Posts tagged with: organic

NOFA-NY 2026 Winter Conference

By Olivia Young / November 12, 2025

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York’s (NOFA-NY’s) Winter Conference convenes hundreds of farmers, food system professionals, educators, advocates, homesteaders, and gardeners who are passionate about advancing organic principles…

Organic Field Crop Production Field Day

By Sadie Jimenez / June 5, 2025

Join us, in collaboration with NY Soil Health, at Hudson Valley Farm Hub to discuss organic field crop production. Further details and event registration will be posted soon!

UV Light Treats Beet Disease, Combats Fungicide Resistance

By Krishna Ramanujan / July 3, 2024

Cornell study highlights new organic tool for farmers to to fight the growing problem of fungicide resistance: germicidal ultraviolet light.   Germicidal ultraviolet light is effective at killing a damaging…

What It Takes: The Resilience in Starting a Farm

By Tim W. Shenk / October 10, 2023

A profile of Bernardo Trujillo and Veronica Cruz, the Latino farmers growing their family and their crops at Two Brothers Farm in Middletown, NY. There is no red barn, white…

Finding the Answer to Weed Control on Organic Orchards

By Claire Norman / June 9, 2021

The two common organic weed control strategies of cultivation and mulch lack sufficiency when used solely. However, when combined with the use of herbicides, they function fairly well, according to…

In the News: Reduced Tillage Project Partner Named to USDA National Organic Standards Board

By Ryan Maher / October 19, 2020

The Cornell Small Farms Program is happy to share the news that Brian Caldwell has been appointed to the USDA National Organic Standards Board, beginning a five-year term in 2021.…

Consider Bedded Pack Barns for Cow Comfort and Manure Management

By Fay Benson / January 14, 2019

Farmers who have used bedded packs were featured at the NY Certified Organic (NYCO) meeting on January 8, 2019. Small dairy farm operators in New York may soon be faced…

Halal Pastures: Where Faith “Meats” Family Farming

By Aysha Venjara / January 14, 2019

A Q&A with the owners of Halal Pastures farm, an organic halal family farm in nearby Rock Tavern, NY. People are hungry, for good, responsibly raised food. I was hungry, for…

Tipsheet: Transitioning to Organic Management of Orchards

By Kelsie Raucher / October 5, 2018

By Guy Ames, ATTRA  Organic certification verifies that fruit is produced according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic standards. See www.ams.usda.gov/nop for details of the standards. In general, the…

Juniper Hill Farm

By Kelsie Raucher / June 21, 2018

Juniper Hill Farm is nestled between the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain, on the Boquet River in Wadhams, New York. Established in 2007, they grew on three acres of fertile land; now,…