Explore related publications, presentations, and outreach materials developed through the program and its funded projects:
Delate, K., J. Pollock, I. Cavazos, K. Pytel and R. Breach. 2024. Comparison of Organic and Conventional Crops at the Neely-Kinyon Long-term Agroecological Research (LTAR) Site, 2023. Organic Agriculture Website. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.: Link
S. Ruis, J. Kovar, K. Wacha, K. Delate, C.A. Cambardella. 2023. Does organic farming improve soil health indicators relative to conventional farming in the U.S. Midwest? ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri: Link
Delate, K., M. Nunes, M. McDaniel, C. Chase, R. Turnbull, and J. Pollock. 2023. The Iowa State University Long-Term Agroecological Research (LTAR) Experiment: Celebrating the First 25 Years. ASA/CSSA/SSSA Annual Conference, October 31, 2023, St. Louis, MO: Link
S. Ruis, J. Kovar, K. Wacha, K. Delate, P. O’Brien. 2024. Interrelationships of plant, soil, and water quality C and N components in an organic vs a conventional system in a Mollisol of the U.S. Midwest. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas: Link
Grow:Johnson County Farm Field Day Report, Sept. 10, 2024: Delate, K. and S. Ruis. 2024. Link
Delate, K. and S. Ruis. 2024. Organic Water Quality Field Day Report, June 18, 2024, Ames, IA:Link
Nowatzke, L., Delate, K. and S. Ruis. 2024. Organic Water Quality Field Day Focus Group Report, June 18, 2024 Ames, IA: Link
Delate, K. and S. Ruis. 2024. ISU Neely-Kinyon LTAR Field Day Report, August 20, 2024: Link
Delate, K. 2024. “Drone-Seeding of Red Clover in Organic Systems”: March 11, 2024: Link
o Delate, K. 2024. Drone-seeding clip: Link
o National NRCS webinar, “Organic Nutrient Management,” March 20, 2024, NRCS, Portland, OR Link
o “Transitioning to Organic Webinar”: October 25, 2023: Grain Place Foundation national webinar: Link
o “Organic Cost-Share Programs with NRCS”: September 12, 2023: Organic Ag Webpage and Iowa NRCS YouTube: Link
o Albert-Black, Cecilia., Jagadamma, S., Saha, Debasish., and Franklin, Jennifer. 2024. Assessing the impact of trees in a temperate organic agroforestry system on soil organic carbon accumulation. 79th Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual Conference, July 21-24, 2024 Myrtle Beach, SC (Poster Presentation).
o Albert-Black, C, S. Jagadamma, J. A. Franklin, and D. Saha. 2024. Temporal and spatial distributions of soil organic carbon storage and stabilization of a temperate region silvopasture agroforestry system. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting (Poster), November 10-13, 2024 San Antonio, TX (Poster Presentation).
o Ruis, S.J., J.L. Kovar, K.M. Wacha, K. Delate, P.L. O’Brien, and C.A. Cambardella. Accepted 11/5/24. Organic crop rotations enhance soil health indicators in a Mollisol of the U.S. Corn Belt. Soil Science Society of America Journal.
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