduct re search in ce rt ified organic product ion sys t ems .

Outreach Efforts

Iowa St at e t akes t he le ad in organizing t he annual Iowa Organic Agricult ure Confe rence . ISU also hos t s organic fie ld days . In 2 0 0 8 , ISU Ext ens ion deve loped and de live red a d is t ance educat ion course on t rans it ioning t o organic product ion.

Prac t ical Farmers of Iowa hos t s an annual confe rence , broadcas t s farminars , and organize s numerous organic and sus t a inable ag fie ld days , such as an organic corn breeding t our and on-farm organic re search workshop in 2 0 1 3 .

Web Resources

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Iowa St at e Organic Ag. This ISU s it e provides acce ss t o re search report s ; publicat ions ; upcoming event s ; regulat ions ; and re source s , such as lis t s of buye rs and input supplie rs .

In addit ion, t he Leopold Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure a t Iowa St at e has a webs it e feat uring 1 2 0 summarie s of Scient ific Findings About Organic Agricult ure . The summarie s are grouped according t o t opic and cont ain links t o t he orig inal published re search.

The Iowa Depart ment of Agricult ure and Land St ewardship offe rs organic ce rt ificat ion se rvice s and manages t he organic ce rt ificat ion cos t share program in Iowa. Pas t is sues of organic news le t t e rs are pos t ed .

The Iowa Organic Associat ion is a non-profit g roup of individuals , companie s , organizat ions , and as sociat ions dedicat ed t o t he advancement of Iowa’s organic product ion and indus t ry, wit h a goal of repre sent ing all face t s and conce rns of Iowa’s organic farmers , whole sale rs , re t a ile rs , processors , handle rs , educat ors , re searche rs , consumers and advocat e s .

Prac t ical Farmers of Iowa is a d ive rse group of about 1 5 0 0 members whose miss ion is t o “advance profit able , e cologically sound, and communit y-enhancing approaches t o agricult ure t hrough farmer-led inves t igat ion and informat ion sharing .”

Hands-on Learning

Iowa St at e ope rat e s a 6 -acre St udent Organic Farm, which is an ISU campus c lub whose membership inc ludes unde rgraduat e and graduat e s t udent s , facult y, and Ames communit y members . Food is provided t o ISU dining halls , so ld a t a farmers marke t , and donat ed t o food she lve s .


Cert ified organic acre s a t Iowa St at e re search farms : 3 6 acre s (Greenfie ld , Crawfordsville and Ames , IA); acre s in t rans it ion: 5 acre s (Gilbe rt , IA) .

Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 4 1 acre s .


None .

Key Contacts

Dr. Cindy Cambarde lla , USDA-ARS Soil Scient is t , Cindy.Cambarde lla@ars .usda.gov Dr. Craig Chase , ISU Ext ens ion Specialis t , cchase@ias t at e .edu Dr. Kat hleen De lat e , ISU Profe ssor of Organic Agronomy and Hort icult ure (s ince 1 9 9 7 ) , kde lat e@ias t at e .edu Dr. Mark Gleason, ISU Ext ens ion Plant Pat hologis t , mgleason@ias t at e .edu

Kansas Org a nic Re s e a rc h Pro je c t s Brie f de scrip t ion of KSU organic farming re search can be found at :

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ht t p :/ / www.k-s t a t e .edu/ fungi/ Projec t s / Organic .ht ml Specific organic re search projec t s inc lude : New Root s t ock Sys t ems for Disease Management and Increased Product ivit y in Organic Tomat o: Unde rs t anding Effec t s on t he Rhizobiome , Karen Garre t t . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Soil Microbes in Organic Vege t able Product ion; New Ins ight s from Pyrosequencing . Part II: The Response of Soil Microbial Communit ie s t o Nut rient Management and High Tunne ls , Karen Garre t t . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Soil Microbial Responses t o Cove r Crop Use , Karen Willey, Baldwin Cit y, KS. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE. Es t imat ion of Soil N Availabilit y for Tomat o Product ion in High Tunne l vs . Open Fie ld unde r Organic and Convent ional Management , May Elfar Alt amimi, KSU. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE. Soil microbes in organic vege t able product ion: New ins ight s from pyrosequencing; The re sponse of so il microbial communit ie s t o organic and convent ional fe rt ilizat ion, Karen Garre t t . 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Implement at ion of nove l graft ing me t hods and root s t ocks for organic t omat o growers in t he Midwes t , Sarah A. Mas t e rson. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant and SARE. Soil Microbes in Organic Product ion: Capt uring t he Act ive Playe rs , Lorena Gomez, (Karen Garre t t and Ari Jumpponen, Major Profe ssors ) , 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Part ic ipat ory Plant Breeding and Agroecology t o Deve lop Int e rmediat e Wheat grass for Sus t ainable Grain Product ion, Lee DeHaan, The Land Ins t it ut e . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE. Evaluat ing t he suit abilit y of low-t re llis e s and various hop cult ivars for small organic farm product ion in Nort h-Eas t Kansas , J ill Elmers . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE. Organic Slot farming: a new approach t o growing farming and gardening , Rache l Je ffe rson. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE. Teaching Organic Agricult ure a t Marke t t hrough Art and Fun, Evange line Ellingswort h,.2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE. Sus t ainable Pes t Cont rol For Organic Pumpkins , Kevin Bauman. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE. Deve loping web re source s for organic product ion in high t unne ls , Kimbe rly Williams . 2 0 0 8 , Funding: OFRF. Kansas Cit y Organic High Tunne l Research Coope rat ive , St u Shafe r, Sandhe ron Farm. 2 0 0 5 , Funding: SARE. Comparing Organic and Convent ional Fe rt ilizat ion Me t hods for Cut Flower Product ion in Haygrove High Tunne ls , Kat he rine St olp , KSU. 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE. Re f e re e d Pub lic a t io ns

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Garre t t KA, Thomas S, Forbes GA, He rnandez Nopsa J . 2 0 1 4 b. Climat e change and plant pat hogen invas ions . In: L Ziska and J Dukes (Edit ors ) , Invasive Species and Climate Change. CABI Publishing . Garre t t KA, Eske r PD, Sparks AH. 2 0 1 4 a. An int roduct ion t o key dis t ribut ions and mode ls for epidemiology us ing R. In: K St evenson and M Jege r (Edit ors ) , Exercises in Plant Disease Epidemiology, 2nd Edition. Minneapolis , MN, APS Pre ss . Garre t t KA, Forbes GA, Gomez L, Gonzale s MA, Gray M, e t a l. 2 0 1 3 . Cambio c limát ico , enfe rmedades de las p lant as e insect os p laga. In: E J imenez (Edit or) , Cambio climático en los Andes, La Paz, Bolivia , pp . in pre ss . Gomez-Mont ano L, Jumpponen A, Kenne lly M, Garre t t KA. 2 0 1 3 . Soil microbes in organic vs . convent ional vege t able product ion: Capt uring t he ac t ive p laye rs t hrough soil RNA analys is . Phytopathology 1 0 3 :5 0 . Gomez-Mont ano L, Jumpponen A, Kenne lly M, Garre t t KA. 2 0 1 2 . Soil microbes in organic vs . convent ional vege t able product ion. Phytopathology 1 0 2 :4 6 . Jarre t t KA. 2 0 1 2 . Informat ion ne t works for p lant d isease : Commonalit ie s in human management ne t works and wit hin-plant s ignaling ne t works . European Journal of Plant Pathology 1 3 3 :7 5 -8 8 . Garre t t KA, Jumpponen A, Toomajian C, Gomez-Mont ano L. 2 0 1 2 . Climat e change and plant healt h: Des igning re search spillove r from plant genomics for unde rs t anding t he ro le of microbial communit ie s . Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 3 4 :3 4 9 -3 6 1 . Garre t t KA, Forbes GA, Savary S, Ske lsey P, Sparks AH, e t a l. 2 0 1 1 . Complexit y in c limat e -change impact s : An analyt ical framework for e ffec t s mediat ed by p lant d isease . Plant Pathology 6 0 :1 5 -3 0 . Talave rs -Bianchi, M., D. H. Chambers , K. Adhikari, E.E. Carey, E. Chambers IV, 2 0 1 1 . Sensory and chemical prope rt ie s of organically and convent ionally grown pac choi (Brass ica rapa var. Me i Qing Choi) change lit t le during 1 8 days of re frige rat ed s t orage . Food Science and Technology, 4 4 (6 ) :1 5 3 6 - 1 5 4 5 . Garre t t KA, Jumpponen A, Gomez Mont ano L. 2 0 1 0 . Emerging plant d isease s : What are our be s t s t ra t eg ie s for management ? In: EL Kle inman, JA De lborne , KA Cloud-Hansen and J Hande lsman (Edit ors ) , Controversies in Science and Technology, Vol. 3, From Evolution to Energy. Liebe rt Publishe rs , New Roche lle , New York, pp . 1 5 2 -1 6 0 . Talave ra-Bianchi, M., E. Chambers IV, E.E. Carey, D.H. Chambers , 2 0 1 0 . Effec t of organic product ion and fe rt ilize r variable s on t he sensory prope rt ie s of pac choi (Brass ica rapa var. Me i Qing Choi) and Tomat o (Solanum lycope rs icum var. Bush Ce lebrit y) , Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 9 0 (6 ) :9 8 1 -9 8 8 . Kohake , D.J ., L.J . Hagen, E.L. Skidmore , 2 0 1 0 . Wind e rodibilit y of organic soils , Soil Science Society of America Journal, 7 4 :2 5 0 -2 5 7 . Re ins t e in, S., J .T. Fox, X. Shi, M.J . Alam, D.G. Rent e r, T.G. Nagaraja , 2 0 0 9 . Prevalence of Esche richia coli O1 5 7 :H7 in organically and nat urally ra ised bee f cat t le , Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 7 5 (1 6 ) :5 4 2 1 -5 4 2 3 .

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Zhao, X., J .R. Nechols , K.A. Williams , W. Wang, E.E. Carey, 2 0 0 9 . Comparison of phenolic ac ids in organically and convent ionally grown pac choi (Brass ica rapa L. Chinens is group) . Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 8 9 :9 4 0 -9 4 6 . Jacob, M.E., J .T. Fox, S. Re ins t e in, T.G. Nagaraja , 2 0 0 8 . Ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y of foodborne pat hogens in organic or nat ural product ion sys t ems : An ove rview, Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 5 (6 ) :7 2 1 -7 3 0 . Ne lson, N.O., R.R. Janke , 2 0 0 7 . Phosphorus source s and management in organic product ion sys t ems , HortTechnology, 1 7 :4 4 2 -4 5 4 . Ext e ns io n a nd Out re a c h Pub lic a t io ns Sens it ive Crop Grown Here (s ign) , S1 5 1 (2 0 0 8 ) Challenges and Informat ion Needs for Organic Product ion in Kansas , (2 0 0 6 ) Economic Is sues wit h Value -Enhanced Corn, MF2 4 3 0 (1 9 9 9 ) Green Manure Crops , EP1 1 (1 9 9 9 ) Economic Is sues wit h Specialt y Crops , MF2 4 2 7 (1 9 9 9 ) Economic Is sues wit h Organic or Nat ural Bee f, MF2 4 3 2 (1 9 9 9 ) Organic Ce rt ificat ion, MF2 3 4 4 (1 9 9 8 ) Ac a d e m ic Curric ula KSU cloasse s inc lude : HORT3 2 5 – Int roduct ion t o Organic Farming HORT6 9 0 – Sus t ainable Agricult ure Gra d ua t e S t ud e nt Op p o rt unit ie s An Urban Food Sys t ems specializat ion is available wit hin t he Mas t e r’s Degree program in Kansas St at e ’s Depart ment of Hort icult ure , Fore s t ry, and Recreat ion Resource s . Out re a c h Ef f o rt s To dat e , KSU has not hos t ed an organic farming confe rence or organized annual organic fie ld days . We b Re s o urc e s Links t o art ic le s and publicat ions on organic ce rt ificat ion; organic crop product ion; organic farming; organic fruit product ion; organic live s t ock product ion; and organic vege t able product ion are pos t ed at : ht t p :/ / www.kansassus t ainableag .org / Library/ O.ht m Kansas Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Alt e rnat ive Crops – College of Enginee ring: ht t p :/ / kcsaac .engg.ksu.edu/ Kansas Organic Produce rs Associat ion: ht t p :/ / www.kansas ruralcent e r.org / kop.ht m Kansas Rural Cent e r organic farming re source s : ht t p :/ / www.kansas ruralcent e r.org / eqip .ht ml The Land Ins t it ut e

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Ha nd s - o n Le a rning Willow Lake St udent Farm, ope rat ed by Depart ment of Hort icult ure , Fore s t ry & Rec. Resource s , is not ce rt ified organic , but managed sus t a inably and s t affed by s t udent s ; facult y advisor is Dr. Rhonda Janke . Ac re s Ce rt if ie d Org a nic 1 acre . Org a nic Liv e s t o c k Re s e a rc h None . Ke y Co nt a c t s Ke rri Ebe rt , Coordinat or, Kansas Cent e r for Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Alt e rnat ive Crops (KCSAAC), kebe rt @k-s t at e .edu Dr. Karen Garre t t , Profe ssor, Plant Pat hology, kgarre t t @ksu.edu Dr. Rhonda Janke , Associat e Profe ssor of Hort icult ure , ��[email protected] Dr. Ge rad Middendorf, Associat e Profe ssor of Sociology, [email protected]

Michigan


Combining s t rip-t illage and zonal cove r-cropping for so il and mois t ure conse rvat ion in organic vege t able sys t ems . Dan Brainard and Carolyn Lowry. 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Fos t e ring Complex Soil Food Webs and Build ing Soil Fe rt ilit y wit h Organic Product ion: Pe rennial Wheat Phase Two. Sieg linde Snap. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

On-farm organic soybean varie t y t ria ls , Dean Baas and Dan Rossman. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 7 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t and NCRSARE.

Deve lopment and de live ry of comprehens ive orchard floor management t ac t ics t o promot e nat ural pe s t management and enhanced soil qualit y. Mat t hew J . Grie shop. 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 6 . Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Organic management of fire b light in a pos t -ant ib io t ic e ra: deve loping , evaluat ing , and de live ring opt ions for apple s grown in humid c limat e s . George Sundin and Mat t hew J . Grie shop. 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 7 . Funding: USDA-NIFA Organic Trans it ion.

Effec t of cove r crops on nit rous oxide emiss ions , nit rogen availabilit y and carbon accumulat ion in organic ve rsus convent ionally managed sys t ems , Dean Baas . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA Organic Trans it ion.

An int egrat ed approach t o opt imizing t he pe rformance of ce real-legume cove r crop mixt ure s and improving synchrony of N from organic re s idues , Z. Hayden/ M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

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Organic dry bean product ion sys t ems , Karen Renne r, Erin Taylor, J im Ke lly, Chris t y Sprague , Dan Rossman, Chris t ina DiFonzo. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-OREI.

Deve lopment and de live ry of living pe s t management for organic greenhouses and local food sys t ems , Mat t hew J . Grie shop. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Organic management e ffec t s on individual specie s of mycorrhizal fungi and t he consequences of p lant pe rformance and soil healt h, Sieg linde Snapp. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Spat io t emporal pat t e rn of hog foraging in apple orchards when grazed for orchard floor management . Kris t a Buehre r, Dr. Mat t hew Grie shop, Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Trans forming was t e : re aring b lack sold ie r flie s as a source of compos t and ent omopat hogenic nemat odes . Joseph Riddle , Dr. Mat t hew Grie shop, Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Exploring t he combinat ion of b iofumigat ion and anae robic soil d is infe s t a t ion for so il qualit y enhancement in organic vege t able cropping sys t ems . Aaron Yode r, Dr. Mat hieu Ngouajio , Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Cont rol of p lum curculio and codling mot h us ing s t rip cult ivat ion in organic apple s , William Baughman, Dr. Mat t hew J . Grie shop, Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Whole Farm Organic Management of BMSB and ot he r Pent at omids t hrough Habit a t Manipulat ion. Anne Nie lsen, Mat t hew J . Grie shop, e t . a l. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 . USDA OREI.

Management of Apple Orchard Floors t o Minimize Pes t s and Maximize Bene fic ia ls . Mat t hew J . Grie shop, George Sundin. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: MSU Projec t GREEEN.

Clos ing t he MSU Campus Food Cycle Loop: Cult ivat ing Concept s , Connect ions and Change . John Bie rnbaum, Laurie Thorp . 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: Office of Campus Sus t ainabilit y.

Exploring t he combinat ion of b iofumigat ion and anae robic soil d is infe s t a t ion for so il qualit y enhancement in organic vege t able cropping sys t ems , A. Yode r, Dr. M. Ngouajio , Major Profe ssor. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Deve lopment and de live ry of “living pe s t management ” for organic greenhouses and local food sys t ems . Mat t hew J . Grie shop, John Bie rnbaum, Jeanne Himmelien. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

High t unne l organic raspbe rry product ion. Ben Gluck and Eric Hanson. Ongoing , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t , USDA-OREI and Int e rnal Source s .

Combining alt e rnat ing cove r crop s t rips , living-mulches and s t rip t illage for weed and nut rient management in organic swee t corn, C. Lowry/ D. Brainard . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t and USDA-NC SARE.

Enhancing soil qualit y, p lant healt h, and disease management in organic product ion wit h Brass ica cove r crops used as b iofumigant s , M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

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Mycorrhizal ro le in organic row crop product ion long-t e rm expe riment at ion, Sieg Snapp. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Enhancing soil qualit y p lant healt h and disease management in organic product ion wit h Brass ica cove r crops used as b iofumigant s , Mat hieu Ngouajio , J ianjun Hao, Vicki Morrone . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Unrave ling t he mys t e ry of compos t t e as used for organic d isease and insect pe s t management , Annemiek Schilde r, Mat t hew Grie shop, Eric Hanson, John Bie rnbaum. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Fos t e ring complex soil food webs and build ing soil fe rt ilit y wit h organic product ion: t he pot ent ia l of pe rennial wheat , S. Snapp. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Prac t ical Pe rennials : Part ne ring wit h farmers t o deve lop a new wheat crop, Sieg Snapp, Scot t Swint on. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA OREI.

Organic Pot at o Varie t y Tria ls in Michigan’s Uppe r Pennisula , 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Non-Ant ib io t ic Alt e rnat ive s for Bovine Mas t it is The rapy, Bo Norby, MSU, 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

A Nove l Approach for Opt imizing t he Bene fit s of Ce real-Legume Cove r Crop Mixt ure s in Vege t able Cropping Sys t ems , Z. Hayden/ M. Ngouajio . 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

Evaluat ion of Plant Compos it ion and St rip Size on t he Effec t iveness of Nat ive Plant Conse rvat ion St rips for Sus t ainable Enhancement of Bene fic ia l Insect , Bre t t Blaauw. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: NC-SARE.

Use of Nat ive Plant s t o Enhance Art hropod Mediat ed Ecosys t em Se rvice s , PI – Doug Landis ; Collaborat ors : Megan Wolt z , J . Tue ll, A. Fiedle r, R. Isaacs , M. Gardine r. Funding: USDA NRI.

Nat ive p lant conse rvat ion s t rips for sus t a inable pollinat ion and pe s t cont ro l in fruit c rops , Rufus Isaacs . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: NC-SARE.

Organic product ion of fruit c rops unde r high t unne ls , Eric Hanson, Greg Lang, John Bie rnbaum. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Holis t ic Int egrat ion of Organic St rat eg ie s and High Tunne ls for Midwes t / Great Lakes Fruit Product ion, Greg Lang, John Bie rnbaum, Dan Brainard , Mat t hew Gre ishop, Eric Hanson, Rufus Is sacs , Vicki Morrone , Annemiek Schilde r. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA NIFA.

Summer cove r crops for weed suppre ss ion and soil qualit y in organic vege t able product ion in t he Great Lakes reg ion – Mult is t a t e wit h Corne ll Unive rs it y, Dan Brainard , Mat hieu Ngouajio , Dale Mut ch, Vicki Morrone , Carolyn Lowry. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA OREI.

Compe t ency-based Asse ssment of Libe ral Learning Goals t hrough Ins t it ut ional Expe rient ia l Educat ion for Global Sus t ainabilit y; Asse ss ing le arning at t he St udent Organic Farm and ot he r s it e s , Geoffrey Habron, Laurie Thorp . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: Fund for t he Improvement of Pos t Secondary Educat ion, U.S. Depart ment of Educat ion.

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Fos t e ring complex soil food webs and build ing soil fe rt ilit y, Sieg Snapp. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Int egrat ing organic apple and pork product ion t o bene fit pe s t management and grower profit abilit y, Mat t Gre ishop, David Eps t e in, Dale Rozeboom, George Sundin. 2 0 0 9 –2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Deve lopment of a holis t ic management p lan for t he apple Flea Weevil, Mat t hew Grie shop. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: OFRF.

Ve rmicompos t ing of Food Res iduals from MSU Campus , John Bie rnbaum, Laurie Thorp . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: Office of Campus Sus t ainabilit y.

Opt imizing mulch and fe rt ilize r use in organic b luebe rrie s , Eric Hanson, Annemiek Schilde r, Je s se Sadowsky. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: OFRF.

A nove l approach for opt imizing t he bene fit s of ce real-legume cove r crop mixt ure s in vege t able cropping sys t ems unde r organic management , Z. Hayden/ M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Pe rennial wheat varie t y deve lopment for organic farmers , Jane t Lewis , Sieg Snapp. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: USDA Sus t Ag grant t o Hamm/ MSU.

Long-t e rm ecological re search on row crop product ion at Ke llogg Biological St at ion, PI – P Robe rt son. 2 0 0 7 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: NSF.

Pot ent ia l for Use of Pe rennial Grasse s as Organic Dual-Purpose Forage -Grain Crops in Michigan, Sienna Tins ley. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

The Impact of ent omopat hogenic nemat ode applicat ions on mort alit y of codling mot h larvae on t he orchard floor, Nat hanie l J . Walt on, (Mat t hew J . Grie shop, Major Profs sor) . 2 0 1 1 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Combining alt e rnat ing cove r s t rips , living mulches and s t rip t illage for e ffec t ive weed and nut rient management in organic swee t corn product ion, Carolyn J . Lowry. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Opt imizing mulch and fe rt ilize r use in organic b luebe rrie s , Eric Hanson. 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: OFRF.

Evaluat ion of Apple Flea Weevil Dispe rsal and t he Pot ent ia l of Kaolin-Based Management in Organic Apple s , John Pot e . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Pot ent ia l of Organic Hogs as a Tool for Pos t -Harves t Orchard Floor Sanit a t ion and Pes t Management , Kris t a Buehre r, Dr. Mat t hew J . Grie shop, Major Profe ssor. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Soil Inve rt ebrat e Biodive rs it y Unde r Cont ras t ing Orchard Management Regimes in Michigan, Nat hanie l J . Walt on, Dr. Mat t hew J . Grie shop, Major Profe ssor. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

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Improvement of Ant hropod Biological Cont rol Sys t ems for Organic Greenhouse Product ion, Emily Pochubay, Dr. Mat t hew J . Grie shop, Major Profe ssor. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

A Nove l Approach for Opt imizing t he Bene fit s of Ce real-Legume Cove r Crop Mixt ure s in Vege t able Cropping Sys t ems Unde r Organic Management , Zachary D. Hayden, Dr. Mat hieu Ngouajio , Major Profe ssor. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Pot ent ia l of Organic Hogs as a Tool for Pos t -Harves t Orchard Floor Sanit a t ion and Pes t Management , Kris t a Buehre r, Dr. Mat t hew J . Grie shop, Major Profe ssor. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Mee t ing t he Growing Demand for Organic Hops : Low-Tre llis Organic Hop Product ion in t he Great Lakes Region, Brian Tennis , New Miss ion Organics . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Combining Alt e rnat ive Cove r Crop St rips , Living Mulches and St rip Tillage for Effec t ive Weed and Nut rient Management in Organic Swee t Corn Product ion, Carolyn Lowry. MSU, 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Organic weed management in fie ld crops , Chris t y Sprague . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Build ing int egrat ed weed management knowledge in organic sys t ems , Karen Renne r. 2 0 0 7 -2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA-CSREES-IOP.

Part ne ring t o Cult ivat e Organic Agricult ure in Michigan and t he Midwes t , Sieg Snapp, J . Bie rnbaum. 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 9 . Funding: USDA-CSREES Organic Trans it ions .

Ident ifying new local marke t opport unit ie s for organic and sus t a inable veg and fruit farmers , J im Bingen, Vicki Morrone . 2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA SCRI.

Adapt ing organic apple prac t ice s for Great Lakes reg ion organic hops product ion, Mat t hew Grie shop. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: OFRF.

Int egrat ing bat s int o organic pe s t management , St eve Tennes , Count ry Mill Farms , Charlo t t e , MI. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: OFRF and SARE.

Hoophouse and Organic Farming for Ag Lende rs , Vicki Morrone , MSU. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Greenhouse and raised bed crop product ion wit h organic farm pract ice s wit h fruit and vege t able s product ion, David Beck. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

De t e rminat ion of t he re la t ionship be t ween soil nut rient s , mycorrhizae , and plant healt h in organic b luebe rry product ion, Je s se Sadowsky, MSU. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

How Can We Opt imize Flaming for Weed Cont rol in Organic Farming Sys t ems , Tim Frisbie . 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Deve loping pe s t management guide line s for organic product ion of highbush bluebe rrie s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region, Annemiek Schilde r, MSU. 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

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Int egrat ed weed management : “One year’s seeding” Karen Renne r. 2 0 0 4 -2 0 0 7 , Funding: USDA-NC-SARE.

Training for MSUE from organic farmers , Vicki Morrone . 2 0 0 7 , Funding: Projec t GREEEN.

Evaluat ing Corn, Soybean and Wheat Varie t ie s in Organic Farm Sys t ems in Michigan, Ivan Morley. 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Improved management of s t riped cucumber bee t le , Acalymma vit t aum (F.) (Coleopt e ra: Chrysome lidae ) by us ing a squash t rap crop and a polycult ure of cucumber and t omat o . Mat t hew Kaise r, MSU. 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Communit y Farmers : The Pat hways and Opport unit ie s t o Success for New, Innovat ive Farmers in Michigan, Taylor Re id . 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE graduat e s t udent grant .

Sweeping t he Orchard Floor as a Housekeeping Pract ice t o Effec t ive ly Cont rol t he Plum Curculio Insect in Organic Orchards , James Koan. 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.

Es t ablishing Success ful Organic Orchards , Pe t e r Ways . 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.


Freye r, Be rnhard , J im Bingen. (Eds .) . 2 0 1 4 . Re -Thinking Organic in a Changing World . Springe r publishe r. Grie shop, M.J ., Werling , B., Buehre r, K., Pe rrone , J ., Isaacs , R., and Landis , D. 2 0 1 3 . Big brot he r is wat ching: s t udying insect predat ion in t he age of d ig it a l surve illance . American Entomologist, 5 8 : 1 7 2 -1 8 2 . Lee , J .C., Barrant e s , L.D., Bee rs , E.H., Burrack, H.J ., Dalt on, D.T., Dreves , A.J ., Gut , L.J ., Hamby, K.A., Haviland, D.R., Isaacs , R., Nie lsen, A.L., Richardson, T., Rodriguez-Saona, C.R., Sheare r, P.W., St anley, C.A., Walsh, D.B., Walt on, V.M., Yee , W.L., Zalom, F.G., and Bruck, D.J . ( In pre ss ) . Improving t rap de s ign for monit oring Drosophila suzukii (Dipt e ra: Drosophilidae ) . Environmental Entomology. Roubos , C.R., Rodriguez-Saona, C., Holdcraft , R., Mason, K.S., and Isaacs , R. 2 0 1 3 . Re lat ive t oxic it y and re s idual ac t ivit y of insect ic ide s used in b luebe rry pe s t management : mort alit y of nat ural enemies . Journal of Economic Entomology. Van Timmeren, S. and Isaacs , R. 2 0 1 3 . Cont rol of spot t ed wing Drosophila , Drosophila suzukii, by specific insect ic ide s and by convent ional and organic crop prot ec t ion programs . Crop Protection 5 4 , 1 2 6 -1 3 3 . Bost anian, R., Vincent , C., and Isaacs , R. 2 0 1 2 . Art hropod Management in Vineyards : Pes t s , Approaches , and Fut ure Direct ions . Springer. 9 7 8 -9 5 3 -5 1 -0 0 5 0 -8 .

Brainard , D.C., W.S. Curran, R.R. Be llinde r, M. Ngouajio , M.J . VanGesse l, M.J . Haar, W.T. Lanini and J .B. Mas iunas . 2 0 1 2 . Temperat ure and re la t ive humidit y affec t weed re sponse t o vinegar and c love o il based he rbic ide s . Weed Technology (Available online a t ht t p :/ / www.wssajournals .org / doi/ pdf/ 1 0 .1 6 1 4 / WT-D-1 2 -0 0 0 7 3 .1 ) .

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Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Art hur, Frank H., Roge rs , Ted. 2 0 1 2 . Organic Approaches and Regulat ions for St ored Product Pes t Management . In Stored Production Protection, eds . Tom W. Phillips , David Hags t rum, & G Cupe rus , 3 5 2 . Manhat t an, KS.

Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Hanson, Eric J ., Schilde r, Annemiek, Isaacs , Rufus , Mut ch, Dale , Garc ia-Salazar, Carlos , Longs t ro t h, Mark, Sadowsky, Je s se . 2 0 1 2 . St at us updat e on organic b luebe rrie s in Michigan. International Journal of Fruit Science 1 2 : 2 3 2 -2 3 5 .

Hayden, Z.D., D.C. Brainard , B. Henshaw, and M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 2 . Wint e r annual weed suppre ss ion in rye -ve t ch cove r crop mixt ure s . Weed Technology 2 6 : 8 1 8 -8 2 5 .

Hayden Z. D., D. C. Brainard , B. Henshaw, and M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 2 . Wint e r Annual Weed Suppre ss ion in Rye -Ve t ch Cove r Crop Mixt ure s . Weed Technol. (Available online a t ht t p :/ / wssajournals .org / doi/ pdf/ 1 0 .1 6 1 4 / WT-D-1 2 -0 0 0 8 4 .1 ) .

Nair A. and M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 2 . Soil microbial b iomass , funct ional microbial d ive rs it y, and nemat ode communit y s t ruct ure as affec t ed by cove r crops and compos t in an organic vege t able product ion sys t em. Applied Soil Ecology 5 8 :4 5 -5 5 .

Nie lsen, Anne L., Pot e , John, Buehre r, Kris t a , Grie shop, Mat t hew J . 2 0 1 2 . The reemergence of an o ld pe s t , apple fle a weevil, Orchestes pallicornis (Coleopt e ra: Curculionidae ) . Journal of Integrated Pest Management.

Pochubay, Emily A., Grie shop, Mat t hew J . 2 0 1 2 . Int raguild predat ion of Neoseiulus cucumeris by Stratiolaelaps miles and Atheta coriaria in greenhouse open rearing sys t ems . Biological Control.

Rodriguez-Saona, C., Blaauw, B. R., and Isaacs , R. 2 0 1 2 . Manipulat ion of nat ural enemies in agroecosys t ems : habit a t and semiochemicals for sus t a inable insect pe s t cont ro l. pp 8 9 -1 2 6 , In: Integrated Pest Management and Pest Control – Current and Future Tactics. Marce lo L. Larramendy and Sonia Soloneski (Eds .) , ISBN: ISBN 978-953-51-0050-8

Taylor, E. C., K. A. Renne r, C. L. Sprague . 2 0 1 2 . Organic weed management in fie ld crops wit h a propane flamer and ro t ary hoe . Weed Technology. 2 6 :7 9 3 -7 9 9 .

Ackroyd J .V. and M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 1 . Brass icaceae cove r crops affec t seed ge rminat ion and seedling e s t ablishment in cucurbit c rops . HortTechnology 2 1 :5 2 5 -5 3 2 .

Brainard , D.C., V. Kumar and R.R. Be llinde r. 2 0 1 1 . Grass -legume mixt ure s and soil fe rt ilit y affec t cove r crop pe rformance and weed seed product ion. Weed Technology 2 5 :4 7 3 -4 7 9

Eps t e in, David L., St e linski, Lucaz, Mille r, James R., Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Gut , Larry J . 2 0 1 1 . Effec t s of re se rvoir d ispense r he ight on e fficacy of mat ing d is rupt ion of codling mot h (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple . Pest Management Science 6 7 : 9 7 5 -9 7 9 .

Eps t e in, David L., Mille r, James R., Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., St e linski, Lucaz, Gut , Larry J . 2 0 1 1 . Direc t sampling of re s t ing codling mot h (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) adult s in apple t re e canopie s and surrounding habit a t s . Environmental Entomology 4 0 : 6 6 1 -6 6 8 .

Freye r, Be rnhard , J im Bingen. 2 0 1 1 . The Trans format ion t o Organic : Ins ight s from Pract ice Theory. In Mat t hew Reed, ed ., Organic Food and Agriculture – New Trends and Developments in the Social Sciences. InTech: Int echweb.org . (www.int echopen.com). Pp. 1 6 9 -1 9 6 .

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Nair, A., M. Ngouajio , and J . Bie rnbaum. 2 0 1 1 . Alfalfa-based organic amendment in peat -compos t growing medium for organic t omat o t ransplant product ion. HortScience 4 6 :2 5 3 -2 5 9 .

Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Brunne r, J ., Jones , V., Be llo , N. 2 0 1 0 . Recapt ure of codling mot h male s : influence of lure t ype and phe romone background. Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 3 : 1 2 4 2 -1 2 4 9 .

Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Flinn, P., Nechols , J . 2 0 1 0 . Effec t s of int ra- and int e rpat ch hos t dens it y on egg paras it ism by t hree specie s of Trichogramma. The Journal of Insect Science 1 0 :9 9 available online : insect sc ience .org / 1 0 .9 9

Mille r, James R., McGhee , Pe t e r S., Siege rt , Pie ra Y., Adams , Chris t ophe r G., Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Gut , Larry J . 2 0 1 0 . Gene ral princ ip le s of a t t rac t ion and compe t it ive a t t rac t ion as revealed by large -cage s t udie s of mot hs re sponding t o sex phe romone . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 0 7 : 2 2 -2 7 .

Snapp, S.S., L. Gent ry, and R.R. Harwood. 2 0 1 0 . Management int ens it y organic- not b iodive rs it y –t he drive r of e cosys t em se rvice s in a long-t e rm row crop expe riment . Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment. 1 3 8 :2 4 2 -2 4 8 .

Ge lfand, I., S. S. Snappand G.P. Robe rt son. 2 0 1 0 . Ene rgy e ffic iency of convent ional, organic , and alt e rnat ive cropping sys t ems at a s it e in t he US Midwes t . Environ. Science and Technology 44:4006-4011

Nair, A. and M. Ngouajio . 2 0 1 0 . Int egrat ing row cove rs and soil amendment s for organic cucumber product ion: Implicat ions on crop growt h, yie ld , and microclimat e . HortScience 4 5 (4 ) :5 6 6 -5 7 4 .

Te ixe ira , Luis A., Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Gut , Larry J . 2 0 1 0 . Effec t of phe romone dispense r dens it y on t iming and durat ion of approaches by peacht ree bore r. Journal of Chemical Ecology 3 6 : 1 1 4 8 -1 1 5 4 .

Bird , George W., Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Heppe rly, Paul, Moye r, Je ff. 2 0 0 9 . Climbing Mt . Organic : An Ecosys t em Approach t o Pes t Management . In Organic Farming: The Ecological System, ed . Charle s Francis , Madison, WI: American Socie t y of Agronomy.

Lourdes Mart inez, J im Bingen, David Conne r, 2 0 0 9 . “Handle rs Pe rspect ive s on Sourc ing Organic Produce from Michigan and t he Great Lakes Region.” Choices.

Lourdes Mart inez, David Conne r, J im Bingen. 2 0 0 9 . Great Lakes Organic Produce in Whole sale and Re t ail Groce ry Marke t s : Opport unit ie s and Challenges from Michigan. Journal of Food Distribution Research. 1 5 ,1 : 1 1 8 -1 2 2

Drinkwat e r, L. E., & Snapp, S. S. (2 0 0 7 ) . Nut rient s in agroecosys t ems : re t hinking t he management paradigm. Advances in Agronomy, 92, 1 6 3 -1 8 6 .

Snapp, S. S., Swint on, S. M., Labart a , R., Mut ch, D., Black, J . R., Leep, R., & O'Ne il, K. (2 0 0 5 ) . Evaluat ing cove r crops for bene fit s , cos t s and pe rformance wit hin cropping sys t em niches . Agronomy Journal, 97(1 ) , 3 2 2 -3 3 2 .

St e linski, Lukasz L., McGhee , Pe t e r, Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Brunne r, Jay, Gut , Larry J . 2 0 0 8 . Efficacy and mode of ac t ion of female -equivalent d ispense rs of phe romone for mat ing d is rupt ion of codling mot h, Cydia pomonella (L.) . Agricultural and Forest Entomology 1 0 : 3 8 9 -3 9 7 .

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Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Flinn, Paul W., Nechols , James R., Campbe ll, James . 2 0 0 8 . Effec t s of fine -grain habit a t complexit y on egg paras it ism by t hree specie s of Trichogramma. Biological Control 4 5 : 3 2 8 -3 6 .

Re id , T. 2 0 0 8 . Organic Farming . Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. J . Baird Callicot t and Robe rt Frodeman (eds .) . New York: Macmillan Library Re fe rence (Thompson Gale ) ,

Bingen, J im, Carol Osborne , Emily Reardon. 2 0 0 7 . Organic Agriculture in Michigan. 2006 Survey Report. Eas t Lans ing: MSU and MOFFA.

Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Flinn, Paul W., Nechols , James R., Schoe lle r, Mat t hias . 2 0 0 7 . Hos t -forag ing success of t hree specie s of Trichogramma in s imulat ed re t a il environment s . Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 0 : 5 9 1 -5 9 8 .

Hill E.C., M. Ngouajio , and M.G. Nair. 2 0 0 7 . Alle lopat hic Pot ent ia l of Hairy Ve t ch and Cowpea Me t hanol and Et hyl Ace t at e Ext rac t s on Weeds and Vege t able s . Weed Technology. 2 1 :4 3 7 -4 4 4 .

Re id , T. 2 0 0 7 . Walking t he Talk wit h Bot h Fee t on t he Eart h: A Biography of Maynard Kaufman, Organic Pionee r – Part II. Michigan Organic Connections, 1 3 :1 , pp . 4 -5 .

Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Flinn, Paul, Nichols , James , Campbe ll, James . 2 0 0 6 . Effec t s of she lf archit e c t ure and paras it o id re lease he ight on b io logical cont ro l of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidopt e ra: Pyralidae ) eggs by Trichogramma deion (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) . Journal of Economic Entomology 9 9 : 2 2 0 2 -2 2 0 9 .

Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Flinn, Paul, Nechols , James . 2 0 0 6 . Biological cont ro l of t he Indian meal mot h on finished s t ored product s us ing egg and larval paras it o ids . Journal of Economic Entomology 9 9 : 1 0 8 0 -1 0 8 4

Hill E.C., M. Ngouajio , and M.G. Nair. 2 0 0 6 . Diffe rent ia l re sponse of weeds and vege t able crops t o aqueous ext rac t s of hairy ve t ch and cowpea. HortScience 4 1 (3 ) :6 9 5 -7 0 0 .

Ngouajio M., K. De lat e , E. Carey, A.N. Azarenko, J .J . Fe rguson, and W.J . Sciarappa. 2 0 0 6 . Curriculum Deve lopment for Organic Hort icult ure : Int roduct ion. HortTechnology 1 6 :4 1 4 -4 1 7 .

Re id , T. 2 0 0 6 . Walking t he Talk wit h Bot h Fee t on t he Eart h: A Biography of Maynard Kaufman, Organic Pionee r – Part I. Michigan Organic Connections: 1 2 :4 , pp . 7 -8 .

Schoe lle r, Mat t hias , Flinn, Paul, Grie shop, Mat t hew J ., Zdarkova, E. 2 0 0 6 . Biological Cont rol of t he Indianmeal Mot h on Finished St ored Product s Us ing Egg and Larval Paras it o ids . In Insect management for food storage and processing, 2nd ed., ed . Je rry Heaps , American Associat ion of Ce real Chemis t s .

Bingen, J im, 2 0 0 5 . “The Organic Choice . More Than a Labe l.” PediatricBasics. 1 1 0 (Spring) : 1 6 -2 4 .

De lind, Laura B., J im Bingen. 2 0 0 5 . “Be Care ful What You Wish For: Democrat ic Challenges and Polit ical Opport unit ie s for t he Michigan Organic Communit y.” Culture & Agriculture. 2 7 , 2 : 1 3 1 -1 4 3 .


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Academic Curricula

The fo llowing unde rgraduat e degree s / concent rat ions are offe red:

Sus t ainable and Organic Concent rat ion in Hort icult ure

Course s applicable t o organic sys t ems inc lude :

• HRT 2 5 1 (3 ) Organic Farming Princip le s and Pract ice s • HRT 2 5 3 (1 ) Compos t Product ion and Use • CSS 3 6 0 (3 ) Soil Biology • PLP 4 0 5 (3 ) Int roduct ion t o Plant Pat hology • ENT 4 7 9 (3 ) Organic Pes t Management • HRT 2 5 3 Compos t Product ion and Use • HRT 2 5 8 St udy a Farm • PLP 4 0 5 Plant Pat hology • CSS 3 0 2 Princip le s of Weed Management • HRT 2 2 1 Greenhouse St ruct ure s and Management • HRT 2 4 2 Pass ive Solar Greenhouses for Prot ec t ed Cult ivat ion • HRT 2 4 3 Organic Transplant Product ion MSU also offe rs an Unde rgraduat e Specializat ion in Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Food Sys t ems . Course s inc lude :

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• HRT/ CSS 2 5 1 Organic Farming Princip le s and Pract ice s (3 credit s ) • HRT 2 4 3 Organic Transplant Product ion (1 ) • HRT 2 5 3 Compos t Product ion and Use (1 ) • HRT 2 5 8 St udy a Farm (Organic farming fie ld s t udy) (3 ) • CSS 3 6 0 Soil Biology (3 ) • ENT 4 7 9 Organic Pes t Management (3 ) • CSS 4 4 2 Agroecology (3 ) • CSS 4 2 4 Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Food Sys t ems SAFS Caps t one (3 ) • ACR 8 9 1 B and ACR 8 5 4 Is sues in Organic Agric . & Social Movement s in Agric .

MSU offe rs a year-round Organic Farm and Organic Farmer Training Program at MSU’s St udent Organic Farm, funded in part by a $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 endowment for scholarships for fut ure organic farmers from t wo “Hoophouse Gala” fundrais ing d inne rs and s ilent auct ions .


Michigan St at e offe rs an Ecological Food and Farming Sys t ems (EFFS) graduat e specializat ion, as we ll as numerous opport unit ie s for graduat e s t udent re search in organic agricult ure .

Example s of recent graduat e s t udent re search projec t s inc lude :

• A nove l approach for opt imizing t he bene fit s of ce real-legume cove r crop mixt ure s in vege t able cropping sys t ems unde r organic management . Zachary Hayden, 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 . • Pot ent ia l of organic hogs as a t ool for pos t -harves t orchard floor sanit a t ion and pe s t management . Kris t a Buehre r, 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 . • Improvement of art hropod bio logical cont ro l sys t ems for organic greenhouse product ion; Emily Pochubay, 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 . • Soil inve rt ebrat e b iodive rs it y unde r cont ras t ing orchard management reg imes in Michigan; Nat hanie l Walt on, 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 . • A Nove l Approach for Opt imizing t he Bene fit s of Ce real-Legume Cove r Crop Mixt ure s in Vege t able Cropping Sys t ems . Zachary Hayden, 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 .

Outreach Efforts

The Michigan Organic Report ing Sess ions are annual day-long event s t o share progre ss and re sult s of MSU organic product ion and marke t ing re search.

MSU maint ains an ext ens ive calendar of event s feat uring out reach opport unit ie s around and out s ide of Michigan.

Se rving Michigan’s Mult icult ural Agricult ure – Provides out reach re la t ed t o organic farming , compos t , t ransplant s and season ext ens ion for farmers le arning t o grow food for t he Cove rt s chool sys t em, funded by USDA t hrough Michigan Food and Farming Sys t ems (MIFFS).

Facult y and s t aff from MSU he lp deve lop and de live r t he fo llowing: Michigan Organic Lis t se rve ; NRCS Dis t ric t Conse rvat ionis t Organic Training; FSA Educat ion on Organic Sys t ems ; Midwes t Ext ens ion Educat ors Advanced Organic Farming Workshops ; St udent Organic Farm Four Season Dive rs ified Organic Farming Workshops ( funded by RMA Communit y Part ne rship Grant ) ; Annual Michigan Organic Confe rence and Preconfe rence Organic Report ing Sess ions ; Annual Great Lakes Fruit and Vege t able Expo Organic Program; and numerous Fie ld Days and Workshops .

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MSU facult y have provided mult ip le pre sent at ions in recent years a t t he Midwes t Organic and Sus t ainable Educat ion Se rvice (MOSES) Confe rence (e .g ., Bie rnbaum, Grie shop, Mont ri, Lang, Hanson, Gluck, Morrone , Snapp) .

Web Resources

MSU Organic Farming Exchange . Organic vege t able and fie ld crop product ion informat ion from MSU and beyond. Also available is informat ion on organic ce rt ificat ion.

The Midwes t Cove r Crops Council (MCCC) fac ilit a t e s adopt ion of cove r crops t hroughout t he Midwes t t o improve ecological, e conomic , and social sus t a inabilit y.

ht t p :/ / www.cove rcrops .msu.edu/ specie s / index.ht ml offe rs seve ral publicat ions on d iffe rent specie s of cove r crops inc luding crimson c love r, o il s eed radish and medics .

Cove r crops for Michigan provides informat ion on cove r crop varie t ie s and management .

ht t p :/ / www.mccc.msu.edu/ se lec t orINTRO.ht ml is t he s it e t o use t he cove r crop se lec t or t ool whe re farmers choose t he crit e ria t hey are seeking and ident ify t he ir local and t he calculat or provides cove r crop varie t y opt ions .

eOrganic / eXt ens ion communit ie s of prac t ice mat e ria ls for organic farmer soil management deve loped by Snapp, inc luding: ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / pages / 6 1 0 7 5 / managing-for-soil-organic-mat t e r

Soil Ecology and Management explore s t he soil e cosys t em, inc luding t he int e rre la t ionships of so il b io logical, chemical and phys ical processe s .

Enhancing Biological Cont rol wit h Nat ive Plant s

Organic Pes t Management

Pes t ic ide Alt e rnat ive s Laborat ory

Organic Fruit Product ion in High Tunne ls

Cent e r for Regional Food Sys t ems at MSU

Ke llogg Biological St at ion Long-t e rm Ecological Research Program

The MSU Product Cent e r for Agricult ure and Nat ural Resource s (ANR). The cent e r can he lp deve lop and commercialize high value , consumer-re spons ive product s and bus ine sse s in t he agricult ure and nat ural food sec t ors .

Enviro-weat he r is a s it e t o find degree day count s and not ice s of pe s t out breaks in MI.

Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Food Sys t ems at MSU is a s it e wit h sus t a inable agricult ure informat ion inc luding cove r crops , nut rient management , so il e cology, e conomic analys is , int egrat ed pe s t management , b io logical cont ro l wit h nat ive p lant s , and more .

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Alt e rnat ive Forages and Cove r Crops -Michigan St at e Unive rs it y Ext ens ion Fie ld Crops Webinar (2 0 1 4 )

The Michigan St at e Unive rs it y Hoophouse webs it e is t he p lace t o go for informat ion and upcoming event s for hoopouse (high t unne l) cons t ruct ion and product ion.

Michigan Organic Food and Farming Alliance brings consumers and farmers t oge t he r t o unde rs t and t he value s of organic and local food sys t ems in Michigan.

Hands-on Learning

The MSU St udent Organic Farm is a 1 0 -acre , ce rt ified organic year-round t eaching and product ion farm. The farm also ope rat e s an int ens ive 9 -mont h Organic Farmer Training Program (OFTP) in year-round organic farming focus ing on d ive rs ified product ion of vege t able s , flowers , fruit s and he rbs for local marke t s . Addit ional informat ion about t he SOF is available a t ht t p :/ / www.hrt .msu.edu/ john-bie rnbaum/ pg4

A hoophouse has been built on campus adjacent t o t he Libe rt y Hyde Bailey Res idence Hall t o grow ce rt ified organic culinary he rbs and ot he r crops us ing compos t made from campus food scraps . The program is as sociat ed wit h t he RISE Environment al St udie s Program (ht t p :/ / ris e .nat sc i.msu.edu/ ) and de t ails are available a t www.hrt .msu.edu/ john-bie rnbaum/ pg4

MSU organize s t he Organic Farming Ment or Program, which is an opport unit y for expe rienced organic farmers t o t e ach and he lp t hose new t o t he prac t ice .


2 1 acre s ce rt ified organic by GOA at t he Ke llogg Biological St at ion Research Farm, Hickory Corne rs , Michigan.

1 5 acre s ce rt ified organic by OEFFA at t he Hort icult ure Teaching and Research St at ion for t he St udent Organic Farm. Also inc ludes b luebe rry re search p lo t s , high t unne l raspbe rry and swee t che rry p lo t s , ve rmicompos t ing re search and 0 .2 5 acre on MSU Campus .

Tot al acre s ce rt ified organic = 3 6 .2 5 acre s .


Some of t he organic fruit re search done by M. Grie shop involves live s t ock, as p igs are used t o eat t he June drops in t he apple orchard and plum curculio larvae d ie in t he gut of t he p ig .

Key Contacts

• Dr. Dean Baas , Sr. Research Associat e , MSU Ext ens ion, [email protected] • Dr. John Bie rnbaum, Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , b ie [email protected] • Dr. George Bird , Profe ssor Emerit us , Ent omology, b [email protected] • Dr. Dan Braine rd , Associat e Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , brainar9 @msu.edu • Dr. Mat t hew Grie shop, Associat e Profe ssor, Int egrat ed Plant Sys t ems Cent e r, g rie [email protected] • Dr. Michae l Hamm, Profe ssor, CS Mot t Chair, [email protected] • Dr. Eric Hanson, Profe ssor and Ext ens ion Specialis t , Hort icult ure , [email protected]

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• Vicki Morrone MSU Organic Vege t able and Fie ld Crop Specialis t , Dept . of Communit y Sus t ainabilit y, [email protected] • Dr. Mat hieu Ngouajio , Associat e Profe ssor, Vege t able Crops , [email protected] • Dr Phil Robe rt son, Profe ssor, Dept . of Plant , Soil and Microbial Sciences , robe rt son@kbs .msu.edu • Dr. Annemiek Schilde r, Associat e Profe ssor, Plant Pat hology, schilde [email protected] • Dr. Sieg linde Snapp, Profe ssor, Dept . of Plant , Soil and Microbial Sciences , [email protected] • Dr. Erin Hill (Taylor) , Research Ass is t ant , Dept . of Plant , Soil and Microbial Sciences , hille r1 2 @msu.edu

Minnesota


Cro p p ing S y s t e m s

Princ ip le s for Trans it ioning t o Organic Farming: e -Learning Mat e ria ls and Decis ion Case St udie s for Educat ors . Craig Sheaffe r, Je ffrey Gunsolus , Tom Michae ls , John Lamb, Miche lle Mille r (CIAS, Unive rs it y of Wiscons in) , 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: USDA-NIFA-ORG. Promot ing sus t a inable b io logical cont ro l of t he soybean aphid by examining t he e ffec t of b iodive rs it y on re lease s of t he paras it o id wasp Aphelinus glycinis. George He impe l, Julie Pe t e rson, Joe Kase r, James Eckbe rg , Gregg Johnson, Don Wyse , Carmen Fe rnholz , Ke it h Hoppe r (USDA-ARS), 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: NCR-SARE.

Breeding dry edible beans for organic product ion. Tom Michae ls , Craig Sheaffe r, Michae l Sadowski, 2 0 1 2 -2 1 0 6 , Funding: USDA/ NIFA OREI.

Climat e and Corn-based Cropping Sys t ems CAP (CSCAP). Je ff St rock, SWROC, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 6 . CSCAP is a t ransdisc ip linary part ne rship among 1 1 ins t it ut ions t hat seeks t o increase re s ilience and adapt abilit y of Midwes t agricult ure t o more volat ile weat he r pat t e rns by ident ifying farmer prac t ice s and polic ie s t hat increase sus t a inabilit y while mee t ing crop demand. Funding: Organic Valley-FAFO t o support t wo organic re search s it e s .

Gene t ic d ive rs it y wit hin he irloom dry edible beans . Tom Michae ls , Craig Sheaffe r, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: USDA/ NIFA/ OREI.

Evaluat ing Alfalfa Mulch as a Nit rogen Source for Corn Product ion. Deborah Allan, Laura Fe rnandez, Craig Sheaffe r, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Me t agenomic Explorat ion of Cove r Crop and Amendment Effec t s on Funct ional Bact e ria l Communit ie s in Organic Soil. Craig Sheaffe r, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Edible Grain Legumes for Organic Cropping Sys t ems . Craig Sheaffe r, Kat hryn Draege r, John Lamb, Tom Michae ls , 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Alt e rnat ive crops aft e r Corn and Soybeans , inc luding Amarant h, Buckwheat , Dry Bean, Fie ld Pea, Flax, Spring Wheat , Sorghum and Sunflower. Craig Sheaffe r, Don Wyse , 2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA.

Annual legumes t o supply nit rogen. Craig Sheaffe r, Deborah Allan, John Lamb, 2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA.

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Int egrat ing Hos t -Plant Res is t ance and Insect ic ide s for Sus t ainable Soybean Aphid Management , Ant hony Hanson, UMN. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Asse ss ing Nit rogen and Carbon Pools in a Pe rennial Biomass Alley Cropping Sys t em in Minnesot a U.S.A., Joshua Gamble , UMN. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Cut t ing management of a lfa lfa t o enhance N cont ribut ions . Craig Sheaffe r, Deborah Allan, John Lamb, 2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA.

Deve lopment and Demons t rat ion of a New Met hod of Phys ical Weed Cont rol – “prope lled abras ive grit management ” (PAGMan) implement and sys t em for mechanical cont ro l of weed seedlings in row crops . Brie f video available a t ; ht t p :/ / www.ars .usda.gov/ Se rvice s / docs .ht m?docid=2 2 7 6 6 . Frank Force lla , Dan Humburg , Sharon Clay, 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: NC-SARE.

Improving Soybean and Dry Bean Varie t ie s and Rhizobia for Organic Sys t ems . Craig Sheaffe r, J im Orf, Tom Michae ls , Michae l Sadowsky, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Int e rseeding cove r crops in soybeans . Craig Sheaffe r, Don Wyse , 2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA.

Organic beans and peas : nut rit ious and g lut en-free local foods . Craig Sheaffe r, Kat hryn Draege r, John Lamb, Tom Michae ls , 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: NCR-SARE.

Radish cove r crops . Don Wyse , Marian Ge iske , Beve rly Durgan, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion.

Spring seeding dat e s for organic peas and lent ils . Don Wyse , Adria Fe rnandez, Craig Sheaffe r, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion.

Weed management in t ransplant ed vege t able s wit h ro lled wint e r rye . Craig Sheaffe r, Mat t Leavit t , Don Wyse , 2 0 1 1 -2 1 0 2 , Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion.

Wint e r pea evaluat ion. Craig Sheaffe r, Don Wyse , Adria Fe rnandez, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion.

Dry fie ld beans for local foods . Tom Michae ls , Craig Sheaffe r, John Lamb, 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Efficacy of buckwheat int e rcropping in organic soybeans for management of t he soybean aphid . The lma He ide l, (David Ragsdale , Major Profe ssor) , 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Ec o no m ic s

Tools for Trans it ion: Financial Dat a Resource s and Educat ional Mat e ria ls for Farmers Trans it ioning t o Organic Product ion. Rob King , Gig i DiGiacomo, Richard Joe rge r, Meg Moynihan, He lene Murray, Dale Nordquis t , 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA/ NIFA/ OREI.

Economic Analys is of Organic and Convent ional Cropping Sys t ems in Minnesot a . Rob King , Je ff Coult e r, Tim De lbridge , Craig Sheaffe r, Don Wyse , 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion.

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Organic Farm Pe rformance in Minnesot a Report . Meg Moynihan, Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 7 , 2 0 0 8 , 2 0 0 9 , 2 0 1 0 , 2 0 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 , 2 0 1 3 . Funding: OFRF AND USDA Risk Management Agency. www.mda.s t a t e .mn.us / fbm

Fo o d S a f e t y

Deve lopment of Sanit ize rs for Ut ilizat ion in Organic Food Process ing and Crop Product ion. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Joe llen Fe irt ag , Mas t ura Akht ar, Hongshun Yang, St e lios Viazis , 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA/ Int egrat ed Organic Program.

Ho rt ic ult ura l S y s t e m s

SWROC High Tunne l: Improving Soil Healt h and Increas ing Rot at ion Opt ions for Organic Vege t able Product ion. Paulo Pagliari, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Evaluat ion of Pot at o Breeding Lines unde r Organic Growing Condit ions . Chris t ian Thill, Hugh Duffne r, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Nort he rn Plains Pot at o Growers Associat ion.

Organic Fruit and Be rry Product ion in High Tunne ls in Zones 2 and 3 . Te rrance Nennich, Karl Foord , Miche lle Grabowski, J im Luby, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Nort hwes t Minnesot a Regional Sus t ainable Part ne rship and Nort hwes t Minnesot a Foundat ion.

Organic Soil Fe rt ilit y in High Tunne ls . Te rrance Nennich, Je rry Wright , Carl Rosen, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Nort h Wes t Regional Sus t ainable Part ne rship , Nort hwes t Minnesot a Foundat ion.

Ant ib io t ic Upt ake by Vege t able Crops from Manure -Applied Soils . Sat ish Gupt a , Dong Hee Kang, Carl Rosen, Vincent Frit z , Ashok Singh, Yogesh Chande r, He lene Murray, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: NCR-SARE.

Producing St rawbe rrie s t hroughout t he Growing Season wit h a Small Environment al Foot print . St eve Poppe , Emily Hoove r, Andy Pe t ran, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA, Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure , Minnesot a Specialt y Crop Block Grant Program.

SWROC High Tunne l: Ext ending t he season for organic vege t able product ion. Pauline Nicke l, 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t and FAFO.

Quant ifying Out gass ing from Plas t ics Used in High or Low Tunne l Sys t ems . Andrew J . Pe t ran, (Albe t Markhart , Major Profe ssor) , 2 0 1 1 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Liv e s t o c k S y s t e m s

Evaluat ion of Fodde r Sys t ems for Organic Dairy Cat t le t o Improved Lives t ock Effic iency. Brad He ins , 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 7 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

St ra t eg ie s t o Improve Profit abilit y of Organic Dairy He rds in t he Uppe r Midwes t . Brad He ins , Marcia Endre s , Roge r Moon, Craig Sheaffe r, Ulrike Sorge , Rob King , Sharon Weye rs , J im Paulson, Deb He leba, 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: USDA/ NIFA/ OREI.

Evaluat ion of d iffe rent wint e r hous ing sys t ems for e ffec t s on organic dairy cat t le product ion, healt h, and we ll-be ing . Lucas Sjos t rom, Brad He ins , Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

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Effec t of Ke lp on Pe rformance and Growt h of Group Fed Organic Dairy Calves . Brad He ins , Hugh Ches t e r-Jones , J im Paulson, 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion.

Effec t of Organic Grain Supplement at ion on Economic , Behavior, and Pes t Management St ra t eg ie s of Organic Dairy Cows . Brad He ins , Marcia Endre s , Roge r Moon, James Paulson, 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Effec t s of growt h, meat qualt iy, and profit abilit y of organically ra ised dairy-bee f s t e e rs . Brad He ins , Elizabe t h Bjorklund, Hugh Ches t e r-Jones , 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 . Funding: Minnesot a Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion and NCR-SARE.

Cheese Rus t le rs On-Farm Organic Creamery, Jane Doe , St . Paul, MN. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Effec t of whole milk feeding durat ion wit h group fed calve s on growt h, healt h, and behavior of organic dairy calve s . Elizabe t h A. Bjorklund, Brad He ins , Facult y Advisor, 2 0 1 1 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Int egrat ed organic dairy re search and ext ens ion p lanning . He ins , B.; Endre s , M. I.; Rae t h-Knight , M., 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Biological and Cult ural Fly Cont rol Opt ions for Organic Dairie s . Je s s ica St arcevich, (Roge r Moon, Major Profe ssor) , 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Track and re search changes in mammary healt h and fe rt ilit y in a t rans it ioning dairy he rd . Brad He ins , 2 0 0 8 -2 0 0 9 , Funding: FAFO.

Addit ional SARE-funded organic re search in Minnesot a:

Effec t of Growt h Meat Qualit y, and Profit abilit y of Organically Raised Dairy-Bee f St ee rs . Elizabe t h Bjorklund, Brad He ins , UMN, 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

Organic Beans and Peas : Nut rit ious and Glut en-free Local Foods . Craig Sheaffe r, UMN, 2 0 1 1 , Funding: SARE.

Small-Scale Oilseed Process ing: Evaluat ing Edible Came lina Oil for it s Marke t Demand and Value -Added Opport unit ie s . Kat hleen Bat alden Smit h, Omega Maiden Oils , 2 0 1 0 . Funding: SARE.

Profiling Microbial Communit ie s in Soils from Organic , Sus t ainable , and Convent ional Cropping Sys t ems . Adria Fe rnandez, UMN, 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE.

Reducing t he Impact of Soybean Aphid on Organic Soybeans t hrough Mult ip le Management Tact ics . Mark Askegaard , 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Growing Blackbe rrie s Organically unde r High Tunne ls for Wint e r Prot ec t ion and Increased Product ion. Erik Gundacke r, Scenic Valley Farm, 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Build it and t hey will come : Int egrat ing bene fic ia l bee t le habit a t wit h organic growing sys t ems economically, Juan Carlos Ce rvant e s , 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Cont rolling Wes t e rn St riped Cucumber Bee t le s Us ing Organic Me t hods : Pe rime t e r Trap Crops and Bait ed St icky Traps . Pe t e r Hemberge r, 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

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Organic Dairy Short Course for Ag Profe ss ionals . Meg Moynihan, MDA, 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Improved Management of Rye Cove r Crops for Organic Soybean Product ion. Don DeWeerd, 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE.

Microbial Safe t y of Organic Fruit s and Vege t able s . Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, UMN, 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.

Comparing Ves icular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonizat ion in Convent ional ve rsus Organic St rawbe rry Product ion Sys t ems . Marjorie Ross , UMN, 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture Sustainable Ag Research Grants

Since 1 9 8 9 , t he Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure has offe red Sus t ainable Agricult ure Demons t rat ion Grant s . These grant s support on-farm pract ice s t hat promot e environment al s t ewardship , conse rvat ion of re source s , and he lp t o improve profit abilit y and qualit y of life in rural areas . Result s are published annually in The Greenbook.

Example s of organic re search projec t s inc lude :

Fe rt iliz ing wit h Alfalfa Mulches in Fie ld Crops - Fe rnholz , Carmen, Madison, MN. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: MDA.

Organic Mushroom Cult ivat ion and Marke t ing in a Nort he rn Climat e - Jacoby, J ill, Dulut h, MN. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: MDA.

Growing Blackbe rrie s Organically unde r High Tunne ls for Wint e r Prot ec t ion and Increased Product ion - Gundacke r, Erik, Rosemount , MN. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: MDA.

Organic Day-neut ral St rawbe rry Product ion in Sout heas t Minnesot a - Kedem, Sam, Has t ings , MN. 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: MDA.

Environment ally and Economically Sound Ways t o Improve Low Phosphorus Leve ls in Various Cropping Sys t ems Including Organic wit h or wit hout Lives t ock Ent e rprise s – Fe rnholz , Carmen, Madison, MN. 2 0 0 6 -2 0 0 9 , Funding: MDA.

Greenbook Comple t ed Projec t s Lis t . (1 9 9 1 -2 0 1 2 )


The Unive rs it y of Minnesot a Re fe rence Library has e s t ablished a dat abase whe re published organic re search pape rs are de scribed and archived, wit h links t o t he published pape rs , which are summarized be low:

Akht ar, Mas t ura; Viazis , St e lios ; Diez-Gonzalez, Francisco , 2 0 1 4 . Iso lat ion, ident ificat ion and charact e rizat ion of lyt ic , wide hos t range bact e riophages from was t e e ffluent s agains t Salmone lla ent e rica se rovars , Food Cont rol, 2 0 1 4 , 3 8 , 0 , 6 7 -7 4 .

Bjorklund, Elizabe t h Anna, 2 0 1 4 . Management and economics of group-fed dairy calve s and dairy s t e e rs in an organic product ion sys t em, J .Dairy Sci. ( In pre ss ) .

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Bjorklund, E. A., B. J . He ins , A. DiCos t anzo, and H. Ches t e r-Jones . 2 0 1 4 . Fat t y ac id profile s , meat qualit y, and sensory at t ribut e s of organic ve rsus convent ional dairy-bee f s t e e rs . J . Dairy Sci. ( In pre ss ) .

Bjorklund, E. A., B. J . He ins , A. DiCos t anzo, and H. Ches t e r-Jones . 2 0 1 4 . Growt h, carcass charact e ris t ics , and profit abilit y of organic ve rsus convent ional dairy-bee f s t e e rs . J . Dairy Sci. ( In pre ss ) .

Bjorklund, E.A.; He ins , B.J .; Ches t e r-Jones , H., 2 0 1 3 .Whole -milk feeding durat ion, calf g rowt h, and profit abilit y of group-fed calve s in an organic product ion sys t em, J .Dairy Sci., 2 0 1 3 , 9 6 , 1 1 , 7 3 6 3 -7 3 7 0 .

Coult e r, Je ffrey A.; De lbridge , Timot hy A.; King , Robe rt P.; Allan, Deborah L.; Sheaffe r, Craig C., 2 0 1 3 . Product ivit y, Economics , and Soil Qualit y in t he Minnesot a Variable -Input Cropping Sys t ems Tria l, Plant Management Ne t work, USDA, George Washingt on Unive rs it y, Washingt on, D.C.

De lbridge , Timot hy A, 2 0 1 3 . Thre shold Effec t s in Trans it ion t o Organic Dairy Product ion, 1 5 0 5 5 4 , Agricultural and Applied Economics.

De lbridge ,Timot hy A.; Fe rnholz ,Carmen; King ,Robe rt P.; Lazarus ,William, 2 0 1 3 . A whole -farm profit abilit y analys is of organic and convent ional cropping sys t ems , Agricultural Systems, 1 2 2 , 0 , 1 -1 0 .

Kang, D.H.; Gupt a , S.; Rosen, C.; Frit z , V.; Singh, A.; Chande r, Y.; Murray, H.; Rohwer, C., 2 0 1 3 . Ant ib io t ic upt ake by vege t able crops from manure -applied soils , J.Agric.Food Chem., 6 1 , 4 2 , 9 9 9 2 -1 0 0 0 1 .

Pe lle t ie r, J .E.; Laska, M.N.; Neumark-Szt aine r, D.; St ory, M., 2 0 1 3 . Pos it ive At t it udes t oward Organic , Local, and Sus t ainable Foods Are Associat ed wit h Highe r Die t ary Qualit y among Young Adult s , J.Acad.Nutri.Diet., 1 1 3 , 1 , 1 2 7 -1 3 2 .

Yang, Hongshun; Fe irt ag , Joe llen; Diez-Gonzalez, Francisco , 2 0 1 3 . Sanit iz ing e ffec t iveness of commercial “ac t ive wat e r” t e chnologie s on Esche richia coli O1 5 7 :H7 , Salmone lla ent e rica and Lis t e ria monocyt ogenes , Food Control, 3 3 , 1 , 2 3 2 -2 3 8 .

Chen, SY; Sheaffe r, CC; Wyse , DL; Nicke l, P; Kande l, H, 2 0 1 2 . Plant -paras it ic Nemat ode Communit ie s and The ir Associat ions wit h Soil Fact ors in Organically Farmed Fie lds in Minnesot a , J.Nematol., 4 4 , 4 , 3 6 1 , Socie t y of Nemat ologis t s .

De lbridge , T. A., King , R. P., 2 0 1 2 . Conve rs ion t o Organic Farm Management : A Dynamic Programming Approach, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

Fe rnandez, A. L., Sheaffe r, C. C., Wyse , D. L. and Michae ls , T. E., 2 0 1 2 . Yie ld and Weed Abundance in Early-and Lat e -Sown Fie ld Pea and Lent il, Agron.J.

Koch, R. L., Port e r, P. M., Harbur, M. M., e t a l., 2 0 1 2 . Response of soybean insect s t o an aut umn-seeded rye cove r crop, Environ.Entomol.

Seufe rt , V., Ramankut t y, N. and Foley, J . A., 2 0 1 2 . Comparing t he yie lds of organic and convent ional agricult ure , Nature.

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St one , A. G., Treadwe ll, D. D., Riddle , J . A., Formiga, A. K., e t a l., 2 0 1 2 . eOrganic : The Organic Agricult ure Communit y of Pract ice for eXt ens ion, HortTechnology.

Yue , C., Hurley, T. and Ande rson, N. O., 2 0 1 2 . He t e rogeneous consumer pre fe rences for nat ive and invas ive p lant s : Evidence from expe riment al auct ions , HortScience.

Coult e r, J . A., Sheaffe r, C. C., Haar, M. J ., Wyse , D. L. and Orf, J . H., 2 0 1 1 . Soybean cult ivar re sponse t o p lant ing dat e and seeding ra t e unde r organic management , Agron.J.

De lbridge , T. A., Coult e r, J . A., King , R. P., Sheaffe r, C. C. and Wyse , D. L., 2 0 1 1 . Economic pe rformance of long-t e rm organic and convent ional cropping sys t ems in Minnesot a , Agron.J.

Francis , C. A., Jordan, N., Port e r, P., e t a l., 2 0 1 1 . Innovat ive educat ion in agroecology: Expe rient ia l le arning for a sus t a inable agricult ure , Crit.Rev.Plant Sci.

Francis , C. A., Port e r, P., 2 0 1 1 . Ecology in sus t a inable agricult ure prac t ice s and sys t ems , Crit.Rev.Plant Sci.

Lay, D. C., Fult on, R. M., Hes t e r, P. Y., e t a l., 2 0 1 1 . Hen we lfare in d iffe rent hous ing sys t ems , Poult.Sci.

Leavit t , M. J ., Sheaffe r, C. C., Wyse , D. L. and Allan, D. L., 2 0 1 1 . Rolled wint e r rye and hairy ve t ch cove r crops lower weed dens it y but reduce vege t able yie lds in no-t illage organic product ion, HortScience.

Yue , C., Dennis , J . H., Behe , B. K., Hall, C. R., Campbe ll, B. L. and Lopez, R. G., 2 0 1 1 . Inves t igat ing consumer pre fe rence for organic , local, or sus t a inable p lant s , HortScience.

Yue , C., Tong, C., 2 0 1 1 . Consumer pre fe rences and willingness t o pay for exis t ing and new apple varie t ie s : Evidence from apple t as t ing choice expe riment s , HortTechnology.

Coult e r, J . A., Sheaffe r, C. C., Wyse , D. L., e t a l., 2 0 1 1 . Agronomic pe rformance of cropping sys t ems wit h cont ras t ing crop ro t at ions and ext e rnal input s , Agron.J.

De lbridge , T. A., Coult e r, J . A., King , R. P. and Sheaffe r, C. C., 2 0 1 0 . A Profit abilit y and Risk Analys is of Organic and High-Input Cropping Sys t ems in Sout hwes t e rn Minnesot a , Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

Moncada, Kris t ine M., Sheaffe r, Craig C., 2 0 1 0 . Risk Management Guide for Organic Produce rs , University of Minnesota.

Wort man, S. E., Lindquis t , J . L., Haar, M. J . and Francis , C. A., 2 0 1 0 . Increased weed dive rs it y, dens it y and above -ground biomass in long-t e rm organic crop ro t at ions , Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.

Yue , C., Grebit us , C., Bruhn, M. and Jensen, H. H.. 2 0 1 0 . Marke t ing organic and convent ional pot at oe s in Ge rmany, Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing.

Kande l, H. J ., Port e r, P. M. and Carr, P. M., 2 0 0 9 . Spring Wheat Cult ivar Harrowing Evaluat ion in Minnesot a , Crop Management.

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Schurman, R., Munro, W., 2 0 0 9 . Targe t ing capit a l: a cult ural e conomy approach t o unde rs t anding t he e fficacy of t wo ant i-gene t ic enginee ring movement s , American Journal of Sociology.

Van Waardhuizen, M. R., Pe loquin, C. E. and Kokil, U., 2 0 0 9 . CropConnect : Enabling communit y support ed agricult ure , Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – Proceedings.

Yue , C., Tong, C., 2 0 0 9 . Organic or local? inves t igat ing consumer pre fe rence for fre sh produce us ing a choice expe riment wit h real e conomic incent ive s , HortScience.

Clapp, C. E., Shenke r, M., Hayes , M. H. B., e t a l., 2 0 0 8 . Microsys t ems for rapid evaluat ion of p lant growt h re sponse t o organic amendment s , Soil Sci.

Fox, J . T., Re ins t e in, S., Jacob, M. E. and Nagaraja , T. G., 2 0 0 8 . Niche marke t ing product ion prac t ice s for bee f cat t le in t he Unit ed St at e s and prevalence of foodborne pat hogens , Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.

Jacob, J . P., Cart e r, C. A., 2 0 0 8 . Inc lus ion of buckwheat in organic broile r d ie t s , Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

Jacob, J . P., Levendoski, N. and Golds t e in, W., 2 0 0 8 . Inc lus ion of high me t hionine corn in pulle t d ie t s , Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

Jacob, J . P., Noll, S. L. and Brannon, J . A., 2 0 0 8 . Comparison of me t abolic ene rgy cont ent of organic ce real grains for chickens and t urkeys , Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

Kande l, H. J ., Port e r, P. M., Carr, P. M. and Zwinge r, S. F., 2 0 0 8 . Produce r part ic ipat ory spring wheat varie t y evaluat ion for organic sys t ems in Minnesot a and Nort h Dakot a , Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.

Lorenzana, R. E., Be rnardo, R., 2 0 0 8 . Gene t ic corre la t ion be t ween corn pe rformance in organic and convent ional product ion sys t ems , Crop Sci.

Warnke , S. A., Chen, S., Wyse , D. L., Johnson, G. A. and Port e r, P. M., 2 0 0 8 . Effec t of ro t a t ion crops on hat ch, viabilit y and deve lopment of He t e rode ra g lycine s , Nematology.

Mahoney, P. R., Olson, K. D., Port e r, P. M., Huggins , D. R., Pe rillo , C. A. and Crooks t on, R. K., 2 0 0 7 . Profit abilit y of organic cropping sys t ems in sout hwes t e rn Minnesot a , Organic Food.

Rosen, C. J ., Allan, D. L., 2 0 0 7 . Exploring t he bene fit s of organic nut rient source s for crop product ion and soil qualit y, HortTechnology.

Ashling , J ., Tchida, C., Markhart , A. H. and Port e r, P., 2 0 0 7 . Orig in of Corne rcopia , t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a St udent Organic Farm, Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.

Cho, S., Foss le r, C. P., Diez-Gonzalez, F., e t a l., 2 0 0 7 . Ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y of shiga t oxin-producing Escherichia coli iso la t ed from organic dairy farms , convent ional dairy farms , and count y fa irs in Minnesot a , Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.

De lse rone , L. M., Be rnholz , C. D., 2 0 0 7 . Tracking “organic” agricult ural re search in t he Unit ed St at e s , 1 9 7 0 -1 9 8 9 : What fede ral leg is la t ive and se lec t ed USDA-sponsored document s reveal, J.Agric.Food Inf.

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Jacob, J . P., 2 0 0 7 . Nut rient cont ent of organically grown feeds t uffs , Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

Mit che ll, A. E., Hong, Y. J ., Koh, E., e t a l., 2 0 0 7 . Ten-year comparison of t he influence of organic and convent ional crop management prac t ice s on t he cont ent of flavonoids in t omat oes , J.Agric.Food Chem.

Russe lle , M. P., Ent z , M. H. and Franzluebbe rs , A. J ., 2 0 0 7 . Recons ide ring int egrat ed crop-live s t ock sys t ems in Nort h America , Agron.J.

Mukhe rjee , A., Speh, D. and Diez-Gonzalez, F., 2 0 0 7 . Associat ion of farm management prac t ice s wit h risk of Escherichia coli cont aminat ion in pre -harves t produce grown in Minnesot a and Wiscons in, Int.J.Food Microbiol.

Oquis t , K. A., St rock, J . S. and Mulla , D. J ., 2 0 0 7 . Influence of a lt e rnat ive and convent ional farming pract ice s on subsurface drainage and wat e r qualit y, J.Environ.Qual.

Brune t t i, G., Plaza, C., Clapp, C. E. and Senes i, N., 2 0 0 7 . Compos it ional and funct ional fe at ure s of humic ac ids from organic amendment s and amended soils in Minnesot a , USA, Soil Biol.Biochem.

Carr, P. M., Kande l, H. J ., Port e r, P. M., Hors ley, R. D. and Zwinge r, S. F., 2 0 0 6 . Wheat cult ivar pe rformance on ce rt ified organic fie lds in Minnesot a and Nort h Dakot a , Crop Sci.

Chen, S., Wyse , D. L., Johnson, G. A., e t a l., 2 0 0 6 . Effec t of cove r crops a lfa lfa , red c love r, and pe rennial ryegrass on soybean cys t nemat ode populat ion and soybean and corn yie lds in Minnesot a , Crop Sci.

Cho, S., Bende r, J . B., Diez-Gonzalez, F., e t a l., 2 0 0 6 . Prevalence and charact e rizat ion of Escherichia coli O1 5 7 isolat e s from Minnesot a dairy farms and count y fa irs , J.Food Protection.

Cho, S., Diez-Gonzalez, F., Foss le r, C. P., e t a l., 2 0 0 6 . Prevalence of shiga t oxin-encoding bact e ria and shiga t oxin-producing Escherichia coli iso la t e s from dairy farms and count y fa irs , Vet.Microbiol.

De Bruin, J . L., Jordan, N. R., Port e r, P. M. and Hue rd , S. C., 2 0 0 6 . Soil microbiot a e ffec t s on rye growt h: Implicat ions for int egrat ion of a rye cove r crop int o t empe rat ure cropping sys t ems , Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.

Halbe rt , L. W., Kaneene , J . B., Linz, J ., e t a l., 2 0 0 6 . Gene t ic mechanisms cont ribut ing t o reduced t e t racycline suscept ib ilit y of Campylobacter iso la t ed from organic and convent ional dairy farms in t he Midwes t e rn and Nort heas t e rn Unit ed St at e s , J.Food Protection.

Halbe rt , L. W., Kaneene , J . B., Ruegg, P. L., e t a l., 2 0 0 6 . Evaluat ion of ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y pat t e rns in Campylobacter spp iso la t ed from dairy cat t le and farms managed organically and convent ionally in t he midwes t e rn and nort heas t e rn Unit ed St at e s , J.Am.Vet.Med.Assoc.

Markhart , A. H., 2 0 0 6 . Organic educat ional opport unit ie s a t t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a: The ro le of a s t udent -run organic farm, HortTechnology.

Ray, K. A., Warnick, L. D., Mit che ll, R. M., e t a l., 2 0 0 6 . Ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y of Salmonella from organic and convent ional dairy farms , J.Dairy Sci.

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Mukhe rjee , A., Speh, D., Jones , A. T., Bues ing , K. M. and Diez-Gonzalez, F., 2 0 0 6 . Longit udinal microbiological survey of fre sh produce grown by farmers in t he uppe r Midwes t , J.Food Protection.

Schurman, R., Munro, W., 2 0 0 6 . Ideas , t hinke rs , and social ne t works : The process of grievance cons t ruct ion in t he ant i-gene t ic enginee ring movement , Theory and Society.

Oquis t , K. A., St rock, J . S. and Mulla , D. J ., 2 0 0 6 . Influence of a lt e rnat ive and convent ional management prac t ice s on soil phys ical and hydraulic prope rt ie s , Vadose Zone Journal.

Singe r, R. S., Hofacre , C. L., 2 0 0 6 . Pot ent ia l impact s of ant ib io t ic use in poult ry product ion, Avian Dis.

Singe r, R. S., Ward, M. P. and Maldonado, G., 2 0 0 6 . Can landscape ecology unt angle t he complexit y of ant ib io t ic re s is t ance? Nature Reviews Microbiology.

De Bruin, J . L., Port e r, P. M. and Jordan, N. R., 2 0 0 5 . Use of a rye cove r crop fo llowing corn in ro t a t ion wit h soybean in t he uppe r Midwes t , Agron.J.

Foss le r, C. P., We lls , S. J ., Kaneene , J . B., e t a l., 2 0 0 5 . He rd-leve l fac t ors as sociat ed wit h iso lat ion of Salmone lla in a mult i-s t a t e s t udy of convent ional and organic dairy farms . II. Salmonella shedding in calve s , Prev.Vet.Med.

Foss le r, C. P., We lls , S. J ., Kaneene , J . B., e t a l., 2 0 0 5 . He rd-leve l fac t ors as sociat ed wit h iso lat ion of Salmonella in a mult i-s t a t e s t udy of convent ional and organic dairy farms : I. Salmonella shedding in cows , Prev.Vet.Med.

Foss le r, C. P., We lls , S. J ., Kaneene , J . B., e t a l., 2 0 0 5 . Cat t le and environment al sample -leve l fac t ors as sociat ed wit h t he pre sence of Salmonella in a mult i-s t a t e s t udy of convent ional and organic dairy farms , Prev.Vet.Med.

Griggs , J . P., Jacob, J . P., 2 0 0 5 . Alt e rnat ive s t o ant ib io t ics for organic poult ry product ion, Journal of Applied Poultry Research.

Grossman, J . M., Sheaffe r, C., Wyse , D. and Graham, P. H., 2 0 0 5 . Charact e rizat ion of s low-growing root nodule bact e ria from Inga oerstediana in organic coffee agroecosys t ems in Chiapas , Mexico, Appl.Soil Ecol.

Kumar, K., Gupt a , S. C., Baidoo, S. K., Chande r, Y. and Rosen, C. J ., 2 0 0 5 . Ant ib io t ic upt ake by p lant s from soil fe rt ilized wit h animal manure , J.Environ.Qual.

Vat ovec , C., Jordan, N. and Hue rd , S., 2 0 0 5 . Respons iveness of ce rt a in agronomic weed specie s t o arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Renew.Agric.Food Syst.

Fe rris , H., Vene t t e , R. C. and Scow, K. M., 2 0 0 4 . Soil management t o enhance bact e rivore and fungivore nemat ode populat ions and t he ir nit rogen mine ralisat ion funct ion, Appl.Soil Ecol.

Foss le r, C. P., We lls , S. J ., Kaneene , J . B., e t a l., 2 0 0 4 . Prevalence of Salmonella spp on convent ional and organic dairy farms , J.Am.Vet.Med.Assoc.

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Mahoney, P. R., Olson, K. D., Port e r, P. M., Huggins , D. R., Pe rillo , C. A. and Crooks t on, R. K., 2 0 0 4 . Profit abilit y of organic cropping sys t ems in sout hwes t e rn Minnesot a , Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.

Mukhe rjee , A., Speh, D., Dyck, E. and Diez-Gonzalez, F., 2 0 0 4 . Preharves t evaluat ion of coliforms , Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli O1 5 7 : H7 in organic and convent ional produce grown by Minnesot a farmers , Journal of Food Protection.

Zwald , AG, Ruegg, PL, Kaneene , JB, e t a l., 2 0 0 4 . Management prac t ice s and report ed ant imicrobial usage on convent ional and organic dairy farms , J.Dairy Sci.

Francis , C., Lieble in, G., Glie s sman, S., e t a l., 2 0 0 3 . Agroecology: The ecology of food sys t ems , J.Sustainable Agric.

Grossman, JM., 2 0 0 3 . Exploring farmer knowledge of so il processe s in organic coffee sys t ems of Chiapas , Mexico, Geoderma.

Port e r, P. M., Huggins , D. R., Pe rillo , C. A., Quiring , S. R. and Crooks t on, R. K., 2 0 0 3 . Organic and ot he r management s t ra t eg ie s wit h t wo- and four-year crop ro t at ions in Minnesot a , Agron.J.

Robinson, R., Smit h, C., 2 0 0 3 . Associat ions be t ween se lf-report ed healt h conscious consumerism, body-mass index, and at t it udes about sus t a inably produced foods , Agriculture and Human Values.

Wheat ley, W. P., 2 0 0 3 . The nat ural and organic pork marke t : A sus t a inable niche for small-scale produce rs? A review and analys is of t he evidence , Am.J.Alternative Agric.

Robinson, R., Smit h, C., Murray, H. and Ennis , J ., 2 0 0 2 . Promot ion of sus t a inably produced foods : Cus t omer re sponse in Minnesot a groce ry s t ore s , Am.J.Alternative Agric.


ABCs of Organic Ce rt ificat ion Webinar An Int roduct ion t o Organic Ce rt ificat ion Requirement s Approved Healt h Care and Medicat ion Regulat ions for Organic Dairy and Lives t ock in t he Unit ed St at e s Becoming a Ce rt ified Organic Dairy Bene fit s and Challenges of Organic Ce rt ificat ion for Research Sit e s and Facilit ie s Breede r St ock Regulat ions for Organic Dairy and Lives t ock in t he Unit ed St at e s Can I Use This Input on My Organic Farm? Direc t ory of Minnesot a Organic Farms 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 (MDA) Farmers ’ Guide t o Organic Cont rac t s (FLAG) Flooding and Organic Ce rt ificat ion Webinar GMO Cont aminat ion Prevent ion – What Does It Take? Greenbook 2 0 1 2 (MDA) Minnesot a Guide t o Organic Ce rt ificat ion Nat ional Organic Program Summary Nat ional Organic Program: What Agricult ural Profe ss ionals Need t o Know Organic Ce rt ificat ion of Research Sit e s and Facilit ie s Webinar Organic Ce rt ificat ion of Vege t able Ope rat ions Organic Ce rt ificat ion Resource s Organic Dairy Ce rt ificat ion: Why, How, and What ?

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Organic Farming Financial Benchmarks Webinar by eOrganic Organic Farm Pe rformance in Minnesot a – 2 0 1 1 (MDA) Organic Food and Agricult ure Research – 2 0 1 1 Organic Product ion in High Tunne ls Organic Sys t em Plan Ove rview Profile s in Sus t ainable Agricult ure Requirement s for Organic Dairy and Lives t ock in t he Unit ed St at e s Requirement s for Organic Poult ry Product ion Risk Management Guide for Organic Produce rs Safe t y Asse ssment of Gene t ically Enginee red Foods : US Policy & Current Science St at us of Organic In Minnesot a – 2 0 1 0 (MDA) SWROC High Tunne l: Firs t Season Review and Lessons Ext ending t he Season for Organic Vege t able Product ion: Year Two Report What is Organic Farming? What is Organic Food and Why Should I Care? What Makes a Farm Organic? Why Eat Organic

Addit ional organic ext ens ion and out reach publicat ions are lis t ed on t he UMN Organic Ecology Publicat ions page . The Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure has published addit ional report s and fac t shee t s on organic product ion, ce rt ificat ion and marke t ing .

Academic Curricula

The UMN offe rs t wo unde rgraduat e majors t hat g ive s t udent s an opport unit y t o focus on organic food product ion: Food Sys t ems and Plant Science . The Food Science major inc ludes a t rack on ‘Organic and Local Food Product ion,” The UMN offe rs t wo unde rgraduat e minors t hat g ive s t udent s in o t he r majors a chance t o explore aspect s of organic food and agricult ure : Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Sus t ainabilit y St udie s . The Unive rs it y a lso offe rs a graduat e minor in Sus t ainable Agricult ural Sys t ems .

Current course s inc lude :

AGRO 4 8 8 8 – Is sues in Sus t ainable Agricult ure HORT 2 0 3 1 – Organic Food: How t o Grow It , Where t o Buy It , Can it Feed t he World? HORT 3 1 3 1 / 5 1 3 1 – St udent Organic Farm Planning , Growing and Marke t ing HORT 4 0 0 0 – Int e rnat ional Expe riences in Hort icult ural Science : Success ful School Gardens HORT 5 0 3 1 – Organic Vit icult ure and Fruit Product ion HORT 5 0 3 2 – Organic Vege t able Product ion

In addit ion t o t he course lis t ed above , t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a-Dulut h offe rs a Sus t ainable Food Sys t ems Online Noncredit Ce rt ificat e .

Minnesot a St at e – Fe rgus Falls offe rs a degree in Sus t ainable Food Product ion.


The UMN offe rs many graduat e s t udent organic re search opport unit ie s in agronomy, animal sc ience , applied economics , hort icult ure , and soils and c limat e , depending on t he int e re s t s of t he grad s t udent s and t he ir advisors . As part of t he sus t a inable ag graduat e minor, t he fo llowing course s are required:

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SAGR 8 0 1 0 . Colloquium in Sus t ainable Agricult ure SAGR 8 0 2 0 . Fie ld Expe rience in Sus t ainable Agricult ure AGRO/ ENT 5 3 2 1 . Ecology of Agricult ural Sys t ems

Numerous e lec t ive graduat e course s are a lso offe red .

Outreach Efforts

The UMN SWROC hos t s annual Organic Fie ld Days near Lambert on, MN. The SWROC also hos t s Season Ext ens ion Days , focused on organic high t unne l product ion.

The WCROC Organic Dairy Day was firs t he ld in 2 0 1 2 . It is p lanned t o be an annual event .

The UMN Cent e r for Farm Financial Management and t he UMN College of Food, Agricult ural and Nat ural Resource Sciences part ne r wit h t he Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure and t he Minnesot a St at e Colleges and Unive rs it ie s t o provide scholarships t o organic and t rans it ioning farmers t o enroll in Farm Bus iness Management course s .

The Minnesot a Ins t it ut e for Sus t ainable Agricult ure (MISA) brings t oge t he r t he d ive rse int e re s t s of t he agricult ural communit y wit h int e re s t s from across t he Unive rs it y in a coope rat ive e ffort t o deve lop and promot e sus t a inable agricult ure in Minnesot a and beyond. MISA sponsors t he SUSTAG and Healt hy Foods Debat e lis t se rves .

The Minnesot a Organic Advisory Task Force advise s t he Commiss ione r of Agricult ure and t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a on polic ie s and programs t hat will improve organic agricult ure in Minnesot a , inc luding how available re source s can mos t e ffec t ive ly be used for out reach, educat ion, re search, and t e chnical as s is t ance t hat mee t t he needs of Minnesot a’s organic agricult ure communit y.

Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure ope rat e s t he Sus t ainable Agricult ure Demons t rat ion Grant Program, unde r which compe t it ive grant s for up t o $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 are awarded t o individuals or groups for on-farm sus t ainable agricult ure re search or demons t rat ion projec t s in Minnesot a . Research report s are published in t he annual Greenbooks . MDA also organize s t he annual Minnesot a Organic Farming Confe rence and has deve loped a “St eps t o Success : Organic Farmers” se lf-as se ssment t ool.

The Minnesot a Organic Ne t work is a lis t se rv financed and managed by t he MDA t o promot e d iscuss ion and informat ion sharing about organic agricult ure in Minnesot a . The subscrip t ion link is ht t ps :/ / webmail.mne t .s t a t e .mn.us / mailman/ lis t info/ organic-ne t work

The Sus t ainable Agricult ure Projec t a t t he Unive rs it y of Minnesot a , Dulut h formed in 2 0 0 9 t o ins t it ut e educat ion, re search, and communit y engagement around local food sys t ems and food securit y in t he wes t e rn Lake Supe rior reg ion. A number of sus t a inable agricult ure course s and workshops are offe red .

Web Resources

Elwe ll Agroecology Farm Farmers ’ Guide t o Organic Cont rac t s (FLAG) Minnesot a Ins t it ut e for Sus t ainable Agricult ure Minnesot a Memorandum of Unde rs t anding on Organic Agricult ure Risk Management Guide for Organic Produce rs

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Tools for Trans it ion UMN Organic Dairying UMN Organic Ecology UMN Library Re fShare (organic re search publicat ions ) UMN St udent Organic Farm Video – UMN WCROC Organic Dairy Video – What Is Organic? Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure Organic Program

Hands-on Learning

The St udent Organic Farm, Corne rcopia , has 2 .4 acre s of ce rt ified organic land in t he heart of t he St . Paul campus fie ld p lo t s . Corne rcopia is an organic farm t hat provides s t udent s hands -on whole farm learning opport unit ie s , food for t he local communit y and a p lace for communit y build ing , mult i-d isc ip linary educat ion, re search and out reach. Corne rcopia grows ove r 8 0 d iffe rent fruit , vege t able , flower, he rb and nut crops a ll of which are marke t ed on campus . Corne rcopia hos t s s t udent and facult y re search projec t s t hrough t he Johnson Research Int e rnship , t he Unde rgraduat e Research Opport unit ie s Program and as reques t ed .

Facult y and s t aff from t he UMN t ake an ac t ive ro le in t he annual Minnesot a Organic Confe rence , which is organized by t he Minnesot a Depart ment of Agricult ure .


At t he Sout hwes t Research and Out reach Cent e r (SWROC) near Lambert on, MN, t he re are 1 2 0 acre s of ce rt ified organic land used for mult ip le organic re search projec t s . In addit ion, a t t he SWROC, t he re are :

1 . 4 0 acre s in non-ce rt ified organic and non-organic p lo t s , t he Long-t e rm Variable Input Crop Management Sys t ems (VICMS) t ria l init ia t ed in 1 9 8 9 ;

2 . Three 3 0 x 4 8 foot high t unne l hoop houses de s igned for advanced ext ended season ce rt ified organic vege t able product ion re search and demons t rat ion; and

3 . Seve ral s t udie s funded by USDA and CERES on advanced organic product ion prac t ice s inc luding alt e rnat ive s t o corn and soybean, Canada t his t le cont ro l, swee t sorghum, brass ica and wint e r rye cove r crops , weed cont ro l in flax, spring and wint e r peas , lent ils , a lfa lfa mulch, popcorn, dry beans , a lfa lfa management . (Some of t he se a lso involve farm coope rat ors .)

At t he Wes t Cent ral Research and Out reach Cent e r (WCROC) near Morris , MN, t he re are 2 9 7 acre s of ce rt ified organic cropland and 3 5 6 acre s of ce rt ified organic pas t ure . The t o t a l ce rt ified organic crop and pas t ure land at t he WCROC is 6 5 3 acre s .

Rosemount Research and Out reach Cent e r (Sout h of St . Paul, MN) has 1 5 4 acre s of cropland in t rans it ion t hat should be ce rt ified organic in 2 0 1 5 . In 2 0 1 4 anot he r 7 9 acre s will be put int o t rans it ion and t his should be ce rt ified organic in 2 0 1 7 . This cropland is in an a lfa lfa-corn-wheat ro t a t ion.

On t he St . Paul campus , t he re are 2 .4 acre s ce rt ified organic .

Tot al UMN acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 1 0 4 8 .4 acre s .

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At t he UMN WCROC, t he re are 1 1 0 ce rt ified organic cows and 1 3 0 convent ional cows . (Calves from bot h he rds are be ing ra ised organically.) Gene t ic compos it ion of t he organic he rd is 4 0 % Hols t e in and 6 0 % crossbreds cons is t ing of Hols t e in, Je rsey, Swedish Red, Mont be liarde , and Normande .

Key Contacts

Dr. Deborah Allan, Profe ssor, Soil, Wat e r and Climat e , [email protected] Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Profe ssor, Food Science and Nut rit ion, fd [email protected] Carmen Fe rnholz , Organic Research Coordinat or, SWROC, fe [email protected] Dr. Frank Force lla , Agronomy and Plant Gene t ics / USDA-ARS, frank.force lla@ars .usda.gov Dr. Bradley He ins , Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Animal Science , he in0 1 0 6 @umn.edu Dr. Rob King , Profe ssor, Applied Economics , [email protected] Dr. Tom Michae ls , Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , michae [email protected] Dr. He lene Murray, Direc t or, MISA, murra0 2 1 @umn.edu Dr. Pauline Nicke l, Head, Sout hwes t Research and Out reach Cent e r, nicke0 0 2 @umn.edu Dr. Paulo Pagliari, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Soil, Wat e r and Climat e , pagli0 0 5 @umn.edu Dr. Craig Sheaffe r, Profe ssor, Agronomy and Plant Gene t ics , sheaf0 0 1 @umn.edu Dr. Don Wyse , Profe ssor, Agronomy and Plant Gene t ics , wysex0 0 1 @umn.edu

Missouri


Two Land Grant Unive rs it ie s are fully involved wit h organic re search and out reach in Missouri: Unive rs it y of Missouri and Lincoln Unive rs it y, t he only 1 8 9 0 land grant unive rs it y in t he Nort h Cent ral Region.

The Unive rs it y of Missouri has not formerly been a le ade r in organic farming re search, but an e ffort is current ly unde rway t o change t hat . A core group of re searche rs and ext ens ion educat ors a t MU have begun t o ac t ive ly seek funding for organic re search; t o conduct t ra in-t he -t ra ine r workshops in organic product ion; t o engage Missouri’s organic farming communit y; and t o provide out reach and ne t working opport unit ie s for organic growers . In addit ion t o t he re search lis t ed be low, Dr. Mary Hendrickson provides educat ional opport unit ie s for s t udent s in t he Depart ment of Rural Sociology Sus t ainable Ag Program.

Organic re search and out reach at Lincoln Unive rs it y t akes p lace primarily a t t he Busby Research and Int egrat ed Farm locat ed in Je ffe rson Cit y, t he Missouri’s capit a l. Busby Farm is a 2 8 0 -acre farm t hat has been ce rt ified for organic product ion t hrough t he Organic Nat ional and Int e rnat ional Organic Ce rt ifie rs . Lincoln Unive rs it y has commit t ed t his farm for organic and int egrat ed sys t ems re search. Current ly, organic re search is focused on large and small ruminant live s t ock, vege t able s , small fruit s , b iomass , various t ypes of compos t ing , int egrat ed pe s t management , so ils , g razing , and forage product ion/ ut ilizat ion. A solar-powered wat e ring sys t em provides t he wat e r for t he live s t ock, vege t able s , and orchard product ion. The primary goal of t he Busby Farm is t o int egrat e t he re search component s and exis t ing infras t ruct ure t hrough a holis t ic management sys t em t hat int egrat e s individual component s of re search and product ion sys t ems t o a llow for an improved holis t ic organic-based management sys t em t hat is more se lf-suffic ient and sus t a inable .

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Improving t he Profit abilit y of Small Farms in Missouri by Reducing Input s t hrough t he Int egrat ion of Farmscaping and Small Ruminant s for Insect Pe s t and Weed Cont rol, Ja ime Piñe ro , Lincoln Unive rs it y, 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Evaluat ion of Soil Qualit y in Vege t able s Plant ed in Plas t ic Mulch vs . No-Till in Polycult ure Cove r Crop, Tim Re inbot t , 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Invas ive Insect Pe s t s Threat ening Specialt y Crops in Missouri: Monit oring , Organic Management , and Farmer’s Educat ion, Ja ime Piñe ro , Lincoln Unive rs it y. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: Missouri Depart ment of Agricult ure Specialt y Crops Block Grant .

Opt imizing Trap Cropping Sys t ems for Key Insect Pe s t s and Enhancing Bene fic ia l Ant hropods in Cucurbit Crops , Ja ime Piñe ro , Lincoln Unive rs it y. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Behaviorally-Based Approaches t o Manage Spot t ed Wing Drosophila , a Significant Pes t of Fruit Crops , in Missouri: Demons t rat ing t he Value of IPM, Jaime Piñe ro , Lincoln Unive rs it y. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 . Funding: MO SARE.

Sys t em St rat eg ie s for Weed Cont rol and Soil Build ing during t he Trans it ion Years t o Organic Product ion, Tim Re inbot t , MU. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Ident ificat ion of Fact ors Affec t ing Carbon Seques t ra t ion and Nit rous Oxide Emiss ion in Three Organic Cropping Sys t ems , Timot hy Re inbot t , Ke rry Clark, Robe rt Kremer, Newe ll Kit chen, Debi Ke lly, MU. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Chickens and Trap Crops – An Int egrat ion of Sus t ainable Approaches t o Insect Pe s t Cont rol in Vege t able Product ion, Gary Wenig , Rocky Creek Valley Farm, Rayville , MO, 2 0 1 3 . Funding: SARE, wit h t e chnical support provided by t he Lincoln Unive rs it y IPM Program.

Formulat ing a Bene fic ia l Organic Chicken Feed t o Produce Soy-Free and Corn-Free Eggs , Je ri Villarreal, Villarreal Family Farm, LLC. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

Comparat ive Analys is of Unpas t eurized Organic Milk vs . Organic Fish Emuls ion and Ke lp as an Organic Fe rt ilize r for Lives t ock Forages , Tom Colonna, Organian Farms LLC. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE.

Soil Microbial Response t o Seven Diffe rent Organic Trans it ion St rat eg ie s , Ke rry Clark, MU. 2 0 1 2 . Funding: SARE.

Educat ing from Seed To Marke t : An Organic Farming Apprent ice ship Program in St . Louis , Missouri, Molly Rockamann. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE.

Pot ent ia l of He rit age Wheat Varie t ie s for Use on Organic Farms : A Varie t y Tria l and Marke t Survey, Carrie Read. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Demons t rat ing Organic Wild Crop Ut ilizat ion and Ce rt ificat ion as a Profit able Mode l for Enhancing Ove rall Farm Sus t ainabilit y in t he Missouri Ozarks , Penny Frazie r. 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Des igning a Small-Scale Organic Agaricus Mushroom Product ion Sys t em t o Provide Addit ional Income t o Family Farms , Bob Semyck. 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

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Organic Int egrat ed Pes t Management in High Tunne l Vege t able , Small Fruit , and Flower Product ion, James Quinn, MU. 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE.

Fulfilling a Marke t Niche , Organically, Drew Kimmell, Missouri Nort he rn Pecan Growers LLC, 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.

Wint e r Rye Cove r Crop in Organic Soybean Product ion in NE MO, Ke lly Ne lson, Re id Smeda, Randall Smoot . 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 3 , Funding: Int e rnal and Missouri Soybean Merchandis ing Council.


Piñe ro , J .C., Soude r, S.K., and Vargas , R.I. 2 0 1 3 . Res idual a t t rac t iveness of a sp inosad-cont aining insect ic idal bait aged unde r variable condit ions t o wild female Bactrocera dorsalis and B. cucurbitae (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) . Florida Entomologist 9 6 : 1 0 7 7 -1 0 8 3 .

Wright , S.E., Leskey, T.C., Jacome , I., Piñe ro , J .C., and Prokopy, R.J . 2 0 1 2 . Int egrat ion of Insect ic idal, Phagos t imulat ory, and Visual Element s of an At t rac t and Kill Sys t em for Apple Maggot Fly (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) . Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 5 : 1 5 4 8 -1 5 5 6 .

Kremer, R.J . and R.D. Kussman. 2 0 1 1 . Soil qualit y in a pecan-kura c love r a lley cropping sys t em in t he Midwes t e rn USA. Agroforestry Systems.

Ne lson, K.A., R.J . Smeda, and R.L. Smoot . 2 0 1 1 . Spring-int e rseeded wint e r rye seeding ra t e s influence weed cont ro l and organic soybean yie ld . Int. J. Agron. doi:1 0 .1 1 5 5 / 2 0 1 1 / 5 7 1 9 7 3 .

Pengt hamkee rat i, P., P.P. Mot avalli, and R.J . Kremer. 2 0 1 1 . Soil microbial ac t ivit y and funct ional d ive rs it y changed by compact ion, poult ry lit t e r and cropping in a c laypan soil. Appl. Soil Ecol. 4 8 :7 1 -8 0 .

Pengt hamkee rat i, P., P.P. Mot avalli, and R.J . Kremer. 2 0 1 1 . Soil microbial b iomass nit rogen and ß-g lucosaminidase ac t ivit y re sponse t o surface compact ion and poult ry-lit t e r applicat ion in a c laypan soil. Appl. Soil Ecol. 5 1 :7 9 -8 6 .

Piñe ro , J .C., Soude r, S.K., Gomez, L.E., Mau, R.F.L., and Vargas , R.I. 2 0 1 1 . Response of female Medit e rranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) , (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) t o a sp inosad bait / polymer mat rix mixt ure wit h ext ended re s idual e ffec t in Hawaii. Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 4 : 1 8 5 6 -1 8 6 3 . Piñe ro , J .C., Mau, R.F.L., and Vargas , R.I. 2 0 1 1 . A comparat ive as se ssment of t he re sponse of t hree fruit fly specie s (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) t o a sp inosad-based bait : Effec t of ammonium ace t at e , female age , and prot e in hunge r. Bulletin of Entomological Research 1 0 1 : 3 7 3 -3 8 1 . Vargas , R.I., Piñe ro , J .C., Jang , E.B., Mau, R.F.L., St ark, J .D., Gomez, L., St o lt man, L., and Mafra-Ne t o , A. 2 0 1 0 . Response of Me lon Fly (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) t o Weat he red SPLAT-Spinosad-Cue -Lure . Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 3 : 1 5 9 4 -1 6 0 2 . Piñe ro , J .C., Mau, R.F.L., and Vargas , R.I. 2 0 1 0 . Comparison of ra in-fas t bait s t a t ions ve rsus fo liar bait sprays for cont ro l of orient al fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hende l) , in papaya orchards in Hawaii. Journal of Insect Science 1 0 :1 5 7 , available online : insect sc ience .org / 1 0 .1 5 7 .

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Earlywine , D.T., R.J . Smeda, T.C. Teut on, C.E. Sams and X. Xiong. 2 0 1 0 . Evaluat ion of orient al mus t ard (Brassica juncea L. Cze rn.) s eed meal for weed suppre ss ion in t urf. Weed Technol. 2 4 :4 4 0 -4 4 5 .

Vargas , R.I., Piñe ro , J .C., Jacome , I., Revis , H.C. and Prokopy, R.J . 2 0 0 9 . Effec t iveness of GF-1 2 0 Fruit Fly Bait spray agains t d iffe rent ages of me lon fly (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) female s when applied t o borde r crops of various widt hs . Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 4 1 : 1 5 -2 3 .

Piñe ro , J .C., Mau, R.F.L., McQuat e , G.T., and Vargas , R.I. 2 0 0 9 . Nove l bait s t a t ions for a t t rac t -and-kill of pe s t ife rous fruit flie s . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 1 3 3 : 2 0 8 -2 1 6 .

Piñe ro , J .C., Mau, R.F.L. and Vargas , R.I. 2 0 0 9 . Managing orient al fruit fly, Bact roce ra dorsalis (Dipt e ra: Tephrit idae ) , us ing spinosad-based prot e in bait sprays and sanit a t ion in papaya orchards in Hawaii. Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 2 : 1 1 2 3 -1 1 3 2 .

Kremer, R. J . and M. Ben-Hammouda. 2 0 0 9 . Alle lopat hic Plant s : 1 9 . Hordeum vulgare L. Allelopathy Journal 2 4 :2 2 5 -2 4 2 .

Kremer, R.J . and J . Li. 2 0 0 3 . Deve loping weed-suppre ss ive soils t hrough improved soil qualit y management . Soil Till. Res. 7 2 :1 9 3 -2 0 2 .


Growing and Marke t ing Elde rbe rrie s in Missouri Making and Us ing Compos t Nat ural Lawn Care Organic Vege t able Gardening Techniques The Be rry Baske t Weeding Wit h Geese

Trap Cropping: A s imple , e ffec t ive , and inexpens ive Int egrat ed Pes t Management s t ra t egy t o manage squash bugs and cucumber bee t le s in cucurbit c rops in small farms . Piñe ro , J .C. and Wilson, J .T. 2 0 1 3 . Small Farm Today 1 6 4 : 6 -8 .

Research and Ext ens ion Highlight s of t he New Int egrat ed Pes t Management Program at Lincoln Unive rs it y, Piñe ro , J .C. 2 0 1 3 . pp . 2 4 0 -2 4 4 . In: Proceedings of the 6th National Small Farm Conference: Promoting the Successes of Small Farmers and Ranchers, Sept ember 1 8 ‐ 2 0 , 2 0 1 2 , Memphis , TN, Tennessee St at e Unive rs it y, t he Unive rs it y of Tennessee , and t he U.S. Depart ment of Agricult ure .

Reducing Heat St re s s and Insect Pre ssure in Crops us ing Kaolin Clay (Surround WP). Piñe ro , J .C. 2 0 1 2 . The Broadcaster (Bi-Mont hly Pe riodical of t he Midwes t Organic and Sus t ainable Educat ion Se rvice – MOSES) Vol: 2 0 , Number 2 , pages 6 -7 .

Academic Curricula

MU offe rs a Bache lors of Science in Agricult ure wit h Emphas is in Sus t ainable Agricult ure . This curriculum require s course s in Soils , Agronomy, Communit y Deve lopment , and Sus t ainable Economics , inc luding:

AFNR 2 2 1 5 : Int roduct ion t o t he Theory and Pract ice s of Sus t ainable Agricult ure AFNR 3 2 1 5 : Communit y Food Sys t ems

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SOIL 2 1 0 0 : Int roduct ion t o Soil AG EC 3 2 4 1 : Et hics in Agricult ure BIOCHM 2 1 1 2 : Biot echnology in Socie t y PLNT SC 1 1 2 5 : People Plant s and t he Environment PLNT SC 2 1 1 0 : Plant Growt h and Cult ure PLNT SC 2 0 7 5 : Environment al Hort icult ure AN SCI 2 1 6 5 : Int roduct ion t o Ruminant Lives t ock Product ion AN SCI 2 1 7 5 : Int roduct ion t o Monogas t ric Product ion


Graduat e s t udent s are involved in organic re search projec t s in t he Depart ment of Soil and At mosphe ric Science wit h Dr. Robe rt Kremer and Dr. Newe ll Kit chen. Graduat e s t udent projec t s wit h an agronomic emphas is are comple t ed at t he Bradford Research Cent e r. The re are current ly t wo PhD s t udent s and one MS s t udent in organic farming re search.

The re are a lso graduat e s t udent opport unit ie s in organic re search in Ag Econ wit h Dr. Ray Massey and in Rural Sociology wit h Dr. Mary Hendrickson.

MU has been seeking funding for t wo graduat e s t udent opport unit ie s wit h Dr. Re id Smeda, in weed sc ience . Dr. Smeda has conduct ed re search in t he pas t on weed cont ro l in organic agricult ure .

Dr. Ja ime Piñe ro from Lincoln Unive rs it y current ly has one graduat e s t udent conduct ing re search on use of lure s t o improve t he e ffec t iveness of t rap cropping in cucurbit s in organic sys t ems , and a second graduat e s t udent will be inves t igat ing , wit h support from The Ce re s Trus t , weed and insect pe s t management t hrough t he use of small ruminant s and farmscaping in organic sys t ems .

Outreach Efforts

In 2 0 1 4 , MU will again conduct an organic row crop product ion workshop at t he Bradford Research Cent e r and at t he farm of a coope rat ing organic grain produce r.

In 2 0 1 3 , Lincoln Unive rs it y hos t ed t he Firs t Vege t able and Int egrat ed Pes t Management Fes t ival, he ld a t George Washingt on Carve r Farm.

Lincoln Unive rs it y a lso organized t he Firs t Alt e rnat ive Agricult ure Fie ld Day at Lincoln Unive rs it y’s Organic and Int egrat ed Research Alan T. Busby Farm, on June 3 , 2 0 1 3 .

In 2 0 1 3 , MU and Lincoln U re searche rs t a lked on organic re search findings a t t he Missouri Organic Associat ion Annual Confe rence and conduct ed t e s t s a t t he confe rence for ac t ive soil carbon from soil s ample s submit t ed by organic produce rs .

Dr. Ja ime Piñe ro , Lincoln U, gave a pre sent at ion at t he 2 0 1 3 Nat ional Small Farm Trade Show and Confe rence in Columbia, Missouri on “Trap Cropping for Effec t ive Pes t Management of Key Insect Pe s t s .”

Dr. Ja ime Piñe ro conduct ed an In-Se rvice -Educat ion Workshop on “Sus t ainable Management of Soil-Borne Disease s and Weeds” in June 2 0 1 3 for Ext ens ion profe ss ionals from Univ. Missouri Ext ens ion, Lincoln Unive rs it y, NRCS and t he MO Depart ment of Agricult ure .

Dr. Piñe ro gave a pre sent at ion on organic product ion at t he 2 0 1 3 Midwes t Re fugee Farmers Confe rence he ld in Kansas Cit y, KS.

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Dr. Piñe ro gave four pre sent at ions a t t he 2 0 1 3 Great Plains Growers Confe rence , he ld in St . Joseph, MO. Topics : (1 ) An Int roduct ion t o Int egrat ed Pes t Management ; (2 ) De t e rmining Economic Thre sholds for Pes t ic ide Applicat ions ; (3 ) Organic Research and Ext ens ion at Lincoln Unive rs it y: Farmer input ; and (4 ) Updat e - Brown Marmorat ed St ink Bug/ Spot t ed Wing Drosophila / Japanese Bee t le . Lincoln U facult y co-aut hored a pre sent at ion (Organic Management of Japanese Bee t le s by J . Wilson and J . Piñe ro) and a pos t e r (Ge t t ing bene fit s out of a bad bug: On-farm compos t ing of Japanese bee t le s , by HY Johnson, J . Wilson, P. Bye rs , and J . Piñe ro) .

Sept ember-November, 2 0 1 2 , approximat e ly 5 0 0 0 schoolchildren we re g iven t ours a t Bradford Research Cent e r, inc luding informat ion on organic agricult ure .

Sept ember 2 0 1 2 , Advanced Soil Healt h Train-t he -Traine r Workshop for ove r 7 5 NRCS and Ext ens ion educat ors – d iscuss ion of MU organic re search and me t hods of combining cove r crops , no-t ill and organic agricult ure .

Augus t 2 0 1 2 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Workshop on Int egrat ed Pes t Managmene t wit h an Emphas is on Organic Pract ice s . Two-day workshop wit h farm t our t hat a t t rac t ed 2 0 part ic ipant s . Workshop conduct ed at Lincoln Unive rs it y’s Urban Impact Cent e r in Kansas Cit y.

Augus t 2 0 1 2 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Workshop on Int egrat ed Pes t Management wit h an Emphas is on Organic Pract ice s . Two-day workshop wit h farm t our t hat a t t rac t ed 2 0 part ic ipant s . Workshop conduct ed at Unive rs it y of Missouri’s Sout hwes t Research Cent e r, co-organized by t he Lincoln Unive rs it y IPM Program

Augus t 2 0 1 2 , St at e Soil Scient is t s Work Planning Mee t ing-Included an informat ional t a lk on organic re search at MU.

July 2 0 1 2 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Workshop on Int egrat ed Pes t Manageemne t wit h an Emphas is on Organic Pract ice s . Two-day workshop wit h farm t our t hat a t t rac t ed 2 0 part ic ipant s . Workshop conduct ed at Lincoln Unive rs it y’s Carve r Farm and co-organized by t he Lincoln Unive rs it y IPM Program.

July 2 0 1 2 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Workshop on Int egrat ed Pes t Managmene t wit h an Emphas is on Organic Pract ice s . Two-day workshop wit h farm t our t hat a t t rac t ed 1 0 part ic ipant s . Workshop conduct ed at Warren Count y Ext ens ion Cent e r, co-organized by t he Lincoln Unive rs it y IPM Program

July 2 0 1 2 , Crop Injury and Diagnos is Clinic – Included an informat ional t a lk on organic re search and cove r crops .

April 2 0 1 2 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Webinars (webinars he ld for farmers pre sent ed by farmers ) . He ld 3 webinars on Organic Agricult ure by Liz Graznak, Happy Hollow Farm.

March 2 0 1 2 , MU Ext ens ion Cove r Crop Focus Team mee t ing inc luding NRCS and produce rs a t MU Bradford Research Cent e r for ove r 3 0 people . Inc luded t ours of cove r crops and ro lle r c rimpe r demons t rat ion.

February 2 0 1 2 , Missouri Organic Associat ion Confe rence , Tim Re inbot t led a d iscuss ion on organic re search at MU.

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November 2 0 1 1 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Workshop on Int roduct ion t o Organic Vege t able Product ion. Two-day workshop wit h farm t our t hat a t t rac t ed 2 0 part ic ipant s (workshop ove r-filled) . Workshop conduct ed at t he Je ffe rson Count y Ext ens ion Cent e r.

Sept ember 2 0 1 1 , Organic Farming Sys t ems , Part II Train-t he -Traine r for ove r 6 5 NRCS, MU Ext ens ion and Lincoln Unive rs it y Ext ens ion at MU.

June 2 0 1 1 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Workshop on Organic Product ion. Two-day workshop wit h farm t our t hat a t t rac t ed 3 0 part ic ipant s (workshop ove r-filled) . Workshop conduct ed at Bradford Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r.

May 2 0 1 1 . Missouri Beginning Farmer Program Webinars (webinars he ld for farmers pre sent ed by re searche r) . He ld 2 webinars on Int roduct ion t o Soil Management for Sus t ainable Farmers by Joe l Gruve r, Wes t e rn Illinois Unive rs it y.

Sept ember 2 0 1 0 , Organic Farming Sys t ems , Part I Train-t he -Traine r for ove r 5 5 NRCS, MU Ext ens ion and Lincoln Unive rs it y Ext ens ion at MU.

Web Resources

Ag Bulle t in Board Organic Agricult ure Bradford Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r Cent e r for Agrofore s t ry a t t he Unive rs it y of Missouri Columbia Cent e r for Urban Agricult ure ht t p :/ / www.lincolnu.edu/ web/ programs-and-projec t s / ipm Missouri Alt e rnat ive s Cent e r Missouri Beginning Farming Missouri Organic Associat ion Missouri Organics – Missouri Depart ment of Agricult ure Missouri St at e Unive rs it y – Mount ain Grove MU Sout hwes t Cent e r Agricult ural Expe riment St at ion MU hos t s t he Missouri Organic Associat ion lis t se rv. News le t t e r Ag Opport unit ie s Organic Gardening in St . Louis Organic Research at MU Greenley Research Cent e r SARE at MU

Hands-on Learning

The Unive rs it y of Missouri has an agricult ural re search farm in Mt . Ve rnon, MO, dedicat ed t o innovat ive prac t ice s in sus t a inable agricult ure , whe re s t udent s enrolled in t he sus t a inable ag emphas is program can conduct re search.

Ot he rwise , MU does not offe r any direc t hands -on le arning opport unit y such as a fully deve loped s t udent farm. Howeve r, MU’s Tige rs for Communit y Agricult ure , a projec t of one of t he large s t s t udent groups on campus , Sus t ain Mizzou, offe rs t hree ways t o be involved in hands -on product ion, some of which use organic prac t ice s : 1 ) Child Deve lopment Laborat ory garden locat ed on USDA-ARS plot s a t MU, whe re s t udent s work wit h pre -school children in a garden educat ion program; 2 ) St udent p lo t s a t Bradford Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r, whe re s t udent s have organized product ion of cool-season vege t able crops for sale t o Campus Dining and t he Unive rs it y Club and expe riment ed wit h organic t e chniques next t o convent ional (ye t sus t a inable ) t e chniques ; and 3 ) Tige r Pant ry communit y garden, whe re s t udent s have dedicat ed a p lo t from t he Columbia

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Cent e r for Urban Agricult ure (CCUA) t o product ion for t he s t udent -run food pant ry on campus . CCUA promot e s organic and sus t a inable product ion t e chniques t o urban farmers and communit y gardene rs wit hin t he c it y of Columbia.

St udent s have t he opt ion of int e rning wit h CCUA and commercial organic farms as a caps t one projec t for t he ir BS in Sus t ainable Agricult ure . Mos t current s t udent s opt for an int e rnship ra t he r t han a caps t one projec t . In addit ion, MU ope rat e s a s t udy abroad program wit h E.A.R.T.H Unive rs it y in Cos t a Rica. At le as t t hree sus t a inable agricult ure majors / minors have comple t ed coursework in organic agricult ure a t E.A.R.T.H.


Current ly t he re are 5 acre s ce rt ified organic a t Bradford Research Cent e r and anot he r 1 0 acre s in t rans it ion. The re are fut ure p lans t o make an addit ional 1 5 acre s organic .

The Lincoln Unive rs it y Busby Research and Int egrat ed Farm is a 2 8 0 -acre farm t hat has been ce rt ified for organic product ion t hrough t he Organic Nat ional and Int e rnat ional Organic Ce rt ifie rs .

Tot al re search acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, in t rans it ion, or p lanned at MU and Lincoln U = 3 1 0 acre s .


The organic s t udy on sheep in MU’s animal sc ience depart ment is ut iliz ing 1 5 animals . At Lincoln U’s Alan T. Busby Farm, re search is unde rway on us ing small ruminant s for insect pe s t and weed cont ro l.

Key Contacts

Chris t ophe r Boeckmann, Organic Product ion Manage r – Busby Research Farm, Lincoln Unive rs it y Coope rat ive Ext ens ion, [email protected] Dr. Mary Hendrickson, Ext ens ion Associat e Profe ssor, [email protected] Debi Ke lly, Missouri Alt e rnat ive s Cent e r – Missouri St at e Sus t ainable Agricult ure Co-Coordinat or, Ke [email protected] Dr. Ja ime Piñe ro , Ass is t ant Profe ssor & St at e IPM Specialis t , Lincoln Unive rs it y, Pine [email protected] Dr. Timot hy M. Re inbot t , Supe rint endent , Bradford Research & Ext ens ion Cent e r, Re inbot t [email protected]

Nebraska


The gene ral areas whe re t he Unive rs it y of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) conduct s organic re search inc lude :

Nut rient management - De t e rmine t he e ffec t s of organic soil amendment s , and int e rac t ion be t ween gene ral fe rt ilit y leve ls and int egrat ed weed cont ro l; as se ss nut rient balance on organic farms ; ra ise knowledge in organic communit y of export ed nut rient s .

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Weed management - Evaluat e an int egrat ed approach for weed cont ro l us ing mechanical me t hods and flame weeding .

Cove r crops - De t e rmine opt imum se lec t ion of mixt ure , t iming of p lant ing , e conomics , incorporat ion me t hods , e ffec t s on crop yie lds , bene fit s t o increase soil nut rient leve ls , organic mat t e r, carbon, wat e r-holding capacit y, e ros ion prevent ion and microbial ac t ivit y, increase specie s b iodive rs it y, habit a t for bene fic ia l insect s , and weed suppre ss ion.

Organic small g rains breeding and sys t ems deve lopment - Breed cult ivars opt imal t o organic product ion for d isease and pe s t re s is t ance , re sponse t o fe rt ilize rs , and end-use qualit y.

Ant ioxidant product ion in organic small g rains - De t e rmine leve ls of ant ioxidant leve ls among wheat cult ivars , and organic environment s .

Biodive rs it y conse rvat ion on working organic farms - Quant ify t he e ffec t of organic management of breeding bird populat ions , and ins t it ut e long-t e rm ecological monit oring .

Healt hy Farm Index as se ssment of b iodive rs it y indicat ors and land use pat t e rns - De live r a t ool t o organic farmers for farm asse ssment and s t ruct ured decis ion making .

On-farm/ farmer re search capabilit y - Provide guidance , encouragement , and t e chnical support for organic farmers and re search groups in Nebraska.

St udent Organic Farm at UNL - Init ia t ed in 2 0 1 3 wit h land and fie ld support of t he Depart ment of Agronomy and Hort icult ure , a group of 2 0 s t udent s is g rowing vege t able s and doing adapt ive re search on Eas t Campus of UNL.

Specific organic research projects include:

Deve lopment of Cult ural Prac t ice s t o Use a Rolle r-Crimpe r in Cropping sys t ems for Eas t e rn Nebraska, Charle s Shapiro . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Dive rse Cove r Crop St rat eg ie s for Improved Yie ld and Weed Suppre ss ion in Organic Cropping Sys t ems for t he Wes t e rn Corn Be lt , John L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Inves t igat ing Nit rogen Use Effic iency for Wint e r Wheat Qualit y in Organic Rot at ions in Nebraska, P. St ephen Baenzige r. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Bridging re source s in agricult ure , ene rgy, healt h and nut rit ion; Hochunks deve loping a sus t a inable t omorrow, Quinn, B. K.; Campbe ll, C. L. (Lit t le Prie s t Tribal College , Winnebago, NE). 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Ecologically sus t a inable farms and landscapes in Nebraska: an agricult ural sys t ems approach. Funding: NIFA/ Hat ch Projec t NEB-2 2 -3 3 7 .

Sus t ainable Agricult ure Teaching Mat e ria ls for Voc-Ag High School St udent s : C.A. Francis . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: SARE.

Avian Ecology – Impact s of organic agricult ure on wild b ird populat ions . J . E. Quinn, J . R. Brandle , R. J . Johnson. Funding: USDA-IOP.

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Cove r Crops – Mulching Cove r Crop Mixt ure s t o Increase Weed Suppre ss ion, Soil Nit rogen Availabilit y, Soil Mois t ure and Grain Yie ld . Sam E. Wort man, John L. Lindquis t , Rhae A. Drijbe r, Mark L. Be rnards and Charle s A. Francis . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Healt hy Farm Index – Tools t o as se ss agricult ural sus t a inabilit y. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA.

Cove r Crop Mixt ure Funct ional Dive rs it y and it s Bene fit s on Biomass Product ion, Soil Fe rt ilit y, Soil Mois t ure , Weed Surpre ss ion, Biodive rs it y, Economic Re t urn, and Pe rformance St abilit y, Ange la Tran, UNL. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE.

Flaming: Pot ent ia l t ool for weed management . 2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA and The Propane Educat ion & Research Council (PERC).

Improving Organic Farming Sys t ems and Asse ss ing t he ir Environment al Impact s across Agroecoregions , Elizabe t h Sarno, o t he rs . 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-OREI.

Small Grains – Deve loping small g rains cult ivars and sys t ems opt imally suit ed for organic product ion, Baenzige r, P. S.; Shapiro , C. A.; Lyon, D. J .; Knezevic , S.; Russe ll, W. K.; He in, G. L.; Wegulo , S. N.; Flore s , R. A.; Schlege l, V. L.; Wehling , R. L. 2 0 0 7 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Organic Conse rvat ion Program Training for NRCS and Ext ens ion, Kat hie St arkweat he r, Cent e r for Rural Affairs . 2 0 0 9 . Funding: SARE.

Improving Organic Sys t ems – Improving Organic Sys t ems Across Nebraska Agroecosys t ems . 2 0 0 5 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Soil fe rt ilit y and weed management in long-t e rm convent ional and organic crop ro t at ions , Charle s Francis , UNL. 2 0 0 8 . Funding: SARE.

Growing Organic St rawbe rrie s wit h t he He lp of Fabric , Libby Fult on. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Advant ages and disadvant ages on an organic corn crop from 2 5 t ons of cat t le manure pe r acre , Robe rt Hrnchir. 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Training for Organic Farming and Ranching in t he Great Plains , Charle s Francis , UNL, 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE. Workshops in Nebraska, Kansas , Sout h Dakot a , and Nort h Dakot a: t wo workshops each year for t wo years .

Organic Grape Product ion, Tim Nissen. 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.

Ye llow Dent Organic Hybrid Seed Corn, Michae l Jasa . 2 0 0 2 , Funding: SARE.


Francis , C., B. Johnson, and J . Van Wart . 2 0 1 4 . How t o Regene rat e Rural Communit y and Ecose rvice s : Reve rs ing t he Tragedy of t he Commons . Agron. J. 1 0 6 (1 ) :1 -5 . Wort mann, C.S., E. A. Sarno, C.A. Shapiro , K. St evens , R.A. Drijbe r, and E. S. Je ske . 2 0 1 3 . Int e re la t ionships of so il prope rt ie s in organic farming sys t ems . Agronomy Abstracts 1 8 7 -2 . Pos t e r 9 1 7 . American Socie t y of Agronomy.

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Sarno, E.A., C.A. Shapiro , and D. Gle t t . 2 0 1 3 . Bene fit s of cove r crops and green manure s in a long-t e rm organic cropping sys t em. Agronomy Abstracts 2 9 9 -2 . American Socie t y of Agronomy. Francis , C.A. 2 0 1 3 . Organic farming . In: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, S.A. Elias , edit or. Edit or. Elsevie r Publ. Co., Walt ham, Massachuse t t s , USA. Doi: 1 0 .1 0 1 6 / B9 7 8 -0 -1 2 -4 0 9 5 4 8 -9 .0 5 2 3 7 -4 [1 1 Sept ember 2 0 1 3 ] Francis , C.A. 2 0 1 3 . Crop ro t at ions . In: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, S. A. Elias , Edit or. Elsevie r Publ. Co., Walt ham, Massachuse t t s , USA. p . 3 1 8 -3 2 2 . Francis , C., M. Mille r, M. Ande rson, N. Creamer, M. Wande r, J . Park, T. Green, and B. McCown. 2 0 1 3 . Food webs and food sove re ignt y: re search agenda for sus t a inabilit y. J. Agric. Food Sci. Commun. Devel. ht t p :/ / dx.doi.org / 1 0 5 3 4 / jafscd .2 0 1 3 .0 3 4 .0 1 0 Mille r, M.M., M. Ande rson, C.A. Francis , C. Kruge r, C. Barford , J . Park, and B. McCown. 2 0 1 3 . Crit ical re search needs for success ful adapt at ion of food sys t ems t o c limat e change . J. Agric. Food Sci. Commun. Devel. [published online JAFSCD Aug 1 6 , 2 0 1 3 : ht t p :/ / dx.doi.org / 1 0 .5 3 0 4 / jafscd .2 0 1 3 .0 3 4 .0 1 6 ] Francis, C., A. Lawseth, A. English, P. Hesje, A. McCann, J. Jamieson, W. Wallen, G. Lieblein, and T.A. Breland. 2013. Adding values through experiential education in agroecology: experiences of Canadian MSc students. Int. J. Agric. Food Res. [Canada]. 2(2):7‐17. Wort man, S., C. Francis , T. Galusha, C. Hoagland, J . Van Wart , S. Baenzige r, T. Hoegemeye r, and M. Johnson. 2 0 1 3 . Breeding Cult ivars for Organic Farming: Maize , Soybean, and Wheat Genot ype by Sys t em Int e rac t ions in Eas t e rn Nebraska. Agroecol. Sustain. Food Sys. 3 7 (8 ) : 9 1 5 -9 3 2 . Shi, J ianru. 2 0 1 3 . Decompos it ion ra t e s and nut rient re lease of d iffe rent cove r crops in organic farm sys t ems . MS Thes is . Unive rs it y of Nebraska. Quinn, J .E, Gie se , J ., Oden, A., Brandle , J . 2 0 1 3 . Conse rvat ion of Be ll’s Vireo in Managed Ecosys t ems . Pos t e r pre sent ed at Nebraska Nat ural Legacy Confe rence . Quinn, J .E. 2 0 1 3 . Ident ifying conse rvat ion opport unit ie s for specie s of conse rvat ion conce rn in managed ecosys t ems . Pos t e r pre sent ed at 2 0 1 3 Annual mee t ing of t he Ecological Socie t y of America . Quinn, J .E., A. Oden, J . Brandle . 2 0 1 3 . The influence of d iffe rent cove r t ypes on American Robin ne s t success in organic agroecosys t ems . Sustainability. 5 :3 5 0 2 -3 5 1 2 .

Quinn, J .E., J . Brandle , and R. Johnson. 2 0 1 3 . Grass land bird re sponse t o local and landscape land use and land cove r pat t e rns as sociat ed wit h organic farmland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.

Wort man, S. E., C. A. Francis , M. A. Be rnards , E. E. Blankenship and J . L. Lindquis t . 2 0 1 3 . Mechanical t e rminat ion of d ive rse cove r crop mixt ure s for improved weed suppre ss ion in organic cropping sys t ems . Weed Science 6 1 :1 6 2 -1 7 0 .

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Quinn, J .E., J . Brandle , and R. Johnson. 2 0 1 2 . The e ffec t s of land sparing and wild life -friendly prac t ice s on grass land bird abundance wit hin organic farmlands . Agriculture Ecosystems, & Environment. 1 6 1 :1 0 -1 6 .

Quinn, J .E., J . Brandle , and R. Johnson. 2 0 1 2 . A farm-scale b iodive rs it y and ecosys t em se rvice s as se ssment t ool: The Healt hy Farm Index. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability DOI:1 0 .1 0 8 0 / 1 4 7 3 5 9 0 3 .2 0 1 2 .7 2 6 8 5 4 .

Quinn, J .E. 2 0 1 2 . A shared vis ion for b iodive rs it y conse rvat ion and agricult ure . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. doi:1 0 .1 0 1 7 / S1 7 4 2 1 7 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 4

Brubake r, Corey, Elizabe t h Sarno, Sam Wort man, and Karla Jenkins . 2 0 1 2 . Coope rat ive Effort t o Promot e Cove r Crop Usage in Nebraska. Agronomy Abstracts. 3 7 5 -2 1 .

Johnson, R.J ., Jedlicka, J .A., Quinn, J .E., Brandle , J .R. 2 0 1 1 . Global pe rspect ive s on b irds in agricult ural landscapes . Pages 5 5 -1 4 0 in: Campbe ll WB, Ort iz SL (edit ors ) Is sues in agroecology; pre sent s t a t us and fut ure prospect us , volume 1 , Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field. Springe r (Abs t rac t and figure s )

Ulloa, S. M., Dat t a , A., Bruening , C., Ne ilson, B., Mille r, J ., Gogos , G., Knezevic , S. Z. 2 0 1 1 . Weed cont ro l & crop t o le rance t o propane flaming as influenced by t he t ime of day. Crop Protection 1 3 :1 -7 .

Quinn, J .E., J . Brandle , R. Johnson, and A. Tyre . 2 0 1 1 . Account ing for de t ec t abilit y in t he use and applicat ion of indicat or specie s : A case s t udy wit h b irds . Ecological Indicators 1 1 :1 4 1 3 -1 4 1 8 .

Johnson, R.J ., J .A. Jedlicka, J .E. Quinn, J .R. Brandle 2 0 1 1 . Global pe rspect ive s on b irds in agricult ural landscapes . Pages 5 5 -1 4 0 in: Campbe ll W.B., Ort iz S.L. (edit ors ) Is sues in agroecology – pre sent s t a t us and fut ure prospect us , volume 1 , Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field. Springe r.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , and R.J . Johnson. 2 0 1 1 . Avian conse rvat ion in t empe rat e agroecosys t ems : cons ide rat ion of spat ia l s cale and management out comes . Pape r pre sent ed at t he AFO/ COS/ WOS Joint Mee t ing Kearney, NE.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , and R.J . Johnson. 2 0 1 1 . Communicat ing t he complexit y of b iodive rs it y as sociat ed wit h agroecosys t ems . Pos t e r pre sent ed at t he AESS Annual Mee t ing . Burling t on, VT.

Ahrens , D., R. Zbasnik, R. Lit t le , P.S.Baenzige r, T. Regassa, and V. Schlege l. 2 0 1 1 . Effec t s of d iffe rent Nebraska agro-eco environment s on t he polyphenols pre sent in organically grown wheat cult ivars . 2 0 1 1 MOSES Confe rence , LaCrosse , WI.

Sant ra , S., Richard Lit t le , Pe t e r Baenzige r, Teshome Regassa, Ibrahim Salah, Meng Wang, Devin Rose , Lan Xu, Charle s Shapiro , Michae l Mainz, and Drew Lyon. 2 0 1 1 . Deve loping small g rains cult ivars and sys t ems opt imally suit ed for organic product ion. Agronomy Abstracts. 9 1 -1 1 .

Sarno, Elizabe t h, Charle s Shapiro , Charle s Wort mann, James Brandle , Ron Johnson, Drew Lyon, John Quinn, Dipak Sant ra , Richard Fe rguson, Gary W. He rge rt , St evan Knezevic , George Gogos , Robe rt Wright , Charle s Francis , Laurie Hodges , Pe t e r Baenzige r, Richard Lit t le , Chris t ophe r Bruening , Vicki Schlege l, Teshome Regassa, St ephen Wegulo , Sam Wort man, David Gle t t , Kat ja

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Koehle r-Cole and David Balt enspe rge r. 2 0 1 1 . Deve lopment of t he Unive rs it y of Nebraska Organic Farming Research Program. Agronomy Abstracts. 1 8 3 -2 .

Sarno, Elizabe t h, Charle s Wort mann, Charle s Shapiro , James Schne ide r, Douglas Ande rson, and Mark Hinze . 2 0 1 1 . On-farm farmer re search for organic product ion in Nebraska. Agronomy Abstracts. 1 8 8 -1 8 .

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Knezevic , S.Z., J .F. Ne t o , S.M. Ulloa and A. Dat t a . 2 0 0 9 . Wint e r wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) t o le rance t o broadcas t flaming . Proceedings of the 8th European Weed Research Society Workshop on Physical and Cultural Weed Control. Pages 1 0 4 -1 0 9 . Zaragoza, Spain, pp . 1 0 4 -1 1 0 .

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , E. Sarno, and R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 9 . The Healt hy Farm Index. Pos t e r pre sent ed at ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Mee t ing . Pit t sburgh, PA.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , and R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 9 . Deve lopment of a Healt hy Farm Index t o as se ss ecological, e conomic , and social funct ion on organic and sus t a inable farms in Nebraska’s four agroecoregions . Pp. 1 5 6 -1 7 0 In: Franzluebbe rs , A.J ., ed . 2 0 0 9 . Farming wit h Grass : Achieving Sus t ainable Mixed Agricult ural Landscapes . Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 9 . Applicat ion of t he Healt hy Farm Index. Pape r pre sent ed at t he int e rnat ional mee t ing for Farming Sys t ems Des ign 2 0 0 9 . Mont e rey CA.

Quinn, J .E., R.J . Johnson, J .R. Brandle . 2 0 0 9 . Biot ic int e rac t ions in organic farm sys t ems . In t he Proceedings of the 11th North American Agroforestry Conference of the Association for Temperate Agroforestry. Columbia, MO.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 9 . Monit oring long-t e rm pat t e rns of farmland bird communit ie s in Nebraska. Pos t e r pre sent ed at t he Midwes t Ecology and Evolut ion Confe rence . Lincoln, NE.

Regassa, T. H., R.N. Kle in, B. Ande rson, P.S. Baenzige r, and J . Krall. 2 0 0 9 . Unive rs it y of Nebraska XLS, PDF and HTML Wint e r Wheat Varie t y Tria l Result s . (Wheat Book in PDF format ) . ht t p :/ / varie t yt e s t .unl.edu/ wint e rwheat / 2 0 0 9 .ht ml

Ulloa S. M., A. Dat t a , S. Z. Knezevic , C. A. Bruening , G. Gogos , T. J . Arkebaue r. 2 0 0 9 . Response of se lec t ed crop and weed specie s t o propane flaming as influenced by le af wat e r cont ent . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Kansas Cit y, Missouri, 6 4 :3 1 .

Ulloa, S. M., A. Dat t a , S. Z. Knezevic , G. Malidza, R. Leskovsek. 2 0 0 9 . Tole rance of swee t corn t o broadcas t flaming at d iffe rent growt h s t ages . In Proceedings of t he Nort h Cent ral Weed Science Socie t y Confe rence , Kansas Cit y, Missouri, 6 4 :5 1 .

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Ulloa, S. M., A. Dat t a , S. Z. Knezevic , C. A. Bruening , G. Gogos , G. Malidza, R. Leskovsek. 2 0 0 9 . Fie ld corn t o le rance t o broadcas t flaming . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Kansas Cit y, Missouri, USA, 6 4 :1 1 2 .

Wright , R., T. DeVrie s , & J . Kalisch. 2 0 0 9 . Bene fic ia l Insect s I, Ext ens ion Circular 1 5 7 8 , Unive rs it y of Nebraska Ext ens ion. Available online a t ht t p :/ / www.ianrpubs .unl.edu/ sendIt / e c1 5 7 8 .pdf

Wright , R., T. DeVrie s , & J . Kalisch. 2 0 0 9 . Bene fic ia l Insect s II, Ext ens ion Circular 1 5 7 9 , Unive rs it y of Nebraska Ext ens ion. Available online a t ht t p :/ / www.ianrpubs .unl.edu/ sendIt / e c1 5 7 9 .pdf

Quinn, J .E., R.J . Johnson, J .R. Brandle . 2 0 0 9 . Biot ic int e rac t ions in organic farm sys t ems . Proceedings of the 11th North American Agroforestry Conference of the Association for Temperate Agroforestry. Columbia, MO.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , and R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 8 . Deve lopment of a healt hy farm index t o measure ecological, e conomic , and social funct ion on organic and sus t a inable farms in Nebraska. Invit ed speake r a t SWCS Farming wit h Grass confe rence . Oklahoma Cit y, Oklahoma.

Quinn, J .E. 2 0 0 8 . Bird conse rvat ion on Nebraska Farmland. Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Newsletter 1 1 6 :4 -5 .

Johnson, R.J ., J .E. Quinn, J .R. Brandle , and R.F. Baldwin. 2 0 0 8 . An index of farm healt h re fle c t ing food product ion, b iodive rs it y, and ecosys t em se rvice s . Pos t e r pre sent ed at Nat ional Confe rence on Science , Policy, and t he Environment , Washingt on D. C. (Abs t rac t ) . ht t p :/ / ncseonline .org / Confe rence / Biodive rs it y/ cms .cfm? id=2 7 1 4

Knezevic , S.Z., A. Dat t a and S.M. Ulloa. 2 0 0 8 . Response of p igweed and foxt ail specie s t o broadcas t flaming . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Indianapolis , Indiana, 6 3 :3 9 .

Domingues , A.C., S.M. Ulloa, A. Dat t a and S. Knezevic . 2 0 0 8 . Weed re sponse t o broadcas t flaming . Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences. Available online a t ht t p :/ / d ig it a lcommons .unl.edu/ rurals / vol3 / is s1 / 2

Leskovsek, R. 2 0 0 8 . Weed flaming: an enginee ring approach. In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Indianapolis , Indiana, 6 3 :1 7 5 .

Shapiro , C. A.; J .R. Brandle , R. J . Wright , D.J . Lyon, S. Z. Knezevic , C.A. Francis , and E. A. Sarno. 2 0 0 8 . Organic farming in Nebraska: e s t ablishing organic re search for t he organic farming Communit y. In Proceedings of the 38th NC Ext-Industry Soil Fertility Conf. Vol 2 4 . Nov. 1 2 -1 3 , 2 0 0 8 . Des Moines , IA pp. 3 5 -3 8 .

Taylor E., S. Z. Knezevic , S. M. Ulloa. 2 0 0 8 . Flaming for weed management . In: Integrated weed management: fine tuning the system (Eds . E. Taylor, K. Renne r, and C. Sprague ) , pp . 6 5 –7 4 . Michigan St at e Unive rs it y, Eas t Lans ing , Michigan.

Te ixe ira , H. Z., S. M. Ulloa, A. Dat t a , S. Z. Knezevic . 2 0 0 8 . Corn (Zea mays) and soybean (Glycine max) t o le rance t o broadcas t flaming . Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences. Available online a t ht t p :/ / d ig it a lcommons .unl.edu/ rurals / vol3 / is s1 / 1

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Ulloa, S. M., A. Dat t a , S. Z. Knezevic . 2 0 0 8 . Wint e r wheat t o le rance t o broadcas t flaming . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Indianapolis , Indiana, USA, 6 3 :1 0 9 .

Ulloa, S. M., C. Cos t a ,, A. Dat t a , C. Bruening , G. Gogos , and S. Z. Knezevic . 2 0 0 8 . Response of corn t ypes t o broadcas t flaming . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, Indianapolis , Indiana, 6 3 :2 0 .

Knezevic , S. Z. and S. M. Ulloa. 2 0 0 7 . Flaming: pot ent ia l new t ool for weed cont ro l in organically grown agronomic crops . Journal of Agricultural Sciences 5 2 :9 5 -1 0 4 .

Knezevic , S. Z., L. Dana, J .E. Scot t , S. M. Ulloa. 2 0 0 7 . Build ing a re search flamer. In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, St Louis , Missouri, 6 2 :3 2 .

Knezevic , S. Z., S. M. Ulloa. 2 0 0 7 . Weed t o le rance t o flaming . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, St Louis , Missouri, 6 2 :9 .

Knezevic , S. Z., Ulloa, S. M. 2 0 0 7 . Crop t o le rance t o flaming . In Proceedings of the North Central Weed Science Society Conference, St Louis , Missouri, 6 2 :1 3 8 .

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , and R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 7 . Avian Abundance and Dive rs it y in Organic Agricult ural Landscapes : An Ecological Indicat or for a Healt hy Farm Index. Pos t e r pre sent ed at t he Unive rs it y Of Nebraska School Of Nat ural Resource s Research Colloquium. Lincoln, Nebraska.

Quinn, J .E., J .R. Brandle , R.J . Johnson. 2 0 0 7 . Avian Abundance and Dive rs it y in Organic Agricult ural Landscapes : An Ecological Indicat or for a Healt hy Farm Index. Pos t e r pre sent ed at t he Unive rs it y of Nebraska School of Nat ural Resource s Research Colloquium. Lincoln, Nebraska.


• Breeding for Organic Sys t ems – Organic wheat varie t y t ria l re sult s • Buye rs for Organic Product s • Buying Organic : Resource s for Consumers in Nebraska • Cert ificat ion Process for Organic Product ion • Deve loping an Individual Farm Organic Sys t em Plan • How can I marke t my Organic Product s? • Long-Te rm Rot at ion Expe riment Evaluat e s Organic and Convent ional Cropping • Sys t ems in Nebraska (webinar) • Mult ifunct ional Rural Landscapes • Organic Resource s : Support , Educat ion, Research • Organic Gardening: Marke t and Home • Science -Based Organic Farming 2 0 0 8 : Toward Local and Secure Food Sys t ems • Service Manuals & Training Guides for us ing a Flamer for weed cont ro l • The Cont ribut ion of Organic Farmland t o Great Plains Bird Conse rvat ion • Trans it ioning t o Organic Farming • Unive rs it y of Nebraska–Lincoln Organic Farming Research

Academic Curricula

UNL offe rs an Organic Sys t ems Opt ion for Agronomy and Hort icult ure unde rgraduat e majors .

Classe s d irec t ly re la t ed t o organic product ion inc lude :

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AGRO/ HORT 4 3 9 / 8 3 9 Organic Farming & Food Sys t ems , Spring Semes t e r, 3 credit s ; invit ed speake rs inc lude specialis t s in organic ce rt ificat ion, organic farmers , and academics wit h prac t ical expe rience in hoop houses , vege t able product ion, and marke t ing; fie ld t rip t o local organic farm

AGRO/ HORT/ NRES 4 3 5 / 8 3 5 Agroecology, Spring Semes t e r, 3 credit s ; agroecology is t he ecology of food sys t ems , and a sys t ems-orient ed course t hat deals wit h product ion, e conomics , environment al impact s , and social viabilit y of a lt e rnat ive farming sys t ems , inc luding organic sys t ems as one key opt ion for Nebraska farmers

AGRO/ HORT 4 9 6 , 1 -6 credit s : Int e rnships in agricult ure and food sys t ems and t his a llows s t udent s t o gain academic credit s while conduct ing a s t ruc t ured work and le arning expe rience on farms , inc luding organic farms .

UNL also offe rs a five -part mini-course se rie s called “Science -based Organic Farming,” wit h t he fo llowing c las se s :

• Overview of Organic Farming • Organic Farming Sys t ems • Current Is sues in Organic Farming • Organic Vege t able Product ion • Marke t ing Organic Product s


The programs described in t he UNL Graduat e Areas of St udy show no lis t ings for organic or sus t a inable agricult ure graduat e degree s . Howeve r, organic-re la t ed graduat e s t udent opport unit ie s may be arranged, depending on t he int e re s t s of t he grad s t udent s and t he ir advisors . Example s of current and recent re search on organic sys t ems : cove r crop mixt ure s in t hree -year crop ro t at ion; so il fe rt ilit y aspect s of long-t e rm animal based and legumes based four-year ro t a t ions ; flame weeding alt e rnat ive s for row crops ; breeding cult ivars for organic sys t ems and weed management in organic sys t ems .

Outreach Efforts

In recent years , UNL Ext ens ion has organized and/ or part ic ipat ed in a number of organic out reach event s , inc luding:

Breeding and growing organic wheat for bread (2 0 0 6 -2 0 1 2 )

The Rural Advant age / Healt hy Farms Confe rence

Wes t e rn Sus t ainable Ag Crops and Lives t ock Confe rence (2 0 0 6 -2 0 1 2 )

Birding on t he Farm t ours a t Grain Place Foods , Common Good, and Sunse t Farms .

Grain Place Foods in Marque t t e , NE, has a farm t our in July and t he UNL-OWG has been invit ed t o speak eve ry year. (2 0 0 6 -2 0 1 3 )

Nebraska Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y (NSAS) Healt hy Farms confe rence

Summer organic farm t ours wit h Bruno/ Abie coope rat ing farmers – demo flamer, c rop ro t at ions , cove r crops , live s t ock e t c .

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Lis t se rvs : Organic Research Group (farmers / re searche rs ) , Cove r Crop Research (organic and convent ional farmers / re searche rs ) , Organic ( re searche rs and collaborat ors ) and t he NSAS (gene ral public , farmers )

Web Resources

• Avian Ecology • Cent e r for Applied Rural Innovat ions • Cent e r for Rural Affairs • CropWat ch Organic • Healt hy Farm Index • Nebraska Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y • OCIA Int e rnat ional • Sens it ive Crop Locat or • UNL Organic Working Group • Weed Flaming • eOrganic Webinar: Organic Farming Sys t ems Research at t he Unive rs it y of Nebraska, Mar 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 .

Hands-on Learning

UNL does not have a s t udent organic farm at t his t ime , but unde rgrads and graduat e s t udent s can conduct re search at one of t he ce rt ified organic re search farms . UNL conduct s workshops and farm t ours t o work d irec t ly wit h farmers on organic budge t s , us ing t he Healt hy Farm Index t o evaluat e t he ir farms . In addit ion, a group of 2 0 s t udent s is g rowing vege t able s and doing adapt ive re search on Eas t Campus of UNL.


Organic crop re search is be ing conduct ed on ce rt ified organic land in t hree of t he four Nebraska ecoregions (Wes t e rn High Plains , Cent ral Great Plains , Nebraska Sandhills , Wes t e rn Corn Be lt ) a t four agricult ural fie ld laborat orie s across t he s t a t e :

ARDC, Mead – 5 1 acre s

Haske ll Ag Lab, Concord – 3 3 .8 1 acre s

Sout h Cent ral Ag Lab, Clay Cent e r – 2 1 .7 acre s

High Plains Ag Lab, Sidney – 7 3 .3 acre s

Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 1 7 9 .8 1 acre s .


None of t he unive rs it y farms are able t o have a live s t ock component a t t his t ime . On-farm re search projec t s are be ing p lanned t o look at fly cont ro l in pas t ure s it uat ions for bee f cat t le .

Key Contacts

• Dr. P. St ephen Baenzige r, Profe ssor, Agronomy, pbaenzige r1 @unl.edu • Dr. Chuck Francis , Profe ssor, Agronomy, cfrancis2 @unl.edu

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• Dr. Laurie Hodges , Associat e Profe ssor, Agronomy and Hort icult ure , lhodges1 @unl.edu • Dr. St evan Knezevic , Profe ssor, Nort heas t Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r, sknezevic2 @unl.edu • Dr. John L. Lindquis t , Profe ssor and Plant Ecologis t , UNL, jlindquis t 1 @unl.edu • Elizabe t h A. Sarno, Organic Farming Sys t ems Educat or, re t ired • Dr. Charle s Shapiro , Profe ssor, Agronomy and Hort icult ure , [email protected]

North Dakota




The ECH was awarded an APUC grant in 2 0 1 2 t o s t udy t he e ffec t of compos t t e a made from kit chen scraps donat ed by t he college ’s d ining se rvice s on t he fe rt ilit y and growt h of vege t able s in t he high t unne ls . The final report has not ye t been submit t ed but it is hoped t hat t his me t hod of organic fe rt ilit y management will increase t he soil healt h in high t unne ls for many produce rs and be a sus t a inable input .





• Targe t ed grazing as a keys t one ecological process t o reduce t illage int ens it y and t e rminat e cove r crops . Environment al, e cological, and economical as se ssment of re int egrat ing animal and crop product ion in dryland organic sys t ems . F. Menalled (PC), P. Hat fie ld , P. Carr, P. Mille r, D. Weave r, M. Burrows , R. Enge l, A. Bekke rman, J . Bole s , Z. Mille r, R. Quinn, L. Burkle , K. O’Ne ill, G. Gramig , and K. Ringwall (Co-PIs ) . Funding: USDA-NIFA OREI.

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• Increas ing Varie t a l Suit abilit y and Availabilit y of Cowpea and Forage Radish Cove r Crop Seed for Nort he rn Climat e s . K. St roh (PC), S. Zwinge r, T. Podoll, P. Carr, P. Sext on, E. Silva, J . Fuhre r, and E. St e ige lme ie r (Co-PIs ) . 2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA-SARE. • Organic crop varie t y se lec t ion for Great Plains St at e s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. P.M. Carr (P.I.) , G. Gramig , D. Hines , F. Kut ka, Y. Lawley, K. McPhee , and S. Zwinge r (Co-PIs ) . Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . • Cove r crop se lec t ion and use in organic no-t ill farming . P.M. Carr (P.I.) , K. De lat e (Co-PI) , M. Haar (Co-PI) , and E. Silva (Co-PI) . Funding: USDA-SARE. • Deve loping carbon-pos it ive organic sys t ems t hrough reduced t illage and cove r crop-int ens ive crop ro t at ion schemes . K. De lat e (P.I) , C. Cambarde lla , P. Carr, M. Haar, J . Moye r, D. Mut ch, E. Silva, S. Weye rs (Co-PI) . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-CSREES-IOP. • Varie t y screening for organic vege t able product ion. E.M. Silva (P.I.) and P.M. Carr (Co-PI) . 2 0 0 8 , Funding: Organic Valley – Farmers Advocat ing for Organic .












Carr, P.M., R.D. Hors ley, J .J . Gunde rson, T.J . Winch, and G.B. Mart in. 2 0 1 4 . Weed growt h and crop pe rformance fo llowing hairy ve t ch, rye , and wheat cove r crops in a cool semiarid reg ion. Organic

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Agricult ure Published online (doi: 1 0 .1 0 0 7 / s1 3 1 6 5 -0 1 3 -0 0 5 7 -8 ) ; journal volume / page number(s ) as s igned in 2 0 1 4 .









• Long-Te rm Organic and Tillage St udy (LOTS) • NPSAS Farmer-Breede r Club Report • Organic Crop Cult ivar Se lec t ion for Great Plains St at e s in t he Nort h Cent ral Region • Organic Farming Gaining Ground But Beware • Organic Farming , Is It for Me? • Organic Farming: The Search for Agricult ural Sus t ainabilit y in t he Nort he rn Great • Plains • Organic Gardening 1 0 1 • Organic Gardening Tips • Organic No Till Us ing t he Cove r Crop Rolle r • Projec t ed 2 0 1 0 Organic Crop Budge t s Sout h Cent ral Nort h Dakot a . • Projec t ed 2 0 0 7 Organic Crop Budge t s Sout h Cent ral Nort h Dakot a . • St at us of Organic Agricult ure in Nort h Dakot a – 2 0 0 5 • Sugges t ed Bes t Prac t ice s for t he Coexis t ence of Organic , Biot ech and Convent ional • Crop Product ion Sys t ems • 2 0 0 8 Evaluat ion of Seed Source in Organic Pot at o Product ion • 2 0 1 2 Tria l Result s – Emmer – Organic – Carringt on • NPSAS Farm Breeding Club (ht t p :/ / npsas .org / about -us / farm-breeding-c lub.ht ml)

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• Ancient Grains Webinar, 2 0 1 3 (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=C5 yX5 Ut nxEk) • Value -Added Organic Grains ND 2 0 1 2 Updat e (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=R_ 2 AsmGlOLI) • Breeding “Organic Ready” Corn (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=yln9 1 Ur9 kY0 ) • NDSU Organic Research (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=_ 8 5 jvlQnc_ A) • Deep Mulch, No-Till, Organic Garden at Prairie Road Organic (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=2 brHfHPusac) • Boehm Farm Tour (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=Zot Q3 xdiHRU) • Organic Farming (ht t p :/ / www.yout ube .com/ wat ch?v=ESKCEdhCe6 Q) •

Academic Curricula




Outreach Efforts








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Web Resources

• Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r • Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r • Dickinson Research and Ext ens ion Cent e r Organic Fie ld Day 2 0 1 2 video • The NDSU Library provides acce ss t o books , journals , dat abase s , webs it e s , organizat ions and more on organic agricult ure . • Nort h Dakot a Depart ment of Agricult ure Organic Farming • Nort h Dakot a Organic Advisory Board • Nort h Dakot a Organic Online Direc t ory • Nort he rn Plains Sus t ainable Agricult ure Socie t y • NPSAS Farmer-Breede r Club • Tool t o Connect ND Organic Produce rs and Buye rs

Hands-on Learning



2 6 acre s a t t he NDSU Dickinson Research Ext ens ion Cent e r and 4 acre s a t t he NDSU Carringt on Research Ext ens ion Cent e r are ce rt ified organic ( t hrough ICS and OCIA); addit ional land is rent ed on ce rt ified organic farms , as needed. A lit t le ove r 0 .1 0 acre s are ce rt ified organic a t t he

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Ent repreneuria l Cent e r for Hort icult ure (ECH) at Dakot a College at Bot t ineau wit h an addit ional 0 .4 2 in t rans it ion.




Key Contacts


Ohio


Founded in 1 9 9 8 as an int e rdisc ip linary re search and ext ens ion t e am at t he Ohio Agricult ural Research and Deve lopment Cent e r (OARDC), t he Organic Food and Farming Educat ion Research (OFFER) program has grown in paralle l wit h t he organic sec t or. An ext e rnal advisory commit t ee mee t s t wice annually wit h t he Direc t or t o d iscuss programming and s t akeholde r is sues , and t hey se rve as re source s t o connect re searche rs t o growers and ot he rs in t he organic indus t ry. The OFFER group’s web s it e provides an ove rview of t he miss ion and re search of program members .

Current ly, t he Ohio St at e Unive rs it y’s College of Food, Agricult ure , and Environment al Sciences employs ove r fort y facult y who are involved in organic re search, educat ion, and ext ens ion ac t ivit ie s . Inc luded in t he current OFFER members (see ht t p :/ / oardc .osu.edu/ offe r/ pageview/ St aff_ and_ Part ne rs .ht m), are members of eve ry Depart ment in t he College as we ll as t he Glenn School of Public Policy. These facult y members work on re search projec t s funded by a varie t y of source s , inc luding AFRI, NIFA’s OREI and ORG programs , SARE, as we ll as t he Ce re s Trus t . Seve ral members have also rece ived OFRF funding in t he pas t .

OFFER facult y are current ly engaged in a number of funded re search projec t s , mos t of which are lis t ed a t ht t p :/ / oardc .osu.edu/ offe r/ pageview/ Research.ht m. De t ails of t he se projec t s can be g leaned from t he USDA’s CRIS and REEport sys t ems . The focus and emphas is of OFFER re search programs are re spons ive t o t he needs of growers but cons t ra ined by funding priorit ie s of t he d iffe rent agencie s and s t akeholde rs t hat support t hem. As a rule , few of t he OFFER facult y work exclus ive ly on organic re search t opics , howeve r, a ll are commit t ed t o t he same sus t ainabilit y and environment al princ ip le s t hat are a t t he core of t he organic movement .

Going forward, t he program has p lans t o cat a log all pas t projec t s and re la t ed out put s as a pe rmanent record of it s accomplishment s . For now, t he int e rnal report ing sys t ems at OSU and t he CRIS and SARE sys t ems were used t o as semble t he fo llowing informat ion.

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Current and recent organic farming re la t ed re search projec t s inc lude :

Ag ro no m ic / Fie ld Cro p s

Organic b iofe rt ilize r amendment t ria ls . McSpadden Gardene r, B. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 . Funding: OARDC.

Organic oat varie t y t ria ls . McSpadden Gardene r, B. Sne lle r, C. 2 0 1 3 . Funding: OARDC

Organic corn varie t y t ria ls . McSpadden Gardene r B. Sundeme ie r, A.S. 2 0 1 3 . Funding: OARDC and Organic Valley.

Providing sc ient ific support for organic agricult ure , Phe lan, P. L., Doohan, D. J ., and Loe rch, S. C. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Asse ss ing , mode ling , and maximizing ecosys t em se rvice s in long-t e rm organic and t rans it ioning farming sys t ems , Grewal, P. S., Is lam, K. R., McCoy, E. L., Kumarappan, S., and Sunde rme ie r, A. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA Organic Trans it ions .

Maximizing ecosys t em se rvice s of t he soil food web in organic farming sys t ems , Parwinde r S. Grewal. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

St rengt hening public corn breeding t o ensure organic farmers ’ acce ss t o e lit e cult ivars , Scot t , P. (ARS), 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Ecosys t em based weed management : g iant ragweed in t he corn be lt , Regnie r, E. E., St o lt enbe rg , D., and Mahoney, K. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA-NIFA-AFRI.

Opt imizing organic soil fe rt ilit y management t o improve t he crop healt h and baking funct ionalit y of organic Midwes t e rn spe lt , Larry Phe lan. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Environment al sus t a inabilit y of organic farming sys t ems : on-farm, expe riment al, and wat e rshed as se ssment s , Shipit a lo , M., St inne r, D., and Bont a , J . (ARS). 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: USDA-OREI Planning Grant .

Guiding CRP Landowners int o Sus t ainable Organic Product ion in t he Nort h Cent ral Region, Ernes t Mart in. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: SARE.

Sus t ainable Concre t e Pos t Cons t ruct ion for Fencing and Tre llis ing of Organic Crops , St eve Pearce . 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Growing Organics : Int egrat ing Science , Farmer Indigenous Knowledge , and Expe rience in Expanding Organic Product ion in Ohio , Mike Ande rson, OEFFA. 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE.

Evaluat ing Corn Varie t ie s in Pure and Mixed St ands for Organic Crop Product ion across Three St at e s in t he Corn Be lt , Pe t e r Thomison, OSU. 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Weed Management in Organic Conse rvat ion Tillage / No Tillage , John Cardina, OSU. 2 0 0 4 , Funding; SARE.

Ve g e t a b le & Fruit Cro p s

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Int egrat ing pe rime t e r t rap crops and row cove rs int o organic farming sys t ems . We lt y, C., Gardine r, M. and Mille r, S. A. 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 5 . Funding: NCR-SARE/ Iowa St at e Unive rs it y. Deve loping Downy Mildew and Powdery Mildew Management St ra t eg ie s for Organic Cucurbit Product ion. Mille r, S.A., and Baysal-Gure l, F. PA. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Vege t able Marke t ing and Research Program – PA Vege t able Growers Associat ion.

Deve loping s t ra t eg ie s for organic cucurbit d isease management . Mille r, S.A., and Baysal-Gure l, F. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Ohio Vege t able and Small Fruit Research & Deve lopment Program (OVSFRDP).

Evaluat ion of fungic ide s and biorat ional product s for cont ro l of powdery mildew in greenhouse t omat o product ion. Mille r, S.A., and Baysal-Gure l, F. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: Ohio Vege t able and Small Fruit Research & Deve lopment Program (OVSFRDP).

Enhancing product ivit y and soilborne d isease cont ro l in int ens ive organic vege t able product ion wit h mixed-specie s green manure s , McSpadden Gardene r, B. B. , Mille r, S. A., Kle inhenz, M. , Eve rt s , K. , Meye r, S. , Nort on, G. , Parme t e r, C. , and Smart , C. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA NIFA-Organic Research Ext ens ion Init ia t ive .

Renewable mulches for int egrat ed weed management in small-scale crop product ion, Regnie r, E. E., Harrison, S. K., Me t zge r, J . D., and Benne t t , M. A. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Ment al mode ls and part ic ipat ory re search t o redes ign ext ens ion programming for organic weed management , Doohan, D. J ., Erns t , S., Wilson, R., St inne r, D., Parke r, J ., Tucke r, M., Gibson, K., Smit h, R., Gallandt , E., and Riemens , M. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA NIFA-Organic Research Ext ens ion Init ia t ive .

Deve loping cult ural prac t ice s for organically grown medic inal p lant s , John Cardina. 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Deve loping Organic Management t o Res t ore Soil Qualit y for Food Product ion in Degraded Urban Soils , Joshua Benis t on, (Rat t an Lai, Major Profe ssor) . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant .

Organic Cont rol of Fungus in Vineyards , Eliminat ing Chemical Sprays , St eve Pearce . 2 0 0 6 , Funding: SARE.

Organic Product ion and Marke t ing of Fore s t Medic inals : Build ing and Support ing a Learning Communit y Among Growers , Dennis Hosack, Rural Act ion. 2 0 0 5 , Funding: SARE.

Organic Food Trail, Tim Pat rick. 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE.

Varie t y Evaluat ion, Se lec t ion and Management for Organics Vege t able Sys t ems , Mat t hew Kle inhenz, OSU. 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE.

Liv e s t o c k

Whole farm approach incorporat ing pas t ure ra ised organic poult ry and a nove l ce real grain (naked oat s ) int o an organic ro t at ion, Lilburn, M. S., Phe lan, L., Bat t e , M., and Mario la , M. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA NIFA-Organic Research Ext ens ion Init ia t ive .

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Impact of organic animal product ion sys t ems on wat e r qualit y and quant it y in Ohio – an int egrat ed re search, ext ens ion and educat ion program, Loe rch, S. C., Moore , R., Taylor, R., St inne r, D., McCut cheon, J ., Bont a , J ., and Owens , L. 2 0 0 9 -2 1 0 3 , Funding: USDA-NIFA-IOWQP.

Effec t of int raut e rine dext rose on dairy cows wit h c linical me t rit is in organic dairy he rds . Schuenemann, G.M and G.M. Maquivar. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 . USDA – Animal Healt h/ FF.

Impact of a lt e rnat ive endome t rit is t he rapy on fe rt ilit y of lac t a t ing dairy cows , Schuenemann, G., Danie ls , J ., and Pint o , C. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: USDA – Animal Healt h/ FF.

Comparing Ant imicrobial Usage in Commercially-Raised and Organically-Raised Chickens and Turkeys and t he Deve lopment of Ant imicrobial Res is t ance in Campylobact e r je juni, Taradon Luangt ongkum, OSU. 2 0 0 3 , Funding; SARE.

Ma rke t ing & Ec o no m ic s

Organic food marke t ing: panacea or problem? Haab, T. C. and Hooke r, N. H. 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: NRI Compe t it ive Grant .

US Organic Food and Beve rage Innovat ions : Trends 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 0 . (DiMarce llo , Nicholas and Neal H. Hooke r) . 2 0 1 1 . HSB Working Paper. 1 1 -1 . Available online : ht t p :/ / www.s ju.edu/ academics / hsb/ re source s / workingpape rs / Funding: Int e rnal – Saint Joseph’s Unive rs it y Haub School of Bus ine ss .

Asse ss ing t he communicat ion needs of Ohio’s organic farmers , Agunga, R. A., Igodan, C. 2 0 0 4 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Pat hs of t rans it ion: s t ra t eg ie s for pe ri-urban organic farmers , Kle inhenz, M. D.; Mcspadden, B. G.; Cardina, J .; Mille r, S. A.; Bat t e , M.; Grewal, P.; St inne r, D., 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 7 , Funding: USDA-NIFA

Revit a liz ing small and mids ized farms : organic re search, educat ion, and ext ens ion, Mille r, S. A.; St inne r, D. H.; Moore , R.; Cardina, J .; Hoy, C. 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

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Deve loping a soil ac t ive organic mat t e r t e s t for organic growers . Culman, S. 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 6 . Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Increas ing t he se rvice s of so il inve rt ebrat e s in agroecosys t ems , C.W. Hoy & P. S. Grewal. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Maximizing ecosys t em se rvice s of t he soil food web in organic farming sys t ems , P. S. Grewal and R. R. Is lam. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t .

Trans it ion s t ra t eg ie s t hat cont ro l pe rennial weeds and build soil, Cardina, J .; Fe lix, J .; Doohan, D.; St inne r, D.; Bat t e , M. 2 0 0 6 -2 0 0 9 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

Biological buffe ring and pe s t management in organic farming sys t ems : t he cent ral ro le of organic mat t e r, St inne r, D.; Phe lan, P. L. 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

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Carbon seques t ra t ion and carbon and nit rogen cycling processe s in organic agricult ural e cosys t ems , St inne r, D.; Hat che r, P. G. 2 0 0 2 -2 0 0 6 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.


OFFER re searche rs publish a varie t y of art ic le s , many of which are not specific t o organic agricult ure . Example s of recent organic-re la t ed publicat ions inc lude :

Lillard , P., Parke r, J ., and Sunde rme ie r, A., 2 0 1 3 . Recommendat ions for e s t ablishing ext ens ion program-ming for organic farmers . Journal of Extension 5 1 :6 TOT1 ht t p :/ / www.joe .org / joe / 2 0 1 3 december/ t t 1 .php Baysal-Gure l, F., Gardine r, M., We lt y, C., and Mille r S.A., 2 0 1 3 . Evaluat ion of row cove rs for t he cont ro l of fo liar d isease s of muskme lon, 2 0 1 2 . Plant Disease Management Reports: doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / PDMR0 7 :V1 2 0 . Baysal-Gure l, F., Gardine r, M., We lt y, C., and Mille r S.A., 2 0 1 3 . Management of bact e ria l wilt in muskme lon wit h pe rime t e r t rap cropping , 2 0 1 2 . Plant Disease Management Reports: doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / PDMR0 7 :V1 2 1 . Baysal-Gure l, F., Mille r, S.A., 2 0 1 3 . Management of powdery mildew in greenhouse t omat o product ion wit h b iorat ional product s and fungic ide s . 4 t h Int e rnat ional Sympos ium on Tomat o Disease s and t he 2 8 t h U.S. Annual Tomat o Disease Workshop. June 2 4 -2 7 t h, 2 0 1 3 . Acta Hort. ( ISHS) ( in pre ss ) . Baysal-Gure l, F., Gardine r, M., We lt y, C., and Mille r, S.A. 2 0 1 2 . Evaluat ion of row cove rs for t he cont ro l of bact e ria l wilt and fo liar d isease s of muskme lon, 2 0 1 1 . Plant Disease Management Reports: doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / PDMR0 6 : V1 6 1 . Baysal Gure l, F., B McSpadden Gardene r, B., and Mille r, S.A. 2 0 1 2 . Soil-borne d isease management in organic vege t able product ion. eOrganic 7 5 8 1 . ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / pages / 6 4 9 5 1 / soilborne -disease -management -in-organic-vege t able -product ion

DeLeon, Lauren and Neal H. Hooke r. 2 0 1 2 . Trends in US Organic Food and Drink Product Int roduct ions . John Glenn School of Public Affairs Working Paper. Available online : ht t p :/ / g lenn.osu.edu/ re search/ workingpape rs November. 1 3 pp

Grewal, P.S. 2 0 1 2 . Ent omopat hogenic nemat odes as t ools in int egrat ed pe s t management . In: Integrated Pest Management: Principles and Practice (D. P. Abrol, Ed.) , CABI Publishing , Wallingford , UK, 1 6 2 -2 3 6 .

Grewal, P.S. 2 0 1 2 . From IPM t o ecosys t em management : t he case of urban lawn. In: Integrated Pest Management: Principles and Practice (D. P. Abrol, Ed.) , CABI Publishing , Wallingford , UK, 4 5 0 -4 8 8 .

Grewal, S.S. and Grewal, P.S. 2 0 1 2 . Can c it ie s become se lf-re liant in food? Cities 2 9 , 1 -1 1 .

Shanahan, Chris t ophe r J . and Neal H. Hooke r. 2 0 1 2 . Emerging Spat ia l Dependencie s wit hin US Organic Supply Chains . Journal of Food Products Marketing. 1 8 (5 ) : pp 4 2 6 -4 5 0 .

Yadav, P., Duckwort h, K. & Grewal, P.S. 2 0 1 2 . Habit a t s t ruc t ure influences be low ground biocont ro l se rvice s : A comparison be t ween urban gardens and vacant lo t s . Landscape and Urban Planning 1 0 4 , 2 3 8 -2 4 4 .

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Briar, S.S., Mille r, S.A., St inne r, D., Kle inhenz, M.D., & Grewal, P.S. 2 0 1 1 . Effec t of d iffe rent organic t rans it ion s t ra t eg ie s for pe ri-urban vege t able product ion on soil prope rt ie s , nemat ode communit y, and t omat o yie ld . Appl. Soil Ecol. 4 7 , 8 4 -9 1 .

Chang, Ching-Hs ing , Neal H. Hooke r, Eugene Jones and Abdoul Sam. 2 0 1 1 . Organic and Convent ional Milk Purchase Behaviors in Cent ral Ohio . Agribusiness: An International Journal. 2 7 (3 ) : pp 3 1 1 -3 2 6 .

Baysal-Gure l, F. and Mille r, S. A. 2 0 1 0 . Disease Management in Organic Le t t uce Product ion . eOrganic ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / art ic le / 3 0 8 4 9 . Baysal-Gure l, F. and Mille r, S. A. 2 0 1 0 . Early Blight Management for Organic Tomat o Product ion. ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / art ic le / 2 9 8 7 8 . eOrganic4961.

Cao, C., Raudale s , R., Park, S., and McSpadden Gardene r, B.B. 2 0 1 0 . Biopes t ic ide cont ro ls of p lant d isease s : Resource s and product s for organic farmers in Ohio . Ohioline Fact Sheet SAG-1 8 -1 0 . Available online a t : ht t p :/ / ohioline .osu.edu/ sag-fac t / pdf/ 0 0 1 8 .pdf

Park, S., Cao, C., and McSpadden Gardene r, B.B. 2 0 1 0 . Inoculant s and soil amendment s for organic growers . Ohioline Fact Sheet SAG-1 7 -1 0 . Available online a t : ht t p :/ / ohioline .osu.edu/ sag-fac t / pdf/ 0 0 1 7 .pdf

Van Camp, Debra, Pauline Ie , Noah Muwanika, Neal H. Hooke r and Yae l Vodovot z . 2 0 1 0 . The Paradox of Organic Ingredient s . Food Technology. November: pp . 2 0 -2 9

Phe lan, P. L. 2 0 0 9 . Ecology-based agricult ure and t he next green revolut ion: Is mode rn agricult ure exempt from t he laws of e cology? , pp . 9 7 -1 3 5 , in Sustainable Agroecosystem Management: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society, P. J . Bohlen and G. House , eds , CRC Pre ss , Boca Rat on, FL.

Baysal, F., McSpadden-Gardene r, B., Cardina, J ., Kle inhenz, M., Mille r, S.A. 2 0 0 9 . Effec t of Fie ld Management Pract ice s on Disease Deve lopment , Soil Chemis t ry and Yie ld in Organic Tomat oes . Acta Hort. ( ISHS) 8 0 8 :1 1 3 -1 1 6 .

Baysal, F., Benit ez , M.S., Kle inhenz, M.D., Mille r, S.A., and McSpadden Gardene r, B.B. 2 0 0 8 . Effec t s of farm organic t rans it ion on soilborne d isease suppre ss ion. Phytopathology 9 8 : 5 6 2 -5 7 0 .

Baysal, F., Benit ez , M.-S., Kle inhenz, M., Mille r, S.A. and McSpadden Gardene r, B.B. 2 0 0 8 . Fie ld management e ffec t s on damping-off and early season vigor of crops in a t rans it ional organic cropping sys t em. Phytopathology 9 8 :5 6 2 -5 7 0 .

Benit ez , M.-S., Baysal Tus t as , F., Rot enbe rg , D., Kle inhenz, M.D., Mille r, S.A., and McSpadden Gardene r, B. 2 0 0 7 . Mult ip le s t a t is t ical approaches of communit y finge rprint dat a reveal bact e ria l populat ions as sociat ed wit h gene ral d isease suppre ss ion aris ing from t he applicat ion of d iffe rent organic fie ld management s t ra t eg ie s . Soil Biology and Biochemistry 3 9 : 2 2 8 9 -2 3 0 1 .

Briar, Shabeg S.; Grewal, Parwinde r S.; Somasekhar, Ne t hi; St inne r, D.; Mille r, Sally A. 2 0 0 7 . Soil nemat ode communit y, organic mat t e r, microbial b iomass and nit rogen dynamics in fie ld p lo t s t rans it ioning from convent ional t o organic management . Applied Soil Ecology 3 7 : 2 5 6 -2 6 6 .

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Phe lan, P. L. 2 0 0 4 . Connect ing be lowground and aboveground food webs : The ro le of organic mat t e r in b io logical buffe ring , pp .1 9 9 -2 2 5 , in Soil Organic Matter Management in Sustainable Agriculture. F. Magdoff and R. R. We il, eds . CRC Pre ss , Boca Rat on, FL.


The Ext ens ion programs at The Ohio St at e Unive rs it y se rve d ive rse cons t it uencie s , inc luding t rans it ioning and ce rt ified organic growers . OFFER re searche rs provide mult ip le pre sent at ions t o growers on organic re search projec t s during t he year t hrough t he ir regular out reach programming, oft en g iving handout s as part of t he ir pre sent at ions . Ohioline ( t he main out le t for Ext ens ion mat e ria ls in Ohio) lis t s publicat ions for organic farmers by ent e ring “organic farming” or “organic agricult ure” as search t e rms . These inc lude bulle t ins and fac t shee t s on a wide varie t y of t opics . Example s inc lude :

• Armyworm in Organic Corn • Biopes t ic ide Cont rols of Plant Disease s : Resource s and Product s for Organic Farmers in Ohio • Enhancing Wildlife Habit a t on Farmlands • Inoculant s and Soil Amendment s for Organic Growers • Managing Downy Mildew in Organic and Convent ional Vine Crops • Microbial Biopes t ic ide s for t he Cont rol of Plant Disease s in Organic Farming • Ohio Organic Produce rs : Final Survey Result s • The Organic Ce rt ificat ion Process for Crops • Sus t ainable Agricult ure Fact Shee t Index (numerous fac t shee t s ) • Disease Management in Organic Le t t uce Product ion. eOrganic art ic le - ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / art ic le / 3 0 8 4 9 . • Early Blight Management for Organic Tomat o Product ion. ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / art ic le / 2 9 8 7 8 . • Soil-borne Disease Management in Organic Vege t able Product ion. ht t p :/ / www.ext ens ion.org / pages / 6 4 9 5 1 / soilborne -disease -management -in-organic-vege t able -product ion • Sus t ainable Agricult ure Resource s

Academic Curricula

There is a Sus t ainable Agricult ure major a t OSU’s Agricult ural Technical Ins t it ut e (an Associat e s degree grant ing program), which inc ludes an Organic farming course , and t he re is an e ffort t o e s t ablish a new unde rgraduat e degree in Sus t ainable Agricult ure wit h a minor in Organic agricult ure , but t his is not ye t in p lace .

Current ly t he agricult ure curriculum at The Ohio St at e Unive rs it y is organized large ly by specialt y, and t he se are large ly de fined wit hin Depart ment s . Sus t ainabilit y is a major t heme t hat is emphas ized t hroughout t he curriculum, and discuss ions of organic agricult ure t ake p lace in t he curriculum of a ll CFAES majors . Howeve r, t he re are not specific “organic farming” course s a t OSU. Topics re la t ed t o organic d isease and pe s t management , for example , are t aught wit hin course s on d isease and pe s t management more broadly.


Graduat e re search programs large ly mirror depart ment s wit hin t he College of Food, Agricult ure , and Environment al Sciences (ht t p :/ / c fae s .osu.edu) , t hough t he Environment al Graduat e St udie s program is t rans -colleg iat e . OFFER re searche rs and t he ir g raduat e s t udent s t ypically conduct t he ir work wit hin t he cont ext of t he ir d isc ip linary Depart ment , but are oft en engaged in int e rdisc ip linary

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re search re la t ed t o organic agricult ure as indicat ed by t he mix of princ ipal inves t igat ors on t he projec t s lis t ed above .

Outreach Efforts

Fie ld days have been pre sent ed at t he OARDC’s Woos t e r and Findlay locat ions on an annual bas is . Research ext ens ion pe rsonne l have been involved in programming specific t o organic re searche rs a t mult ip le locat ions on an annual bas is . Part ne rships wit h t he Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Associat ion (Ohio’s main organic ce rt ifie r and organic s t akeholde r organizat ion) have led t o mult ip le pre sent at ions by OSU facult y a t OEFFA’s annual Organic Farming Confe rence , as we ll as sponsored workshops and t ra ining se ss ions . In t o t a l, approximat e ly t wo dozen pre sent at ions are g iven annually t hat focus specifically on organic farming is sues around t he s t a t e . Addit ionally, OFFER re searche rs have made a conce rt ed e ffort t o d is t ribut e t he ir expe rt ise t o a nat ional (and int e rnat ional) audience t hrough mat e ria ls pos t ed t o eOrganic . Locally, OFFER is now sponsoring t wice -yearly programs in Woos t e r and Columbus on varying t opics t o furt he r connect re searche rs and s t akeholde rs .

An “Organic Lives t ock Sympos ium” was he ld a t OSU Columbus on March 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 . Speake rs from academia and indus t ry d iscussed key challenges and success ful approaches t o managing healt h and we lfare of animals in t he organic live s t ock sec t or.

A sympos ium on t he “Fut ure Direc t ions for Organic Agricult ure Research” was he ld a t OSU Woos t e r on November 1 , 2 0 1 2 . Speake rs from OTA, OFRF, PASA, and OEFFA were inc luded.

Web Resources

The OFFER program maint ains a web s it e (ht t p :/ / oardc .osu.edu/ offe r/ pageview/ Home .ht m) wit h links for re searche rs and farmers . Seve ral OFFER facult y members are ac t ive members in t he eOrganic communit y of prac t ice . OFFER pe rsonne l (e .g . Francis , McSpadden Gardene r, Mille r, Zwicke ) have led seve ral webinars on eOrganic , and writ t en fac t shee t s have been pos t ed t o t hat web s it e . OFFER views eOrganic as a major out le t for ext ens ion and educat ional mat e ria ls .

Addit ional web re source s about organic product ion in Ohio inc lude :

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associat ion

Small Farm New Farm Int e rne t Resource s

Hands-on Learning

Informat ion on t he OSU s t udent farm can be found at ht t p :/ / s t udent farm.wordpre ss .com as we ll as on Facebook ht t ps :/ / www.facebook.com/ ohios t a t e s t udent farm. Int e rnship and employment opport unit ie s are offe red . Inquirie s can be d irec t ed t o Mark Benne t t , (ph 6 1 4 -2 9 2 -3 8 6 4 ) , who supe rvise s s t udent farm act ivit ie s .


OSU ope rat e s more t han 5 0 acre s of ce rt ified organic re search land on four re search farms (Fry Farm/ Woos t e r; Wes t and Eas t Badge r Farms / Apple Creek; and Hirze l Farm/ Findlay) . An addit ional 1 0 acre s of land are in t rans it ion. These farms are able t o handle bot h agronomic and hort icult ural c rops (part icularly fie ld vege t able s ) . Recent re search has a lso involved use for sheep and chicken pas t uring wit h ce rt a in ro t at ions .

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Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 6 0 acre s .


Current ly funded re search projec t s involve organic sheep grazing (Francis Fluhart y) , poult ry (Mark Lilburn) , dairy management (St eve Loe rch) and dairy cow healt h management (Gus t avo Schueneman) . Animals are managed organically on s t a t ion and some projec t s involve working direc t ly on-farm wit h produce rs . More informat ion can be obt ained on t he se projec t s from t he principal inves t igat ors lis t ed above .

Key Contacts

• Dr. Brian McSpadden Gardene r, Profe ssor, Direc t or, Organic Food & Farming Educat ion & Research, mcspadden-garden.1 @osu.edu • Dr. St even Culman, Soil Science Program, culman.2 @osu.edu • Dr. Doug Doohan, Profe ssor, Hort . & Crop Sciences , doohan.1 @osu.edu • Dr. Neal Hooke r, Profe ssor, Public Affairs , hooke r.2 7 @osu.edu • Dr. Casey Hoy, Profe ssor, Agroecosys t ems Management Program, hoy.1 @osu.edu • Dr. Mat t Kle inhenz, Associat e Profe ssor, Hort . & Crop Science , kle inhenz.1 @osu.edu • Dr. Michae l Lilburn, Profe ssor, Animal Sciences Lilburn.1 @osu.edu • Dr. Sally A. Mille r, Profe ssor, Plant Pat hology, mille r.7 6 9 @osu.edu • Dr. P. Larry Phe lan, Profe ssor, Ent omology, phe lan.2 @osu.edu • Dr. Gus t avo Schueneman. Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Ve t e rinary Medic ine , Gus t [email protected] • Alan Sunde rme ir, OSU Ext ens ion, sunde rme ie r.5 @osu.edu • Dr. Yae l Vodovot z , Profe ssor, Food Science , vodovot z .1 @osu.edu

Comple t e lis t of OFFER Research & Ext ens ion Pe rsonne l

South Dakota Org a nic Re s e a rc h Pro je c t s SDSU conduct ed t ria ls evaluat ing wint e r wheat varie t ie s for abilit y t o compe t e wit h weeds . Tria ls we re conduct ed looking at flame weeding in re search s t a t ion and on-farm environment s for corn and soybean product ion. Work was a lso conduct ed looking at a new t ool t hat shoot s a s t ream of abras ive part ic le s (e .g . lime ) in t he crop row t o de s t roy weed seedlings . Sus t ainable organic t ribal b ison product ion sys t em, Scot t Faus t i, SDSU Economics Dept ., Flandreau Sant ee Sioux t ribe . 2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-OREI. Opt imizing sorghum-sudan/ forage soybean cove r crop populat ions and screening sorghum varie t ie s for organic cove r crop pe rformance , forage , and seed product ion in t he Nort he rn Great Plains reg ion. Ray Be rry. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: SARE. Corn breeding and sus t a inabilit y, Wicks , Z. W., SDSU, 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 8 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. St rengt hing Grazing Success Through Gene t ics wit h Flax in an Organic Environment , Ange la Jackson-Pride . 2 0 0 5 , Funding: SARE. Agricult ure : Nat ural re source s out reach educat ion program, Me lvin, M. (Oglala Lakot a College , Kyle , SD). 2 0 0 1 -2 0 0 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA.

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Re f e re e d Pub lic a t io ns None found specific t o organic product ion. Ext e ns io n a nd Out re a c h Pub lic a t io ns SDSU Ext ens ion publicat ions on organic product ion inc lude : • Organic Agricult ure Addre ssed by SDSU IPM Program • Organic Bee f Product ion Cos t s (ppt ) • Organic Fruit and Vege t able Produce rs Are Elig ib le for Ce rt ificat ion Re imbursement • Organic Product ion: Prac t ice s and Prevalence • What Does “Organic” Mean t o a SD Fruit or Vege t able Grower? Mos t of SDSU Ext ens ion’s publicat ions , applicable t o organic product ion, focus on Int egrat ed Pes t Management . Those found at ht t p :/ / www.sds t at e .edu/ ps / ext ens ion/ ipm/ ipm-pubs .cfm include : • Can Fire Be Used t o Cont rol Salt cedar in Nort he rn Grass lands? • Do fire and grazing management provide opport unit ie s for salt cedar invas ion by allowing increased e s t ablishment from seed? • Managing Change in Crop Product ion: Int egrat ed Pes t Management • Managing Change in Crop Product ion: Int egrat ed Pes t Management Thre sholds • Managing Change in Crop Product ion: Management Consult ant s • Biocont rol Insect s of Canada This t le in t he Nort he rn Great Plains • A Guide t o t he Common Nat ive and Exot ic This t le s of Sout h Dakot a • I.P.M. St rat eg ie s for Grasshoppe r Cont rol in Sout h Dakot a • Biocont rol of Noxious Weeds in Sout h Dakot a • Managing Leafy Spurge Flea Bee t le Re lease s in Sout h Dakot a • Leafy Spurge Flea Bee t le Collec t ion Recommendat ions • Salt cedar: An Environment al Threat • Yellow and Dalmat ion Toadflax • Purple Looses t rife and Invas ive European Common Reed: Threat s t o Sout h Dakot a’s We t lands and Wat e rways Ac a d e m ic Curric ula Kimbe rly James offe rs a vege t able product ion course t hat inc ludes an organic component . SDSU has an Agroecology course t hat is t aught in t he Plant Science Depart ment – t his is not specifically organic , but t rie s t o t ake an ecological view on crop product ion. Gra d ua t e S t ud e nt Op p o rt unit ie s SDSU offe rs an Agroecology specializat ion in t he Mas t e rs in Plant Science program. Out re a c h Ef f o rt s SDSU has a summer fie ld day focus ing on organic product ion at Be re s ford in Augus t , and hos t s a confe rence for organic produce rs in Sioux Falls in t he firs t week of December. The 2 -day confe rence , organized by SDSU facult y and s t aff, has t racks on organic crop, live s t ock, and vege t able product ion. SDSU has done bot h t he las t t hree years and int ends t o make t hem annual event s .

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In addit ion, SDSU Ext ens ion provided a half-day CSA Mini-School aft e r t he 2 0 1 2 organic confe rence , and de s igned and de live red a webinar se rie s for people int e re s t ed in e s t ablishing school gardens . The re was an SDSU Sout heas t Research Farm Organic Plot Tour in 2 0 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 and 2 0 1 3 . In 2 0 1 0 , SDSU Ext ens ion, a long wit h USDA-IPM/ SARE & SDSU-IPM, he ld a 2 -day event , t he “Wes t e rn Corn Be lt Confe rence for Organic Farmers” in Sioux Falls . We b Re s o urc e s A web search for “organic farming” at SDSU’s Hilt on M. Briggs Library yie lds numerous re levant books on file . iGrow is t he p lat form used by SDSU Ext ens ion t o provide web-based program and cont ent de live ry. The Sout h Dakot a Depart ment of Agricult ure manages t he organic ce rt ificat ion cos t share program in SD. SDSU facult y and s t aff are involved in t he Dakot a Local Food Ne t work. Ha nd s - o n Le a rning The re is pre sent ly no s t udent organic farm, but graduat e s t udent s are like ly t o conduct re search on ce rt ified organic land at t he Sout heas t Research Farm in Be re s ford , SD. Ac re s Ce rt if ie d Org a nic SDSU rece ived ce rt ificat ion for an organic re search p lo t in 2 0 1 2 . It is a 4 -acre b lock at t he SDSU Sout heas t Research Farm in Be re s ford . Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, or in t rans it ion = 4 acre s . Org a nic Liv e s t o c k Re s e a rc h SDSU is conduct ing organic b ison re search in coope rat ion wit h Flandreau Sant ee Sioux t ribe and Flandreau Indian School. Ke y Co nt a c t s • Rhoda Burrows , SDSU Ext ens ion Rapid Cit y, rhoda.burrows@sds t at e .edu • Darre ll Deneke , SDSU IPM Coordinat or, Darre ll.Deneke@sds t at e .edu • Dr. Scot t Faus t i, Profe ssor, Economics , s cot t .faus t i@sds t at e .edu • Kimberly James , Ins t ruct or, Plant Science , kimbe rly.james@sds t at e .edu • Dr. Pe t e r Sext on, Associat e Profe ssor, Sus t ainable Cropping Sys t ems , Plant Science , Pe t e r.Sext on@sds t at e .edu • Dr. Julie Walke r, Associat e Profe ssor/ Ext ens ion Bee f Specialis t , Julie .Walke r@sds t at e .edu • Chris t ina Zdorovt sov, Communit y Deve lopment Fie ld Specialis t , SDSU Ext ens ion, Chris t ina .Zdorovt sov@sds t at e .edu

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Wisconsin Org a nic Re s e a rc h Pro je c t s Soil carbon and microbial community dynamics in organic cash grain rotations under intensified cover cropping and reduced tillage. Gregg Sanford (UW-Madison Department of Agronomy). 2013-16, Funding: The Ceres Trust. Increas ing t he sus t a inabilit y of organic pot at o product ion t hrough improved soil, wat e r and weed management and t arge t ed breeding: a part ic ipat ory approach. Rut h Genge r (UW-Madison Depart ment of Plant Pat hology) . 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . High t unne l e ffec t s on organic product ion and nut rient management of raspbe rrie s (Rubus idaeus, L.) . Je s se Dahir-Kahe l and Rebecca Harbut (UW-Madison Depart ment of Hort icult ure ) . Int egrat ing crop re s is t ance , pat hogen ecology and organically-approved fungic ide s for vege t able crop disease cont ro l. Amanda Gevens (UW-Madison Dept . of Plant Pat hology) . Ongoing , Funding: Wiscons in Pot at o and Vege t able Growers Associat ion, Wiscons in Fre sh Marke t Vege t able Growers Associat ion, USDA Hat ch and USDA NIFA. Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding for enhanced nit rogen-use e ffic iency. Benjamin W. Hughey and James Nienhuis (UW-Madison Depart ment of Hort icult ure ) . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Part ic ipat ory breeding of open-pollinat ed varie t ie s of swee t corn for organic product ion in Wiscons in. Tessa Pe t e rs and William F. Tracy (UW-Madison Depart ment of Agronomy). 2 0 1 3 -1 4 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Recurrent se lec t ion for improvement of t wo open-pollinat ed swee t corn (Zea mays L.) populat ions . Adrienne C. She lt on and William F. Tracy (UW-Madison Dept of Agronomy). 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: OFRF and USDA OREI (as part of NOVIC). Fe rt ilit y management of organic swee t corn product ion on sandy soils . Ja imie Wes t and Mat t hew D. Ruark (UW-Madison Dept of Soil Science ) , Jed Colquhoun and Erin M. Silva (UW-Madison Dept of Agronomy) and A.J . Bussan (UW-Madison Dept of Hort icult ure ) . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA Hat ch. Weed management in organic pot at o product ion. Rut h K. Genge r, Doug I. Rouse and A.O. Charkowski (UW-Madison Dept of Plant Pat hology) . Ongoing , Funding: Int e rnal. Improving soil healt h t hrough cove r crop based no-t ill organic vege t able product ion. Anne Pfe iffe r and Jed Colquhoun (UW-Madison Dept of Hort icult ure ) , Eric Bie t ila (UW-Madison Agroecology Mas t e r’s Program), Erin Silva (UW-Madison Dept of Agronomy), and Amy Charkowski (UW-Madison Plant Pat hology) . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA AFRI and Ce re s Trus t . Int egrat ing living mulches as a cove r cropping s t ra t egy for small-scale organic vege t able product ion. Anne Pfe iffe r and Jed Colquhoun (UW-Madison Dept of Hort icult ure ) and Erin Silva (UW-Madison Dept of Agronomy). 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA AFRI. Increas ing varie t a l suit abilit y and availabilit y of cowpea and oilseed radish cove r crop seed for nort he rn c limat e s . Erin Silva (UW-Madison Dept of Agronomy). 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: SARE.

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Seed and Plant Breeding for Wiscons in’s Organic Vege t able Sect or: Unde rs t anding Farmers ’ Needs and Pract ice s . Alexandra Lyon (UW Ne lson Ins t it ut e for Environment al St udie s ) , Erin Silva (UW Madison Dept of Agronomy), and Michae l Be ll (UW Madison Dept of Communit y and Environment Sociology) . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Use of Mob Grazing and ot he r cont ro l opt ions for cont ro lling Canada t his t le and alleviat ing losse s in forage qualit y, quant it y and ut ilizat ion. Ande rs Gurda, Mark Renz, Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 3 -1 4 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Improving Soil Healt h Through No-Till Vege t able Product ion. Anne Phe iffe r, Erin Silva, Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 3 -1 4 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Inves t igat ion of GMO vs . Organic Die t Effec t s on Me t abolome Profile s in Dairy Cows by NMR Spect roscopy. Ebru Se lin Se len, Warren Port e r, Facult y Advisor. 2 0 1 3 -1 4 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Carrot improvement for organic agricult ure wit h added grower and consumer value , Philipp Simon, Erin Silva, Jed Colquhoun ( in collaborat ion wit h Organic Seed Alliance , Unive rs it y of California , Purdue Unive rs it y and Washingt on St at e Unive rs it y) . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 6 , Funding: USDA-OREI. Quant ifying Re lat ionships Be t ween Soil Qualit y, Soil Fe rt ilit y, and Pas t ure Management and t he Product ivit y of Organic Dairy Pas t ure s and Milk Product ion, Mark Renz. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding; The Ce re s Trus t . Opt imizing No-Till Organic Product ion t o Improve Soil Healt h and Management of Lat e -Season Weeds , Erin Silva. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Cove r cropping s t ra t eg ie s for small s cale , urban organic farms . Erin Silva, Jed Colquhoun, and Anne Pfe iffe r. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 5 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Crop plant nut rit ion and insect re sponse in organic fie ld crop product ion: linking farmer obse rvat ion t o unive rs it y re search and ext ens ion. Eileen Cullen, Kevin She lley, Robin Mit t ent hal, Paul Whit ake r. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-OREI. St ra t eg ie s of pas t ure supplement at ion on organic and convent ional grazing dairie s : as se ssment of e conomic , product ion and environment al out comes , Vic t or Cabre ra , David Combs , Rhonda Gilde rs leeve , Miche l Wat t iaux. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA-OREI. Organic and sus t a inable expe rient ia l le arning for beginning farmers , Joe Pedre t t i, (MOSES). 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Sus t ainable Organic Agricult ure - A Menominee Legacy, Kowalkowski, B., College of Menominee Nat ion, Keshena, WI. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 4 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Dive rs it y Prospect ing for an Open Source Plant Breeding Framework, Claire Luby, UW-Madison. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE. Qualit y Convent ional and Organic Malt ing Barley Product ion in Wiscons in. 2 0 1 3 , Funding: SARE. Nit rogen Fe rt ilit y and Weed Management Int e rac t ions in Organic Process ing Vege t able Product ion Sys t ems , Bussan, A. J .; Ruark, M. D.; Colquhoun, J .; Silva, E. M., UW-Madison. 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA NIFA.

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Nort he rn organic vege t able improvement coope rat ive (NOVIC), Erin Silva and William F. Tracy ( in collaborat ion wit h Nort h Dakot a St at e Unive rs it y, t he Organic Seed Alliance and USDA). 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA-OREI. Evaluat ion of organically approved fungic ide s for vege t able crops , Amanda Gevens , Josh Posne r, Jon Baldock, John Hall. 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA Hat ch Formula Fund and Int e rnal Source s . Evaluat ion of organically approved pes t ic ide s for organic vege t able crops , Russe ll Groves . 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: Int e rnal Source s . On-farm re search wit h organic grazie rs , Jane t Hedt cke , Josh Posne r, Alt frid Krusenbaum, Ken Nordlund, Gary Frank, Bob Van De Boom, UW. 1 9 9 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: W.K. Ke llogg Foundat ion; SARE; USDA-ARS; and USDA-Dairy Forage Research Cent e r. Organic and convent ional product ion sys t ems in t he long-t e rm Wiscons in Int egrat ed Cropping Sys t ems Tria ls : product ivit y, profit abilit y and environment al impact , Jane t Hedt cke , Dwight Mue lle r, Darwin Frye , Jean-Paul Chavas ,.1 9 9 0 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: W.K. Ke llogg Foundat ion; SARE; USDA-ARS; and USDA-Dairy Forage Research Cent e r. Increas ing Varie t a l Suit abilit y and Availabilit y of Cowpea and Forage Radish Cove r Crop Seed for Nort he rn Climat e s , Erin Silva. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: SARE. Weed and Fe rt ilit y Int e rac t ions in Organic Vege t able Crops , A.J . Bussan, Mat t Ruark, Jed Colquhoun, Erin Silva. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: UW Hat ch Grant . Deve loping farm financial knowledge of beginning and sus t a inable farmers , Padgham, J . L. (MOSES). 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Veggie Compa$ $ : Whole farm planning for enhanced profit abilit y of Midwes t e rn organic vege t able growers , Erin Silva, Paul Mit che ll, John Hendrickson. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Deve loping carbon-pos it ive organic sys t ems t hrough reduced t illage and cove r crop-int ens ive crop ro t at ion schemes , Erin Silva ( in collaborat ion wit h Iowa St at e , Unive rs it y of Minnesot a , Michigan St at e and Nort h Dakot a St at e ) . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-IOP. Ident ifying Pot at o Varie t ie s wit h Increased Leve ls of Mat ure Plant Res is t ance t o Pot at o Virus Y for Improved Organic Seed Pot at o Product ion, Chen Zhang, (Russe ll Groves , Major Profe ssor) . 2 0 1 2 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Reducing risk as sociat ed wit h organic snap bean product ion in Wiscons in, James Nienhuis . 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: OFRF and Int e rnal Source s . Organic ce rt ified seed pot at o product ion in t he Midwes t , Amy Charkowski, Rut h Genge r, Doug Rouse , Russe ll Groves , She lley Jansky. 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Deve lopment of t ools and me t hods for non-invas ive ly t rac ing t he e ffec t s of convent ional agricult ural input s and de t e rmine chemical finge rprint s due t o me t abolic e ffec t s of GM alfalfa t hat could a lt e r t he healt h and product ivit y of dairy cows . Warren Port e r, UW Dept of Zoology. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: FAFO.

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Fe rt ilit y s t ra t eg ie s for hoop house -grown organic raspbe rrie s , Rebecca Harbut , Je s se Dahir-Kanehl. 2 0 1 2 , Funding: UW College of Agricult ural and Life Sciences Annual Fund. Impact of organic management on dairy animal healt h and we ll-be ing , Pame la Ruegg, Linda Tikofsky, Ynt e Schukken (Corne ll Unive rs it y) ; Mike Gamrot h (Oregon St at e Unive rs it y) . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA-NIFA. Safe r, Non-Se lec t ive Weed Cont rol For Organic Growers And Home Consumers , R. D. Coleman, Summerdale , Inc ., Ve rona, WI. 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 3 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Ut iliz ing phylloplanins for t he cont ro l of fungal and oomyce t e pat hogens in organic pot at o farming . Amy O. Charkowski. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Organic seed pot at o product ion and part ic ipat ory breeding , Amy O. Charkowski. 2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Organic Agricult ure Program, Jaworski, D. M., Nort heas t Wiscons in Technical College . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: USDA NIFA. Ident ifying He irloom and Specialt y Varie t ie s Res is t ant t o Silve r Scarf Disease for Organic Pot at o Product ion, Chadradhar Mat t upalli. 2 0 1 1 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Re lat ionships be t ween corn p lant s and nit rogen fixing bact e ria on an organic farm, Carrie K Young, Ph.D., Research Direc t or, Michae l Fie lds Agricult ural Ins t it ut e . 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Bene fit s of Increas ing Grazing He ight on Weed Suppre ss ion in Management Int ens ive Rot at ional Grazing Sys t ems in Wiscons in, Marie Schmidt , (Mark Renz, Major Profe ssor) . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . De t e rminat ion of pe rcept ions and use of organic seed and varie t ie s by Midwes t e rn organic vege t able growers , Alexandra Lyon, (Erin Silva, Major Profe ssor) . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: Ce re s Trus t Graduat e St udent Grant . Reducing risk as sociat ed wit h organic snap bean product ion in Wiscons in, James Nienhuis . 2 0 1 0 , Funding: OFRF. Deve lop a quant it a t ive as se ssment t o measure t he healt h and gene t ic consequences of pe s t ic ide exposure , Warren Port e r, UW-Zoology. 2 0 1 0 , Funding: FAFO. Deve loping High Qualit y Corn for Sus t ainable Farmers in t he Nort he rn Corn Be lt , Pollak L M; Golds t e in W, Micheal Fie lds Agricult ural Ins t it ut e . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: USDA ARS. Re lat ionship be t ween organic fe rt ilit y management , p lant nut rit ion, and insect re sponse , Robin Mit t ent hal, UW. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE. Cove r crop se lec t ion and use in organic no-t ill farming , Erin Silva. 2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE. Midwes t Breeding Projec t Aims for Cold-Tole rant Swee t Corn, William F. Tracy. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: OFRF.

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Ident ify growt h t ra it s and fie ld pe rformance of vege t able s grown in ce rt ified organic condit ions , Erin Silva. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: FAFO. Midwes t St udy Highlight s Viabilit y of Organic Ce rt ified Pot at o Seed Product ion, Amy Charkowski. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: OFRF. Research t he product ion of ce rt ified seed pot at oe s in t he Midwes t and how t o cont ro l d isease s in organic product ion, UW-Madison. 2 0 0 8 , Funding: FAFO. The Viabilit y of Growing Organic Medic inal He rbs as Alt e rnat ive Cash Crops for Wiscons in Farmers , Brian Font aine . 2 0 0 7 , Funding: SARE. Soil Fe rt ilit y St ra t eg ie s on Organic Vege t able Farms , John Hendrickson, UW. 2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 9 , Funding: SARE. Es t ablishing a Wiscons in Hat che ry t o Produce and Se ll Organically Raised Pas t ured Poult ry Chicks , Julia Maro. 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE. Deve loping t he Uppe r Miss is s ippi Rive r Valley' s Unt apped Resource - Organic Maple Syrup, Eric Meye r, Organic Maple Coope rat ive . 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE. Socioeconomic Analys is of Organic , Grass -Based & Convent ional Dairy Farmers in Wiscons in wit h Case St udy in Amish St ewardship Pract ice s in t he Kickapoo Valley, Caroline Brock, UW. 2 0 0 4 , Funding: SARE. Microbial Inoculant Treat ment s as an Alt e rnat ive Spray for Disease Cont rol t hat Reduces t he Toxic it y and Use of Coppe r in Organic and Sus t ainable Vit icult ure , Pat ric ia Iube lt , Maple Ridge Vineyards . 2 0 0 3 , Funding: SARE. The Use of Movable High Tunne ls in t he Organic Product ion of St rawbe rrie s , Pot at oe s , and Raspbe rrie s , Danie l Mie lke . 2 0 0 2 , Funding: SARE. Re lat ionships be t ween corn p lant s and nit rogen fixing bact e ria on an organic farm. Carrie Young, (Michae l Fie lds Agricult ural Ins t it ut e ) . 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 2 , Funding: The Ce re s Trus t . Deve loping high qualit y corn for sus t a inable farmers in t he nort he rn corn be lt , Pollak L M; Golds t e in W. (Michae l Fie lds Agricult ural Ins t it ut e ) . 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 0 , Funding: USDA. Dr. Jason Mills a t St . Norbe rt College in De Pe re , WI, is conduct ing re search on t he impact of organic farms of b iodive rs it y of wild areas . Organic Valley, LaFarge WI, ope rat e s t he Farmers Advocat ing for Organics (FAFO) grant program, which is open t o applicant s seeking funding for projec t s or programs t hat are orient ed t owards prot ec t ing , safeguarding , and advancing organic agricult ure and organic marke t place t hrough re search, advocacy and/ or educat ion. Re f e re e d Pub lic a t io ns Example s of organic-re la t ed art ic le s by UW facult y inc lude :

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Mat t upalli, C., R. K. Genge r, A. O. Charkowski. 2 0 1 3 . Evaluat ing inc idence of Helminthosporium solani and Colletotrichum coccodes on asympt omat ic organic pot at oe s and screening pot at o line s for re s is t ance t o s ilve r scurf. Amer. J. Potato Res. 9 0 :3 6 9 -3 7 7 . Renz, M. J . and M. Schmidt ( In pre ss ) The e ffec t s of increas ing grazing he ight on e s t ablishment of common weeds in ro t a t ionally grazed pas t ure s .Weed Science. Silva, Erin and Ge rald ine Mulle r. 2 0 1 2 . Creat ing a Collaborat ive , Hands -on Program t o Teach High School St udent s Organic Farming: A Case -St udy Part ne rship of a Land-Grant Unive rs it y and a Public School. HortTechnology. Silva, Erin. 2 0 1 2 . Management of five fa ll-sown cove r crops for organic no-t ill product ion in t he uppe r Midwes t . Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. Mat t upalli, C., R. K. Genge r, and A. O. Charkowski. 2 0 1 2 . Helminthosporium solani and Colletotrichum coccodes co-occurrence in organically grown asympt omat ic and sympt omat ic pot at oe s . Plant Disease. Re illy, K., E. Cullen, T. Lola-Luz, D. St one , J . Valve rde , M. Gaffney, N. Brunt on, J . Grant and BS Griffit hs . 2 0 1 2 . Effec t of organic , convent ional and mixed cult ivat ion prac t ice s on soil microbial communit y s t ruct ure and nemat ode abundance in a cult ivat ed onion crop. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Cullen, E.M. and K.M. Holm. 2 0 1 2 . Aligning insect IPM programs wit h a cropping sys t ems pe rspect ive : Cove r crops and cult ural pe s t cont ro l in Wiscons in organic corn and soybean. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. Schmidt . N.P., M.E. O’Neal, P.F. Ande rson, D. Lagos , D. Voegt lin, W. Baily, P. Caragea, E. Cullen, C. DiFonzo, K. Ellio t t , C. Grat t on, D. Johnson, C.H. Krupke , B. McCornack, R. O’Ne il, D.W. Ragsdale , K.J . Tilmon and J . Whit wort h. 2 0 1 2 . Spat ia l d is t ribut ion of Aphis glycines (Hemipt e ra: Aphididae ) : A summary of t he suct ion t rap ne t work. Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 5 :2 5 9 -2 7 1 . Barham, Bradford L., Mercedez Callenes , Se t h Git t e r, Je s sa Lewis , and Je remy Webe r. 2 0 1 1 . Fair Trade / Organic Coffee , Rural Live lihoods , and t he ‘Agrarian Ques t ion’: Sout he rn Mexican Coffee Farmers in Trans it ion, World Development 3 9 (1 ) :1 3 4 -1 4 5 . Greenway, G, J Guent hne r & R Genge r. 2 0 1 1 . Cos t of producing organic fre sh pot at oe s and seed pot at oe s in t he Midwes t . Unive rs it y of Idaho AE Se rie s 2 0 1 1 -0 4 . Genge r, R., E. Mue lle r, R. Groves , S. Jansky, D. Rouse and A. Charkowski, 2 0 1 1 . Product ion of healt hy seed pot at oe s on organic farms . Pos t e r pre sent at ion at MOSES Organic Farming Confe rence , February 2 4 -2 6 , 2 0 1 1 La Crosse WI. Mue lle r, E., R. Genge r, A. Charkowski, and R. Groves , 2 0 1 1 . The e ffec t of mixed cropping sys t ems on winged aphid d ispe rsal and Pot at o virus Y spread in organic pot at o crops . Pos t e r pre sent at ion at MOSES Organic Farming Confe rence , February 2 4 -2 6 , 2 0 1 1 . La Crosse WI. Charkowski, A., R. Genge r, R. Groves , E. Mue lle r, J . Guent hne r, 2 0 1 1 . Product ion of healt hy seed pot at oe s on organic farms . Phyt opat hology 1 0 1 :S3 1 . Annual Mee t ing , American Phyt opat hological Socie t y, Aug 6 -1 1 , 2 0 1 1 . Honolulu HI.

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Cullen, E.M. 2 0 1 0 . Ext ens ion specialis t ro le s in communit ie s of int e re s t and place : An example from t he agricult ure -wild life int e rface . Journal of Extension 4 8 (1 ) : 1 FEA2 . O'Neal, M., K. Johnson, E. Hodgson, D. Ragsdale , I. MacRae , B. Pot t e r, C. DiFonzo, K. Tilmon, E. Cullen, P. Glogoza and B.P. McCornack. 2 0 1 0 . Comment on "Soybean Aphid Populat ion Dynamics , Soybean Yie ld Loss , and Deve lopment St age -Specific Economic Injury Leve ls" by M.A. Cat angui, E.A. Beckendorf, and W.E. Riede ll. Agronomy Journal 1 0 1 : 1 0 8 0 -1 0 9 2 (2 0 0 9 ) . Agronomy Journal 1 0 2 : 5 5 -5 6 . Chavas , J -P, Posne r, J and Hedt cke , J L, 2 0 0 9 . Organic and Convent ional Product ion Sys t ems in t he Wiscons in Int egrat ed Cropping Sys t ems Tria l: II. Economic and Risk Analys is 1 9 9 3 –2 0 0 6 . Agron. J. 1 0 1 :2 8 8 -2 9 5 . Hs ieh, M., P. Mit che ll, K. St iege rt . 2 0 0 9 . "Pot at o Demand in an Increas ingly Organic Marke t place" Agribusiness: An International Journal 2 5 (3 ) :3 6 9 -3 9 4 . Posne r, J . L., Frank, G. G., Nordlund, K.V., and R. T. Schule r, 2 0 0 9 . A Cons t ant Goal, Changing Tact ics : The Krusenbaum Dairy Farm (1 9 9 6 -2 0 0 5 ) . Journal of Renewal Agriculture and Food Systems 2 4 (1 ) ; 8 -1 8 . Ruark, M.D., S.M. Broude r, and R.F. Turco. 2 0 0 9 . Dis solved organic carbon losse s from t ile drained agroecosys t ems . J. Environ. Qual. 3 8 :1 2 0 5 -1 2 1 5 . Ruegg, P.L., 2 0 0 9 . Management of Mas t it is on Organic and Convent ional Dairy Farms . Journal of Animal Science. 8 7 :4 3 -5 5 . Cullen, E.M., J .K. St ut e , K.L. Raymond and H.H. Boyd. 2 0 0 8 . Farmers ’ pe rspect ive s on IPM fie ld scout ing during a pe riod of pe s t range expans ion: a case s t udy of variant wes t e rn corn root worm (Coleopt e ra: Chrysome lidae ) in Wiscons in. American Entomologist 5 4 :1 7 0 -1 7 8 . Krais s , H. and E.M. Cullen. 2 0 0 8 . Insect growt h regulat or e ffec t s of azadiracht in and neem oil on survivorship , deve lopment and fecundit y of Aphis glycines (Hemipt e ra: Aphididae ) and it s predat or, Harmonia axyridis (Coleopt e ra: Coccine llidae ) . Pest Management Science 6 4 :6 6 0 -6 6 8 . Krais s , H. and E.M. Cullen. 2 0 0 8 . Efficacy and non-t arge t e ffec t s of reduced-risk insect ic ide s on Aphis glycines (Hemipt e ra: Aphididae ) and it s b io logical cont ro l agent , Harmonia axyridis (Coleopt e ra: Coccine llidae ) . Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 1 :3 9 1 -3 9 8 . Copas , M. E., A. J . Bussan, M. J . Drilias , and A. O. Charkowski. 2 0 0 8 . Influence of compact ion and subsoil t illage on soil condit ions and pink eye . Am. Potato J. 8 5 :3 4 2 -3 5 2 . Cho, S., C.P. Foss le r, F. Diez-Gonzalez, S. J . We lls , C. W. Hedbe rg , J . B. Kaneene , P. L. Ruegg, L. D. Warnick, and J . B. Bende r. 2 0 0 7 . Ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y of shiga t oxin-producing Esche richia coli iso lat ed from organic dairy farms , convent ional dairy farms , and count y fa irs in Minnesot a . Foodborne Path 4 :1 7 8 -1 8 6 . Pol M, and P. L. Ruegg. 2 0 0 7 . Treat ment prac t ice s and quant ificat ion of ant imicrobial usage in convent ional and organic dairy farms in Wiscons in. J Dairy Sci 9 0 :2 4 9 -2 6 1 . Pede rsen, P., C. Grau, E. Cullen, N. Koval and J . Hill. 2 0 0 7 . Pot ent ia l for int egrat ed management of soybean virus d isease . Plant Disease 9 1 :1 2 5 5 -1 2 5 9 .

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Ragsdale , D. W., B. P. McCornack, R. C. Vene t t e , B. D. Pot t e r, I. V. MacRae , E. W. Hodgson, M. E. O’Neal, K. D. Johnson, R. J . O’Ne il, C. D. Difonzo, T. E. Hunt , P. A. Glogoza, and E. M. Cullen. 2 0 0 7 . Economic t hre shold for soybean aphid (Hemipt e ra: Aphididae ) . Journal of Economic Entomology 1 0 0 :1 2 5 8 -1 2 6 7 . Hodgson, E.W., B.P. McCornack, K.A. Koch, D.W. Ragsdale , K.D. Johnson, M.E. O’Neal, E.M. Cullen, H.J . Krais s , C.D. DiFonzo and L.M. Behnken. 2 0 0 7 . Fie ld validat ion of speed scout ing for soybean aphid . Crop Management [online ] , doi:1 0 .1 0 9 4 / CM-2 0 0 7 -0 5 1 1 -0 1 -RS. Ray KA, LD Warnick, R Mit che ll, JB Kaneene , PL Ruegg, SJ We lls , CP Foss le r, Halbe rt LW, and K May. 2 0 0 6 . Ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y of Salmone lla from organic and convent ional dairy farms . Journal of Dairy Science 8 9 : 2 0 3 8 -2 0 5 0 . Halbe rt LW, JB Kaneene , PL Ruegg, LD Warnick, SJ We lls , Mans fie ld LS, CP Foss le r, AM Campbe ll and AM Ge ige r-Zwald . 2 0 0 6 . Evaluat ion of ant imicrobial suscept ib ilit y pat t e rns in Campylobact e r spp iso lat ed from dairy cat t le and farms managed organically and convent ionally in t he Midwes t e rn and nort heas t e rn Unit ed St at e s . J Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. Apr 1 ;2 2 8 (7 ) :1 0 7 4 -8 1 . Cullen, E.M. and F.G. Zalom. 2 0 0 6 . Euschistus conspersus female morphology and at t rac t ion t o me t hyl (2 E, 4 Z)-decadienoat e phe romone -bait ed t raps in process ing t omat oes . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 1 1 9 :1 6 3 -1 7 3 . Halbe rt LW, JB Kaneene , Linz J , Mans fie ld LS, D Wilson , PL Ruegg, LD Warnick, SJ We lls , CP Foss le r, AM Campbe ll and AM Ge ige r-Zwald . 2 0 0 5 . Gene t ic mechanisms cont ribut ing t o reduced t e t racycline suscept ib ilit y of Campylobact e r iso lat ed from organic and convent ional dairy farms in t he Midwes t e rn and Nort heas t e rn Unit ed St at e s . Food Prot. 2 0 0 6 Mar;6 9 (3 ) :4 8 2 -4 8 8 . Cullen, E.M. and F.G. Zalom. 2 0 0 5 . Re lat ionship be t ween Euschis t us conspe rsus (Hem., Pent at omidae ) phe romone t rap cat ch and canopy shake sample s in process ing t omat oes . Journal of Applied Entomology 1 2 9 :5 0 5 -5 1 4 . Foss le r CP, SJ We lls , JB Kaneene , PL Ruegg, LD Warnick, JB Bende r, LE Ebe rly, SM Godden and LW Halbe rt . 2 0 0 5 . He rd-leve l fac t ors as sociat ed wit h iso lat ion of Salmonella in a mult i-s t a t e s t udy of convent ional and organic dairy farms . I. Salmonella shedding in cows . Prev. Vet Med. 7 0 :2 5 7 -2 7 7 . Foss le r CP, SJ We lls , JB Kaneene , PL Ruegg, LD Warnick, JB Bende r, LE Ebe rly, SM Godden, and LW Halbe rt . 2 0 0 5 . He rd-leve l fac t ors as sociat ed wit h iso lat ion of Salmonella in a mult i-s t a t e s t udy of convent ional and organic dairy farms . II. Salmonella shedding in calve s . Prev. Vet Med. 7 0 :2 7 9 -2 9 1 . Foss le r CP, SJ We lls , JB Kaneene , PL Ruegg, LD Warnick, LE Ebe rly, SM Godden , LW Halbe rt , AM Campbe ll, CA Bolin and AM Ge ige r-Zwald . 2 0 0 5 . Cat t le and environment al sample -leve l fac t ors as sociat ed wit h t he pre sence of Salmonella in a mult i-s t a t e s t udy of convent ional and organic dairy farms . Prev Vet Med 6 7 :3 9 -5 3 . Millar J .G., H.L. McBrien, H.-Y. Ho, R.E. Rice , E. Cullen, F.G. Zalom, and A. Uokl. 2 0 0 2 . Pent at omid bug phe romones in IPM: poss ib le applicat ions and limit at ions . Bulletin of the International Organization of Biological Control, Pheromone Working Group 2 5 :1 -1 1 .

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McBrien, H.L., J .G. Millar, R.E. Rice , J .S. McElfre sh, E. Cullen, and F.G. Zalom. 2 0 0 2 . Sex at t rac t ant phe romone of t he redshoulde red s t ink bug Thyanta pallidovirens: A phe romone blend wit h mult ip le redundant component s . Journal of Chemical Ecology 2 8 :1 7 8 5 -1 8 0 6 . Ext e ns io n a nd Out re a c h Pub lic a t io ns Animal Healt h Regulat ions for Organic Dairy He rds (video) Becoming a Ce rt ified Organic Produce r Biological Cont rol of Insect s and Mit e s : An Int roduct ion t o Bene fic ia l Nat ural Enemies and The ir Use in Pes t Management Direc t Marke t ing: What is Organic Agricult ure? Economic Impact of t he Organic Sect or in Wiscons in and Beyond Influence of Preharves t Fact ors on Pos t harves t Qualit y Insect IPM in Organic Fie ld Crops : Seedcorn Maggot Int egrat ed Pes t Management in Organic Fie ld Crops Webinar Mid-scale food value chains case s t udy: Organic Valley (Research Brie f # 8 0 ) Organic Agricult ure in Wiscons in: 2 0 1 2 St at us Report Ove rview of Organic Cranbe rry Product ion Pe rcept ions of Disease by Organic Dairy Produce rs – Pre liminary Result s of a Mult is t a t e St udy Respirat ion and Et hylene and t he ir Re lat ionship t o Pos t harves t Handling Scaling Up: Mee t ing t he Demand for Local Food Toward a Sus t ainable Agricult ure , a curriculum for high school s t udent s and t e ache rs Treat ment of Disease by Organic Dairy Farmers – Pre liminary Result s of a Mult is t a t e St udy Use of Ve t e rinarian on Organic Dairy Farms – Pre liminary Result s of a Mult is t a t e St udy Veggie Compass : Whole Farm Profit Management Webinar Wiscons in College and Unive rs it y Programs and Projec t s in Sus t ainable Agricult ure (2 0 0 9 ) Ac a d e m ic Curric ula UW-Madison does not offe r an organic or sus t a inable agricult ure unde rgraduat e major. Organic course s offe red inc lude : Agroecology I: The farm as a socio-environment al endeavor (3 cr.) ; ��Agroecology II: Agricult ure s social cont rac t (3 cr.) ; Hort 4 1 0 Colloquium in Organic Agricult ure (1 cr.) ; and Plant Pat h 3 7 5 Organic and Urban Product ion (3 cr) . Ot he r c las se s have been offe red on a more irregular bas is . UW-Madison is c reat ing a spring course (Organic and Urban Agricult ure ) for s t udent s unde r t he Sus t ainabilit y Init ia t ive s in Research and Educat ion grant (Charkowski, Silva, Colquhoun, Be ll, Vent ura , and Bussan) . UW-Rive r Falls offe rs a sus t a inable agricult ure minor wit hin it s BS degree in Crop and Soil Science . New course s deve loped for t he program addre ss environment al sus t a inabilit y, organic agricult ure , rural socio logy, int egrat ed pe s t management , sus t a inable agricult ure law and sus t a inable animal product ion. Nort heas t Wiscons in Technical College , Green Bay, offe rs an e ight -credit ce rt ificat e program in organic agricult ure . In addit ion, t he college provides non-degree profe ss ional deve lopment opport unit ie s in sus t a inable agricult ure and local, organic and sus t a inable foods . NWTC offe rs t he

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mos t comprehens ive colle c t ion of organic product ion course s of any ins t it ut ion reviewed for t his report - Organic & Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Food Course s 2 0 1 2 . UW-Marat hon Count y has offe red an int e rdisc ip linary course on “Social and Scient ific Aspect s of Organic Agricult ure” on campus and via compressed video at UW Fox Valley in Menasha. Madison Area Technical College (MATC) has offe red a s t and-alone , 3 -credit organic farming course t aught by an organic farmer and a PhD candidat e s t udying sus t a inable agricult ure . Toward a Sus t ainable Agricult ure is a free high-school curriculum deve loped by t he UW Cent e r for Int egrat ed Agricult ure Sys t ems t hat addre sse s t he social, environment al and economic impact s of agricult ure . The curriculum provides a crit ical analys is of agricult ural and food sys t ems , and he lps s t udent s unde rs t and new concept s t hrough hands -on example s . Gra d ua t e S t ud e nt Op p o rt unit ie s The UW Agroecology Mas t e r' s Program, while not specifically organic , s t re s se s organic concept s ; has t ra ined grad s t udent s in organic projec t s ; and pos t s announcement s of upcoming Mas t e rs s t udent seminars . The UW Hort icult ure Depart ment has a Mas t e rs Degree in Hort icult ure wit h emphas is in Organic Sus t ainable Product ion. Graduat e s t udent s are oft en engaged in t he organic-focused re search of individual PI’s or t e ams of PI’s . Graduat e s t udent s from UW init ia t ed t he p lanning of t he firs t annual St udent Organic Seed Sympos ium ( in part sponsored by The Ce re s Trus t , Seed Mat t e rs , and Vit a lis Seed) ht t ps :/ / s it e s .google .com/ s it e / s t udent organicseedsympos ium/ . Out re a c h Ef f o rt s The UW Cent e r for Int egrat ed Agricult ure Sys t ems (CIAS) has a s t rong commit ment t o organic agricult ure . While not so le ly focused on is sues of t he organic ag communit y, CIAS place s a s t rong focus on se rving t he organic ag sec t or, t hrough pre sence at confe rences , deve lopment of out reach mat e ria ls , organizing organic ac t ivit ie s a t UW, and spearheading grant opport unit ie s . CIAS has compiled a se rie s of ve ry de t ailed “Values -Based Food Supply Chain Case St udie s ,” many of which focus on organic ope rat ions . A UW-Madison sc ient is t , Erin Silva, in he r ro le as chair of t he Organic Working Group of t he American Socie t y of Hort icult ural Science , led t he p lanning of a day-long sympos ium at t he ASHS Annual Confe rence , “A Decade of Progre ss in Organic Agricult ure Science , Teaching , and Ext ens ion,” wit h financial support from FAFO and SARE. Annual UW Agroecology Plays ( flye r) Fe rt ilit y St ra t eg ie s for Organic Vege t able s—Wiscons in GrassWorks Grazing Confe rence Loving of t he Land Agroecology Bene fit Conce rt (pos t e r) Michae l Be ll Int e rview: Agroecology program dis t inc t ive (podcas t ) Midwes t CSA Confe rence The Organic Apple Grower Hour

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The Organic Farming Confe rence (MOSES) UW Organic Fie ld Day NOVIC Varie t y Tria l Fie ld Days and Plant Breeding/ Seed Saving Workshops We b Re s o urc e s Cent e r for Int egrat ed Agricult ural Sys t ems Consumer' s Guide t o Organic Food Drift wat ch Growing Power, Inc . He rd Healt h and We ll Be ing Local Food Resource s in Wes t e rn Wiscons in Michae l Fie lds Agricult ural Ins t it ut e Midwes t Organic and Sus t ainable Educat ion Se rvice s Organic Ce rt ificat ion Cos t -Share Program Organic Pot at o Projec t Organic Valley Projec t C.O.W. SavorWiscons in.com Wiscons in Organic Advisory Council Wiscons in Organic Farm & Bus iness Direc t ory Ha nd s - o n Le a rning FH King St udent s for Sus t ainable Agricult ure manage a non-ce rt ified organic s t udent farm: ht t p :/ / www.fhkings t udent farm.com/ what -we -do/ t he -garden FH King has paid int e rnships a t t he s t udent organic farm: ht t p :/ / www.fhkings t udent farm.com/ ge t -involved/ int e rnship-program And it has hands -on workshops for s t udent s : ht t p :/ / www.fhkings t udent farm.com/ ge t -involved/ lead-a-workshop UW-Madison offe rs an Organic St udy abroad opport unit y: ht t p :/ / www.s t udyabroad.wisc .edu/ programs / program.asp?program_ id=3 0 1 UW-Madison is c reat ing a summer int e rnship “cohort ” for s t udent s involved in sus t a inable agricult ure , inc luding organic , unde r t he Sus t ainabilit y Init ia t ive s in Research and Educat ion grant (Charkowski, Silva, Colquhoun, Be ll, Vent ura , and Bussan) . UW Fox Valley’s expe rient ia l le arning opport unit ie s involve s t udent s in local and organic food event s and re source preparat ion, communit y garden projec t s , and school food and was t e management . The UW-St evens Point Global Environment al Management (GEM) program on Sus t ainable Agricult ure and Fore s t ry offe rs a “Farmer Incubat or” c las s , which provides opport unit ie s for s t udent s t o le arn t hrough farm vis it s , int e rnships , and hands -on projec t s , as we ll as c las s room learning . UW-SP s t udent s run an organic garden as we ll as a s t udent -adminis t e red café (cps café ) on campus t hat focuse s on us ing organic / local source s . Milwaukee ’s Growing Power provides hands -on t ra ining , on-t he -ground demons t rat ion, and out reach and t e chnical as s is t ance t hrough t he deve lopment of Communit y Food Sys t ems .

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Ac re s Ce rt if ie d Org a nic UW-Spoone r Agricult ural Research St at ion (ARS) – 2 0 acre s in t rans it ion UW-Arlingt on ARS – 2 2 acre s ce rt ified organic , 7 0 acre s in t rans it ion, and 1 7 acre s organically managed as part of a long-t e rm re search t ria l UW-Wes t Madison – 1 0 acre s ce rt ified organic , will t rans it ion 1 0 more UW-Hancock – 1 4 acre s organically managed Tot al acre s ce rt ified , managed organically, and in t rans it ion = 1 6 3 acre s . Org a nic Liv e s t o c k Re s e a rc h All organic live s t ock re search conduct ed by t he UW has been on-farm, wit h t he UW having no ce rt ified organic animals a t t his t ime . Ke y Co nt a c t s Dr. A. J . Bussan, Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , a jbussan@wisc .ed Dr. Vic t or Cabre ra , Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Dairy Science , vcabre ra@wisc .edu Dr. Amy Charkowski, Associat e Profe ssor, Plant Pat hology, amyc@plant pat h.wisc .edu Dr. Jed Colquhoun, Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , colquhoun@wisc .edu Dr. Eileen Cullen, Associat e Profe ssor, Ent omology, cullen@ent omology.wisc .edu Dr. Amanda Gevens , Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Plant Pat hology, gevens@wisc .edu Dr. Rhonda Gilde rs leeve , UW-Ext ens ion Grazing Specialis t , rhonda.g ilde rs leeve@ces .uwex.edu Dr. Russe ll Groves , Associat e Profe ssor/ Ext ens ion Specialis t , Ent omology, g roves@ent omology.wisc .edu Dr. Rebecca Harbut , Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , harbut @wisc .edu Jane t Hedt cke , Research Support , Agronomy, jlrie s t e@facs t aff.wisc .edu Dr. Mark Renz, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Agronomy, mrenz@wisc .edu Dr. Mat t Ruark, Ass is t ant Profe ssor, Soil Science , mdruark@wisc .edu Dr. Pame la Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, Profe ssor, Dairy Science , p lruegg@facs t aff.wisc .edu Dr. Erin Silva, Associat e Scient is t , Agronomy, ems ilva@wisc .edu Dr. Philipp Simon, Profe ssor, Hort icult ure , USDA-ARS, philipp .s imon@ars .usda.gov

Appendix - Author’s Observations and Comments

The amount of organic re search be ing conduct ed; t he amount of land and animals used for organic re search; t he number of organic course s , fie ld days , workshops , and confe rences ; and t he number of pee r-reviewed art ic le s , ext ens ion publicat ions and web re source s a ll cont inue t o increase in t he Nort h Cent ral Region. Howeve r, t he re are s t ill re search gaps , inc luding , but not limit ed t o : • Organic live s t ock sys t ems , focused on int egrat ed soil/ c rop/ live s t ock re la t ionships , mult i-specie s sys t ems , and out door acce ss for a ll specie s ; • Organic poult ry product ion, inc luding alt e rnat ive s t o DL-me t hionine ; • Role of so il healt h in p lant and animal d isease prevent ion; • Compos t ing and nat ural re source recycling; • Organic seed and live s t ock breeding programs ; • Impact s of gene t ically enginee red crops and product s on organic

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product ion sys t ems , and e ffec t ive me t hods t o prevent cont aminat ion; • Pes t ic ide impact s on organic product ion, e cosys t ems , and human healt h; • Use of organic prac t ice s t o prot ec t g round- and surface -wat e r qualit y; • Irrigat ion wat e r qualit y, quant it y and conse rvat ion for organic product ion; • Efficacy of NOP-approved crop and live s t ock input s ; • Climat e change mit igat ion and adapt at ion, inc luding t he impact s of drought , flood and ext reme weat he r event s ; • Use of pe rennials in organic sys t ems ; • Pollinat or prot ec t ion, b iodive rs it y enhancement and nat ural re source conse rvat ion in organic sys t ems ; • Sus t ainable ene rgy sys t ems for organic farms and process ing fac ilit ie s ; • Organic food process ing innovat ions focused on organic product s produced in t he Nort h Cent ral Region; • Deve lopment of organic forms of a llowed non-organic ingredient s ; • Nut rit ional cont ent of organic crops and foods ; • Connect ions be t ween agricult ural prac t ice s and public healt h; and • Success ful s t ra t eg ie s t o fac ilit a t e organic t rans it ion by exis t ing convent ional farmers ; beginning farmers ; and immigrant populat ions . The aut hor obse rved t hat organic programs appear we ll support ed and coordinat ed at some ins t it ut ions in t he Nort h Cent ral Region, while o t he rs lack suffic ient ins t it ut ional support . At t he mos t funct ional land grant unive rs it ie s , facult y from mult ip le d isc ip line s , inc luding agronomy, hort icult ure , so il s c ience , animal sc ience , ve t e rinary medic ine , e conomics , and food sc ience , collaborat e on organic re search projec t s . To a le s se r ext ent , facult y from agricult ural enginee ring , nat ural re source sc iences , range land management , and public healt h are involved. Exemplary ins t it ut ions have robus t organic out reach programs , wit h dedicat ed s t aff, s t akeholde r advisory bodie s , on-farm re search programs , qualified re search t e chnic ians , engaged, support ive adminis t ra t ors , and mult i-s t a t e re search projec t s . Many opport unit ie s exis t t o expand exis t ing collaborat ions --wit hin unive rs it ie s and Ext ens ion; wit h o t he r unive rs it ie s and colleges in t he reg ion; wit h non-gove rnment al organizat ions and s t a t e depart ment s of agricult ure ; and wit h and be t ween fede ral agencie s , inc luding t he Agricult ural Research Se rvice (ARS), Nat ural Resource Conse rvat ion Se rvice (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), Economic Research Se rvice (ERS), Nat ional Ag Library (NAL), and Nat ional Organic Program (NOP). The innovat ions in re search, out reach, informat ion de live ry, adminis t ra t ion, and mult i-d isc ip linary coope rat ion at ins t it ut ions wit h exemplary organic programs , as evidenced in t his report , may be seen as mode ls for re searche rs and adminis t ra t ors t o improve t he sys t ems and prac t ice s a t t he ir ins t it ut ions . This report may also se rve as a re source in t he deve lopment of an int e rac t ive reg ional, or nat ional, Organic Agricult ure Library, whe re de scrip t ions of organic re search projec t s ; re search findings ; re fe reed art ic le s ; Ext ens ion publicat ions ; out reach ac t ivit ie s ; re searche rs ; web s it e s ; and ot he r re source s are cat a logued and made available t o t he public . J im Riddle Organic Independent s , LLP February 2 0 1 4

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