SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: WERA_OLD67 : Western Coordinating Committee for Sustainable Agriculture
Period Covered: 10/01/2001 to 09/01/2002
Date of Report: 12/12/2002
Annual Meeting Dates: 09/17/2002 to 09/17/2002

Baker, Brian (bb@omri.org) - Organic Materials Review Institute; Jim Dyer (jadyer@frontier.net) - Colorado Organic Producers Assoc. & NCAT; Jim Freeburn (freeburn@uwyo.edu) - University of Wyoming; Brad Geary (bgeary@uidaho.edu) - University of Idaho; David Granatstein (granats@wsu.edu) Washington State University CSANR; Steve Guldan (sguldan@nmsu.edu) - New Mexico State University; Jim Jacobs (jjj@uwyo.edu) - University of Wyoming; Del Jimenez (djimenez@nmsu.edu) New Mexico State University; Phil Rasmussen (wsare@mendel.usu.edu) Western SARE; Charles Sanchez (sanchez@ag.arizona.edu) - University of Arizona; Garry Stephenson (garry.stephenson@orst.edu) Oregon State University; Sean L. Swezey (findit@cats.ucsc.edu) University of California; Janice Uchida (juchida@hawaii.edu) University of Hawaii; Ron Walser (rwalser@nmsu.edu) New Mexico State University; Cinda Williams (cindaw@uidaho.edu) University of Idaho

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Each of the states attending gave a brief report on growth and size of organic farming in that state. There was considerable discussion issues/concerns in organic farming, previous training activities, and training materials in the western states. In the afternoon, the WSARE-PDP grant Organic Farming Principles, Practices, and Materials: Resources for Western Region Extension and USDA Professionals awarded to WCC-67 members was reviewed. WCC-67 members then discussed necessary changes and adopted project activities and developed a timeline to provide western region organic rule and compliance training for extension agents, USDA personnel, and agricultural professionals in 2003 and 2004.

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[Minutes]

Accomplishments

During 2002 members of WCC-67 obtained a WSARE-PDP grant, Organic Farming Principles, Practices and Materials: Resources for Western Region Extension and USDA Professionals. In the coming year, a needs survey will be conducted and reference guide for the trainings will be completed. During the state reports, several stated provided web sites the have information on organic farming. Those web sites are listed below:

Arizona Crop Information
www.ag.arizona.edu/crops/crops.html
University of California, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/organic/index.htm
Colorado Organic Producers Association
(www.OrganicColorado.org
Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources http://www.tfrec.wsu.edu

Impacts

Publications

Daniels, C.H. 2002. Sustainable Agriculture in Washington State: A Look at Baseline Indicators. CSANR Report No. 5, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University, Richland, Washington and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10. 32 pp.

Granatstein, E. and E. Kirby. 2002. Current Trends in Organic Tree Fruit Production. CSANR Report No. 4, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA. 24 pp.

Miles, C., D. Granatstein, and T. Koskinen. 2002. An assessment of organic farming research, teaching and extension at Washington State University. Report No. 3, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA. 25 pp.

Sustainable Agriculture. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Newsletter Vol. 14, No. 2, Summer 2002.

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