Organic EprintsResearching Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Held in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), 21 – 23 September 2005, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.This volume of proceedings contains the papers and posters presented at the Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), held in Adelaide, Australia, September 21 – 23, 2005. The conference was organised as part of the 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress in cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA). The papers cover the following aspects of organic farming research: 1. Arable crop rotations 2. Nutrient managment of arable crops in closed cycles 3. Quality aspects of composts 4. Soil communities 5. Managing weeds 6. Pests and Diseases 7. Vegetable Growing and vegetables under glass 8. Food Quality 9. Long Term Field Experiments 10. Animal husbandry and welfare – ruminants 11. Animal husbandry and welfare – Non-ruminants 12. Economics and farmers’ perspectives 13. Land use, conversion and rural development 14. Political instruments for organic farming 15. Market analysis: Improving knowledge about markets and their actors 16. Supply chain management – Improving cooperation between market actors 17. Knowing how conumers think and act to improve marketing 18. Sociology 19. Sustainability of farms 20. Environment, Biodiversity & Landscape 21. Research Structures and Methods "Organics" in general2005Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick, and International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o Institute of Organic Agriculture (IOL), DE-University of BonnBook

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