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On Farm Precision Experimentation in Organic Dryland Grain Production

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OFE2021_Loewen_farm.pdf (231.77 KB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/dh9m-4e85
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/123408
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1st International OFE conference- 2021
Author
Loewen, S.
Maxwell, B.
Abstract

Organic agriculture faces unique challenges of nitrogen management and weed control. On field precision experimentation (OFPE) is an adaptive management metho- dology of field-scale experiments which helps organic farmers understand within-field variation in crop production. Precision agriculture technology is used to design, imple- ment, and record OFPE results. The aspirations of OFPE in organic grain farm settings are to optimize nitrogen inputs from green manure cover crops, to minimize weed im- pacts, and maximize crop yield, quality, and profits from cash crops. Field scale experi- ments have been implemented on multiple sites across Montana and Manitoba to test seeding rates for optimum nitrogen management, weed control, and yield in organi- cally managed pea, wheat, and hemp rotations. Results from experiments using varied seeding rates, indicate that optimized variable rates outcompete farmer-chosen single field rates and can increase farmer profits.

Journal / Series
The First International Conference on Farmer-Centric On-Farm Experimentation (OFE2021)
Description
Page 294
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Date Issued
2021-10
Publisher
INRAE
Keywords
organic farming
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precision experimentation
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nitrogen management
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dryland grain production
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adaptive management
Part of Related Item
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation
Related To
https://doi.org/10.17180/NP12-JB28
Type
conference papers and proceedings

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