The Organic Research Forum
Are you a producer looking for practical research-based production
information you can use on your farm? Or a researcher or educator interested
in organic and sustainable agriculture? If so, then the Organic Research
Forum is a place for you. The Forum offers a unique opportunity for
students, scientists and farmer researchers investigating topics related to
organic agriculture to engage and share their work with the conference
audience.
Within the last ten years, research in organic agriculture at state and
federal levels has gained incredible momentum. The majority of land grant
universities across the U.S., and many private universities as well, now
have research and educational programs related in some way to organic
agriculture. Scientists with diverse backgrounds such as ecology, biology,
entomology, agronomy, soils, chemistry and sociology understand the benefits
of organic, sustainable and ecologically sound agriculture and have
recognized the need for non-biased, practical production information for
organic farmers.
With the Organic Research Forum, held annually at the MOSES Organic Farming
Conference, MOSES hopes to cultivate a closer relationship between
researchers and producers. Organic agriculture focuses on a holistic,
systems approach to farm management. Researchers can help organic producers
by translating this approach into practical strategies that can be used to
provide soil fertility and control weeds and insects in an ecologically
sound, economically viable and socially responsible manner. However, MOSES
believes this relationship is not just a one-way street. It is hoped that
the Organic Research Forum gives researchers the chance to learn from
organic growers, and affords these growers the opportunity to discuss their
needs and the potential for participation and continued interaction
throughout the year.
>>> Learn more about the 2010 Organic Research Forum in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
