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
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Organic Vegetable Manual Adds to Slate of Quality Production Guides from Canadian Organic Growers
Summary
Coordinator: Kristine Swaren, Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Stakeholders: North American organic vegetable producers
Project title: Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Producers: A Practical Skills Handbook
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
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
Seed Increase Trials Lead to Release of Promising New Disease- Resistant Varieties
Summary
Investigator: Michael Mazourek, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Project location: Cornell University’s 30 acre certified organic Freeville Organic Research Farm, located 10 miles north of Cornell’s Ithaca, New York main campus.
Investigating the use of buckwheat strips to attract beneficial insects for the management of Colorado potato beetle
Summary
Investigator: Robert Hadad, Cornell Regional Vegetable Program, Lockport, NY
Project location: Four organic farms in upstate New York
Hops Show Potential as Complement to Orchard Systems: Adapting organic apple practices for Great Lakes Region organic hops production
Summary
Investigator: Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor of Organic Pest Management, Organic Pest Management Lab, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Project location: AlMar Orchards, Flushing, Michigan
The liberation of the Odairy archives
Summary
Coordinator: Ed Maltby, Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA), Deerfield, Massachusetts
Stakeholders: U.S. organic dairy producers (and their cows)
Fungi, predatory mites and guardian plants for thrips IPM in organic greenhouse ornamentals
Summary
Investigator: Margaret Skinner, University of Vermont Entomology Research Lab, Burlington, VT
Project location: River Berry Farm, Fairfax, VT (certified organic since 1999)
This project focuses on thrips, one of the most important pests of organic greenhouse production nationally and a common reason why growers suspend organic practices in greenhouse ornamentals, fearing crop loss from this persistent virus-transmitting pest.
Enhancing insect pest management in organic systems using genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures
Summary
Coordinator: John Tooker, Pennsylvania State University
Project location: Russel Larson Agricultural Research Center, Rock Springs, PA