Development and delivery of a comprehensive orchard floor management tactics to promote natural pest management and enhanced soil quality
Principal Investigator: Dr. Matthew J. Grieshop, Associate Professor of Organic Pest Management, MI State University, Dept. of Entomology 578 Wilson Road 205 CIPS, East Lansing, MI 48824 [email protected] · 517-432-8034 · Fax: 517-353-5598 Report Prepared By: Jason M. Matlock, Project Doctoral Student and Matthew Grieshop Executive Summary Management of orchard floors presents unique opportunities for organic…
Read MoreDevelopment of Cultural Practices to use a Roller/Crimper in Organic Cropping Systems for Eastern Nebraska
Charles Shapiro ([email protected]) and William Kranz. University of Nebraska, Haskell Ag Laboratory, Concord, NE Lynn Junck and Elizabeth Sarno, former University of Nebraska co-PIs have both left the University of Nebraska. Mike Mainz, Research Technologist, retired Significance of Project to Organic Agriculture To be certified, organic farmers must follow the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations…
Read MoreEvaluating the Use of Alfalfa as a Surface Mulch in Corn Cropping Systems
Deborah Allan, Dept. Soil, Water and Climate Craig Sheaffer, Dept. of Agronomy & Plant Genetics Laura Fernandez, Dept. Soil, Water and Climate Karina Fabrizzi, Dept. Soil, Water and Climate University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus Summary Organic systems without livestock are common throughout much of the Corn Belt, requiring organic corn and grain growers to…
Read MoreImproving Organic No-Till Systems for Enhanced Soil Quality and Weed Management in Organic Grain/Forage Systems
Principal Investigator: Kathleen Delate, Ph.D. Organic Ag. Specialist, Iowa State University 106 Horticulture Hall, Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-7069 · Fax: 515-294-0730 E-mail: [email protected] Introduction The objectives of the experiment included a determination of the effect of field history related to crop rotation and tillage and how that affected crop germination, growth and productivity, along…
Read MoreInvestigating Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Winter Wheat Quality in Organic Rotations in Nebraska
Investigators: Baenziger, P. S. Regassa, T. H. Little, R. S. Summary NW07505 excelled for the trait of “nitrogen use efficiency for bread quality.” NW07505 ranked with Lyman as the highest yielding cultivar, had a large gain in soil total N, was moderately low in soil mineral N depletion per bushel, and excelled for bread baking…
Read MoreFostering complex soil food webs and building soil fertility with organic production: perennial wheat – Phase Two
[no_toc] Principal Investigator Sieglinde Snapp, Soil and Cropping Systems Ecologist, Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Michigan State University, [email protected] Co-Principal Investigator Vicki Morrone, Organic Vegetable and Field Crop Outreach Specialist, Michigan State University, [email protected] Collaborators Lee and Linda Purdy, Farmer Educator, Westwind Milling and Organic Grain Farmers Summary Blog posts have been…
Read MoreEvaluation of Soil Quality in Vegetables Planted in Plastic Mulch vs. No-Till in Polyculture Cover Crop
Primary Investigator Kerry Clark University of Missouri · 209 Mumford Hall · Columbia, MO 65211 660-351-4696 · [email protected] Collaborators Kimberly Griffin, Leslie Touzeau, Jill Staples, Robert Kremer, Kristen Veum University of Missouri, Columbia, MO James Quinn, University of Missouri Extension, Columbia, MO Project Period: January 1, 2013- August 31, 2016 Abstract This project’s main objective was to determine…
Read MoreSWROC High Tunnel: Improving Soil Health and Increasing Rotation Options for Organic Vegetable Production 2016
Paulo Pagliari, Soil Scientist Carl Rosen, Soil Scientist Lee Klossner, Research Fellow University of Minnesota, Southwest Research and Outreach Center March 31, 2016 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 in 2010 that have been used for…
Read MoreInnovative conservation tillage strategies in organic cropping systems for improving soil health and microbial activity
Peyton Ginakes, Applied Plant Science PhD student Dr. Julie Grossman, Dept of Horticultural Sciences Abstract Strip tillage in combination with living mulches have gained traction in recent years due to possible environmental benefits and associated soil fertility enhancement, particularly for organic systems. This study examined two separate living mulch systems and the effect of reduced/strip-till…
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…
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