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Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Advisory Group
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Charles Mohler is a weed ecologist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. He is responsible for overall coordination of project activities and supervision of staff. He takes special responsibility for analysis and reporting of weed data.
Brian Caldwell is an organic vegetable farmer and former extension educator. He is the projects technical coordinator. He is in charge of field operations, supervises field staff, and compiles and analyzes data.
George Abawi is a plant pathologist in the Department of Plant Pathology at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, NY. He and his staff are conducting soil pathogen bioassays in his laboratory. He will also prepare scientific papers on the soil health aspects of the cropping system study.
Leslie Allee is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Entomology. She trains field staff in use of insect trapping equipment (pitfall traps and sticky cards) and in insect identification. She will analyze the insect data and prepare scientific publications on the results of the insect studies.
Anusuya Rangnarajan is Director of the Small Farms Project in the Department of Horticulture. She was instrumental in design of the vegetable experiment. She will contribute to analysis and publication of vegetable yield and quality data. She is also working with Brian Caldwell and Chuck Mohler on development of the living laboratory course.
Janice Thies is a soil microbiologist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. She and her staff are conducting soil biology analyses, and will prepare scientific publications on the results.
Laurie Drinkwater is an expert on cropping systems and soil nutrition in the Department of Horticulture. She and her staff are conducting N-mineralization and other nutrient studies in the vegetable experiment. She will interpret nutrient analyses and contribute to publications on soil nutrition and its relation to crop yield, weeds, insects and soil pathology.
Thomas Bjorkman is a plant physiologist in the Department of Horticulture at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, NY. He is in charge of the compost experiment at the Martens' farm. He will analyze and publish nutrient and yield data from that study.
Antonio DiTommaso is a weed ecologist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. He will assist Chuck Mohler in conduct and publication of the weed studies associated with the project.
Daniel Brainard is a Research Associate in the Department of Horticulture. He will assist Chuck Mohler in conduct and publication of the weed studies associated with the project.
Harold Van Es is a soil physicist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. He and his staff are conducting and interpreting the soil
physical analyses. With other participants he will prepare publications on effects of soil physical conditions on crop production and the effectiveness of cultivation.
Quirine Ketterings is a soil nutritionist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. She and her staff are conducting N-mineralization and other nutrient studies in the grain experiment. She will interpret nutrient analyses and contribute to publications on soil nutrition and its relation to crop yield, weeds, insects and soil pathology.
All of the researchers will contribute to the "living laboratory course" by speaking at field days. Rotation of field day presentations among project personnel will help keep field days from becoming repetitive and increase the learning of course participants. Many of the researchers will also contribute learning modules for the courses.
Farmers and Farm Organization Personnel:
Klaas Martens and his family grow grain and processing vegetables on 1,300 acres in Yates Co. NY. He has been intimately involved in design of the grain experiment from the outset and initiated the compost study at his farm. He will act as an advisor on the conduct of all experiments, but especially the grain and compost studies, and he will continue to execute farm operations for the compost study. He and his wife, Mary Howell Martens, will speak at field days as part of the living laboratory course and at meetings of farmer organizations.
Eric Nordell and his wife Anne use horses to grow vegetables on their farm in north central Pennsylvania. He has led the design of the vegetable experiment from the outset and has contributed to the design of the grain experiment as well. He will continue to advise on conduct of all experiments, but especially the vegetable experiment. He and Anne will speak at field days as part of the living laboratory course and at meetings of farmer organizations.
Elizabeth Dyck is a vegetable grower and staff scientist with the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY). Her primary role will be to coordinate and conduct much of the extension activities of the project, including setting up field days, speaking at meetings of farmer organizations, writing articles for farmer-read publications and helping design the living laboratory course.
James Frisch is a farmer and expert machinery fabricator. He will build a "Martens" style row-crop cultivator and ridge cleaning attachments for the planter that will be used in the grain experiment.
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