Feed the Soil, Feed your Crops… Feed your Livestock! August 6, 2024 - From Issue: 742 By: Ashley Adair Read More 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Cover crop
2024 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day April 17, 2024 - From Issues: 734 / 735 / 741 / 742 / 743 / 744 By: Ashley Adair 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![Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Mechanical weed control Weed Management
Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems Study January 10, 2024 - From Issue: 730 By: Ashley Adair 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,[Read More…] Article Tags: Research
See Weeds Perish Up Close and In Person at the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day! October 19, 2023 - From Issue: 729 By: Ashley Adair 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[Read More…] Article Tags: Weed Management
Rain on the Scarecrow, Weeds in the Beans September 28, 2023 - From Issue: 728 By: Ashley Adair 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Legume Vegetables Dry Beans Article Tags: Production Management
Mechanical Weed Control Field Day August 28, 2023 - From Issue: 726 By: Ashley Adair 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[Read More…] Article Tags: Events Field Day Weed Management
Drought-busting Summer Nitrogen Fixer? Look No Further Than Cowpea June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Ashley Adair 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Cover Crops Cowpea Article Tags: Cover crop Diversified Farming Sustainable Farming
Cover Crop Species Spotlight – Sorghum Sudangrass May 16, 2023 - From Issue: 719 By: Ashley Adair 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Cover Crops Sorghum Sudangrass Article Tags: Cover crop
Cover Crop Species Spotlight – Buckwheat May 2, 2023 - From Issue: 718 By: Ashley Adair 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Cover Crops Buckwheat Article Tags: Diversified Farming Sustainable Farming
A Large Grain for the Small Farm? March 14, 2023 - From Issue: 715 By: Ashley Adair Read More A diversified farm plans its crop rotation around producing various perishable products that sell well, like tomatoes, peppers, and leafy greens. As the farm builds market opportunities, it might consider[Read More…] Article Categories: Beans (Green, Wax, Snap) Dry Beans Article Tags: Organic Production Production Management
