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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS IS AN ORGANIC TRANSITIONS RESEARCH-LED PROJECT TO DEVELOP BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT MITIGATE RISKS OF CROP FAILURE FOR INITIAL YEARS OF ORGANIC TRANSITIONING FIELDS AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR NEW ORGANIC SYSTEMS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, SUCH AS SOIL HEALTH, WEEDS, INSECTS, DISEASE, CROP DEVELOPMENT, YIELD, AND QUALITY. IN ADDITION, THE FEASIBILITY FOR GROWERS' ADOPTION WILL BE CONSIDERED AND STAKEHOLDERS' INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTPUTS WILL BE A KEY ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT. AS A RESULT, AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND THE ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM WILL CREATE GUIDELINES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LAND USE, PRE-PLANTING LAND PREPARATION, AND WEED MANAGEMENT DURING THE TRANSITION OF ORGANIC VEGETABLE FIELDS. CONVENTIONAL AND NOVEL OUTREACH APPROACHES WILL CONVEY INFORMATION GENERATED FROM PROPOSED ACTIVITIES TO OUR CLIENTS,GROWERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS. A PROJECT EVALUATION WILL MEASURE THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACT. ULTIMATELY, THE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FIELD AND PROPOSED NEW CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE WILL ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT SCALE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE IN LINE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLANS OF USDA AND THE PRIORITY AREAS OF THE ORGANIC TRANSITIONS.

$595,000FY2021National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Auburn University, Auburn AL

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS IS AN ORGANIC TRANSITIONS RESEARCH-LED PROJECT TO DEVELOP BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT MITIGATE RISKS OF CROP FAILURE FOR INITIAL YEARS OF ORGANIC TRANSITIONING FIELDS AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR NEW ORGANIC SYSTEMS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, SUCH AS SOIL HEALTH, WEEDS, INSECTS, DISEASE, CROP DEVELOPMENT, YIELD, AND QUALITY. IN ADDITION, THE FEASIBILITY FOR GROWERS' ADOPTION WILL BE CONSIDERED AND STAKEHOLDERS' INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTPUTS WILL BE A KEY ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT. AS A RESULT, AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND THE ALABAMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM WILL CREATE GUIDELINES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE LAND USE, PRE-PLANTING LAND PREPARATION, AND WEED MANAGEMENT DURING THE TRANSITION OF ORGANIC VEGETABLE FIELDS. CONVENTIONAL AND NOVEL OUTREACH APPROACHES WILL CONVEY INFORMATION GENERATED FROM PROPOSED ACTIVITIES TO OUR CLIENTS,GROWERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS. A PROJECT EVALUATION WILL MEASURE THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACT. ULTIMATELY, THE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FIELD AND PROPOSED NEW CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE WILL ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT SCALE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE IN LINE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLANS OF USDA AND THE PRIORITY AREAS OF THE ORGANIC TRANSITIONS. · GrantIndex