Organic Grower Fall issue – the soils issue
Reduced erosion. Saved time and fuel. Improved nutrient cycling, soil moisture, and resiliency in the face of drought. You likely already know the potential benefits of no-till. No-till...
Kate Tully is an associate professor of agroecology in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland. She holds a Ph.D. in ecology...
Soil health sounds simple but it’s based on soil organic matter and the processes affecting soil organic matter are complicated with many interrelationships. That’s the message of Laurie...
Tomatoes are the high revenue crop in high tunnels but growing tomatoes after tomatoes can build up soil pathogens and affect soil fertility. Carefully planned crop rotations can...
Organic growing techniques could be part of the solution for slowing or reversing climate change – that’s what the industry told Congress recently. Members of the Organic Trade...
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 he had been...
Growing interest in organic produce is helping Grimmway Farms expand sales. Positioning East Coast operations in the Southeast feeds rising demand. The Southeast expansion has also taught the...
The governmental website Regulations.gov serves as a sort of digital filing cabinet for the formal rulemaking processes federal U.S. agencies use to set policy. In Regulation.gov’s endless stacks...
Crop rotations quickly become complicated – that’s what Charles Mohler found when he and Sue Ellen Johnson wrote the book on that difficult subject. Although professional growers understand...
Every spring for the last 43 years I have followed the same routine. I turn under green manure crops, spread compost, prepare fields and direct seed and transplant....
Small, organic farms need organic seed potatoes, and a small, organic farm in Wisconsin has found its niche in supplying those farms. The Vermont Valley Community Farm was...
CCover crops are widely used in agriculture to strengthen soils and keep weeds away, but a recent survey showed fruit and vegetable growers are using them differently than...
Ask a good grower about their ground, and you’ll get a detailed response, and occasionally, a lengthy conversation. After three years of interviewing growers around the country, one...
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