Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7BAOCpoKE
About the webinar
This webinar took place on October 22, 2013. It covers a variety of reasons to integrate livestock into crop rotations, and will be summarizing past research on the topic. It will be directed towards beginning growers interested in diversifying their income and crop rotations, towards educators and Extension workers, and towards a more general audience wanting to learn more about mixed crop-livestock systems.
Slides from the webinar as a pdf file
About the presenters
Dr. Lynne Carpenter-Boggs is an Associate Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University. Her emphasis area is Sustainable and Organic Agriculture. Much of her work focuses on the understanding and management of beneficial soil microbial communities and processes, in the context of sustainable agroecosystem design.
Dr. Kate Painter is an Analyst and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Agricultural Economics and RuralSociology Department at the University of Idaho. She is responsible for developing and maintaining economic models for Idaho farm and ranch operations, including costs and returns analysis for all major crops andlivestock systems.
Jonathan Wachter is a PhD student in soil science at Washington State University. His research is focused on understanding nutrient cycling and availability in organic mixed crop-livestock systems as compared to conventionally managed wheat farms.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet
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This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic’s articles on organic certification.
eOrganic 9825
Read more here:: Integrating Livestock into Dryland Organic Crop Rotations
