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In view of the many messages posted here recently on how much is known (if 
anything) about the benefits of organic methods on food quality, I would like 
to remind SANETers about a conference at which this topic, among many, will 
be covered in considerable depth. 

Much of the current research on the relationship between organic farming and 
food quality is being done outside the U.S. For U.S. people (and others) who 
are not already familiar with this work, this event will provide a good 
international overview. (A complete list of presentations is given at the end 
of the following announcement; note that papers on this topic are from 
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and others.) Many of 
the other papers will be on closely related topics that also have received 
considerable discussion here. 

I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have on this conference.

Willie Lockeretz

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                 International Conference on 
               AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION
  
           Boston, Massachusetts, USA  March 19-21, 1997 
  
  Organized by the Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and 
  Policy and the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture
  
  PURPOSE AND SCOPE
  
  This conference will examine all aspects of the relationship between
  the quality/safety of food and the production systems used to raise
  it. Besides biological and technological aspects, the conference also
  will deal with consumer attitudes, regulatory issues, and agricultural
  development strategies. Speakers from 17 countries will offer a total
  of 50 presentations, including: 
  
      o Reports on new research
      o Reviews of current knowledge and research needs
      o Analysis of conceptual and methodological problems
      o Discussions of public policy implications 
   
  The conference is intended for researchers, farmers, consumer groups,
  the food processing and marketing industry, and agencies concerned
  with agricultural policy and public health.    

  PROGRAM SUMMARY (a list of all talks is given at the end)
  
  Wednesday, March 19
  
    Afternoon (starting 1:30 pm)
      o Conference introduction
      o Keynote Speaker: Catherine Woteki, Acting Undersecretary 
        for Research, Education and Economics, U.S. Department
        of Agriculture
      o Plenary Session: The agriculture-nutrition connection:
        Strategic and conceptual issues
    Evening: Reception
  
  Thursday, March 20
  
    Morning:
      o Concurrent Sessions I 
         A. Soils, fertilizers, and nutritional quality
         B. Meeting regional and national dietary needs
      o Concurrent Sessions II
         A. Panel: Reducing dietary pesticide risks 
         B. Community supported agriculture: Dietary implications   
  
    Afternoon: 
      o Concurrent Sessions III
         A. Organic farming and food quality
         B. Enhancing nutritional quality and food safety
      o Poster Presentations (see list at end)
  
     Evening: Banquet (This will include a highly entertaining and
        informative presentation that is guaranteed to appeal to
        everyone, regardless of involvement with the conference theme.)
  
  Friday, March 21
  
    Morning:
      o Panel: "Food Quality": Concepts, goals, and strategies     
      o Concurrent Sessions IV
         A. Consumers' attitudes toward alternative systems 
         B. Defining and evaluating food quality
  
     Lunch, with concluding speaker (TBA)
     (The conference will adjourn at 3:00 PM.)
  
  
  REGISTRATION FEE: US$135 (includes all program materials, proceedings
  volume, refreshments and reception).
  
  CONFERENCE LOCATION: Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline, 1200 Beacon Street,
  Brookline, Massachusetts 02146; Telephone: (1) 617-277-1200; Fax: (1)
  617-734-6991.    
  
  The room rate for conference participants is $94 per night (plus tax)
  single or double, for reservations made by February 24, 1997. You
  should make their reservations directly with the hotel, indicating
  that you will be attending the Tufts conference.
  
  By taxi: About 20 minutes (and $20) from Boston's Logan Airport. 
  By public transportation: St. Paul Street stop of the C Branch of the
     Green Line (4th above-ground stop westbound out of Boston). 
  By car: about 1 mile west of Kenmore Square.

  More about Boston: www.boston.com; www.bweb.com; www.ci.boston.ma.us
  
  PREVIOUS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: The proceedings volume from our
  previous conference, Environmental Enhancement through Agriculture, is
  now available. 
  
  For contents and ordering information, or for further information on
  the current conference or a printed version of this announcement,
  reply to the conference chair, William Lockeretz:
  
    Voice: (1) 617-627-3223; Fax: (1) 617-627-3887
    e-mail: wlockeretz@infonet.tufts.edu 
    School of Nutrition Science and Policy
    Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
  
  [This notice also is available at our Web site:
   http://www.tufts.edu/nutrition/icapn.html]  
 
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                        International Conference on 
                  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION
  
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       School of Nutrition Science and Policy
       Tufts University
       Medford, MA 02155 (USA)
  
  To insure a place, the registration form and payment must be received
  by March 5, 1997. (Payment is refundable, less a $10 processing fee,
  if cancellation is received by that date.)
  
  
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                     International Conference on 
                 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION
  
                          Oral Presentations
  
  Food system approaches to improving nutrition and health
  Gerald F. Combs, Jr., Ross M. Welch, and John Duxbury,
  Cornell University (USA)
  
  The role of international agencies in promoting a safe, high
  quality and nutritious food supply
  John R. Lupien, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
  
  FOOD 21: Integrated research on production systems, product
  quality, consumer and farmer aspects of sustainable agricultural
  production
  Ann-Christin Bylund, Rune Andersson, Anders Kiessling, Lennart
  Bjorck, and Per-Olow Sjoden; Swedish University of Agricultural
  Sciences, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, and Uppsala
  University (Sweden)
  
  Nutritional quality of alternatively produced foods
  Kate Clancy, Syracuse University (USA)
  
  Review of soil and human health
  Margaret A. Oliver, University of Reading (UK)
  
  Improving the nutritional quality of foods using sustainable soil-
  plant-animal system approaches
  Ross M. Welch, Cornell University (USA) 
  
  Historical changes in the mineral content of fruits and vegetables:
  A cause for concern?
  Anne-Marie Mayer (UK)
  
  Regional dietary guidance: Is the Northeast nutritionally balanced?
  Jennifer L. Wilkins, Cornell University (USA)
  
  The need for a "greener" revolution: Linking agricultural systems
  to human nutrition, health and development
  John M. Duxbury, Cornell University (USA)
  
  The determinants and the effects of an unstable food supply in
  Burkina Faso: The experience of SANREM CRSP in Burkina Faso 
  Irma Silva-Barbeau, D. Kabore, M-C. Sorgho, L. Illy, M. Belem, D.
  Taylor, and W.L. Hargrove; Silva Associates (USA), INERA,
  Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
  State University (USA), and University of Georgia (USA)
  
  Farming practices and food quality
  Vida Rutkoviene, Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture
  
  Quality development of ecological products in Finland
  Pirkko Roinila and Artur Granstedt, Agricultural Research Centre of
  Finland
  
  Long-term field experiment in Sweden: Effects of organic and
  inorganic fertilizers on soil fertility and crop quality
  Artur Granstedt and Lars Kjellenberg; Agricultural Research Centre
  of Finland and Biodynamic Research Institute (Sweden)
  
  Yield, product quality and soil life after long-term organic or
  mineral fertilization
  Joachim Raupp, Institute for Biodynamic Research (Germany)
  
  The relationship between soil quality and food quality for Ghanaian soils
  Violet Quayson and Francis Tetteh, Soil Research Institute (Ghana)

  Accumulation of nitrate in vegetables and phosphate in the
  biosphere by overuse of organic fertilizer
  Sang Mok Sohn, Dan Kook University (Republic of Korea)
  
  Quality comparison of mineral, organic and biodynamically
  cultivated potatoes: Composition, tissue strength, sensory
  investigations, and picture-creating methods
  D.G. Schulz, K. Koch, K.-H. Krome, and U. Kopke, University of Bonn
  (Germany)
  
  Comparison of selected nutrients in organic vs. conventionally
  grown potatoes under controlled growing conditions
  Joseph Maga and Karen Wilken, Colorado State University (USA)
  
  Effect of organic vs. conventional techniques on quality of peach
  fruits: Observations on quality and post-harvest life 
  M. Antonelli, M.R. Tabilio, and A. Chiariotti, Istituto
  Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura (Italy)
  
  Consumer attitudes toward organic fresh produce: A comparison of
  surveys from 1991 and 1995
  Ed Sparling, Karen Wilken, and John McKenzie; Colorado State
  University and The Economics Institute (USA)
  
  Consumer demand for organically grown food products in urban China:
  Evidence from survey data
  Qingbin Wang, Catherine Halbrendt, and Shwu-Eng H. Webb; University
  of Vermont and Winrock International Institute for Agricultural
  Development (USA)
  
  Marketing of organically grown agricultural products in Turkey:
  Current status and future prospects
  Sedef Akgungor, Canan Abay, and Bulen Miran, Ege University (Turkey)

  Consumer response to organic vegetables: A case study of emerging
  trends in developing countries
  Mahesh Chander, Indian Veterinary Research Institute
  
  Consumer perceptions of locally grown IPM produce: CORE Values
  Northeast Apple Project
  Molly D. Anderson, Tufts University (USA)
  
  The British consumer: Victim or villain?
  Sean Beer, Bournemouth University (UK)
  
  Dilemmas in the European Union's policy for healthy food
  Niels Heine Kristensen, Technical University of Denmark
  
  Community supported agriculture: A study of shareholders'
  perceptions of farm membership, dietary patterns and food practices
  Jack P. Cooley, Nancy L. Cohen, Anne M. Stoddard, and Robert B.
  Hall; Tuskegee University, University of Massachusetts, and Boston
  Biostatistics (USA)
  
  Community supported agriculture and vegetable box schemes
  Harriet Festing, Wye College (UK)
  
  The roots and sprouts of a community supported farm in the mid-
  Hudson River Valley: Origin, objectives, structure and effects on
  diet
  Richard S. Feldman, Marist College (USA)
  
  Integrated pest management in non-rice food crops in Indonesia:
  Opportunities to reduce chemical pesticide use
  Michael Hammig, Aunu Rauf, and Gerald Carner; Clemson University
  (USA) and Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia)
  
  Exploring the potential to enhance dietary iron from a green leafy
  vegetable
  Anusuya Rangarajan, Cornell University (USA)
  
  The role of food processing for improving the nutritive value and
  cooking quality of legume seeds
  M.M. Tabekha, Mansoura University (Egypt)
  
  Achieving improved health through changed meat production
  technologies
  Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University (USA)
  
  A systems analysis of BSE: Lessons to be learned
  Sean Beer, Bournemouth University (UK)
  
  Assessing food quality
  Sue Stolton, Equilibrium Consultants (UK)
  
  Broadening the concept of "quality" for animal products: A German
  perspective
  Engelhard Boehncke, University of Kassel (Germany)
  
  Critical evaluation of parameters and methods for food quality
  assessment: What are the facts? What do they mean?
  Joachim Raupp, Institute for Biodynamic Research (Germany)
  
  The Quality Index: A holistic approach to describe the quality of
  food
  Dirk Schulz and Ulrich Kopke, University of Bonn (Germany)
  
  
                         Poster Presentations
  
  Grass feeding impact on cholesterol and fat levels in beef cattle
  A. Gil, V. Urrestarazu, and S. Huertas, Facultad de Veterinaria
  (Uruguay)
  
  Beef carcass washing with lactic acid solutions: An economic
  analysis of a case study
  Melvin G. Blase and Donald L. Van Dyne, University of Missouri-
  Columbia (USA)
  
  Designing broiler feeding regimes for the production of
  nutritionally enhanced breast meat
  M.E. Van Elswyk and J.W. Mooney, Texas A&M University (USA)
  
  Are colored bell peppers as high in Vitamin C as the green ones?
  A.H. Simonne, E.H. Simonne, and R.R. Eitenmiller; Auburn University
  and University of Georgia (USA)
  
  Nutritional evaluation of carrots cultivated in conventional and
  ecological farming systems: A paired-farm comparison
  Hanne Torjusen, University of Oslo (Norway)
  
  Allelopathic effects of biodynamic and organic treatments on yield
  and quality of wheat and potatoes
  G. Deffune, H.C. Lee, A.M. Scofield, and P. Simunek, Wye College
  (UK)
  
  Comparison of selected vitamins in organic vs. conventionally grown
  vegetables as purchased
  Joseph Maga and Karen Wilken, Colorado State University (USA)
  
  Comparison of selected nutrients in organically grown spinach,
  broccoli varietals, and winter squash as influenced by storage 
  Joseph Maga, Lewis Grant, and Karen Wilken, Colorado State
  University (USA)
  
  Possible approaches to increasing production and availability of
  Vitamin A-containing foods
  Leda E. Nemer and Clive E. West; University of California, Los
  Angeles (USA) and Wageningen Agricultural University (The
  Netherlands)
  
  The effect of an alternative cropping system on tomato fruit
  quality
  Amy Oberly, John Masiunas, and Mosbah Kushad, University of
  Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
  
  Soil remineralization for sustainable agriculture
  Joanna Campe, Tara A. O'Brien, and Allen V. Barker, Remineralize
  the Earth International (USA)
  
  Development of a fully automated analysis of the riboflavin
  vitamers in unfortified foods
  L. Faye Russell and Lydia Brooks, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


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