Farming For the Future
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture Spring 2008 Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 4pm – 6pm
Cole Hall, Room 219 UNH Durham Campus
Meet the speakers over light refreshments at 3:30 before the seminars.
Missed a seminar? Click on the video link after the seminar's title to watch a streaming video (WMV format) of the seminar.
February 13
Organic Standards for Animal Health and Welfare? Act Now Before It’s Too Late (video)
Kathleen Merrigan, PhD; Tufts University
February 27
Think Like A Cow - Understanding Grazing Behavior (video)
Kathy Soder, PhD; University Park, PA
March 12
Pasture Management in an Organic Dairy System (video)
Rick Kersbergen, Extension Professor, University of Maine
March 26
Organic Agroecosystem Management for Sustainability: a Below Ground Perspective. (video)
Johan Six, PhD; University of California at Davis
April 2
Organic Dairy Farming: Veterinary Challenges and Opportunities (video)
Hue Karreman, DVM; Penn Dutch Cow Care and Affiliate Assistant Professor, UNH
April 16
Holistic Heard Health From the Ground Up (video)
Paul Detloff, DVM; Staff Veterinarian, Organic Valley
April 30
Sustainability and Profitability of Organic Dairy Farming (video)
Francis Thicke, PhD; Radiance Dairy, Iowa
Ed Maltby, Executive Director; Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
May 7
What Do Studies Comparing Organic and Conventional Farming Tell Us? (video)
John Reganold, PhD; Washington State University
This Series is supported by the Class of ’54 Academic Enrichment fund, and the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire.
