Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room 210, Second Floor
149: Symposium--Building Sustainable Ecosystems Through Organic Agricultural Research and Practice: II
Sponsor:A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
Presidings:Kathleen Delate, Iowa State University
Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin
9:25 AM Introductory Remarks
9:30 AM149-1Organic Transitions: The Evolution of Organic Research, Theory and Practice.
Mark Lipson, Organic Farming Research Foundation, Jane Sooby, Organic Farming Research Foundation
9:55 AM149-2"Environmental and Economic Outcomes of Long-Term Participatory Organic Research in Iowa".
Kathleen Delate, Iowa State University, Cynthia Cambardella, USDA, Ron Rosmann, Rosmann Family Farms
10:20 AM149-3Plant Breeding for Organic Systems: Wheat in the Inland Pacific Northwest.
Julie C. Dawson, Washington State University, Kevin M. Murphy, Washington State University, Stephen S. Jones, Washington State University
10:45 AM Break
10:55 AM149-4Developing and Choosing Annual Grain Crops for Organic Farming.
Linda Pollak, USDA-ARS, Patrick Carr, North Dakota State University, Walter Goldstein, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Steve Zwinger, North Dakota State University
11:20 AM149-5Transitional Dynamics in Converting Conventional Cropping Systems to Certified Organic: A Study on Michigan Field Crops.
Andrew T. Corbin, Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station, Kurt D. Thelen, Michigan State University, Richard H. Leep, Michigan State University, G. Philip Robertson, Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station, Stephen K. Hamilton, Michigan State University Kellogg Biological Station
11:45 AM149-6Designing Crop Rotations and Spatial Diversity on the Landscape.
Paul Porter, University of Minnesota
12:10 PM Lunch Break
1:10 PM149-7Windsor Organic Research on Transition: A System of Soil Management.
Michelle Wander, University of Illinois, Carmen Ugarte, University of Illinois, Ed Zaborski, Illinois Natural History Survey, Darin Eastburn, University of Illinois, Leslie Cooperband, University of Illinois, Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois, John Masiunas, University of Illinois, Adam Davis, USDA ARS, Cathy Eastman, Illinois Natural History Survey, Dan Anderson, UIUC
1:35 PM149-8Cover Crop Management with Speciality Equipment for Organic No-till.
David Wilson, The Rodale Institute
2:00 PM149-9The Size, Growth, and Profitability of Organic Agriculture in California.
Karen Klonsky, University of California - Davis
2:25 PM149-10Building a Research Base for Organic Dairy in New England.
Timothy Griffin, University of Maine, Richard Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension, Sidney Bosworth, University of Vermont, Charles Schwab, University of New Hampshire
2:50 PM149-11Long-Term Agronomic Performance of Organic and Conventional Field Crops in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Michel Cavigelli, USDA-ARS, John Teasdale, USDA-ARS
3:15 PM Break
3:25 PM149-12Combining Short-Term and Long-Term Research on Organic Farming Systems at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems.
S. Chris Reberg-Horton, North Carolina State University, J. Paul Mueller, North Carolina State University, Nancy G. Creamer, North Carolina State Univ
3:50 PM149-13Sustainable Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture.
Laurie Drinkwater, Cornell University
4:15 PM149-14Transitioning to Direct-Seeded Organic Dryland Grain Production in Eastern Washington.
Robert Gallagher, The Pennsylvania State University, Dennis Pittmann, Washington State University, Amanda Snyder, Washington State University, Rich Koenig, Washington State University, Kathleen Painter, Washington State University, Herbert Hinman, Washington State University, E. Patrick Fuerst, Washington State University, Ian Burke, Washington State University
4:40 PM149-15Organic Farming Practices, Coss, and Profitability: New USDA Survey Data.
Catherine Greene, U.S. Dept. Agric., Bill McBride, U.S. Dept. Agric., Tim Payne, U.S. Dept. Agric., Stan Daberkow, U.S. Dept. Agric.
5:05 PM149-16Organic Agriculture in the USDA: Increasing Partnerships within USDA Among Land Grant and Other CSREES Partners.
Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
5:30 PM Concluding Remarks
5:40 PM Adjourn

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