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Identifying Potato Varieties with Increased Levels of Mature Plant Resistance to Potato Virus Y for Improved Organic Seed Potato Production
Student Investigator: Chen Zhang, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [email protected] Major Professor: Dr. Russell L. Groves, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [email protected] Collaborating producers: Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification, Dr. Amy O. Charkowski, Department of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison WI. Project period: 2012-2014 Report submitted: Aug 2014 View/Download Full Report in PDF…
Read MoreEvaluation of different winter housing systems for effects on organic dairy cattle production, health, and well-being
This is a final project report submitted to The Ceres Trust. Investigator: Lucas S. Sjostrom ·Department of Animal Science 205 Haecker Hall, 1364 Eckles Avenue University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108-6118. Telephone 920 691 2154, FAX 612 625 5789 [email protected] Collaborators: Bradley Heins, Ph.D., University of Minnesota – WCROC, Morris Project Period: 2013-2014 View/Download Full Report…
Read MoreRose Frantzen’s ‘Portrait of Maquoketa’
Rose Frantzen’s ‘Portrait of Maquoketa’ was on display from Nov 6, 2009 – July 5, 2010 at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. as part of the ‘Portraiture Now Series : Communities’ exhibition and consists of portraits of 180 people from the town of Maquoketa, Iowa.
Read MoreParticipatory development of an open pollinated early maturating sweet corn for organic production
Ceres Trust 2014 Final Report Tessa Peters, University of Wisconsin View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Statement of the Problem The overall goal of this project was to make significant agronomic improvements to an open-pollinated sweet corn population in order to make it available to organic producers. The research started with a population created through…
Read MoreInvestigation of GMO vs Organic Diet Effects on Metabolome Profiles in Dairy Cows by NMR Spectroscopy Introduction
CERES 2014 Final Report Ebru Selin Selen, Porter Lab View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Introduction There is concern that GMO crops may induce health related changes in domestic animals and humans; however, there is little direct evidence for GMO exposure consequences. Previously, we analyzed plasma and milk samples collected from two different farms about 20…
Read MoreUse of Mob Grazing and other options for controlling Canada thistle and alleviating losses in forage quality, quantity, and utilization
The CERES Trust 2014 Graduate Student Organic Research Grant Final Report Graduate Student: Anders Gurda, M.S. Agroecology at University Wisconsin-Madison Major Professor: Dr. Mark Renz, Assistant Professor/Extension Weed Specialist, University Wisconsin-Madison, Agronomy Department Collaborators: Dr. Geoff Brink, Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS, US Dairy Forage Research Center; Rambr Emrich, Beef Producer, Hollandale, WI View/Download Full Report in…
Read MoreTransforming waste: rearing black soldier flies as a source of compost and entomopathogenic nematodes
The Ceres Trust 2013 Graduate Student Organic Research Grant Final Report Project Leader: Joseph S. Tourtois, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology Major Advisor: Dr. Matthew J. Grieshop, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Objectives Determine black soldier fly composting rate and quality for plant and animal…
Read MoreSpatiotemporal pattern of hog foraging in apple orchards when grazed for orchard floor management
Graduate Student CERES Grant Final Report Project Leader: Krista Buehrer, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Accomplishments Our study was conducted in an organic apple orchard in Eaton County, MI USA in 2013. The apple trees in…
Read MoreEnhancing soil quality, plant health, and disease management in organic production with Brassica cover crops used as biofumigants
Final Report Submitted to the Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative September 07, 2014 Professor: Mathieu Ngouajio, PhD · Michigan State University – Department of Horticulture Assistant Professor: Jianjun Hao · Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Organic Extension Specialist: Vicki Morrone · Department of CARRS Technician: Drey Clark · Department of Horticulture Postdoctoral Research Associate: Noah Rosenzweig…
Read MoreHarnessing farm wildlife for weed management: Measuring suppression by rodents and insects
Principal Investigators: Carmen Blubaugh, Department of Entomology, Purdue University 901 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 4907 Email: [email protected] Phone: (812)-340-1240 Dr. Ian Kaplan, Department of Entomology, Purdue University Email: [email protected] On-farm collaborator: Phillip Swartz, Moraine View Farm, Wellington, IL Funding provided by the Ceres Trust: $9,950 Project period: 2013-2014 Report submitted: August 2014 View/Download Full…
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