Organic Agriculture
eXtension.org News
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Organic Vegetable Production Systems
May 24, 2012
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Organic Vegetable Production Systems, Insect Management in Organic Farming Systems
May 24, 2012
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Insect Management in Organic Farming Systems
May 24, 2012
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Managing Cucumber Beetles in Organic Farming Systems
May 24, 2012
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Webinars by eOrganic
May 22, 2012
Penn State Organic Agriculture News
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Penn State receives $2.3 million organic agriculture research grant
November 1, 2011UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have been awarded a $2.3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate how certain cover crops and rotations can improve production of organic commodities. The study's goal is to determine whether diverse cover crop mixtures -- as opposed to a single-species cover cropping -- can enhance ecosystem functions in a corn-soybean-wheat cash crop rotation that produces organic feed and forage, according to project leader Jason Kaye, associate professor of soil biogeochemistry. -
Organic Grower Network Tours Milton Grain Farm
September 1, 2011Organic milk, meat, poultry and eggs represent some of the fastest growing sectors of the organic market. Because agricultural feed ingredients in the diets of certified livestock must be organically produced, growth in the retail organic market has resulted in increasing demand for organic feed grains and forages, creating opportunities for Pennsylvania growers. Typically, there is a price premium for organic feed grains. In the past, prices for organic feed grains have reached 50 to 150% above conventional prices. -
ROSE Review - Fall 2011
September 1, 2011
