If you’re considering transitioning your farm to organic production, we have an event coming up in November that’s perfect for you! The Indiana Organic Network and Marbleseed are teaming up to host an Organic University event in Indiana at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on November 6, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This event…Read more about Marbleseed and Indiana Organic Network to host Organic University in November[Read More]
Ashley Adair
We’ve (already) flipped the calendar to the month of August, which means that you might be in the throes of seeding fall vegetables and purchasing some cover crop seed for the end of the season. But if you haven’t gotten cover crops yet, there’s still some time left to order your preferred varieties before they…Read more about Feed the Soil, Feed your Crops… Feed your Livestock![Read More]
ON-SITE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE (Lunch not guaranteed with on-site registration) The 7th Annual Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day is heading to Meigs Horticulture Research Farm in Lafayette, IN, in 2024! This amazing event consistently draws more than 150 farmers from around the Midwest to hear from experts, meet with company representatives, network with other farmers,…Read more about 2024 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]
Purdue University’s Sustainable Horticulture Lab is leading an Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems study on organic farms. The study aims to determine the impact of integrated systems on soil health, microbial communities, and food pathogens on the farm. The lab will also explore the economic feasibility of these systems. For those who would like to participate in…Read more about Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems Study[Read More]
September 25th began cloudy and gray, with a hint of autumn in the air and the bustle of field day preparation on Ohio State’s Wooster campus. The Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day, an annual event by The Land Connection, partnered with Ohio State this year to bring mechanical weed control demonstrations to northeast Ohio….Read more about See Weeds Perish Up Close and In Person at the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day![Read More]
The 2023 dry edible bean harvest wrapped up in mid-September. This season was unique from a weather standpoint – dry in June and wet in July, rather than the other way around. How did this affect the trial? Dry beans are a short-season crop, especially compared to many of the field crops we are used…Read more about Rain on the Scarecrow, Weeds in the Beans[Read More]
Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns Wednesday, September 27, 2023, to OSU Wooster Campus in Wooster, OH. WHAT TO EXPECT In-field demonstrations of cultivation tools for vegetables and row crops Demonstrations of implements on both four-wheel and two-wheel tractors Expo featuring industry-leading cultivation companies and cutting-edge tools Conversations with international cultivation experts …and more! The field day connects farmers,…Read more about Mechanical Weed Control Field Day[Read More]
Drought tolerance is top of everyone’s mind this year. Dry conditions and cover crops don’t always mix – they use precious moisture in dryland agriculture that’s rarely returned in a timely fashion. In irrigated agriculture, the expense of irrigating them might not be justified. However, there are cover crops that tolerate dry conditions and still…Read more about Drought-busting Summer Nitrogen Fixer? Look No Further Than Cowpea[Read More]
What can a relative of broom corn do for you on a vegetable farm? Build biomass while beating the heat! Sorghum-sudangrass (Sorghum x drummondii) (Figure 1) is a summer-loving hybrid cover crop species. Its parents are wild sorghum, native to sub-Saharan Africa, and domesticated sorghum, known as broom corn or milo in our part of…Read more about Cover Crop Species Spotlight – Sorghum Sudangrass[Read More]
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) has been cultivated for thousands of years (Figure 1). Not at all related to wheat, buckwheat gets its common name from an old Dutch word that means “beech wheat” due to the seed’s resemblance to a beech nut. A member of the smartweed family, buckwheat is a cousin to familiar species like…Read more about Cover Crop Species Spotlight – Buckwheat[Read More]