Conference Presentations

Invited talks

Lynch, D.H. 2006. Organic farming and the need for a new agricultural research paradigm . Keynote speaker at annual conference of Certified Organic Association of British Columbia (COABC); Feb 24-26th, Abbotsford, BC.

Lynch, D.H. 2006. Nutrient flows and soil carbon storage on pasture-based and organic dairy farms. Presented at ‘Farmers Taking Charge: Improving Farm Income and Mitigating Greenhouse Gases’, Soil and Crop Improvement Associations of NS, NB and PEI. Mar 16-17th. Moncton, NB.

Lynch, D.H. 2006 . Integrated farm to field-scale approaches to managing manure nutrients. Presented at Integrated Solution to Manure Management III, Mar. 8-10th, London, Ontario.

Lynch, D.H. 2006. Opportunities for use of compost in agriculture. Presented at ‘Composting Matters’. Composting Council of Canada conference. Mar. 6 -7th, Debert, Nova Scotia.

Lynch, D.H., Roberts, C., and Voroney, R.P. 2006. Farm nutrient status under organic dairying in Ontario. Presented at ‘Living organic, the next 25 years’ University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. Jan 26-29, 2006.

Lynch, D.H. and A. Hammermeister. 2006. Organic agriculture: A new agricultural paradigm? Keynote talk at Graduate Research Day, Mar. 31st , Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S.

Ralph C. Martin, Derek H. Lynch, Andy M. Hammermeister and Brenda Frick. 2006. Plant Protection in Canada: Challenges in Organic Agriculture. Quebec Society for the Protection of Plants. Victoriaville, QC. June 2006.

Lynch, D.H. 2005. Soil fertility issues in long-term dairying and grain-pea trial results. Invited talk given at 5th Annual ACORN Organic Conference. Feb.24-27nd, Fredericton, NB.

Lynch, D.H. 2005. Food quality issues around the use of manure and compost; Nutrients, pathogens and GM-DNA. Invited talk given at 24th Annual Guelph Organic Conference. Jan. 22nd, Guelph, Ont.

Martin, R.C., Lynch, D.H., and Frick, B. 2005. Phosphorus deficiencies on Canadian organic farms. Invited talk given at Organic Farming, Food Quality and Human Health Conference, January 7-11th 2005, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Lynch, D.H. 2005. Coordinating On-Farm and Station-Based Organic Research; Experiences in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces. Invited talk given at 24th Annual Guelph Organic Conference. Jan. 22nd, Guelph, Ont.

Lynch, D.H. 2004. Nutrient Management in Organic Potato Production. 2004. Invited talk given at First Canadian Organic Research Workshop, Jan. 22nd, Guelph, Ont.

Lynch, D.H. 2004. Organic Potato Research. 2004. Invited talk given at Scotia Horticultural Congress, Jan. 16th, Wolfville, NS.

Lynch, D.H. 2004. Management of nitrogen and phosphorus in organic production systems. Invited talk given at 4th ACORN Atlantic Organic Conference, Mar.26th, 2004, Cornwall, PEI.

Lynch, D.H. 2004. Research needs in organic potato production. Invited talk given at Organic Potato Symposium, Mar.25th, 2004, Cornwall, PEI.

Lynch, D.H. and Naas, H. 2004. Performance of organic pea-oat-barley mixtures. Invited talk given at Organic Dairying in Atlantic Canada Workshop, Feb. 20th, Truro, NS.

Martin, R.C. and Lynch, D.H. 2004. Nutrient management on organic dairy farms. Invited talk given at Dairy session of Grey-Bruce Farmers week. Elmwood, ON. Jan. 2004.

Lynch, D.H. 2003. Integrated nutrient management for dairy farming systems. Invited talk given at Modern Dairy Facilities Workshop, Dec. 3rd, 2003, Charlottetown, PEI.

Additional Presentations

Lynch, D.H., Roberts, C., and Voroney, R.P. 2006. Sustainability of organic dairying in Canada. pp 454-455 in 'Organic Farming and European Rural Development'. Proceedings of the European Joint Organic Congress, May 30th-31st, Odense, Denmark.

Burkhard, N., Lynch, D.H., and Percival, D. 2006. Effect of mulch applications on nitrogen fertility and the growth and productivity of organically managed highbush blueberry. Paper presented at Halifax, 2006, Annual meetings of Canadian Society of Horticultural Science, Wed. August 2nd-4th, Halifax, Nova Scotia. [First Prize, Graduate Student Competition].

Burkhard, N., Lynch, D.H., and Percival, D. 2006. The influence of mulch applications on vegetation dynamics in organically managed highbush blueberry. Poster presented at the American Society of Hortscience Annual Conference, July 27-30th, New Orleans, USA.

Arcand, M.M., Lynch, D.H., Voroney, R.P., and Van Straaten, P. 2006. Improving green manure quality with phosphate rocks in Ontario Canada. Posterpresented at ‘What will Organic Farming deliver?’A conference of the Association of Applied Biologists in conjunction with the Colloquium of Organic Researchers, 18-20 September Edinburgh, Scotland,

Zhiming, Z., Lynch, D.H., Percival, D., and Burkhard, N. 2006. Incubation PRSTM-N flux on organic highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corybosum L.) soils with and without sawdust mulch. Poster presented at Halifax, 2006, Annual meetings of Canadian Society of Horticultural Science, Wed. August 2nd-4th, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Lynch, D.H. and Zebarth, B.J. 2005. Nitrogen dynamics in organic potato production. Paper presented at Halifax 2005, Canadian Society of Soil Science Annual Conference, May 15-18th, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Arcand, M.M., Lynch, D.H. and van Straaten, P. 2005. Phyto-extraction of phosphate rocks in organically managed soils in Ontario. Poster presented at Halifax 2005, Canadian Society of Soil Science Annual Conference, May 15-18th, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Roberts, C., Lynch, D. H. and Voroney, P. 2005. Farm-gate nutrient budgets and soil fertility on 15 organic dairy farms in Ontario. Poster presented at Halifax 2005, Canadian Society of Soil Science Annual Conference, May 15-18th, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Lynch, D.H., Martin, R.C., and Rodd, V. 2005. Effects of rotational grazing on the dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen on commercial dairy farms. Poster presented at Livestock Environmental Initiative Conference, Feb. 7-8, Toronto, Ontario.

Roberts, C., Lynch, D.H., and Voroney, R. P. 2004. Soil test phosphorus and nutrient budgets for 15 organic dairy farms in Ontario. Poster presented at Organic Connections Conference, Nov. 22nd, Saskatoon, Sk.

Arcand, M, Lynch, D.H., and VanStraaten, P. 2004. Phyto-mining of phosphate rocks in organically managed soils. Paper presented at First International Rocks for Crops Workshop, November 7th-14th, Brasilia, Brasil.

Nass, H.G., and Lynch, D.H. 2004. Organically managed barley cultivars. Poster presented at the Canadian Society of Agronomy, Annual Meeting. July 19-23. Edmonton, Alberta.

Sturz, A.V., Lynch, D.H., and Watts, S.W. 2004. The community composition and antibiosis ability of potato phylloplane bacteria against potato late blight following foliar treatments with either JF compost tea, ASL powdered kelp or Manzate 75 DF foliar treatments. NE Potato Technology Forum, March 9-10, Charlottetown, PEI.

Nass, H.G., and Lynch, D.H. 2004. Organically managed barley cultivars. Poster presented at Canadian Society of Agronomy, Atlantic Agronomy Workshop, Jan. 14-15th, Charlottetown, PEI.

Lynch, D.H. 2003. Integrated management of nitrogen and phosphorus in organic production. Paper presented at the Canadian Society of Agronomy, First Atlantic Agronomy Workshop, Jan. 15-16th, Charlottetown, PEI.

Lynch, D.H. and Hunter, S.L. 2002. Farm nutrient status and productivity during transition to organic dairy production. Poster presented at the Atlantic Agricultural Science and Technology Workshop, Nov. 14-15th, Truro, Nova Scotia.

Lynch, D.H., Voroney, R.P., and Warman, P.R. 2001. Distribution and dynamics of soil organic carbon under legume/grass forage receiving fertilizer, manure or compost. Paper presented at “Sustaining Earth and its People: Translating Science into Practice”, Soil Science Society of America annual meetings, Oct 21-25th, Charlotte, N. Carolina.

Lynch, D.H., Voroney, R.P., and Warman, P.R. 2001. Distribution and dynamics of soil organic carbon under legume/grass forage receiving fertilizer, manure or compost. Paper presented at the Canadian Society of Soil Science annual meetings, Aug. 1-4th, Guelph, Ontario.

Lynch, D.H., and Hope-Simpson, M. 2000. Compost Use and Markets: the Link between Product Quality and Developing Markets for Compost. Atlantic regional workshop to private and municipal compost facility operators, delivered on behalf of Composting Council of Canada, Truro, Nova Scotia.

Lynch, D.H., Voroney, R.P., and Warman, P.R. 2000. Compost Use in Cropping Systems; Quantifying the Benefits. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Canadian Waste Management Conference, Sept. 25-27th, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Jannasch, R.W., Lynch, D., Martin, R.C., Fredeen, A.H., and Mentink, H. 1999. Reduced Fertilizer Use, Management Intensive Grazing and Opportunities for Organic Dairy Farming in Nova Scotia. Paper presented at “Thinking Outside the Box, Sustaining Agriculture in the 21st Century”, 4th Biennial Conference, North American Chapter of the International Farming Systems Association (IFSA), Oct. 20-23rd, Guelph, Ontario.

Lynch, D.H., Voroney, R.P., and Warman, P.R. 1999. Use of Delta 13C Techniques to Characterize Carbon Dynamics in Composting and Use of Organic Amendments. Poster presented at the International Composting Symposium, Sept 19-23, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Lynch D.H. 1993-1994. Green Manuring and Fertility Management for Organic Certification. Design and delivery of a series of seminars/workshops held at Port Lorne, Windsor and Kentville, Nova Scotia on behalf of Nova Scotia Organic Growers Association.

Lynch D.H. 1993. The Environmental Farm Plan; Addressing the Impact of Agriculture. A brief submitted to the public review of the draft Nova Scotia Environment Act.

Lynch D.H. 1991. Low Root Zone Temperatures and Soybean N2 fixation. Presented at the Agricultural Institute of Canada Annual Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.