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Cover Crop Economics: Opportunities to Improve Your Bottom Line in Row Crops
Farmers around the country are planting cover crops on millions of acres to protect and improve the soil, and the more that farmers use cover crops, the more they value …...
Farm Viability: Equipment for Mechanical Cultivation
Weed management is often cited as the top production challenge in organic systems. Organic growers primarily manage weeds with soil disturbance, which can be counterproductive to soil-health. This...
Innovative Organic Weed Control
This webinar explored the use of “air-propelled abrasive grit” (crushed walnuts, corncobs, olive pits, pelletized organic fertilizers, etc.) for selective weed control. This innovative...
Residue and Tillage Management in Organic Farming Systems: Western States
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. The third of this three-part...
Residue and Tillage Management in Organic Farming Systems: Central States
This webinar is presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. The second of this three-part...
Residue and Tillage Management In Organic Farming Systems: Eastern States
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)- Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Watch this webinar to learn about...
Weed Management in Organic Cropping Systems
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Weed management is often cited as...
National Organic Farming Handbook
The NRCS Organic Farming Handbook was developed to support NRCS conservation planners and other agricultural professionals as they work with organic producers. The handbook describes organic systems...
Tillage Timing and Nitrogen Loss on Organic Farms
In a study that spanned five years, Penn State researchers conducted intensive nitrogen monitoring in four different cropping systems designed to allow comparisons of soil nitrogen levels over time...
Climate Change and Organic Agriculture
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Dr. Kris Nichols discusses the Rodale Institute’s white paper: Regenerative Organic...