From dshannon@ag.auburn.eduThu Mar 28 13:54:06 1996
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 96 08:49:01 CST
From: Dennis Shannon <dshannon@ag.auburn.edu>
To: Diana Friedman <dbfriedman@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: long term croppping systems

Two of the oldest long-term cropping trials in the country are being
conducted in Auburn, Alabama.  Contact Dr. Charles Mitchell of Auburn
University for more details.  His email address is cmitchel@acenet.auburn.edu.

Dennis Shannon

>I am currently preparing a manuscript on a long term farming systems 
>project at UC Davis. I am interested in finding out about any other 
>current experiments comparing organic/low input/conventional systems. 
>
>A literature search has not turned up a lot of information, and so I am 
>wondering if most of these experiments are so new, that there is still 
>not much published. I am specifically interested in experiments that 
>include corn, but any references comparing these systems would be helpful.
>
>I am mostly interested in experiment station based work, although 
>side by side farm comparisons would be useful as well. 
>
>I have a bit of information from previous years, from work by Lockeretz, 
>Sahs, Reaganold, as well as Rodale. Any information people might 
>have about other long term trials, either published, or in progress, 
>would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Diana Friedman
>Research Manager
>SAFS Project-UC Davis 
>
>
Dennis A. Shannon
Department of Agronomy and Soils
202 Funchess Hall
Auburn University, Alabama  36849-5412

Telephone: 334-844-3963
Facsimile: 334-844-3945

E-mail: dshannon@ag.auburn.edu
