OACC Brookside Field Site – Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC)

Truro, Nova Scotia

OACC Field Day 2006

A tour of the long-term High Value Organic Field Crop Systems Trial at NSAC provided by Dr. D. Lynch, NSAC and Research Associate, Dr. Zhiming Zheng. This large experimental trial is designed to examine the implications of organic management practice (including green manure, amendment and catch crop type and management) to soil, crop (brocolli, carrots, beans) and weeds within 4 different management systems (each consisting of 5 year rotations).