This webinar was recorded on March 24, 2015 Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gUYbMAGQxA About the Webinar The Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) project is a breeding effort to addresses the critical needs of organic carrot farmers by developing orange and novel colored carrots with improved nematode and disease resistance, improved weed competitiveness, and...
About the Webinar The National Organic Program has proposed a 2014 phase out of antibiotics from the approved materials list for control of fire blight of apple and pear. An update on fire blight control without antibiotics will be presented. This webinar took place on March 19, 2013. Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuKxKCWKl28 Watch...
We put two of our favorite meal kits head to head.
Webinar: Part 1 - Intro Watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjhFarDZ27Y Webinar: Part 2 - In Depth Watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLrM0JAbF_g About the Presenter Miles McEvoy currently serves as the Deputy Administrator of the NOP. He has worked in the field of organic agriculture for more than two decades. Prior to coming to USDA, he...
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87poEEwckvM About the Webinar Dr. Susan Andrews will provide an overview of NRCS' Soil Health Initiative and then present the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis to explain why organic practices can be part of this effort. Drs. Michelle Wander and Carmen Ugarte will review the NRCS enrollment tool for the Conservation...
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0GR6LfUpDU About the Webinar Long term systems trials provide a wealth of data on the impacts of production management on crop performance and the agroecosystem. In this webinar, Dr. Erin Silva will discuss 20+ years of data from the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial, focusing on yield, economic, and...
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQFGlKSQxvE About the Webinar To take advantage of the rapidly growing market for locally grown modern and heritage wheat and the specialty grains emmer, spelt, and einkorn, farmers must meet buyers' expectations for high quality. Researchers from the NIFA OREI project Value-added grains for local and regional food systems...
