Madhav Dhakal 1,2, Dinesh Panday 1, Fatemeh Etemadi 1, Reza K. Afshar 1, Casey Lapham 1, Andrew Smith 1, Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani 1 1Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA 2Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute, Mississippi State […]
This article is excerpted from Dr. Gladis Zinati’s field guide, Invite Insect Allies to Your Farm Using Insectary Strips: Field Guide to Control Striped Cucumber Beetles. Download the full PDF […]
Arianna Bozzolo a, Jacob Pecenka a, Said Hamido b, Bharat Acharya c a Rodale Institute California Organic Center, 2050 Agricultural Way, Camarillo, CA 93012, USA b Rodale Institute, Tennessee, 3480 […]
One promising method involves using ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light comes in three types: UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. Certain types of UV light can affect how plants grow, their nutrient […]
A roller-crimper built by high school students made its debut in the 2016 growing season. The roller was built with slight variations to the one designed by Jeff Moyer of the […]
Gladis Zinatia,*, Joseph E. Carrarab, Saurav Dasa, Romans Caetania, Amiya Kalrac, Eric A. Carra, Wade P. Hellerb,* a Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA, USA b USDA-ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Sustainable […]
In no-till cover crop systems, the known benefits of cover crops are maximized by allowing them to grow until shortly before planting the vegetable or other cash crop, and by […]
Fresh, clean water is of vital importance to every organic farmer, but extended droughts, unpredictable weather patterns, and toxic runoff threaten food producers’ access to an adequate supply. Many scientists […]
Bharat Sharma Acharya1*, Syam Dodla2*, Jim J. Wang3, Kiran Pavuluri2, Murali Darapuneni4, Sanku Dattamudi5, Bijesh Maharjan6 and Gehendra Kharel7 1 Rodale Institute-Southeast Organic Center, 7850 Rico Rd, Chattahoochee Hills, GA […]
In 40 years of research at the Farming Systems Trial, we’ve seen organic crops outperform conventional. The question explored in this research article is: Are those organic crops also more nutrient dense? According to our current data, the answer is yes.