Suppression of Pythium damping off with compost and vermicompost
Summary
Investigator: Eric B. Nelson, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Project location: Cornell University
Research
Insect management tools for organic cranberry production in the Pacific Northwest
Summary
Investigator: Deborah Henderson, ES Cropconsult, Vancouver, British Columbia
Project locations: British Columbia and Oregon
Garlic Producer Closes In On Successful Weeding Strategies
Summary
Effectiveness and economic impact of weed control systems in organic garlic production
Investigator and project location: Susan Fluegel, Grey Duck Garlic, Moscow, Idaho
Measuring Small-scale Farm Success: A Florida Study
Summary
The persistence of Florida’s small-scale organic farms in the face of growing demand for organic products
Investigator: Lindsay Fernandez-Salvador, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Project location: Florida
Midwest Study Highlights Viability of Organic Certified Potato Seed Production
Summary
Investigator: Amy Charkowski, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project location: Wisconsin
Project stakeholders: Midwest organic potato producers
Effect of Compost Extracts on Organic Seed Germination and Reduction of Weed Seed Expression
Effect of Compost Extracts on Organic Seed Germination Coordinator: Gladis Zinati, Ph.D., The Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA Stakeholders: Organic farmers
Midwest Breeding Project Aims for Cold-Tolerant Sweet Corn
Summary
Investigator: William F. Tracy, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI
Project locations: Wisconsin, Minnesota
Participatory plant breeding to improve sweet corn for organic farmers
In the upper Midwest, fresh market sweet corn is an important part of many diversified organic vegetable operations. Many organic farmers consider sweet corn crucial for attracting customers to their market stands or to their CSAs.
Fish extracts for integrated disease, insect, and fertility management in organic blueberries in the Southeastern U.S.
Summary
Investigator: Harald Scherm, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Project location: South Central Georgia
Managing Farm Habitat Shows Promise in Cutworm Control
Summary
Project title: On-farm management of cutworms in organic no-till corn
Investigator: Jeffrey Moyer, Rodale Institute Experimental Farm, Kutztown, PA
Project location: Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Evaluation of day-neutral strawberries in organic systems in Washington
Summary
Investigator: Patrick Moore, Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Puyallup, WA
Project location: Puyallup, Washington