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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 persistent challenges for organic vegetable farmers is managing weeds. These floral foes emerge each season from the weed seedbank–a collection of all the weed seeds…
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Growing Sweet Potato from Slips
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A trial led by CCE at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub examined the viability of producing sweet potato slips locally from certified rootstocks. This past growing season the Farm Hub hosted a research trial focused on sweet potato slip production. Sweet potato plants are grown using “slips” – or stem cuttings – grown off of…
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Grow Your Farm Business by Learning to Grow New Products with Our Online Courses
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Our new season of online courses is underway, and now’s the time to register for upcoming block two courses. Did you know that the we moved our suite of online courses to a new, more user-friendly platform? Now registrants have permanent, year-round access to their course content. Courses are offered with tiered pricing from $199…








