Research Symposium Schedule
THURSDAY MORNING
9:00-10:00am MORNING SNACK
9:30-11:00am [ROOM 2A]
Organic Bread Wheat Production in the NE
Best Agronomic Practices for Producing High Quality Organic Bread Wheat (Heather Darby)
Nitrogen Fertility Strategies for Organic Bread Wheat Yield and Quality (Ellen Mallory)
Crop Yields During and After Transition in the Cornell Organic Grain Cropping Systems
Experiment (Brian Caldwell)
9:30-11:00am [ROOM 2B]
Dairy Session:
Integrated Pest Management for Common Dairy Confinement Fly Pests (John Waldron)
Organic Dairy Forage Systems (Richard Kersbergen)
Project C.O.W.: The Impact of Organic Management On Dairy Animal Health and Well Being
(Kellie Cicconi)
Where Does Vermont Milk Go? A Comparison of Organic and Non-Organic Dairy Products
(Kathleen Liang)
11:15-12:45 [ROOM 2A]
Weed Management Session 1:
Weeds Your Way (Brian Baker)
Partitioning the Effects of Nutrients from Composted Manure on Weeds and Crops (Neith
Little)
Suitability of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches in Certified Organic Production (Andrew Corbin)
11:15-12:45 [ROOM 2B]
Specialty Crops:
Organic Hop Yield and Quality in the Northeast (Heather Darby)
Introducing Rice as a New Crop to the Northeastern US (Takeshi Akaogi)
Ancient Grains (Klaas Martens)
12:45-2:15 LUNCH [MAIN HALL]
1:30-2:30 POSTERS [PRE-FUNCTION AREA]
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
2:30-4:00pm [ROOM 2A]
Cucurbits Session:
Simplifying Trap Cropping Options in Organic Cucurbit Production (Jeffrey Gardner)
Resisting Cucurbit Downy Mildew (Bill Holdsworth)
Can Pumpkin Yield Be Increased by Supplementing Fields with Honey Bees or Bumble Bees?
(Jessica Peterson)
2:30-4:00pm [ROOM 2B]
Participatory Wheat Breeding Project
On Farm Conservation of Genetic Diversity and Selection of Bread Wheat Varieties Adapted to
Organic Systems in Europe (Julie Dawson)
On Farm Participatory Organic Wheat Breeding in Vermont (Heather Darby)
Value-added grains for local and regional food systems (Elizabeth Dyck)
4:15-5:45pm [ROOM 2A]
Lamb and Sheep Session:
Targeted Use of Bioactive Forages as a Curative Treatment for Organic Lambs (Robi
McAnulty)
The Use of Plumbagen as an Organic Anthelmintic Against H.Contortus in Sheep (Sam Yoder)
Identifying Helpful Management Practices to Reduce Labor, Expenses and Stress During
Lambing and Kidding (Tatiana Luisa Stanton)
Response of Weaned Spring-born Grass-fed Organic Lambs to Dewormer and Grain (William
Bryan)
4:15-5:45pm [ROOM 2B]
Pest Management Session:
Evaluating Organic Fungicides for Managing Diseases in Vegetable and Herb Crops (Meg
McGrath)
Disease Suppressive Composts and Liquid Compost Extracts: The Importance of Microbial
Ecology in Product Development and Use (Allison Jack)
5:45-6:45 POSTERS [PRE-FUNCTION AREA]
6:30-8:00pm DINNER [MAIN HALL]
7:00-11:00pm After Dinner Gathering at Hotel Bar / Beginner Farmer Mixer [BROADWAY ROOM]
FRIDAY MORNING
7:30-9:00am BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30am [ROOM 2A]
Weed Management Session 2:
A Study to Look at Practices Aimed at Reducing Mechanical Cultivation in Organic Corn
Production (Janice Degni)
Vinegar as an Herbicide in Organic Garlic Production (Fred Forsburg)
Weed Management in Organic Systems (Lauren Kolb)
9:00-10:30am [ROOM 2B]
Soil Session:
Comparison of Incorporated and Non-Incorporated Cover Cropping with an Organic Sunflower
Fuel Project (Sam Yoder)
Optimizing Deep Zone Tillage for Organic Vegetables in the Northeast (Anu Rangarajan)
Managing Soil: Understanding Relationship of Microbial Communities to Plant Roots (Laurie Drinkwater)
10:45-12:15 [ROOM 2A]
Vegetables Session:
Predatory Mites for Organic Pest Control--High Tunnel Cucumbers (Judson Reid)
Organic Greenhouse Tomato Nutrition (Vern Grubin)
10:45-12:15 [ROOM 2B]
Economics Session:
Economics of NE Organic Dairy Farms: A 7-Yr Study (Bob Parsons)
Opportunities for and Barriers to the Growth of Organic Agriculture in New York State (Brian
Michael Henehan)
Assessing Farmer Interest In and Barriers To Organic Production in NYS (Sarah Johnston)
Economic Performance of Organic Cropping Systems for Vegetables in the Northeast
(Stephanie Chan)
12:30-2:00pm LUNCH [MAIN HALL]
1:00-2:00 POSTERS [PRE-FUNCTION AREA]
FRIDAY AFTERNOON (OPEN TO SYMPOSIUM AND CONFERENCE ATTENDEES)
1:30-3:00pm [ROOM 2A]
On-Farm Research Roundtable:
Introduction by Carol Delaney on how to secure a SARE grant.
Fred Forsburg, Conrad Vispo, Linda and Takeshi Akaogi, Louis Lego, Klaas Martens
3:15-4:45 [ROOM 2B]
What's your Problem Roundtable:
Opportunity for farmers to share problems and have the group provide solutions. Opportunity
for researchers to share relevant research work and to get ideas for future research
Moderator: Lou Lego
3:15-4:45 [ROOM 2A]
Using On-Farm Research to Address Questions on the Farm
Brian Caldwell and Laurie Drinkwater
Farmers have a lot of resources at their disposal to try to address questions on the farm—their own observations, cooperative extension, university researchers, the web, and other farmers. We will explore the types of questions best answered by on-farm research and how to increase our capacity to do so.
