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SWROC High Tunnels: Extending the Season for Organic Vegetable Production 2014

Final Report to The Ceres Trust Paulo Pagliari, Soil Scientist Lee Klossner, Research Fellow Pauline Nickel, Head University of Minnesota, Southwest Research and Outreach Center View/Download Full Report in PDF Format March 2014 Introduction High tunnels are plastic covered, low-energy use structures capable of extending the growing season earlier in the spring and later in…

Organic Research and Outreach in the North Central Region – Feb. 2014

The Ceres Trust Download this report as a PDF Print copies of this report are available by contacting the Ceres Trust. Forward There are nearly 2000 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 Dakota,…

SWROC High Tunnel: Improving Soil Health and Increasing Rotation Options for Organic Vegetable Production 2013

Ceres Trust Research Grant · Year One Progress Report 2013 Paulo Pagliari, Soil Scientist Carl Rosen, Soil Scientist Lee Klossner, Research Fellow University of Minnesota, Southwest Research and Outreach Center October 2013 View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Introduction The University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center (SWROC) near Lamberton, MN, built three organic high tunnels…

Control of plum curculio and codling moth using strip cultivation in organic apples

Project Leader: William B. Baughman, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology

Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology

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To meet the project objectives I completed a set of field experiments and a set of lab experiments, investigating the effectiveness of strip cultivation as a management tool for Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella L.) and Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst).

The impact of entomopathogenic nematode applications on mortality of codling moth larvae on the orchard floor

Graduate Student: Nathaniel J. Walton, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology Major Professor: Dr. Matt Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Dept. of Entomology View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Entomopathogenic nematodes are tiny parasites of insects that can be applied in a water mixture and can kill their hosts within only a few…

Potential for use of perennial grasses as organic, dual purpose forage–grain crops in Michigan

Graduate Student: Sienna Tinsley, Michigan State University, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences Major Professor: Dr. Sieglinde Snapp, Professor of Soils and Cropping System Ecology, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Collaborators: Dr. Santiago Utsumi, Dr. Diana Stuart, Dr. Dan Brainard, Dr. Laura Schmitt-Olabisi, Dr. Steve Culman, John Green, Mark Freedman, Christine Sprunger View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary:…

Evaluation of apple flea weevil dispersal and the potential of Kaolin Clay-based management in organic apples

Graduate Student: John Pote, Michigan State University Department of Entomology Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Department of Entomology View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Objective 1.Determine the dispersal capability of Apple Flea Weevil (AFW) within orchard landscapes Objective one was addressed through a large-scale mark-release-recapture experiment, performed at Clarksville Horticulture…

Quantifying Outgassing from Plastics Used in Plastics for High or Low Tunnel Systems

Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Andrew Petran View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Organic farmers use plastic in their production systems, such as mulch and coverings on low and high tunnels. However, this increase in use of plastics has taken place without considering the potential risk of contamination from…

Identifying heirloom and specialty varieties resistant to silver scurf disease for organic potato production

Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Chakradhar Mattupalli (Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Major Professor: Dr. Amy O. Charkowski (Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Collaborators: Tom, Brian and Brad Igl, Igl Farm, Antigo, WI; Chris Malek, Malek Farm, Rosholt, WI; George Kohn, West Star Farm, Cottage Grove, WI View/Download Full Report in…

Implementation of novel grafting methods and rootstocks for organic tomato growers in the Midwest

Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Sarah Masterson Major Professor: Dr. Gary Rivard View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Although it is a burgeoning area of research in the United States, vegetable grafting has been shown to be an effective organic technique to combat soil-borne diseases, such as verticillium wilt, bacterial wilt,…