Presentations

Presentation archive

Download pdf versions of visual aids from presentations made by organic working group members. Click on table headers to sort.

Presenter  Title  Venue  Location  Date 
Bomford, Michael Pest Management Options for Organic Growers (1 MB pdf) Third Thursday Thing Frankfort, KY 02-18-10
Grabau, Larry Comparisons of Organic Grain Cropping Systems in KY (1 MB pdf) Third Thursday Thing Frankfort, KY 02-18-10
Bomford, Michael Farming With Less Fossil Fuel (2.4 MB pdf) American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Agriculture Forum Madison, WI 02-08-10
Pomper, Kirk (Jeremiah Lowe, Sheri Crabtree, John Clark, John Strang) New Arkansas Blackberry Production Characteristics (3 MB pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference Lexington, KY 01-05-10
Bomford, Michael Introduction to Organic Agriculture (500 KB pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference Lexington, KY 01-05-10
Sedlacek, John (K.L. Friley, L.S. Brent, M.K. Bomford, D. Slone) Populations of Beneficial Insects in Sweet Corn Using Methyl Salicylate Based PredaLure® Insect Attractant (2.3 MB pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference Lexington, KY 01-05-10
Bomford, Michael Energy Smart Horticulture (3 MB pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference Lexington, KY 01-04-10
Bomford, Michael (John Rodgers, Brian Geier) Comparison of two spacing methods for mixed plantings of lettuce and radish (1.8 MB pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Highland Heights, KY 11-14-09
Bomford, Michael Kentucky yield projections for biofuel feedstock crops (1.2 MB pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Highland Heights, KY 11-14-09
Geier, Brian (Michael Bomford, Paul Vincelli, George Antonious) Effect of Biofumigation and Soil Solarization on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in High Tunnel Vegetable Production Systems of Kentucky (1.5 MB pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Highland Heights, KY 11-14-09
Bomford, Michael (Ken Bates) Feedstock logistics (2.4 Mb pdf) Governor's Task Force on Biomass and Bioenergy Frankfort, KY 10-14-09
Bomford, Michael Creating a Bicycle and Pedestrian Network for Frankfort, KY (3.5 Mb pdf) Rotary Club Meeting Frankfort, KY 09-23-09
Sluss, Tamara (Ken Bates, Sharmali Hansford) Biofuel Potential of Kentucky
Rights-of-Way (400 Kb pdf)
Governor's  Taskforce on Bioenergy Frankfort, KY 09-23-09
Bomford, Michael (Tony Silvernail) Can sweet sorghum and sweet potato contribute to
self-sufficiency of small farms? (1 Mb pdf)
5th National Small Farms Conference Springfield, IL 09-16-09
Bomford, Michael Can we fly and eat too?
Biofuels for Aviation Summit Arlington, VA 09-01-09
Bomford, Michael (Paul Vincelli, George AntoniousBrian Geier, Ed Dixon) Solarization and biofumigation for organic control of white mold in high tunnels American Society for Horticultural Science St. Louis, MO 07-27-09
Bomford, Michael Spacing Calculator for Biointensive Mixed Plantings (0.9 Mb pdf) American Society for Horticultural Science St. Louis, MO 07-27-09
Bomford, Michael A Tale of Two Lettuces: Evaluating the Sustainability of Two Winter Vegetable Production Systems (1.1 Mb pdf) Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture class, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 04-23-09
Bomford, Michael Farming with Less Fossil Fuel (4 Mb pdf) Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture class, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 04-21-09
Bomford, Michael Energy Smart Food Choices (1.9 Mb pdf) Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture class, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 04-21-09
Sedlacek, John (K.L. Friley, L.S. Brent, M.K. Bomford) Populations of Beneficial Insects in Organically
Grown Sweet Corn Using Methyl Salicylate Based PredaLure® Insect Attractant (250 Kb pdf)
Association of Research Directors Biennial Conference Atlanta, GA 03-30-09
Bomford, Michael (Tony Silvernail) Potential of Sweet Potato and Sweet Sorghum as Advanced Biofuel Crops for Low Input Production on Small Farms (1 Mb pdf) Association of Research Directors Biennial Conference Atlanta, GA 03-30-09
Williams, Jazmin (Michael Bomford) Effectiveness of Corn Gluten Meal as a Natural Herbicide (2 Mb pdf) Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences Annual Conference Indianapolis, IN 03-27-09
Bomford, Michael Organic Growing (5.7 Mb pdf) Henderson County Master Gardeners' Class Henderson, KY 03-19-09
Bomford, Michael (Paul Vincelli, George Antonious, Kenny Seebold) Managing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in High Tunnels with Biofumigation and Solarization (1.8 Mb pdf) Plant Pathology Seminar Series, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 03-09-09
Kakar, Abdul (Michael Bomford, Brian Geier) Effectiveness of a Blend of Beneficial Microorganisms and Brassica Green Manures in Reducing Damage by Phytophthora capsici to Yellow Squash (Curbita pepo) Seedlings (1.4 Mb pdf) Bio 410 Seminar Series, Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY 03-06-09
Bomford, Michael Farming with Less Fossil Fuel (4 Mb pdf) West Virginia Small Farms Conference Morgantown, WV 02-24-09
Bomford, Michael Organic Agriculture at Kentucky State University (1.4 Mb pdf) Third Thursday Thing - Organic Ag Day Frankfort, KY 02-19-09
Bomford, Michael The "O" Word (2.7 Mb pdf) Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture Class, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 02-10-09
Bomford, Michael Organic Agriculture (4 Mb pdf) Human Impacts on the Environment Class, Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY 02-10-09
Geier, Brian (Michael Bomford, Paul Wiediger, Paul Vincelli, George Antonious) Sustainable Soil-borne Disease Management (1.5 Mb pdf) Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group - High Tunnel Short Course Chatanooga, TN 01-22-09
Bomford, Michael Energy and Organic Agriculture (2.3 Mb pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Lexington, KY 01-06-09
Pomper, Kirk (Jeremy Lowe, Sheri Crabtree, John Clark, John Strang) New Arkansas Blackberry Production Characteristics (1.6 Mb pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Lexington, KY 01-06-09
Pomper, Kirk (Sheri Crabtree, Joseph Masabni, Desmond Layne, Neal Peterson, Dwight Wolfe) A Summary of Pawpaw Regional Variety Trials (2 Mb pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Lexington, KY 01-06-09
Bomford, Michael Fresh Tomatoes in January: Can B-ISA Make them Sustainable? (1.8 Mb pdf) Building-Integrated Sustainable Agriculture Summit Berkeley, CA 12-13-08
Bomford, Michael Vegetable Production in High Tunnels (2.9 Mb pdf) Fairview Produce Auction Christian County, KY 12-10-08
Bomford, Michael Greenhouse Biocontrol (1.7 Mb pdf) Fairview Produce Auction Christian County, KY 12-10-08
Antonious, George (Michael Bomford, Paul Vincelli) A Simplified Procedure for Glucosinolate Quantification (372 Kb pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting Lexington, KY 11-01-08
Bomford, Michael (Amy Bateman, Paul Vincelli, Brian Geier, George Antonious) Effect of Glucosinolate Exposure on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Phytopthora capsici (2.5 Mb pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting Lexington, KY 11-01-08
Rodgers, John (Michael Bomford, George Antionious, Brian Geier) Effect of Planting Date on Biomass Production by Brassica juncea var. ‘Pacific Gold’ Cover Crops (1.9 Mb pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting Lexington, KY 11-01-08
Bomford, Michael (Hideka Kobayashi) Testing native multi-use perennials in high-value mixed plantings (1.7 Mb pdf) Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting Lexington, KY 11-01-08
Bomford, Michael Organic Agriculture Roundtable (1.8 Mb pdf) Women in Agriculture Conference Lexington, KY 10-31-08
Sluss, Tamara Biofuels: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1.1 Mb pdf) Whitney Young Seminar Series Frankfort, KY 10-30-08
Bomford, Michael More than the corner store (2.4 Mb pdf) Closing the Food Gap Conference Lexington, KY 10-17-08
Bomford, Michael Kentucky State University - Closing the Food Gap (568 Kb pdf) Closing the Food Gap Conference Lexington, KY 10-16-08
Bomford, Michael What Makes Food "Organic"? (118 Kb pdf) Third Thursday Thing, Franklin County Farmers Market Frankfort, KY 08-20-08
Pomper, Kirk (Jeremy Lowe, Sheri Crabtree, John Clark, John Strang) Flowering and Yield Characteristics of Primocane Fruiting Blackberries from the University of Arkansas Breeding Program Grown in Kentucky (270 Kb pdf) American Society for Horticultural Science Orlando, FL 07-22-08
Lee, Mark (Michael Bomford, Tom Webster) Row covers and pollination
Pollination workshop Lecher County, KY 07-17-08
Bomford, Michael (Jason Bradford, Julian Darley, Chris Hansen, Josh Puckett, John Rodgers, Tony Silvernail) Low-input Biofuel Crops for Sustainable Renewable Energy Production on Small Farms (1.7 Mb pdf) Association of Extension Administrators / Association of Research Directors Joint Conference Memphis, TN 06-11-08
Bomford, Michael Making information accessible through new media (338 Kb pdf) Principal Investigator Meeting, KSU Land Grant Program Frankfort, KY 03-25-08
Wiediger, Paul (Michael Bomford, Brian Geier, Paul Vincelli) Sustainable Soil-Borne Disease Management:
A Study of the Effects of Soil Solarization and Biofumigation on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (149 Kb pdf)
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Meeting - Au Naturel Farm Field Trip Smiths Grove, KY 01-16-08
Bomford, Michael (Paul Vincelli, George Antonious, Kenneth Seebold, Paul and Alison Wiediger, Eric Walles, Brian Geier, John Rodgers, Ed Dixon, Amy Bateman) Solarization for organic control of white mold in high tunnels (2.6 Mb pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Lexington, KY 01-08-08
Bomford, Michael Organic Pest Management (building healthy soil without succumbing to weeds, insects & diseases) (2.7Mb pdf) A Look at Organic Vegetable Production Workshop (University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension) Princeton, KY 12-06-07
Bomford, Michael Plant Reproduction, Growth and Development (2.6 Mb pdf) Advanced Senior Biology Class, Franklin County High School Frankfort, KY 09-25-07
Pomper, Kirk (Sheri Crabtree) Weed Control and Economic Considerations of Flame Cultivation in Pawpaw Orchards (1 Mb pdf) American Society for Horticultural Science Scottsdale, AZ 07-18-07
Huang, Lingyu (Changzheng Wang, Michael Bomford) Effects of Plant Source, Age, and Foliar Molasses Application on Brix Readings of Kale Extracts
American Society for Horticultural Science Scottsdale, AZ 07-18-07
Bomford, Michael (Tony. Silvernail, Brian Geier) Season Extension with High Tunnels in Kentucky
American Society for Horticultural Science Scottsdale, AZ 07-18-07
Bomford, Michael Organic Agriculture at Kentucky State University (622 Kb pdf) Franklin County Farm/City Field Day Franklin Co., KY 07-12-07
Bomford, Michael Organic Growing (4 Mb pdf) Master Gardeners' Class Bath Co., KY 05-14-07
Geier, Brian (Michael Bomford) Pest management: What can an organic grower do about soil-borne diseases? (1 Mb pdf) Third Thursday Thing, KSU Farm Frankfort, KY 02-15-07
Pomper, Kirk (Sheri Crabtree) Is Flame Cultivation a Viable Method for Organic Weed Control in Pawpaw Orchards? (1.6 Mb pdf) Third Thursday Thing, KSU Farm Frankfort, KY 02-15-07
Bomford, Michael Organic Agriculture and Diversity (2.6 Mb pdf) Tri-State Diversity Conference Covington, KY 01-11-07
Bomford, Michael Compost Tea (1.6 Mb pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Lexington, KY 01-09-07
Bomford, Michael Alternative Agriculture Research Needs
Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting Morehead, KY 11-10-06
Bomford, Michael Winter Gardens in Solar Greenhouses (3 Mb pdf) Bluegrass Energy Expo Lexington, KY 10-14-06
Bomford, Michael What the Heck IS Sustainable Agriculture? (2.9 Mb pdf) Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Meeting Louisville, KY 01-20-06
Bomford, Michael A Tale of Two Lettuces: Evaluating the Sustainability of Two Winter Vegetable Production Systems (1.1 Mb pdf) Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show Lexington, KY 01-10-06

Updated January 13, 2010

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