December 9: Research Results in Organic Grain Production. Get up-to-date information on organic grain production techniques. Come learn about the findings of the last two years of organic grain research in North Carolina. Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton, Dr. Carl Crozier, Dr. Ron Heiniger, and graduate student researchers will discuss the results of their soybean seeding rate and weed management trials, cover crops and corn fertility experiments, no-till trials, and corn hybrid tests. A boxed lunch is included.

February 27, 2009: Organic Crop Workshop at the Wilson County Extension Center in Wilson, NC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. This workshop will include a presentation on organic soil fertilty by Dr. Julie Grossman of NCSU, a farmer panel discussion, a commodity meeting, and lunch.

We are planning an Organic Crop Conference for winter 2009/2010. We welcome any suggestions on content, speakers, location, and dates. Please email Molly Hamilton (molly_hamilton@ncsu.edu).