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| Date | Webinar | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2019 | New Modules for Teaching Undergrad Students about Organic Agriculture | Randa Jabbour, University of Wyoming |
| May 22, 2019 | Understanding and Managing Soil Biology for Soil Health and Crop Production. Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck and Diana Jerkins, Organic Farming Research Foundation |
| May 29, 2019 | Meeting Weather Challenges in the Western U.S.: Organic Practices to Mitigate and Prepare for Climate Change (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation |
| June 12, 2019 | Soil Biology for the Western Region: Organic Practices to Recruit and Nurture Beneficial Biota in the Soil (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation |
| Archived Webinars | Presenters | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preparing for Drought: The Role of Soil Health in Water Management in Organic Production (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Organic Grass-Fed Dairy Standards | Heather Darby, UVM; Sarah Flack, Sarah Flack Consulting, Jay Friedman, Organic Plus Trust; Rachel Prickett, EarthClaims | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Corn Breeding for Organic Markets | Martin Bohn and Bill Davison, University of Illinois; Walter Goldstein, Mandaamin Institute | Apr 10, 2019 |
| Breeding New Cultivars for Soil-enhancing Organic Cropping Systems in the Western Region (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | March 27, 2019 |
| Organic Practices for Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, and Carbon Sequestration (Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Diana Jerkins, Organic Farming Research Foundation | March 20, 2019 |
| Selecting and Managing Cover Crops for Rotations in the Western Region (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation; Eric Brennan, USDA ARS | Feb 27, 2019 |
| Nutrient Management for Crops, Soil and the Envivronment, Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Feb 20, 2019 |
| Breaking Bad Habits: Integrating Crop Diversity into High Tunnel Production Systems | Cary Rivard, Kansas State University | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Lower Financial Risk by Increasing Soil Health | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Practical Conservation Tillage for Western Region Organic Cropping Stystems (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Jan 23, 2019 |
| Hail Can Happen! Insurance Options for Organic Farms | Michael Stein, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Jan 16, 2019 |
| Identifying Birds on the Farm | Olivia Smith, Washington State University | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Water Management and Water Quality, Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Jan 9, 2019 |
| Breeding Multi-use Naked Barley for Organic Systems | Brigid Meints, Oregon State University | December 18 2018 |
| Grass-Fed Dairy: Opportunities and Challeges in this Rapidly Growing Market | Heather Darby, University of Vermont; Sarah Flack, Sarah Flack Consulting | December 12, 2018 |
| Molasses as the Primary Source of Energy for Grazing Dairy Cows | Kathy Soder, USDA ARS | December 11, 2018 |
| Ecological Weed Management in the Western Region (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | November 21, 2018 |
| Plant Genetics: Plant Breeding and Variety Selection, Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | November 14, 2018 |
| Ecological Nutrient Management for Organic Production in the Western Region (Organic Farming and Soil Health in the Western U.S. Webinar Series) | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Oct 24, 2018 |
| Cover Crops: Selection and Management, Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Practical Conservation Tillage, Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Organic Farming Research Foundation | Sept 19, 2018 |
| Weed Management: An Ecological Approach, Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Diana Jerkins, Organic Farming Research Foundation | June 13, 2018 |
| Building Organic Matter for Healthy Soils: An Overview. Soil Health and Organic Farming Webinar Series | Mark Schonbeck, Diana Jerkins, Organic Farming Research Foundation | May 9, 2018 |
| Conducting On-Farm Variety Trials to Manage Risk for Organic and Specialty Crop Producers Part 2 | Jared Zystro, Kitt Healy, Organic Seed Alliance; Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin | April 11, 2017 |
| Abrasive Weeding: Efficiency, Multifunctionality and Profitability | Sam Wortman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Daniel Humburg, South Dakota State University | March 29, 2018 |
| Organic Tomato Foliar Pathogen IPM Webinar | Dan Egel, Lori Hoagland, and Amit-Kum Jaiswal, Purdue University | March 21, 2018 |
| Conducting On-Farm Variety Trials to Manage Risk for Organic and Specialty Crop Producers Part 1 | Micaela Colley, Jared Zystro, Kitt Healy, Organic Seed Alliance; Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin | March 20, 2018 |
| Management of spotted wing drosophila using organically approved strategies: An update | Ash Sial and Craig Roubos, UGA, Matt Grieshop, MSU, Andrew Petran, UMN | February 27, 2018 |
| Tools for Farm Biodiversity | Olivia Smith, Washington State University; Miyoko Chu, Rhiannon Crain, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Lynn Dicks, University of East Anglia. | February 27, 2018 |
| Seed Economics Intensive and more Live Broadcasts from the 2018 Organic Seed Growers Conference | Organic Seed Alliance and collaborators | February 14-17, 2018 |
| Melon Medley: Organic Production Practices, Microbial Safety and Consumer Preferences of various Melon Varieties | Shirley Micallef, Kathryne Everts, University of Maryland | January 31, 2018 |
| Organic Tomato Seed Production | Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dan Egel, Purdue University; Laurie McKenzie, Organic Seed Alliance. | January 30, 2018 |
| Live Broadcast: Special Session on Organic Soil Health Research at the Tri-Societies Conference | Various, organized by the Organic Farming Research Foundation. | October 25, 2017 |
| Getting Started with Barcode Based Digital Data Collection for Vegetable Breeding Programs Webinar Series | Michael Mazourek, Cornell | 3 webinars in August and September 2017 |
| Hybrid, Double Cross and Open-pollinated Corn: What does it all mean? | Margaret Smith, Cornell University; Richard Pratt, New Mexico State University | Sept 27, 2017 |
| Organic Seed Production Six Webinar Series 2017 | Organic Seed Alliance, Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture and collaborators | May-October, 2017 |
| Use of High Glucosinolate Mustard as an Organic Biofumigant in Vegetable Crops | Heather Darby and Abha Gupta, University of Vermont Extension; and Katie Campbell-Nelson, University of Massachusetts | April 11, 2017 |
| Taking Stock of Organic Research Investments 2002-2014 | Diana Jerkins and Joanna Ory, Organic Farming Research Foundation; Mark Schonbeck, Virginia Association for Biological Farming | April 6, 2017 |
| Using Biofungicides, Biostimulants and Biofertilizers to Boost Crop Productivity and help Manage Vegetable Diseases | Giuseppe Colla, Tuscia University, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Dan Egel, Laurie Hoagland, Purdue University | March 30, 2017 |
| Tomato Varietal Improvement | Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin; Lori Hoagland and Dan Egel, Purdue; James Myers and Kara Young, Oregon State, Laurie McKenzie, Jared Zystro, Organic Seed Alliance | March 7, 2017 |
| Integrated Clubroot Management for Brassica Crops | Aaron Heinrich and Alex Stone, Oregon State University | February 15, 2017 |
| Providing Habitat for Wild Bees on Organic Farms | Elias Bloom and Rachel Olsson, Washington State University; Bridget McNassar, Oxbow Farm | February 7, 2017 |
| Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila Using Organic Strategies | Ash Sial, UGA; Mary Rogers, UMN; Christelle Guedot, UWisc; Kelly Hamby, UMD;Rufus Isaacs, MSU; Tracy Leskey, USDA; Vaughn Walton, OSU | February 1, 2017 |
| Management Options for Striped Cucumber Beetle in Organic Cucurbits | Abby Seaman, Jeffrey Gardner, Cornell University | January 11, 2017 |
| Managing Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Organic Systems in the Northeast | Christine Smart, Cornell University | Dec 6, 2016 |
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Organic Seed Production Six Webinar Series:
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Organic Seed Alliance and Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture | June-November 2016 |
| Viral Diseases in Cucurbits: Identification and Management Strategies | John Murphy, Auburn University | October 19, 2016 |
| Targeted Sheep Grazing in Organic Dryland Systems | Fabian Menalled, Devon Ragen, Perry Miller, Montana State University | October 11, 2016 |
| How to Implement and Verify Biodiversity Conservation Activities in Organic Agricultural Systems | Jo Ann Baumgartner, Wild Farm Alliance; John Quinn, Furman University | October 5, 2016 |
| Selecting “Modern” Heirloom Dry Beans | Thomas Michaels, University of Minnesota | July 13, 2016 |
| Supplementing the Organic Dairy Herd Diet with Flaxseed | Andre Brito, University of New Hampshire and Heather Darby, University of Vermont | May 12, 2016 |
| Evaluating Sprouted Grains on Grazing Dairy Farms | Kathy Soder, USDA ARS | April 7, 2016 |
| Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act on Diversified Organic Vegetable Farms | Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin; Dan Stoeckel, Cornell University | March 29, 2016 |
| Unique Fly Control Methods for Organic Dairy Production | Roger Moon and Brad Heins, University of Minnesota | March 24, 2016 |
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