2nd OACC Organic Research Workshop

The following poster abstracts were presented in association with the Organic Connections: Prairie Wide Organic Conference and Trade Show, November 14-16th, 2004

• An Economic & Productivity Comparison of Organic and Conventional Farming in SK
• Competitive Ability Of Spring Wheat Under Conventional And Organic Management
• Evaluating Cover Crop Mixtures For Higher And Lower Rainfall Areas In Alberta
• Determining Optimal Plant Population Density For Annual Green Manure Crops
• Seeding Rate As A Method Of Weed Control In Organic Wheat Production
• Crop Rotation And Soil Erosion Risk in Organic And Conventional Systems
• Soil Test Phosphorus and Nutrient Budgets for 15 Organic Dairy Farms in Ontario
• Plant Nutrient Uptake as Affected by Organic Amendments and Crop Rotations
• Nutrient Supply from Organic Soil Amendments
• Lobster Processing Waste For Nutrition And Disease Control In Potatoes And Carrots
• Clipping Weeds Above The Crop Canopy Reduces Subsequent Seedling Recruitment
• Vinegar for Pre-Seed and Post-Emergence Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Spring Wheat
• Potential Of Acetic Acid, Pelargonic Acid And Pine Extract As "Organic Herbicides"
• Controlling Weeds And Diseases In Organically-Grown Potatoes With Corn Gluten
• Molecular Assay For The Detection Of A Fungus Proposed For Grasshopper Control
• Differential Feeding By Grasshoppers On Wheat, Durum, Oats And Barley
• Relay Cropping: A Management Tool For The Cabbage Maggot

Organic Connections website

• Includes photos from the November 2004 conference, as well as Powerpoint presentations of many of the research papers that were presented.