Research Articles
In addition to our long-term trials, we conduct ongoing experiments in a wide range of topics including organic pest management, livestock and crop integration, compost formulations, and more. Get the latest updates on our research projects here.
November 17, 2022
Variation in Phytonutrient Levels in Butternut Wintersquash with Storage Period, Management Practices, and Cropping Systems in the Vegetable Systems Trial (VST) at Rodale Institute
June 23, 2021
Variations in Soil Health Indicators as a Result of Cropping Systems and Management Practices in the Vegetable Systems Trial at Rodale Institute
August 18, 2020
‘Organic No-Till’ Helps Farmers Succeed
March 10, 2020
Impacts of Conventional & Organic Management Practices on Soil Health and Water Quality
July 23, 2019
Reducing Compaction in Organic No-till Vegetable Production
April 10, 2019
Pennsylvania Organic Vegetable Growers Use of Tillage and Cover Crop
February 28, 2019
Reduced-Tillage Increases Nutrient Concentrations in Stored Winter Squash
November 26, 2018
Field Guide: Controlling Striped Cucumber Beetles with Insectary Strips
June 27, 2017
The High Residue Cultivator: Weed Rescue for No-Till Systems
June 15, 2017
Starter Fertilizer for Managing Cover Crop‐Based Organic Corn
March 20, 2017
High-Residue Cultivation Timing Impact on Organic No-Till Soybean Weed Management
October 4, 2016
Roller-Crimper Helps Combat Herbicide Resistant Weeds
September 19, 2016
Managing Weeds with Perennial Understory Plants
June 2, 2016
Organic No-Till Corn Production: Cover Crop and Starter Fertilizer Considerations
May 25, 2016
Utilization of inoculum of AM fungi produced on-farm increases the yield of Solanum lycopersicum: A summary of 7 years of field trials on a conventional vegetable farm with high soil phosphorus
February 27, 2016
Using Pelletized Starter Fertilizers to Improve Corn Yields in Reduced Tillage Systems
January 14, 2016
Planting Date Impacts on Soil Water Management, Plant Growth, and Weeds in Cover-Crop-Based No-Till Corn Production
December 18, 2015
Demonstrating the Use of Roller Crimper Technology and Starter Fertilizer in No-Till Organic Corn
December 14, 2015
Overcoming Challenges of Reduced-Till Organic Corn
October 10, 2014
Pelletized Biochar as a Carrier for AM Fungi in the On- Farm System of Inoculum Production in Compost and Vermiculite Mixtures
June 13, 2014
Perspective on Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial
April 19, 2013
Beliefs and Practices of Sustainable Farmers in South Dakota
March 21, 2013
Overcoming Weed Management Challenges in Cover Crop–Based Organic Rotational No-Till Soybean Production in the Eastern United States
July 17, 2012
The Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to the Success or Failure of Agricultural Practices
May 1, 2012
Reduced-Tillage Organic Corn Production in a Hairy Vetch Cover Crop
June 12, 2011
Growing Vegetables with Cover Crop Mulch
May 1, 2011
Blade Roller–Green Manure Interactions on Nitrogen Dynamics, Weeds & Organic Wheat
April 1, 2011
Weed Seed Persistence and Microbial Abundance in Long-Term Organic and Conventional Cropping Systems
January 5, 2011
Monitoring the Decline in AM Fungus Populations & Efficacy During a Long Term Bare Fallow
January 21, 2010
Hairy Vetch Management for No-Till Organic Corn Production
November 11, 2009
Weed–crop competition relationships differ between organic and conventional cropping systems
October 13, 2009
On-farm Production of Inoculum of Indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Assessment of Diluents of Compost for Inoculum Production
September 1, 2009
Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems
February 5, 2009
It’s (Almost) Never Too Late to Plant Hairy Vetch
January 8, 2009
Modeling N2O Flux from an Illinois Agroecosystem using Monte Carlo Sampling of Field Observations
October 22, 2008
Organic Agriculture
February 17, 2008
Choosing the Best Cover Crops for Your Organic No-Till Vegetable System
January 5, 2007
Organic Farming Enhances Soil Carbon and its Benefits
December 2, 2006
The Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial 1981 to 2005: Long-term analysis of organic and conventional maize and soybean cropping systems
September 1, 2003
The performance of organic and conventional cropping systems in an extreme climate year
January 11, 2002
Transition from Conventional to Organic Farming Systems: I. Challenges, Recommendations, and Guidelines for Pest Management
June 29, 2000
Effects of tillage intensity on nitrogen dynamics and productivity in legume-based grain systems
January 1, 1998
Low-Input Cropping Systems and Efficiency of Water and Nitrogen Use
July 1, 1996
Organic Matter Fractions from Organically and Conventionally Managed Soils: II. Characterization of Composition
July 1, 1996
Acetate Fate in Organic and Conventionally Managed Soils
July 1, 1994
Organic and Conventional Management Effects on Biologically Active Soil Organic Matter Pools
March 2, 1990
Effects of Conversion to Organic Agricultural Practices on Soil Biota
July 1, 1987
Influence of Alternative & Conventional Agricultural Management on Soil Microbial Processes & Nitrogen Availability
June 12, 1986
The Transition to Organic Agriculture: A Multi-year Simulation Model of a Pennsylvania Farm
January 1, 1984