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SCOAR Bulletin No. 11 May 2006
Highlights:
Colorado State University Develops Interdisciplinary Studies Program in Organic Agriculture
Washington State University Organic Program Gains State Funding; Hires New Director; Develops Organic Major
New ‘White Paper’ on Organic Research Released by CSREES
Organic orchards have higher denitrification efficiency, reduced nitrate leaching compared with conventional orchards
University of California Releases New Organic Cost and Return Studies
Organic Corn Outyields Conventional in Ohio Field Trials
Organic Dairy Farming Guide Hot Off the Press
New Agriculture Network Provides Midwestern Organic Production Info Twice Monthly
OFRF Publishes Report on First 13 Years of Organic Grantmaking

SCOAR Bulletin No. 10, March 2006 5pp [Adobe Acrobat pdf file, 115 kb]
Highlights:
Welcome new CSREES program leader for organics, Dr. Dawn Thilmany
Call for speakers/posters for Tri-Societies special symposium on systems approaches
Call for papers: 1st IFOAM international conference on animals in organic production
OCIA organic scholarship
Organic mini-symposium IPM Research on Certified Organic Land: Challenges and Opportunities

SCOAR Bulletin No. 9, November 2005 2pp [Adobe Acrobat pdf file, 105kb]
Highlights:
USDA Integrated Organic Program 2006 RFA Released – Deadline Dec. 20!
2005 Integrated Organic Program Grants Announced.
UC-Davis Search for Director of Sustainability Institute
Washington BioAg Director Search
Conference on SusAg Education
Oregon State Project Coordinator Search

SCOAR Bulletin No. 8, April 2005 4pp [Adobe Acrobat pdf file, 134k]
Highlights:
Organic Seed & Breeding Symposium at Tri-Societies meeting, November, 2005
Second Biennial Organic Seed Growers Conference; call for presentations
NC State position opening: Ass't professor of crop science, organic cropping systems
Third National Organic Tree Fruit Research Symposium June 6-8, 2005

SCOAR Bulletin No. 7, February 2005 4pp [Adobe Acrobat pdf, 110kb]
Highlights:
USDA Integrated Organic Program requests applications
James Kotcon appointed USDA CSREES program leader
First USDA-ARS organic meeting held in Texas
Jamaica allocates $20 million for organic R&D
Graduate student scholarships available from OCIA

SCOAR Bulletin No. 5, July 2002 3pp [Adobe Acrobat PDF, 188K]
Highlights:
WSARE Calls for USDA Grant Program Proposals
Value-Added Grant Program Fund Notice just released
Pew Initiative to host biotechnology events, Washington State University Issues Organic research and education report

SCOAR Bulletin No. 4, March 2002 4pp [Adobe Acrobat PDF, 188K]
Highlights:
SCOAR National Steering Committee Meeting held in January 2002
SCOAR steering committee member receives recognition for her organic marketing National Academy of Sciences panel publishes a review of the regulatory system for genetically modified plants
Collaborative research project looks at organic farming systems at a watershed scale

SCOAR Bulletin No. 3, January 2002
Highlights:
Report on organic pest control methods
Great CSARE Newsletter
SCOAR session on organic livestock research needs,
Feb. 7th SCOAR Conference Results on the Web

SCOAR Bulletin No. 2, August 2001
Highlights:
The federal agency Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural Areas (ATTRA) is producing a series of technical guides on organic production issues

SCOAR Bulletin No. 1, March 2001
Highlights:
Inaugural SCOAR Assembly
State of the States
R fps for USDA Competitive Grants which may support organics
Rfp for California Sustainable Ag Research
Monterey Bay Region Organic Researchers recently formed
Washington State University develops an organic program