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...
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
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....
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
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...
June 18, 2019
Watch the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYonskRUVTA The slides from this webinar are available at the following link as a pdf file: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/4/41/Webinar_Kersbergen.pdf Resources Mentioned in the Webinar eOrganic Articles...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5DB2D0E3704F290 About the Webinar: This webinar was recorded on November 15, 2010. Agriculture can be both a source and a sink for greenhouse gases....
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hgTeyjJ_t4 Resources from the Webinar Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—Chapter 8. Agriculture from 4th Assessment Report Mitigation of Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch8.html U.S. Agriculture and...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbkkrhrdrp4 The slides from the webinar can be found at the following link as a pdf file: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/b/b6/GrazingSystemWebinarSlides.pdf Resources mentioned in the webinar: Magazines:...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2E5PXBJr8 The presentation is available as a pdf file at the following link: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/0/0b/Maximizing_DMI.eOrganic_Webinar.pdf About the Webinar On February 12, 2010, the USDA National...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzepROv8Ym8 Resources from the Webinar Managing Late Blight in Tomato and Potato - An Essential Part of Gardening by Dr. Meg McGrath Meg McGrath's...
June 18, 2019
About the webinar Late blight is a serious disease of potato and tomato family (Solanaceous) crops worldwide that reached epidemic proportions on U.S. farms in 2009. Join eOrganic presenters Dr....
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH4qlbCKdLs In this webinar, recorded on May 4, 2010, Louise Jackson of the University of California at Davis examines research results from a case...
June 18, 2019
Adoption Potential and Perceptions of Reduced Tillage among Organic Farmers in the Maritime Pacific Northwest An Introduction to Cover Crop Species for Organic Farming Systems Assessing Nitrogen Contribution and Rhizobia...
June 18, 2019
Adoption Potential and Perceptions of Reduced Tillage among Organic Farmers in the Maritime Pacific Northwest An Introduction to Cover Crop Species for Organic Farming Systems Breaking Bad Habits: Integrating Crop...
June 18, 2019
A Novel Strategy for Soil-borne Disease Management: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) Webinar Adoption Potential and Perceptions of Reduced Tillage among Organic Farmers in the Maritime Pacific Northwest Assessing Nitrogen Contribution...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZLVbrjiis About the Webinar Cover crops can play a role in farming operations in many different ways but the choice of cover crop and...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9wSMXKtQLU About the Webinar Over the past ten years, organic dairy production has been the fastest growing sector of the U.S. organic market. Spurred...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsHRWBxj9ns To get more information and download the calculator visit http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/ Learn how to estimate how to estimate the quantity of plant-available Nitrogen provided...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjNbycbJaBo About the Webinar Implementing a good crop rotation on a farm growing a diversity of crops is remarkably difficult. Great variation in acreage...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87poEEwckvM The Natural Resource Conservation Service has been working individually with farmers to address natural resource problems on their farms for 75 years. The...
June 18, 2019
2nd International Organic Fruit Research Symposium A Novel Strategy for Soil-borne Disease Management: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) Webinar A Primer on Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property Rights in Organic Seed...
June 18, 2019
A Novel Nutritional Approach to Rearing Organic Pastured Broiler Chickens A Novel Nutritional Approach to Rearing Organic Pastured Broiler Chickens. Part 2 Break-even Analysis of Small Scale Production of Pastured...
June 18, 2019
A Novel Strategy for Soil-borne Disease Management: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) Webinar Adoption Potential and Perceptions of Reduced Tillage among Organic Farmers in the Maritime Pacific Northwest eOrganic Webinar and...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyu9-_TExRg On February 12, 2010, the USDA announced details of the final regulation regarding access to pasture for organic livestock operations. This rule amends...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_ajX6mLig This Webinar, presented by Tim Coolong of the University of Kentucky, on March 2, 2010 is an introduction to season extension using high...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVvhQAyT-cU The 2008 Farm Bill created new opportunities in conservation programs for organic farmers and those transitioning to organic production. Join Jim Riddle, University...
June 18, 2019
Watch the recording on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbqiA6gKehc About the Webinar In recent years, federal, state, university, and private funds have become available for organic agricultural research. Some of the grant...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhT6JE8ZsQI About the Webinar In this webinar, recorded on February 2, 2012, David Francis of Ohio State University shared research findings and experience from...
June 18, 2019
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9l5qhyg-04 About the webinar Learn about ongoing research from Oregon State University's Organic Blueberry Project. Research team members Dr. Dan Sullivan, Ryan Costello, and...
June 18, 2019
Watch the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiYAsSDrgB4 About the webinar Thinking about getting certified, but don't know where to start? Have questions about the USDA organic standards? Join national organic...
June 18, 2019
Watch the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21-3WwRYiME Late blight is a serious disease of potato and tomato family (Solanaceous) crops worldwide that can be difficult to control organically. eOrganic presenters...
June 15, 2019
eOrganic authors: John Navazio, Organic Seed Alliance and Washington State University Frank Morton, Wild Garden Seed Micaela Colley, Organic Seed Alliance Linda Brewer, Oregon State University Alex Stone, Oregon State...
June 15, 2019
eOrganic authors: Michelle Wander, University of Illinois Susan Andrews, USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service This article reviews the conservation goals for organic farming systems and considers how well organic...
June 14, 2019
eOrganic author: Michelle Wander, University of Illinois This article reviews the basics for manure management in organic systems. Topics covered include National Organic Program regulations, the risk of contaminants in...
June 13, 2019
eOrganic author: Ed Zaborski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Introduction A key feature of organic farming systems is the utilization of organic residues as soil mulches and amendments in an...
