eOrganic brings you selected live broadcasts of presentations from the Carolina Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference which took place on January 12-13, 2012. Watch the webinars on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL81CBBBD08C84BC75...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyFe1FcLdPs About the Webinar As research into organic food and farming expands, trends are beginning to emerge validating the multiple benefits of organic systems....
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86xa8lKgbSc Handout of the slides for this webinar (pdf) About the Webinar Reduced tillage enhances plant diversity and improves soil health, fertility, and microbial...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Resources from the Webinar Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-EeaEAslO0 Slides from the presentation (pdf) NOP Handbook: See section A. 10 - The Use of Chlorine Materials in Organic...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
About the Webinar This program offers insight into small scale organic hops production to meet the growing demand by micro-breweries in the midwest and the potential to help diversify Michigan's...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
Actor John Cusack has apologised for tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting it.
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Recordings Watch the recordings on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFC3E1ED2621AFD87 Welcome and Keynote by Bob Quinn, Kamut International Finding and Building Marketing Channels Luke Zigovits, Organic Valley. Luke describes the feed distribution...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWJ4BOgkd1E Slides from the webinar as a pdf file: http://create.extension.org/sites/default/files/Traceability%5B1%5D.pdf Resources mentioned in the webinar: Michigan State University Organic Farming Exchange: http://www.michiganorganic.msu.edu Cornell University...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the recording on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wluNXp2_NM This presentation was given a the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York's Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference, held on November 4,...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guX-K95ExbY PDF handout for this webinar About the Webinar In this webinar, John will focus on helping farmers understand simplified root media and fertility...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | Science & Tech
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Posted by | June 18, 2019 | Science & Tech
Facebook unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create a new digital currency for its 2 billion-plus users worldwide. The currency, called Libra, could drive more e-commerce and boost ads on...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06u1ELnoF6I About the Webinar Growing great food is only half the battle to achieve farming success. You also have to be an effective marketer....
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvqpHcyPEE Slides from the webinar as a pdf file Additional Resource: FDA Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Flood-affected Food Crops for Human...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
An Integrated Approach to Managing Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle (YMLB) in Crucifer Crops Biological Control of Cole Crop Pests on the California Central Coast Biological Control of Insect Pests Biologically Based...
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A baseball fan has gone viral for his unusual choice of in-game snack – a large tub of mayonnaise.
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G5fMBDjkBI About the Webinar Winter feed is a livestock farmer's biggest expense. Extending the grazing season using stockpiling can cut those costs by 20%...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xETp4ioAczA About the Webinar If left uncontrolled, external arthropod pests such as flies, lice, mites, and grubs on organic dairy farms can negatively impact...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | Science & Tech
Gardeners should pay attention to the summer solstice.
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Gc732Tttk About the Webinar Cereal grains can provide organic dairy farms with an early season crop to graze and/or harvest for forage as well...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
An Organic Weed Control Toolbox Blasting the Competition Away: Air-propelled Abrasive Grits for Weed Management in Organic Grain and Vegetable Crops Bring Existing Weeds Under Control Before Planting Weed-Sensitive Crops...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Abrasive Weeding: A New Tool for Weed Management in Organic Agriculture Abrasive Weeding: Efficacy, Multifunctionality, and Profitability Blasting the Competition Away: Air-propelled Abrasive Grits for Weed Management in Organic Grain...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TQmVQdaOVI About the Webinar The webinar will present information about a novel non-chemical approach to soil borne disease management, called anaerobic soil disinfestation. We...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQXC8SElTMk About the webinar In this webinar, recorded on, March 29, 2011, a farmer, Christine Mason, shares her approach to minimizing insect pest impact...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxsQALZxnXE About the webinar Organic farmers in the mid-Atlantic region face many production constraints including farming on erodible soils in vulnerable watersheds. Historically, organic...
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The following sessions were recorded live at the USDA 2011 Organic Farming Systems Conference in Washington, D.C. Click the links below to view the recordings. Find the conference proceedings in...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | Science & Tech
The summer solstice – the precise moment when the sun is at its highest point in the sky each year – occurs Friday at 11:54 a.m. EDT.
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Because sitting out in the sun is not the answer for a healthy bronzed glow
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Update: Local Dirt is no longer in operation. Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogLWsx15JjI About the webinar From word of mouth, to Facebook and Twitter, there are many free...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVL4J3bmA44 About the webinar: Genetically engineered corn, soy, canola, alfalfa, oh my! What should organic farmers do to minimize GMO contamination of their organic...
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A starving polar bear has strayed hundreds of kilometres from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into the major Russian industrial city of Norilsk in northern Siberia.
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | Breaking News
US authorities have seized more than one billion US dollars (£790 million) worth of cocaine from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts...
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A vet shares the best ways to make sure your pup stays anxiety-free on the 4th of July.
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QzDTA6J5Q About the Webinar Learn about tomato grafting and how it can be utilized to manage diseases in organic open-field and high tunnel systems....
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7R1KfMqJw Slides from the webinar are available here as a pdf: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/0/0e/BenbrookWebinar.pdf Resources from the webinar: Website of the Shades of Green Dairy Farm...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJLH8goB6TI About the webinar: This webinar was recorded on January 25, 2011. Agriculture is responsible for about 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTMJSZyOwFQ Resources and notes from the webinar: Clovers were planted at a density of 22.4 kg ha-1, vetches at 28 kg ha-1, winter peas...
Posted by | June 18, 2019 | US Farming News
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvbSUP9gD8w About the Webinar Using weed suppressing, winter killed cover crops is one potential way to eliminate spring tillage in an organic vegetable production...
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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5oo2xxl9yw Resources From the Webinar Download the slides: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/4/44/CurranandRyanWebinar.pdf The Rose Review - Reduced-Tillage Organic Systems Experiment Newsletterhttp://agsci.psu.edu/organic/research-and-extension/Rotational%20No-till... Suppressing Weeds Using Cover Crops in...
