183-4 Managing Soil Fertility in Organic Cropping Systems: What Are Your Options?.

Poster Number 829

See more from this Division: A12 Organic Management Systems (Provisional)
See more from this Session: Organic Management Systems: Long-Term Trends, Soil Nutrient Management, Crop-Livestock Integration, and Eorganic Information Delivery
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Long Beach Convention Center, Exhibit Hall BC, Lower Level
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Forbes Walker and Neal Eash, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Many agricultural producers are considering switching to organic production systems. The successful management of soil fertility through the selection of the appropriate soil amendments is a key component of any successful organic program. The USDA National Organic Program lists numerous plant, animal and mineral based products that can be used in organic production systems. This presentation will be an overview the range of products that can be used to provide the primary nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) in organic productions systems, as well as review some of the limitations and costs associated with their use.      
See more from this Division: A12 Organic Management Systems (Provisional)
See more from this Session: Organic Management Systems: Long-Term Trends, Soil Nutrient Management, Crop-Livestock Integration, and Eorganic Information Delivery