Articles Tagged with ''Organic''

Is Organic No-Till Soybean Production Feasible in Ontario?

May 8, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

Organic soybean production relies on a significant amount of tillage. When done well, yields can rival conventional production. Read more in this article from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.

[Video] Cover Crops in Every Rotation

August 20, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

At Frog Song Organics in North Central Florida, John Bitter grows a little bit of everything, upwards of 80 crops in a year. Figuring out his rotations is the key to success as an organic farmer, and cover crops are an integral part of every rotation.

[Podcast] Cover Crop Lessons Learned in France

Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff shares his insights from visiting France and what American growers can learn from what is being done overseas. French growers are dealing with a ban on glyphosate, the impacts of organic agriculture, farming on steep slopes and more.

August 13, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

[Video] Using Cover Crops on a Certified Organic Vegetable Farm

August 6, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

The Family Garden is a certified organic, diversified vegetable farm. Sales are driven by a CSA, farmers' markets and wholesale. Jordan Brown's cover crops typically include oats or rye in the fall through spring, and sunn hemp or sudangrass in the summer.

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Hairy Vetch, Triticale & Other Alternatives to Cereal Rye

This week we’re going to hear from USDA research agronomist Jose Franco as he discusses alternatives to only using cereal rye as a winter cover crop in the Upper Midwest. Some of these alternatives include triticale, hairy vetch and winter camelina. Here’s what Franco and his team of researchers are looking for with those trials.

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