Plant Health
Keeping soils fit for food farming
Soil health sounds simple but it’s based on soil organic matter and the processes affecting soil organic matter are complicated with many interrelat... more »
Organic certifier, grower Dan Rossman dishes on soil fertility, weeds
Rossman’s organic farming on the family farm near Lakeview, Michigan, started when the corn price fell to $1.50 per bushel in 1999 and the farmers h... more »
Essential oils researched for potential in organic ag
Organic food sales topped $50 billion in the United States in 2018. Statistics from the Organic Trade Association tell part of the story of this growi... more »
Nitrogen management key for organic sweet corn
Building up the nitrogen supplying capacity of the soil is key to growing organic sweet corn. With no high analysis, nitrogen fertilizers approved for... more »
Book details biodynamic grower’s 30 years of no-till practices
Bryan O’Hara once struggled to ramp up pesticide-free vegetable production on a few acres for his livelihood, but after 30 years of labor and learni... more »
Why fiber growing containers are a viable solution
A poll conducted last year by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication revealed that 62% of Americans now believe that, “global warming is c... more »
Building soils for organic production
As a percentage of total food production, organic has increased significantly over the last several decades. In the recent past, the United States was... more »
Brandt showcasing new organic foliar nutrient, Organiplex
Brandt rolled out this week rolled out a new proprietary foliar nutrient technology, Brandt Organiplex. The new product was displayed at the Golf I... more »
