NEW Organic Research Wkshp Transcript

Mark Lipson (mark@ofrf.org)
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 17:11:10 -0700

This new publication is now available as a PDF file at:
<= http://www.ofrf.org/policy/index.html>
Copies are also available from the Organic Farming Research Foundation (see below).


Proceedings of the Workshop:
"Organic Farming and Marketing Research - New Partnerships and Priorities"
Held October 29, 1998 at USDA offices in Washington, D.C.
Co-Sponsored by the Organic Farming Research Foundation, USDA, and the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture.

Publication of these proceedings is made possible by a grant from the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, under USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Agreement No. 99-COOP-2-7536.  Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the United States Department of Agriculture.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
        ****         &nb= sp;  Introduction         &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;                =          &nbs= p;        4
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Todd Hamner & Mark Lipson, Eds.
        Speaker #1:     The Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research        &n= bsp; 5
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Mark Lipson, Organic Farming Research Foundation        
        Speaker #2:     1998 Organic Research Initiative Legislation      &nbs= p;         &n= bsp;   18
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Mark Keating, Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture    
        Speaker #3:     Sustainable Development and Small Farms       &nbs= p;         19
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Adela Backiel, USDA, Office of the Chief Economist
        Speaker #4:     Organic Research in the SARE Program         &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;20
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Jill Auburn, USDA, Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
        Speaker #5:     Organic Research in Michigan             &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;   21
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Susan Houghton, Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance
        Speaker #6:     Research Needs from the Farm Inspector=92s Perspective    23
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Jim Riddle, Independent Organic Inspectors Association
        Speaker #7:     The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center       &nb= sp;      26
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Mary Gold, USDA, National Agricultural=20 Library  
        Speaker #8:     ARS National Programs and Organic Agriculture         &nb= sp; 27
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Mike Jawson, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
        Speaker #9:     Organic Research at the Beltsville Research Center       &nb= sp;      29
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    John Teasdale, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
        Speaker #10:    The ARS Long-term Farming Systems Project       &n= bsp;         =       32
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Mark Davis, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
        Speaker #11:    The Economics of Organic Grain Production in the Midwest        34<= br>         &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Rick Welsh, Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture
        Speaker #12:    ARS Research into Microbial Pesticides       = ;         &nb= sp; 37               &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Michael McGuire, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
        Speaker #13:    Meeting the Data Needs of the Organic Industry (Part 1) 45
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Catherine Greene, USDA, Economic Research Service
        Speaker #14:    Meeting the Data Needs of the Organic Industry (Part 2) 47
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Norman Bennett, USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
        Speaker #15:    Meeting the Data Needs of the Organic Industry (Part 3) 48
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Terry Long, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service                 Speaker #16:    Beginning to Understand Organic Markets         &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;     49
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Barry Krisoff, USDA, Economic Research Service
        Speaker #17:    Price Premiums for Organic Fresh and Processed Foods    50
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Ann Vandeman, USDA, Economic Research Service
        Speaker #18:    International Issues Pertaining to Organic Agriculture         &nb= sp;55
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Janice Zygmont, USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service
        Speaker #19:    Local, Grass-fed Beef: Production and Marketing Concerns        58
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Jenny Warden, Piedmont Farm Marketing Project
        Speaker #20:    Greening the Food System         &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;         &nb= sp; 58
        &nb= sp;         &= nbsp;         = ;    Ann Thrupp, World Resources Institute
        ****         &nb= sp;  SPEAKER CONTACT INFORMATION      &nbs= p;         &n= bsp;         =    64




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