Building Climate Change Resilience with Coffee Smallholder Producers by Extending Organic Practices to Staple Crops
In 2017, a participatory action research team from the University of Vermont initiated a study to identify the…
Evaluation of Seeding Methods of Cover Crops Interseeded Into Organic Corn
Organic farmers prioritize cover crops, but successful establishment in long-season cash crops, particularly in the…
Companion Plantings for Organic Management of a New Invasive Brassica Pest
This project leveraged agricultural diversity to mitigate the recent attack of the invasive yellow-margined leaf beetle…
Organic Farming Systems Options for Controlling Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) in Kona Coffee
A participatory on-farm research project was conducted on five certified organic coffee farms in the Kona district on…
Increasing the Productivity and Market Value of Pulse Crops for Arid Organic Conditions
In this project, we evaluated factors impacting productivity and product value in grain legume crops in semi-arid…
Advancing Organic Potato Production with Mustard Seed Meal Extract: A Multi-Pronged Tool to Control Weeds, Promote Soil Health, and Improve Potato Nutrition
Weed management, soil health, and nutritional quality of organically produced foods are among the highest priority…
20 to 20, in 2020
This project investigates 20 promising ancient and heritage grain varieties to measure performance for farm scale…
Cover Crops for Soil Health: Demonstration of On-Farm Trial
The Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV), a four-county area in deep south Texas, is a promising region for organic…
Efficacy Evaluation of Biological Control Agents Against Wireworms in Organic Production
Wireworms, the larval stage of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), are generalist subterranean herbivores that…
Breeding Disease-Resistant Heirloom-Quality Tomatoes
The goal of this project is to breed disease-resistant heirloom-quality tomatoes, particularly those resistant to…