Collaborative marketing through MAICS: OFARM offers organic farmers collective bargaining power
by Juli Brussell

The Conservation Security Program: Leveling the playing field for U.S. organic farmers
by Luanne Lohr

Administrative Recommendations for the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative

Hidden organic gems in the 2002 Farm Bill

OFRF-funded project reports:
Evaluation of alternative cultivators in irrigated vegetable production
Walnut hull mulch for weed control in orchards
Efficacy of predatory mites in controlling pests of organic cultivated mushrooms
Conserving and restoring pollination services on organic farms
Developing open-pollinated corn varieties for organic farmers
Alternative methods of raspberry production and root rot control
Enhancement of biological control with insectary plantings
Effectiveness of compost extracts for disease in fresh market crops

An Experiment in Partnership:
The Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
by Dana Jackson

These exciting times in organic research policy

Needle in a haystack: Searching for organic farming research at land grants

Compost teas: A brave new world

OFRF-funded project reports:
Apparatus design and experimental protocol for organic compost teas
Effectiveness of compost tea extracts as disease suppressants in fresh market crops
Effect of disease suppressive composts on organic vegetable quality, compostion and yield
Efficient use of organic nitrogen fertilizers
Testing alternative parasiticides for organic lamb production