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Addelstone BJ, Mueller JP and JM Luginbuhl. 1999. The establishment of three leguminous tree species for use in silvopastoral systems of the southeastern U.S.A. In: L. E. Buck and J. P. Lassoie (Eds.) Exploring the Opportunities for Agroforestry in Changing Rural Landscapes. Proc. Fifth Conf. Agrofor. North America. pp 106-112. Cornell Univ. Ithaca. NY

Bertone MA, Green JT, Washburn SP, Poore MH, Watson DW. 2006. The contribution of tunneling dung beetles to pasture soil nutrition. Online. Forage and Grazinglands doi:10.1094/FG-2006-0711-02-RS. © 2006 Plant Management Network (12 pp.).

Croissant AE, Washburn SP, Dean LL, Drake MA. 2007. Chemical properties and consumer perception of fluid milk from conventional and pasture-based production systems. Journal of Dairy Science, 90:4942-4953

Luginbuhl J-M, Mueller JP. 2000. Evaluation of fodder trees for meat goats. In: Gruner L, Chabert Y, editors. Nutrition and Feeding Strategies. pp. 77-79. 7th International Conference on Goats; Tours, France.

Unruh Snyder LJ, Mueller JP, Luginbuhl J-M, Brownie C. 2005. The influence of spacing and coppice height on herbage mass and other growth characteristics of black locust in a Southeastern USA silvopastoral system. In: Mosquera-Losada MR, McAdam J, Riguerio-Rodriguez A, editors. Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing. pp. 206-208.

Unruh Snyder LJ, Mueller JP, Luginbuhl J-M, Turner KE, Brownie C. 2005. The influence of growing degree days on Robinia pseudoacacia browse quality and productivity in the Southeastern USA . In: O'Mara FP, Wilkins RJ, t'Mannetje L, Lovett DK, Rogers PAM, Boland TM, editors. International Grassland Congress: Offered papers. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. p. 869.

Unruh LJ, Luginbuhl J-M, Mueller JP. 2001. Intake and digestibility of black locust foliage fed to growing goat wethers. In: Gomide JA, Mattos WRS, da Silva SC, editors. Grassland Ecosystems: An Outlook into the 21st Century. XIX International Grassland Congress; São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil.

Conference Proceedings & Presentations

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Barbercheck M. 2002. Response of soil organisms to conventional and alternative agricultural production systems. Oral presentation at the National SARE Conference; 2002 Oct 23-26; Raleigh, NC.

Benson G, Washburn S, Green J. 2006. Some preliminary results from the CEFS dairy grazing project. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference; 2006 Oct 31-Nov 1; Goldsboro, NC. pp. 75-77. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/20somepreliminaryresultsbenson.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Bertone MA, Watson W, Green JT. 2002. The role of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). In: Pasture Nutrient Cycling. Poster presentation at the meetings of the National Entomological Society of America; 2002 Nov 17-20; Fort Lauderdale, FL. (Awarded first prize in the graduate student poster competition.)

Brownie C, Wagger MG, Woolard SV, Barbercheck ME, Bell M, Creamer NG, Hu S, King L, Linker HM, Louws FJ, Marra M, Mueller JP, Raczkowski CW. Soil characteristic trends in the first two years of a long term study on the sustainability of agricultural systems. Oral presentation at the National SARE Conference; 2002 Oct 23-26; Raleigh, NC.

Cardoza YJ and Grozinger CM. Soil organic amendment effects on pollinator-plant interactions. . Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, 2010.

Crawford C, Grossman J. Translating Knowledge into Practice: Sources of Information for Organic Farmers, Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations, and Adoption of Cover Cropping in North Carolina. Soil Science Society of American Annual Meetings, Long Beach, CA. Nov 1-5, 2010.

Croissant AE, Dean L, Washburn S, Drake MA. 2006. Evaluation of chemical properties and consumer perception of fluid milk from conventional and pasture-based production systems. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference; 2006 Oct 31-Nov 1; Goldsboro, NC. p. 61-63. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/16evaluationofchemicalpropertiescroissant.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Grossman J, Sooksanguan J, Parr M, Seehaver S. Diversity of Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa) Cover Crop Rhizobia Symbionts Varies Among Field Inoculated Plants and Naturalized Populations. Soil Science Society of American Annual Meetings, Long Beach, CA. Nov 1-5, 2010.

Grossman, J. Managing Legumes for Optimal Soil Fertility in Organic Cropping Systems. Fifty-Third Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of North Carolina, January 19-20, 2010. Raleigh, NC.

Grossman J, Schroeder-Moreno M, and Prohn S. A multi-method approach to assessing student-learning gains through community gardening service-learning initiatives. Oral presentation to the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Raleigh, NC, Feb 2010

Gruver J, Ranells N. 2002. The CES-Organic Unit Student Farm Crop Rotation Plan. Poster presentation at Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference; 2002 Nov 15-17; Boone, NC.

Jelinek ST, Mueller JP, Creamer NG, Burton MG, Brownie C. 2002. Natural vegetation and its influence on weed populations in neighboring fields. Poster presentation at Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference; 2002 Nov 15-17; Boone, NC.

Kuminoff N, Wossink A. 2005. Valuing the option to convert from conventional to organic farming. Invited paper AAEA annual meeting; 2005 Jul 24-27; Providence, RI.

Louws FJ, Bo L, Collins A. 2007. Dynamics and identity of /Burkholderia/ in diverse farming systems. International Burkholderia cepacia working group; 2007 Apr 19-22; Ann Arbor, MI.

Luginbuhl J-M, Mueller JP. 1998. Crecimiento, producción de hojas, composición química, y ramoneo por caprinos de quatro especies de árboles forrajeros. III Taller Internacional Silvopastoril “Los Árboles y Arbustos en la Ganaderia”; 1998 Nov 25-27; Matanzas, Cuba. p. 97.

Luginbuhl, J-M, Mueller JP, Green JT Jr. 2001. Producción e investigación en caprinos de carne en Carolina del Norte. I Simposio Internacional sobre Ganadería Agroecológica; 2001 Dec 8-11; La Habana, Cuba.

Luginbuhl, J-M, Mueller JP, Green JT. 2003. Fodder trees and browse for meat goats. Proceedings of the First Annual Crissey Zoological Nutrition Symposium; 2003 Dec 12-13; Raleigh, NC. pp. 35-36.

McKinney DE, Creamer NG, Wagger MG, Schultheis JR. 2004. A preliminary study of dual use cover crops: sorghum sudangrass as both hay crop and summer cover crop for no-till, organic fall cabbage. Proceedings of the Southern Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agriculture; 2004 Jun 5-7; Raleigh, NC.

Moyer KA, Watson DMH, Tungate KD, Burton JW, Rufty TW Jr. 2001. The involvement of mycorrhizae in nitrogen transfer between crop and weed species. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Weed Science Society of America; Greensboro, NC.

Moyer KA, Allen NS, Rufty TW Jr. Aluminum sensitivities of soybean and competing weeds. Poster presentation at the meeting of American Society of Agronomy; Charlotte, NC.

Mueller JP, Addelstone BJ, Luginbuhl J-M. 1996. The influence of density and cutting height on the establishment characteristics of three tree legumes grown for goat browse. Presented at International Workshop “Los Arboles en los Sistemas de Producción Ganadera”; 1996 Nov 26-29; Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes Indio Hatuey Matanzas, Cuba. 7 p.

Mueller JP, Barbercheck ME, Bell MC, Brownie C, Creamer NG, Hu S, King L, Linker HM, Louws FJ, Marra M, Raczkowski CW, Susko DJ, Wagger MG. 2001. Desarrollo y Implementacion de un Estudio de Sistemas Agricolas al Gran Escala y Larga Duracion. I Simposio Internacional sobre Ganaderia Agroecologica; 2001 Dec 6-8; La Habana, Cuba.

O'Connell S, Rivard C, Hartmann S (participating farmer). 2008. SARE-funded Research at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Grafting Heirloom Tomatoes for Disease Resistance in Intensive Farming Systems. National Association of County Agricultural Agents Conference. 2008 Jul 13-17. Greensboro, NC.

Peet M, O'Connell S, Rivard C, Hitt A (participating farmer). 2008. Growing Small Farms: Enhancing Sustainability Workshops 'Heirloom Tomato Grafting Workshop; 2008 Nov 12; Chatham County, NC. Avail from: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/2008tomatografting.html.

Pietrosemoli S, Green JT. 2009. Efecto de la Carga Animal de Cerdas Adultas en la Cobertura Vegetal de Pasto Bermuda
(Cynodon dactylon) Durante el Invierno. Latin American Society of Animal Production (ALPA). 2009 Oct 18-23. Puerto Rico.

Prohn S, Grossman J, Goodell S. Convergence & Contradiction: Assessing Community Garden & Community Nutrition Service-Learning Experiences Through a Mixed Methods Approach. Pathways to Civic Engagement (PACE) conference, Elon University, Feb 9, 2010.

Ranells NN. 2002. Research at the Organic Unit, CEFS. Poster presentation at Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference. 2002 Nov 15-17; Boone, NC.

Reberg-Horton SC. 2008. Weed and fertility management in organic grains. Introduction to Organic Grain Production by Braswell Milling. Rocky Mount, NC.

Reberg-Horton SC, Mueller JP, Creamer NG. 2007. Combining short-term and long-term research on organic farming systems at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Agronomy Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Reberg-Horton SC and Grossman J. Roll-kill and No-till strategies for organic production in North Carolina. Commercial Organic Production Conference, January 15, 2010. New Bern, NC.

Rivard CL, Louws FJ. 2006. Grafting provides sustainable and profitable technology in organic heirloom tomato production. 2006 SARE National Conference (poster session); 2006 Aug 15-17; Johnson Creek, WI.

Rivard CL, Peet MM, Louws FJ. 2007. Disease management and crop productivity utilizing grafted tomatoes. Proceedings of the International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reduction. 61/1-61/3. Available from: http://mbao.org/2007/Proceedings/061LouwsGraftingMBAO07.pdf. System Requirements: Acrobat Reader.

Rivard CL, O'Connell S, Peet MM, Louws FJ. 2007. High tunnel research and grafting tomatoes. 22nd Annual Tomato Disease Workshop; Williamsburg, VA.

Seem J. 2001. Optimum weed-free period in sweetpotatoes. Yearbook of the North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association; 2001 Dec 10; Greensboro, NC.

Torres-Barragan A, Suazo A. Buhler W, Cardoza YJ. Host preference, entomopathogenicity and bacterial associates of the nematode, Oscheius carolinensis.Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, 2010.

Thompson BM, Washburn SP, Luginbuhl J-M, Hopkins BA, Glennon HM, Brownie C. 2005. Effects of milk feeding period and antihelminthic treatment on fecal egg counts and growth in pastured dairy steers. Proceedings of the 54th Annual N.C. Dairy Conference; 2005 Feb 22-23; Salisbury, NC. pp. 66-68.

Treadwell DD. 2001. Evaluation of cover crops and conservation tillage for organic sweetpotato production in North Carolina. 16th Annual Southeastern Fruit and Vegetable Expo; 2001 Dec 12; Greensboro, NC.

Washburn SP. 2008. Seasonal dairy breeding programs. In: Proceedings of North American Veterinary Conference (Large Animal). Vol 22: pp. 67-70.

Washburn SP. 2008. Crossbreeding in dairy cattle. In: Proceedings of North American Veterinary Conference (Large Animal). Vol 22: pp. 71-73.

Washburn, SP. 2010. Concepts in pasture-based dairy farming. In: Proceedings for 8th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference and Organic Dairy Field Day, Wytheville, VA. October 11-13, 2010.

Washburn SP, Benson GA, Green JT Jr., Williams CM. 2007. Milk Production and reproduction in Jersey, Holstein, and crossbred cows at two stocking rates in a pasture-based dairy system. In: Proceedings of 56th North Carolina Dairy Conference; 2007 Feb 28-Mar 1; Salisbury, NC. pp. 38-41.

Washburn SP. 2007. Observations on seasonal pasture-based dairy production. In: Proceedings of 2007 Southeast Dairy Herd Management Conference; 2007 Nov 6-7; Macon, GA. pp. 71-78.

Washburn SP, Williams CM, Meier A, Sevillano C, Latta D. 2007. Birth weights, calving difficulty, and mortality of Holstein, Jersey, and crossbred calves in a pasture-based dairy system. In: Proceedings of 56th N.C. Dairy Conference; 2007 Feb 28-Mar 1; Salisbury, NC. pp. 42-45.

Washburn S. 2006. Management of genetics, reproduction, and calves at the CEFS Dairy Unit. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference; 2006 Oct 31-Nov 1; Goldsboro, NC. pp. 57-60. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/15managementatcefswashburn.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Washburn SP, Benson GA, Green JT Jr., Williams CM. 2006. Effects of stocking rate and breed on milk production and reproduction in a pasture-based dairy system. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference; 2006 Oct 31-Nov 1; Goldsboro, NC. pp. 79-82. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/21effectsofstockingratewashburn.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Washburn SP, Williams CM, Meier A, Sevillano C, Latta D. 2006. Breed differences in birth weights, calving difficulty, and mortality of Holstein, Jersey, and crossbred calves in a pasture-based dairy system. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference; 2006 Oct 31-Nov 1; Goldsboro, NC. pp 87-89. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/23breeddifferencesinbirthweightswashburn.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Washburn SP. 2006. Pasture-based dairy farming - an alternative for family farms. Presented as a poster in: Proceedings of the 4th National Small Farm Conference; 2005 Oct 16-19; Greensboro, NC. p. 288 (abstr.). Available from: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/ag_systems/pdfs/proceedings_05.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Watson DH, Rufty TW. 2001. Impact of flooding on a Glomalean fungal population in an agricultural soil. 3rd International Conference on Mycorrhizas, “Diversity and Integration in Mycorrhizas”; 2001 Jul; Adelaide, South Australia.

Watson DW, Poore MH, Washburn SP, Mueller JP, Lastro E. 2005. Pest management using push-pull strategies to control horn flies in pastured dairy heifers and steers. In: Proceedings of the 54th North Carolina Dairy Conference; 2005 Feb 22-23; Salisbury, NC. pp. 69-70, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC.

Watson W, Lastro E, Rochon K, Denning S, Stringham M, Washburn S, Meier A. 2006. Insect repellents in the management of horn flies. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference; 2006 Oct 31-Nov 1; Goldsboro, NC. p. 67. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/18insectrepellentswatson.pdf. System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Williams CM, Washburn SP, Elias AN, Whisnant CS. 2006. Breed differences in postpartum cyclicity and fertility of pasture-based dairy cows. In: Proceedings of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference, Goldsboro, NC, Oct 31-Nov 1; pp 83-86. Available from: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/publications/dairyconferenceproceedings/22breeddifferencesincyclicitywilliams.pdf System Requirements: Adobe Reader.

Wossink A, Kuminoff N. 2005. Valuing the option to switch to organic farming: An application to U.S. corn and soybeans. Meeting of the European Association of Agricultural Economist (EAAE); 2005 Aug 23-27; Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wossink A, Kuminoff N. 2002. Economics of Transition to Organic Agriculture, Poster Presentation. Oral presentation at the National SARE Conference; 2002 Oct 23-26; Raleigh, NC.

Wossink A, Kuminoff N. 2002. Economics of Transition to Organic Agriculture. Poster presentation at the 54th Annual Crop Protection School; 2002 Dec 12; Raleigh, NC.

Zhang WJ, Wu JS, Tu C, Hu S. 2002. Microbial activities, biomass and N dynamics in alternative agroecosystems. Oral presentation at the National SARE Conference; 2002 Oct 23-26; Raleigh, NC.