38 Results for field trials

Annual Organic Field Day Moved Online

In response to coronavirus guidelines in the state of Pennsylvania, Rodale Institute will hold its Annual Organic Field Day virtually in 2020. Typically an event that includes wagon tours of its […]

Updated on Jun 26, 2020

How to Innoculate Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Farm, Part 1

Together, Rodale Institute and the USDA have developed a low-cost procedure to maximize production of AM fungi inoculum. Here we summarize what we’ve learned from those years and share everything you need to know to start your own on-farm system.

Updated on Nov 12, 2018

Industrial Hemp Trials: Preliminary Results

In 2017, Rodale Institute initiated a four-year trial studying the effects of industrial hemp on soil health and weed suppression. The project has just concluded its second year. Below is […]

Updated on Aug 7, 2025

Hemp Field Day at Pocono Organics

Join Rodale Institute, Pocono Organics, and Thomas Jefferson University for a full-day immersive experience focused on the many roles of hemp in regenerative organic agriculture, sustainability, and applied research. The […]

Updated on Aug 13, 2025

Organic Field Day

FREE FOR ALL ATTENDEES Join Rodale Institute’s farmers, researchers agronomists and expert staff at our annual Organic Field Day to learn the latest results of our farming trials and visit […]

Updated on May 22, 2026

California Organic Center Field Day

Join us at the California Organic Center Field Day on May 30th to tour our fields and learn about Rodale Institute’s work in the region! Learn about our cover crop […]

Updated on May 19, 2025

Growing Vegetables with Cover Crop Mulch

At Meadow View Farm in Kutztown, PA, James Weaver and his son Harold Weaver dread cleaning up the (more than) 20 linear miles of black plastic that they use every […]

Updated on Aug 26, 2019