Spring 2020
The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce the arrival of the Spring 2020 edition of the Small Farms Quarterly.
In this issue, we feature a problem-solving manual offering a step-by-step process for on-farm problem solving and experimentation, part-two of an ocean farming aquaculture series featuring productive, regenerative seaweed farms, and an advice guide for farmers interested in solar leases.
You can read articles from the Spring 2020 Quarterly online now. Or if you’d rather flip through the articles in a magazine format, take a look at our online reader to peruse this issue or feel free to download the PDF version of the Quarterly.
Online Reader: https://www.leepub.com/published/SFQ/SFQ-200406/
PDF Version: https://www.leepub.com/published/SFQ/SFQ-200406/docs/SFQ-200406.pdf
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
News from the Cornell Small Farms Program, Spring 2020
CCE News
High Tunnel Research Increases Profits for NY Growers by Judson Reid
What You Don’t Say When Working with Contractors by Timothy Terry
Poisonous Weed Precautions and Management by Aaron Gabriel
CALS News
Cornell Support for NY Farmworkers Wins National Recognition by Daniel Aloi
Featured Articles
Learn to Innovate and Solve Problems on the Farm by Laurie Drinkwater and Tomasz Falkowski
Independent Farmers Explore Seaweed for a Marine Based Economy by Lee Rinehart
Considerations when Leasing Agricultural Lands to Solar Developers by Michael Nuckols
Additional Articles
Basic Recommendations for Farmers Related to Coronavirus & COVID-19 by Chris Callahan
Accessing Federal, State and Local Disaster Resources by Liz Higgins
Veterans’ Reflections: Following Nature’s Lead by Robert H. Smith
Tracing Broccoli: The Journey from Seed to Table by Amy Wu
The Benefit of Markets for Managing Low-Grade Trees by Peter Smallidge
Don’t Judge a Carrot by the Cover by Petra Page-Mann
Why Twinning in Lambs is a Winning Combination by Ulf Kintzel
The Three Sectors of the Specialty Mushroom by Steve Gabriel and Willie Crosby