Vegetable processors in Wisconsin have expressed interest in producing organic sweet corn. The organic food market has increased in value from $1 billion in 1990 to $26.6 billion in 2010 ( Organic Trade Association, 2010 ). Organic vegetable
Heidi J. Johnson, Jed B. Colquhoun, and Alvin J. Bussan
Qingbin Wang, Junjie Sun, and Robert Parsons
As a result of the increasing consumer concerns about food safety and environmental quality, organic food has rapidly emerged as an important food industry in the United States and many other countries since the early 1980s ( Chang and Zepeda
Kynda R. Curtis, Tatiana Drugova, Trevor Knudsen, Jennifer Reeve, and Ruby Ward
Organic food sales have increased steadily over the past few decades, reaching record sales of $47.9 billion in 2018. Organic produce, the largest share of organic food sales, accounted for $17.4 billion in 2018 ( Organic Trade Association, 2019
Lara Abou Chehade, Marco Fontanelli, Luisa Martelloni, Christian Frasconi, Michele Raffaelli, and Andrea Peruzzi
activities are carried out on small terraces, as in the case of Vessalico village in the province of Imperia. The long tradition of garlic production in this area makes it a high-quality niche product and, in most cases, following organic production practices
Martha Maletta, Melvin Henninger, and Kristian Holmstrom
Poster Session 44—Organic Production 21 July 2005, 12:00–12:45 p.m. Poster Hall–Ballroom E/F
William B. Evans, Kenneth W. Hood, Keri L. Paridon, and Peter M. Hudson
Oral Session 1—Organic Horticulture Moderator: Matthew D. Kleinhenz 18 July 2005, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Ballroom H
Dong Sik Yang, Svoboda V. Pennisi, Ki-Cheol Son, and Stanley J. Kays
outdoor air ( Wolkoff and Nielsen, 2001 ; Zabiegała, 2006 ) and have increased as a result of the lower gas exchange rates of newer, more energy-efficient buildings ( Cohen, 1996 ). Indoor air pollutants include volatile organic compounds (VOCs
Elsa S. Sánchez and Heather D. Karsten
Nutrient management on organic farms can be challenging ( Clark et al., 1999 ; Pimentel et al., 2005 ) for two main reasons. First, typical organic nutrient management strategies include the use of compost, manures, other organic amendments, and
Ariana P. Torres and Maria I. Marshall
The total dollars of sales of organic certified foods have steadily increased over the last decade. The 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic survey report showed that fruits and vegetables remain the top two sectors of organic food
Michele Bakacs, Amy Rowe, William T. Hlubik, and Jan Zientek
Increasingly in New Jersey and the surrounding region, lawn and land care professionals are offering organic options to their clientele. This may be because of a number of reasons. The organic food industry is one of the fastest growing agricultural