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eOrganic Webinar Series Schedule

Last Updated: July 21, 2010

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The eOrganic Webinar series has two tracks, Farming and Research. Check back often as we are adding new dates all the time. Attending a Webinar requires downloading software, please make sure that you have the ability to install software on the computer you are using to attend the Webinar. All Webinars are recorded and the recordings are added to the registration page once available.

Organic Farming Webinar Series

December 14, 2009 Organic Late Blight Management Alex Stone, Oregon State U.; Sally Miller, The Ohio State U.; Meg McGrath, Cornell
January 12, 2010 Organic Farming Financial Benchmarks Dale Nordquist, UMN
January 19, 2010  ABCs of Organic Certification Jim Riddle, UMN 
February 2, 2010  Grafting Tomatoes for Organic Open Field and High Tunnel Production David Francis, Ohio State U.
February 23, 2010 Getting EQIPed: USDA Conservation Programs for Organic and Transitioning Farmers Jim Riddle, UMN and Ariane Lotti
March 2, 2010  High Tunnel Production and Low Cost Tunnel Construction  Tim Coolong, UKY 
March 9, 2010  Organic Blueberry Production  Dr. Strik, Dr. Bryla, Handell Larco, Oregon State U. 
March 17, 2010 A Look at the newly released Organic Pasture Rule Kerry Smith, USDA AMS NOP
March 23, 2010  Planning Your Organic Farm for Profit  Richard Wiswall, Cate Farm, Plainfield, VT 
March 30, 2010  Using NRCS Conservation Practices and Programs to Transition to Organic  David Lamm, NRCS 
April 6, 2010 Planning for Flexibility in Effective Crop Rotations (11AM Pacific Time) Charles Mohler, Cornell
April 13, 2010 The Economics of Organic Dairy Farming in New England (9AM Pacific Time) Bob Parsons, UVM
April 27, 2010 Cover Crop Selection Jude Maul, ARS Beltsville
May 4, 2010 Increasing Plant and Soil Biodiversity on Organic Farmscapes  Louise Jackson, UC Davis
July 1, 2010 Late Blight Management on Organic Farms: 2010 Meg McGrath,Cornell University; Sally Miller, The Ohio State University
July 21, 2010 Late Blight Control in Your Organic Garden Meg McGrath, Cornell University; Sally Miller, The Ohio State University
August 20, 2010 How to Calculate Dry Matter on Your Organic Dairy Farm Sarah Flack, Sarah Flack Consulting
September 16, 2010 Maximizing Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Pastures Karen Hoffman, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
October 1, 2010 Setting Up a Grazing System on Your Organic Dairy Farm Cindy Daley, California State University at Chico; Sarah Flack, Sarah Flack Consulting

Organic Research/Outreach Webinar Series

January 26, 2010  Undercover Nutrient Investigation: The Effects of Mulch on Nutrients  Dan Sullivan, Ryan Costello, Luis Valenzuela, Oregon State U.
February 9, 2010  Organic Certification of Research Sites and Facilities  Jim Riddle, UMN 
April 6, 2010 New Agriculture Network and Farmer Participatory Extension (9AM Pacific Time) Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, Liz Maynard, Dale Mutch, and Dave Campbell
April 13, 2010 Estimating Plant-Available Nitrogen Contributions from Cover Crops (11AM Pacific Time) Dan Sullivan, Nick Andrews, Oregon State University

 Note: Two Webinars which were originally scheduled for May, 2010, on the topics of Commercial Humic Products, and Putting Legumes to Work,  will be presented in Fall, 2010.

This is an eOrganic article and was reviewed for compliance with National Organic Program regulations by members of the eOrganic community. Always check with your organic certification agency before adopting new practices or using new materials. For more information, refer to eOrganic's articles on organic certification.

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