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Call for Papers for Midwest Organic Symposium
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Educational Service (MOSES) and Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) are organizing a Midwest Organic Research Symposium to be held in conjunction with the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, Feb. 21-23, 2008, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
You are invited to submit papers for presentation at the symposium and posters to be displayed at the poster session. Submissions of summaries are due July 20, 2007.
This symposium offers a unique opportunity for students and scientists investigating organic topics to engage with a knowledgeable audience. The symposium will offer small group discussions between organic practitioners and researchers, providing both with an opportunity to discuss research at a depth rarely achieved at meetings.
The symposium will begin with a mini-symposium on Day 1 that provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students who are conducting research on organic topics to present their work to an informed audience. Days 2 and 3 will be devoted to presentation and discussion of work on the following topics:
1. Weed management in organic row crops.
2. Issues in organic vegetable and fruit management.
3. Organic dairy production.
4. Economic and marketing research in organic agriculture.
5. Organic livestock production (other than dairy) and crop-livestock integration in organic systems.
6. Insect and disease management strategies on organic farms.
Presentations will be limited to 5 minutes each followed by small group roundtable discussions of the content. Each presenter will be expected to interact with a small group of audience members in a roundtable discussion following the presentation. This opportunity to engage is just as important as the presentation of research findings.
For more details on submitting papers, go to the OFRF web site.