Investigations into the Ecology of Microtheca ochroloma and Control Methods for Organic Farmers
The original objectives of the project were as follows: 1. To determine if beetles remain active into summer if…
Participatory Evaluation of Organic Production System in Southwestern Louisiana
Several researchers (Francis et al., 1990; Murray and Butler, 1994; Poudel et al., 2000) have suggested farmer…
Long-Term Vegetable Rotation Systems Using Organic Production Methods and Conservation Tillage
This experiment is a long term study comparing continuous tomatoes with vegetable rotation under five possible…
Maintaining Nutrient Balances in Systems Utilizing Soluble Organic Fertilizers
The purpose of the present study was to simplify the previous experiments by utilizing the same substrate…
Evaluation of Mulching Materials and Limestone Rates for Management of Fusarium Wilt of Sweet Basil
Basil fusarium wilt is a seed-borne disease that can severely reduce basil yields. The biggest concern, however, is…
Maximizing Shareholder Retention in Southeastern CSAs
Retaining shareholders is a difficult problem for many farmers operating Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)…
Evaluation of Summer Cover Crops as Weed Suppressive Mulches
The objectives of this project were to: 1. Evaluate several different cover crops and cover crop mixtures for…
Controlling Weeds in Organic Crops Through the Use of Flame Weeders
Several recent developments have resulted in the need for a new examination of flaming as a nonchemical method of…