The Organic Agriculture Research Symposium 2016 (OARS) took place on 20 January 2016 in Pacific Grove, California. It served as a pre-conference event at EcoFarm.
The plenary speakers were André Leu, President of IFOAM - Organics International and Mathieu Ngouajio, National Program Leader of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The conference hosts were the Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center of the University of California and the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF). Workshops on soil health, long-term and strategic research, and innovative educational systems were livestreamed as eOrganic webinars, and the recordings can be found in the Youtube playlist listed below.
The purpose of OARS is to bring together researchers, farmers, and other beneficiaries of organic agriculture and farming systems research and to create lasting relationships among the participants. The symposium provides the latest results of research to farmers, ranchers, extension agents, educators, agricultural professionals, and others interested in organic agriculture. Farmers, agricultural advisors, and practitioners have an opportunity to learn about and advance the state of the art of organic farming in partnership with the research community.
Further information
Links
- youtube.com: Playlist of the presentations at OARS 2016
- cias.wisc.edu: Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
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