PRESS ADVISORY CONTACTS: JANE SOOBY,
831-426-6606
MAY 25, 2000 BOB SCOWCROFT,
831-426-6606
OFRF GRANTS $68,000 IN ORGANIC RESEARCH FUNDS
The Organic Farming Research Foundation’s (OFRF) Board of Directors
granted over $68,000 to ten organic farming research projects this spring.
OFRF grants support research into significant production challenges for
organic farmers. The largest grant was made to a group of researchers and
farmers based at Cornell University who are working to develop commercial
organic apple production systems in New York state. Cranberry growers Monika
Weldon and Peter Belanger will study the use of flooding to control
Sparganothis
fruitworm in Massachusetts cranberries. An alliance of investigators from the
Frontier Organic Research Farm, the Land Institute, and an organic farm will
study growing echinacea in polyculture systems in Iowa. Michael Cahn of
University of California Extension in Yuba County is working with grower Scott
Park to use reduced tillage and cover crops to control weeds in organic
processing tomatoes.
OFRF disseminates research findings in the form of reports summarizing
each project. Currently, 62 reports are available to the public on topics such
as weed management, managing insects and diseases, fertility management,
livestock, and organic farming systems.
Contact the Organic Farming Research Foundation for a list of project
reports and/or a complete list of spring grant awards. Organic Farming Research
Foundation, www.ofrf.org, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061, 831-426-6606,
research@ofrf.org.
Jane Sooby
technical program coordinator
Organic Farming Research Foundation
P.O. Box 440
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
831-426-6606
831-426-6670 fax
831-460-9713 home
www.ofrf.org
jane@ofrf.org
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