51 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 M. 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 Agronomy Club; Cynthia A. Cambardella, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
4:35 PM
Discussion
4:50 PM
Adjourn