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Grow Trees Not Weeds! Weed Control Strategies in Christmas Tree Plantings
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Weeds in Christmas tree plantings are often the most difficult pests to control. They can reduce growth rates in young trees and affect the shape of older ones. They can […]
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Raising and Finishing Lambs on Pasture
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“It can’t be done”. I hear that often when the topic of raising and finishing lambs on pasture is being discussed. Can it be done? Let’s take a look at […]
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Prudent Carnivore: Chicken, Inside and Out
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Often, one of the first forays customers make into the world of farm-direct meat buying is pastured poultry. From the viewpoint of a farmer, nothing could be simpler (or cheaper) […]
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Growing Mushrooms for Fun and Profit
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In the Fall 2009 issue of Small Farms Quarterly, Mike Farrell wrote an introductory article on some agroforestry topics, including maple syrup production and nuts. There are dozens of […]
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Yes, Cows Eat Weeds!
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Learn from Kathy Voth’s work The Northeast Pasture Consortium (NEPC) Annual Meeting was held in January this year inVermont. The weather can be questionable at best in January, but it […]
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Refugees Build Farms and Community in Manchester, NH
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The Somali Bantu Community Association of New Hampshire (SBCA-NH) is working with Southern New Hampshire Services (SNHS) to create a hands-on agricultural program for refugees living in Manchester. Many […]
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Cornell Small Farms Update- Spring 2010
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3rd Small Farm Summit a SuccessThis past winter, the Small Farms Program hosted our 3rd NYS Small Farms Summit. Over 130 people gathered at 4 video-linked sites across the state […]
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There is More Than One Way to Milk a Cow
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New Zealanders Change the Dairy Paradigm in Missouri The contrast between a U.S. dairy management style and the New Zealand grazing dairy approach was easy to see at a grazing […]
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Farmers Share Friendship and Knowledge at Dairy Profit Discussion Groups
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I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard farmers say after a dairy meeting or event that the best part of the program was talking to the other […]
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