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Students Grow Plants and Community at Dilmun Hill
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Undergraduates manage day-to-day operations at Dilmun Hill Student Farm, which was envisioned 30 years ago. For the past almost-30 years, a small group of undergraduates has worked together to […]
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News from the Cornell Small Farms Program, Spring 2023
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Welcoming a New Team Members to the Small Farms Program The Cornell Small Farms Program team continues to grow, and we recently welcomed our newest team members, Sarah Bassman and Tim W. […]
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Tarps, Mulch, and Timing: No-Till Tools to Rob the Weed Seedbank
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Research shows how the legacy of tarping and mulching can lead to fewer weeds in no–till vegetables. By Stephen Stresow and Ryan Maher The Woes of Weeding One of the […]
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Learn About Tarping on Northeast Farms with New Guide
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Are you curious about how tarps work? Want to learn from successful practices as well as the challenges and shortcomings? Our Reduced Tillage project is happy to share a new […]
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In the News: Deep Dive into Compost
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Reduced tillage practices and weed suppression management are common goals of small-scale organic farmers. A lesser-known method is deep-composting, which was presented by the Reduced Tillage Project and a […]
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In the News: How We Help NYS Farmers Implement Reduced Tillage Systems
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Sweeping problems under the rug usually leads to larger problems in the future, unless of course, the problem is weeds and the rug is tarps. Tarping fields as a weed […]
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Join Us for a Soil Health Conversation at Empire Farm Days
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Join us at Empire Farm Days from Aug. 6-8 in Seneca Falls, New York for educational events and conversations focused around soil health in the Northeast. Building soil health is […]
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Join Us at Upcoming Field Day to Talk Tarping and Reduced Tillage
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As part of the Organic@Cornell Summer Field Day Series, the Cornell Small Farms Program will be sharing our work on tarping and reduced tillage in small-scale organic vegetable production. This […]
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Small Farms Staff to Present at “Farmer to Farmer” Conference
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If you head out to the Homer C. Thompson Research Farm in Freeville, NY, you’ll find a field filled with permanent beds in the organic section of the farm. These […]
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Handbook Offers How-To and Tools for Reduced Tillage
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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 […]
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