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Symposium--Organic Systems and Climate Change: Stability, Resilience, and Profitability

Oral Session

ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems

The goal of this session is to explore to merits and challenges of the organic system of farming in the face of drought stress and climate change.

Cosponsor(s):

Organic Management Systems Community
Agronomic Production Systems
Global Climate Change Community
Monday, November 4, 2013: 1:00 PM-4:50 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 22 and 23
Community Leader:
Joseph R. Heckman
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
The Long-Term Agroecological Research (LTAR) Experiment in Iowa: Organic Resilience in Soil Quality and Profitability.
Cynthia A. Cambardella, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Kathleen Delate, Iowa State University; Craig Chase, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
2:35 PM
Organic Rotations in the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial: Implications for Organic Agriculture in a Changing Climate.
Gregg Sanford, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Janet Hedtcke, University of Wisconsin- Madison
3:05 PM
Break
3:35 PM
The Role of Increasing Soil Organic Matter in Enhancing Plant Available Water.
Thomas J. Sauer, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Elizabeth M. Heatherington, Chemeketa Community College; Matthew B. Duesterhaus, Iowa State University; Cynthia A. Cambardella, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
4:05 PM
4:35 PM
Discussion
4:50 PM
Adjourn