Gigi DiGiacomo

Jim Riddle -- Luanne Lohr -- Douglas Tiffany -- Beth Waterhouse

Cornelia Flora -- Jim Van Der Pol -- Presentations by Endowed Chairs

Gigi DiGiacomo

Northeast Region--Minnesota Grocery Store Demand for Local, Organic Farm Products (PDF, 426 kb)

Northwest & West Central Regions--Minnesota Grocery Store Demand for Local, Organic Farm Products (PDF, 451 kb)

Southeast Region--Minnesota Grocery Store Demand for Local, Organic Farm Products (PDF, 436 kb)

Presentation: Grocery Store Survey of Organic Food Purchases (PDF, 2.4 Mb)

Poster: Grocey Store Survey of Organic Food Purchases (PDF, 244 kb)

Poster Abstract (MS Word document)

Report on Minnesota Farmers' Organic Marketing Practices (PDF, 983 kb)

Jim Riddle

Best Management Practices for Producers of GMO and Non-GMO Crops: A Plan for Co-Existence (PDF, 81 kb)

Organic Livestock Research Survey -- full report (PDF, 311 kb)

Organic Livestock Research Survey -- summary (PDF, 23 kb)

Getting Organic Certification

Risks of Organic vs. Conventional Foods

Organic Pet Foods

Mad Cow Disease Questions and Answers

Why Eat Organic Meat?

Luanne Lohr

Improving Extension Effectiveness for Organic Clients: Current Status and Future Directions

Organic Pest Management Decisions: A Systems Approach

Promoting Sustainable Insect Management Strategies: Learning from Organic Farmers

The Importance of the Conservation Security Act to U.S. Competitiveness in Global Organic Markets

Douglas Tiffany

The Growth of Alternative Fuels: Minnesota and U.S. Perspectives (PDF)

Biodiesel: A Policy Choice for Minnesota (PDF)

Beth Waterhouse

Time, Soil, and Children: Conversations with the Second Generation of Sustainable Farm Families in Minnesota

Cornelia Flora

Minnesota Government Policies

Measuring the Impact of Parental Education

Extension and Place: Reducing Transaction Costs for Better Communities

James Van Der Pol

Report to the Endowment

Presentations by Endowed Chairs

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Biodiesel: A Policy Choice for Minnesota? by Douglas Tiffany (Breeze version | PowerPoint version)

Agricultural Energy: Understanding Usage. Anticipating Policy Directions. by Douglas Tiffany
(Breeze version | PowerPoint version - 8.5 mb)

Growth and Change in U.S. Organic Food Markets, by Luanne Lohr (Flash Paper version | PowerPoint version)

 

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