Posts by Tara Hammonds
One mushroom growing operation proves farming in the city is possible and profitable. by Molly R. Bucknum Most urban farmers have a tough time finding space to grow food. Location,…
From the Editor: Regardless of your social, political, and religious views, as a farmer you belong to agroup that is a small minority of the US workforce. And as we…
Affordable biofilters can keep your farmyard odor in check. by Jason P. Oliver The importance of good neighbor relations and the issue of odor Foul odors can lead to criticism…
by Claudia Kenny A farmer manages complexity such as unpredictability in biological systems, changing weather and climate patterns, and ever-changing economic systems. When multiple stressors pile up, relationships often break…
by Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming and the Cornell Small Farms Program are teaming up to create a new column…
by Guy K. Ames Almost all of the domestic organic table grapes and tree fruits sold in the United States come from the West. In the eastern United States, organic…
by Alissa Kent The John May Farm Safety Fund is a funding assistance program that was launched by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) in January…
by Reuben Dourte If you have found yourself in the situation of expanding your farming operations to business activities that fall outside of the scope of normal or traditional farming…
Getting a Leg Up on Climate Change by Jonathan Lambert & Abbie Kramer From increased flooding and short-term drought, to heat stress and unexpected freeze risk, the effects of climate…
by R.J. Anderson Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Fay Benson and his colleagues in the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) can talk all day with farmers about why…
