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.
Dinesh Panday1, Bharat Sharma Acharya2, Nikita Bhusal3, Reza Keshavarz Afshar1, Andrew Smith1, Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani1 1Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA 2Southeast Organic Center, Rodale Institute, Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, USA 3Food Science […]
Arianna Bozzolo1, Jacob Pecenka1, Amar Patel2, Andrew Smith3 1Rodale Institute California Organic Center, Camarillo, CA, 93010 2Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation, Bakersfield, CA, 93309 3Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA, 19530Introduction In […]
Striped cucumber beetle (SCB) (Acalymma vittatum) is a major pest of Cucurbitaceae crops across the Northeast U.S. Larvae and adult growth stages cause economic damage directly by feeding on plant […]