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Conference Spotlight: SFP Presenting in Early 2019

Kelsie Raucher

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December 3, 2018

The Cornell Small Farms Program will be attending several conferences in early 2019. From presentations of our research to special events, you can connect with the our team and fellow […]

News and Updates, Business Management, Farm Ops, Reduced Tillage, Resources, Soil Health, Stewardship
Local Farms Trial Tarping for Reduced Tillage Research

Haley Rylander

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October 15, 2018

As the growing season winds down, Haley Rylander, a masters student working with the reduced tillage project of the Cornell Small Farms Program, has been visiting with farmers who have […]

News and Updates, Reduced Tillage, Soil Health, Stewardship
Handbook Offers How-To and Tools for Reduced Tillage

Kacey Deamer

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October 11, 2018

If you’re interested in improving your farm’s soil health, reduced tillage may be the answer. Reduced tillage practices can minimize soil disturbance by using less intensity, going shallower, and restricting […]

News and Updates, Reduced Tillage, Resources, Soil Health, Stewardship
No-Till Organic Relay Cropping in Kentucky

Ryan Maher

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January 8, 2018

Salamander Springs Farm uses powerful cover crop sequences to produce crops, forage and seed. Susana Lein is ahead of the curve. She has put together so many practices at Salamander […]

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Efficient Use of Cover Crops at the Food Farm

Tara Hammonds

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April 3, 2017

by Brian Caldwell and Ryan Maher Janaki Fisher-Merritt grew up on a pioneering organic vegetable farm. Janaki’s parents, John and Jane Fisher-Merritt, started The Food Farm in northern Minnesota in […]

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Reduced Tillage on Permanent Beds

Ryan Maher

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March 10, 2017

Permanent bed systems can help small farms improve soils and reduce tillage for a diversity of crops. Learn how farmers are adopting these systems and hear research results on how […]

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Small Scale No-Till Vegetables at Seeds of Solidarity Farm

Claire Cekander

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October 3, 2016

by Brian Caldwell and Ryan Maher Mulches and tarps combine to build active soils and suppress weeds. In 1996, Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib moved to 30 acres of forested land […]

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A Vegetable Farm Covered in Green

Claire Cekander

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July 5, 2016

by Brian Caldwell Blue Heron Farm uses grass strips and cover crops to improve soils, increase productivity The arrangement of vegetable fields into a bed layout with permanent growing areas […]

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No Till, Permanent Beds for Organic Vegetables

Tara Hammonds

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January 11, 2016

by Brian Caldwell & Ryan Maher Four Winds Farm mulches with compost to suppress weeds and improve their soil. Jay and Polly Armour bought a rundown farm in 1988, with […]

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