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Organic anthelmintics in sheep
Graduate student final project report submitted to The Ceres Trust. Project Leader: Kimberly A. Cash, Graduate Student, Lincoln University, Department of Natural Sciences Major Advisor: Dr. Bruce C. Shanks · Lincoln University · Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences · 1220 Chestnut Street, 110 Small Animal Research Facility · Jefferson City, MO 65101 · (573) 681-5382 · [email protected] Collaborators: Harley Naumann, Ph.D · University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia,…
Read MoreEdible Grain Legumes for Organic Cropping Systems
View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Ceres Trust Graduate Student Grant Annual Report Craig Sheaffer, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, cooperating with Tom Michaels, Department of Horticultural Science; and Kathryn Draeger, Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, University of Minnesota, St. Paul History Field beans, or dry edible beans, are types of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris…
Read MoreOvercoming barriers to consistent yields in reduced tillage organic vegetable production
View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Ceres Trust Graduate Student Grant Annual Report Graduate student: Dana Jokela, Department of Horticulture, Iowa State University Faculty advisor: Ajay Nair, Department of Horticulture, Iowa State University Amount awarded by Ceres: $9,982 Abstract Organic no-till and strip-till systems have gained attention because of their capacity to enhance soil health…
Read MoreOrganic seed potato production and participatory breeding
[no_toc]The Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative Final Research Report Investigators: Amy O. Charkowski; UW-Madison Plant Pathology Ruth Genger, UW-Madison Plant Pathology Russell Groves, UW-Madison Entomology Shelley Jansky, USDA-ARS and UW-Madison Horticulture Douglas Rouse, UW-Madison Plant Pathology Project locations: Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan, Ohio View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Potato is the fourth largest…
Read MoreDevelopment and delivery of “living pest management” for organic greenhouses and local food systems
[no_toc]The Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative Final Research Report Principal Investigator: Dr. Matthew J. Grieshop Associate Professor of Organic Pest Management Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology 578 Wilson Road 205 CIPS · E. Lansing, MI 48824 [email protected] 517-432-8034 · 517-353-5598 fax View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Key Project Findings: The addition of live waxworms…
Read MoreDiverse Cover Crop Strategies for Improved Yield and Weed Suppression in Organic Cropping Systems for the Western Corn Belt
The Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative Final Research Report Principal Investigator: Dr. John L. Lindquist University of Nebraska-Lincoln 279 Plant Science Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0817 402-472-2771 402-472-3654 [email protected] View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Abstract We requested funding to expand research initiated with a 2009 Ceres Trust grant on increasing cover crop diversity for weed suppression…
Read MoreMetagenomic Exploration of Cover Crop and Amendment Effects on Functional Bacterial Communities in Organic Soil
Final Report Submitted to the Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative Craig Sheaffer, Michael Sadowsky, Donald Wyse, Adria Fernandez, and Kristine Moncada View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary Agricultural soils are home to an enormous diversity of microbes, which carry out many functions essential to soil and crop health, including nutrient cycling, disease suppression, and…
Read MoreSelecting Rootstock and Scion Varieties for Organic Grafted Tomato Production
View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Final Report on Graduate Student Project “Guidance in selecting optimal combinations of rootstock and scion varieties for organic grafted tomato production” Bizhen Hu (Graduate Student) and Matthew D. Kleinhenz (Major Advisor and Extension Vegetable Specialist) Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development…
Read MoreImproving Soil Health Through No-Till Organic Vegetable Production
View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Anne Pfeiffer (Graduate Student Applicant), Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, 1575 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, (608) 630-4343, [email protected] Partners on the Project: Eric Bietila, Graduate Student, Agroecology Program, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, (608) 354-2462, [email protected] Erin Silva, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology,…
Read MoreOrganic Research and Outreach in the North Central Region – Feb. 2015
The Ceres Trust Download this report as a PDF Print copies of this report are available by contacting the Ceres Trust. Forward There are over 1970 acres of university land being used for organic research in the North Central Region (NCR). The North Central Region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North…
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