Comparison of Organic and Conventional Crops at the Neely-Kinyon Long-Term Agroecological Research Site

Kathleen Delate; Rebecca Johnson; Randy Breach

Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

Comparison of Organic and Conventional Crops at the Neely-Kinyon Long-Term Agroecological Research Site

Authors: Kathleen Delate (Iowa State University) , Rebecca Johnson (Iowa State University) , Randy Breach (Iowa State University)

Abstract

The ISU Neely-Kinyon Farm, Greenfield, Iowa, Long-Term Agroecological Research (LTAR) site was established in 1998 to study the long-term effects of organic production in Iowa. Treatments at the LTAR site, replicated four times in a completely randomized design, include the following rotations: conventional Corn-Soybean (C-S), organic Corn-Soybean-Oats/Alfalfa (C-S-O/A), organic Corn-Soybean-Oats/Alfalfa-Alfalfa (C-S-O/A-A), and organic Corn-Soybean-Corn-Oats/Alfalfa (C-S-C-O/A).

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How to Cite: Delate, K. , Johnson, R. & Breach, R. (2018) “Comparison of Organic and Conventional Crops at the Neely-Kinyon Long-Term Agroecological Research Site”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2017(1).