[compost_tea] Compost tea at Am. Phytopathology meetings

From: Steve Diver <steved_at_ncat.org>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:50:15 -0000
There are two talks on compost teas at the American
Phytopathological Society meetings in August. 

Steve Scheuerell is talking in the Food Safety
session. 

Steve Diver is talking in the Organic Foods session.

You might find it interesting that APS has designated
Tuesday as a special focus on Sustainable Agriculture. 
Regional practitioners (i.e., farmers & gardeners) and
consultants are invited to attend this one-day special
event.

I'm looking forward to sharing my slides and learning
new ideas and trends. Look me up and say hello if you are
in attendance.

Steve Diver

P.S.  I'm giving a 3-hour workshop on Soil Biology and
Humus Management at Small Farm Today conference in
Missouri, November 4-6.


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See:

APS 2004 Annual Meeting
July 31 – August 4, 2004
Anaheim, California
http://www.apsnet.org/meet= ings/2004/


1.

Food Safety as Influenced by Phyllosphere Microflora
Tuesday, August 3

Sponsoring Committee: Phyllosphere Microbiology
Organizer: Walter Mahaffee, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR

This symposium will focus on the role of preharvest microflora on
the establishment of human pathogens and subsequent food safety
risks. Individual speakers will address factors that influence
establishment and persistence of human pathogens on fruit and
edible foliage from preharest through processing and storage.

Putting science to work: Separating the possible from the plausible.
T. Suslow, University of California, Davis, CA

Going from compost to compost tea: Weighing plant health benefits
against human pathogen uncertainties. S. Scheuerell, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR

Use of non-composted bovine manure as fertilizer: An evaluation of
vegetable contamination risk. S. Ingham, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI

Biofilms and other strategies exploited by Salmonella and friends on
plants. J. Barak, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA

Fitness of Salmonella enterica in the phyllosphere. M. Brandl,
USDA-ARS, Albany, CA

Influence of indigenous bacteria on survival of human pathogens on
plants. C. Poza-Carrión, University of California, Davis, CA

Infective dose of enteric pathogens: Influence of postharvest
processing and storage practices. A. Bhagwat, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD



2.

Organic Foods—From Production to Market
Tuesday, August 3

Sponsoring Committee: Scientific Program Board
Organizer: Monica Elliott, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Organic farming is one of the fastest-growing segments of U.S.
agriculture, with organic food sales reaching $9.3 billion in 2002.
Standards for organic food established by the USDA were fully
implemented in October 2002 and include the creation of National
Organic Program Standards. The latter requires producers to use a
planned systems approach to crop protection. This session will
examine organic agriculture from a plant pathology perspective.
Questions to be addressed include: Why is farming systems research
important for organic agriculture? Are plant diseases a problem?
If they are, what are the major pathogens and what are the controls?
What is the function of the National Organic Standards Board? What
are the funding sources for organic agricultural research?

Organic farming and plant disease research by the University of
California 1987–2004. J.C. Broome, SAREP, University of
California,
Davis, CA

Best management practices on organic farms provide opportunities and
challenges for applied and research plant pathology. D. O'Brien,
Doug
O'Brien Agricultural Consulting, Santa Cruz, CA

Farming systems research and extension in organic agriculture: A plant
pathology perspective. F. Louws, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC

Compost teas: A tool for rhizosphere + phyllosphere agriculture. S.
Diver, ATTRA, NCAT, Fayetteville, AR

Role of the National Organic Standards Board. R. Koenig, Rosie's
Organic Farm, NOSB, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Funding opportunities for research, extension and education from
CSREES. T. Bewick, USDA-CSREES, Washington, DC



3.

Other interesting topics.

Active Management of Soil Microorganisms for Plant Root
Disease Control

Soil Health and Nematodes

Nature and Application of Biocontrol Microbes

Etc.

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