628 Symposium --The Role of Carbon and Energy Budgets in Organic Systems

Oral Session
A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
One of the key issues in the sustainability of organic farming systems is the positive overall energy balance and maintenance or enhancement of soil carbon in a system necessitating occasional tillage operations for weed management. Researchers from key institutions in the U.S., Canada and the E.U. will present data on balance sheets of energy, carbon and other nutrients on organic farms compared to conventional systems relying on fossil-fuel inputs.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:05 PM-4:45 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 371B

Presiding:
Kathleen Delate
1:05 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:15 PM
Energy Flows and Carbon Budgets in a 30 Years Old Comparison of Conventional and Organic Systems.
Paul J. Mäder, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL); Andreas Fliessbach, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
2:15 PM
Carbon, Nutrient and Energy Budgets in the LTAR in Iowa: 10-year Comparison.
Cynthia Cambardella, USDA-ARS; Kathleen Delate, Iowa State Univ.
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Energy and Carbon Budgets in Transitional Cropping Systems in Minnesota.
David Archer, USDA-ARS, NGPRL; Sharon Lachnicht Weyers, USDA-ARS
3:30 PM
Energy and Nutrient Budgets in the Windsor Organic Research Trial in Illinois.
Michelle Wander, Univ. of Illinois; Susan Andrews, USDA-NRCS; Krishna Vadrevu, Ohio State Univ. - OARDC
4:00 PM
Integrated Organic Farming Improves the Carbon Balance: Observations From Glenlea, Canada.
Martin Entz, University of Manitoba; Cathy Welsh, University of Manitoba; Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba; Henry Janzen, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Robert Zentner, Agriculture Canada Res. Stn.
4:30 PM
Discussion
4:45 PM
Adjourn