Abstract:
1) Develop and moderate a workshop to discuss hypothetical crop rotation strategies that would
allow conversion of land to organic processed vegetable production without exacerbating weed
or pest positions.
• Invite industry leaders to help develop crop rotations
• Invite potential forage consumers/buyers to help focus on projected forage needs of
regional dairies or other livestock operations.
2) Compare the economics of two developed rotations during the 3-year transition and the
economic impacts on the budgets of the following processed vegetable crops.
3) Conduct A Grower’s Technology Economic Assessment Model (TEAM) workshop that would
assist growers in determining the economics of their transitional crop rotations.
4) Publish economic analysis of the developed ‘transitional’ rotational strategies, including
enterprise budget worksheets.
5) Field work: Begin preliminary evaluations of strategies for transitioning to organic
production
