• Farming Systems: Seeing the Big Picture (Radisson Ballroom)
  • Stephane Bellon, French National Institute for Agricultural Research;Organics in 3D: diversity, dynamics and design of organic agriculture
  • Mathieu Ngouajio, USDA-National Institute for Food and Agriculture; Enhancing functional diversity in organic agriculture: The contribution of NIFA’s organic program
  • Aurelie Cardona, French National Institute for Agricultural Research; Collaboration between farmers, extension agents, wholesalers and consumers to design suitable sustainable and organic systems.
  • Michelle Miller, University of Wisconsin, moderator.

• Organic Seeds: What is at Stake? (Minnesota)
  • Alexandra Lyon, University of Wisconsin; Seed Needs and Challenges: Interviews with Wisconsin Organic Vegetable Growers
  • Lisa Schlessinger; University of Illinois; Pollen Drift: Reframing the Biotechnology Liability Debate
  • Jared Zystro, Organic Seed Alliance; State of Organic Seed: Results of a Survey
  • Micaela Colley, Organic Seed Alliance, moderator, Certification Requirements and Quality Standards.

Concurrent workshop session 2

• Organic Research: An International Perspective (Radisson Ballroom)

• Brian Baker, independent consultant; A Comparison of European and North American organic agriculture research policies
• Kathleen Delate, Iowa State University; Lessons from Italy: Policies and Provisions to Facilitate the Transition to Organic Farming
• Marc Tchamitchian, French National Institute for Agricultural Research; Research and development integration to foster Organic Farming in France.
• Jim Riddle, Ceres Trust, moderator.

• Plant Breeding for Organic Farmers 1: Back to the Future (Iowa)

• Walter Goldstein, Mandaamin Institute; Breeding high nutritional value corn for organic farmers. 
• Adrienne Shelton, University of Wisconsin; Collaborative Release of an Organic Open-Pollinated Sweet Corn (Zea mays L.) Variety
• Lisa Kissing Kucek, Cornell University; Participatory Breeding of Wheat, Spelt, Emmer, and Einkorn for Organic Farming.
• Bill Tracy, University of Wisconsin, moderator.

• Biological Control: Working With Nature (Illinois)

• David Lowenstein, University of Illinois at Chicago; Natural enemies and biological control of lepidopteran brassica pests in urban agriculture.
• Alex Stone, Oregon State University; Contans as a tool for organic white mold management
• Ken Johnson, Oregon State University; Biocontrol of fire blight: why a yeast represents a new paradigm is disease suppression
• Eric Carr, Rodale Institute; Deploying microbes as a seed treatment for protection against soil-borne plant pathogens.
• Alisha Bower, IPM Institute of North America, moderator.

• Holistic Livestock Care and Feeding (Minnesota)

• David Bane, DVM, Sydney, IL; Measurement of biomarkers in food animals to assess animal inflammation and wellness
• Annie Donoghue, USDA-ARS, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Organic Poultry: Developing Natural Solutions for Reducing Pathogens and Improving Production
• Jennifer MacAdam, Utah State; Enhanced forage intake and milk production on birdsfoot trefoil pastures in the western US
• Jim Riddle, Ceres Trust, moderator.

• Soil Health: Back to Basics (Radisson Ballroom)

• Anna Cates, University of Wisconsin; Long-term Tillage, Rotation, and Perennialization Effects on Particulate and Aggregate Organic Matter
• Robert J. Kremer, USDA-ARS, Columbia, Missouri; Soil Health Improvement in an Organic Orchard Production System in Northwest Missouri
• Stuart Grandy, University of New Hampshire; Increased microbial efficiency and growth drive soil organic matter increases in organic cropping systems.
• Alex Stone, Oregon State University, moderator.

• Organic Markets: Quality and the Consumer Connection (Illinois)

• Kathryn Boys, Virginia Tech; Export opportunities and import competition: Improving understanding of international markets for US organic farm and processed products.
• Bradley Heins, University of Minnesota; Effect of Growth, Meat Quality, Profitability, and Consumer Acceptability of Organically Raised Dairy-Beef Steers.
• Kitt Healy, University of Wisconsin; Variety trials for direct market quality and flavor.
• Brian Baker, independent consultant, moderator.

• Farming Systems: Putting it all Together (Radisson Ballroom)

• Erin Hill, Michigan State University; Quantifying the impacts of cover crops on organic dry beans
• Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin; Implementing cover crop-based reduced tillage in small scale organic vegetable production.
• Rachel Weil, University of Wisconsin; Comparison of Labor Needs for Field Production, Harvest, and Packing on Organic Diversified Vegetable Farms in the Upper Midwest.
• Diana Jerkins, Organic Farming Research Foundation, moderator.

• Plant Breeding for Organic Farmers 2: Creative Partnerships and Emerging Varieties (Iowa)

• Ruth Genger, University of Wisconsin; Building a healthy organic seed system for potatoes through farmer-researcher partnerships.
• Sara Turner, Texas A&M University; Evaluation of carrot (Daucus carota, L.) for traits related to early seedling establishment and canopy growth at different planting densities in organic systems
• Phillip Simon, University of Wisconsin; The CIOA (Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture) Project: Location and Genetic Background Influence Carrot Field Performance and Flavor
• Bill Tracy, University of Wisconsin, moderator.

• Economics of Organic: The Bottom Line (Minnesota)

• Timothy Delbridge, University of Minnesota; The Barriers to Organic Transition: Impacts and Policy Solutions
• Tom Kriegl, University of Wisconsin; Comparing Feed Costs of Different Dairy Systems (Mainly Wisconsin) From 1995 to 2010
• Carolyn Dimitri, New York University; The Organic-Conventional Yield Gap.
• Brian Baker, independent consultant, moderator.