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September 26, 2006
Source:
Plant
Management Network's PMN Update No. 56
The proceedings of the symposium,
Organic Agriculture: Innovations in Organic Marketing,
Technology, and Research, has now been published
in the PMN journal,
Crop Management.
A
total of 18 presentations across six themes are explored,
including:
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challenges remaining in
the organic sector,
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producer options and
obstacles,
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market growth,
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the training of farmers
and other agricultural professionals,
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measuring and
communicating the benefits of organic farming, and
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research.
The symposium was sponsored by the
United States Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with
other organizations in both the public and private sectors.
LINK:
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/cm/symposium/organics/
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