155 Symposium--Organic and Sustainable Systems for Pest Management: I

Oral Session
A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
Weeds, insects, and diseases are major problems in organic systems. This challenges must be met by different methods than in conventional systems. The goal is to describe developments that manage these problems.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 9:55 AM-2:05 PM
Convention Center, Room 308, Third Floor

Presiding:
Kathleen Delate
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
11:30 AM
Comparisons of Organic Grain Cropping Systems in Kentucky.
Lawrence Grabau, Univ. of Kentucky; Fateh C. Oad, Sindh Agricultural Univ., Univ. of Kentucky; Laura C. Harris, Univ. of Kentucky
12:00 PM
Break
1:00 PM
Enhancing Sustainability of Farming Systems by Integrating Crop and Animal Production Activities: Easier Said Than Done.
Hani Ghosheh, Jordan Univ. of Science & Technology/Univ. of Kentucky; Lawrence Grabau, Univ. of Kentucky
1:30 PM
Evaluation of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation as An Alternative to Methyl Bromide Fumigation in a Florida Bell Pepper-Eggplant Double Crop System.
David Butler, USDA-ARS; Erin N. Rosskopf, USDA-ARS; Nancy Kokalis-Burelle, USDA-ARS; Joji Muramoto, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Carol Shennan, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
2:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
2:05 PM
Adjourn