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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ROEBzfxlY About the Webinar This webinar will outline the potential for climate change to affect insect communities, and their interactions with plants, in cropping systems. Topics covered will include the effects of climate change on biodiversity and the functioning of agricultural ecosystems, and the role of organic farming practices...

Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcTnsmIo7S4 About the Webinar A number of insect pests and diseases can cause severe damage in orchard crops such as pecan and peach. Drs. David Shapiro-Ilan and Clive Bock from the USDA-ARS Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron GA will provide information on organic solutions to control...

Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2azeBdv-nPU About the Webinar Cover crops have many described uses, but choosing the right one for your operation is not a simple matter. Management costs need to be compared to their utility; e.g. for disease control. The results of field experiments conducted in NY, OH, and MD evaluating different...

Watch the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_X2hmQ5Qc Presented from a live broadcast from the 2013 Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism and Organic Conference by Lynn Clarkson of Clarkson Grain on January 10, 2013. PDF handout of the slides (1Mb) About the Webinar How can organic, non-GMO, and GMO crops coexist? That is the puzzle that USDA's...

Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5yX5UtnxEk About the webinar This webinar was recorded on January 8, 2013. In this webinar, a team of researchers from the NIFA OREI project Value-added grains for local and regional food systems discuss the so-called ancient grains--einkorn , emmer and spelt--including their origins and attributes, current and potential uses...

Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXgCuMFIHmk About the Webinar This presentation, recorded on January 7, 2013, details how to develop an organic system plan for crop production to comply with the USDA National Organic Standard, with special attention to organic row crop production. The presenter will cover what must be included in organic system...