Source: Vegetable Farmers and their Weed-Control Machines [DVD]. V. Grubinger and M.J. Else. 1996. University of Vermont Extension. Available for purchase at http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/weedvideo.htm (verified 31 Dec 2008). This is a Vegetable Farmers and their Weed Control Machines video clip. Watch the video clip at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPquNqimV1Y Featuring Gary Gemme, Harvest Farm. Whately, MA. Audio Text So...
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This webinar was recorded on December 9, 2014. Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZVx3HJU3so. Links mentioned in the webinar by presenters and participants are listed below. About the Webinar Lots of people are talking about permaculture, but there is very little information about how it could be applied to commercial farming in the US. In...
This webinar by Joyce Parker and William Snyder was recorded on November 11, 2014. Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqbsX5LVFzw About the Webinar Diverse plantings bring many benefits for agroecosystems. This webinar explores the use of diverse trap crops, stands of plants grown to attract pest insects away from your target crop, as an approach...
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VymsPJXlwXo About the Webinar The presenters will discuss the use of cover crop “cocktails” or mixtures to achieve multiple goals on the farm, including weed suppression, nitrogen scavenging, nitrogen provisioning, and attracting beneficial insects and pollinators. Results from a study of winter cover crops in a grain and forage...
Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RaYiY3uKuY Original air date: June 6, 2014 About the Webinar The webinar will cover the availability of organic seed, as well as the National Organic Program's 2013 guidance that aimed to clarify the organic seed regulatory requirement. Presenters will share their perspectives on challenges in enforcing this requirement, and...
This webinar took place on April 8, 2014. Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RScwnXuEN1A About the Webinar The Reduced-tillage Organic Systems Experiment (ROSE) was initiated by a team of researchers at Pennsylvania (Penn State University), Maryland (USDA-ARS), Delaware (University of Delaware) and North Carolina (NC-State) in 2010 to identify integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for...