Managing Farm Habitat Shows Promise in Cutworm Control
Researchers at the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm are leaders in the study of no-till organic farming…
Development of Corn Borer-Resistant Corn for Organic Farming Systems
Many people are familiar with corn with transgenic resistance to European corn borer (ECB), marketed as “Bt corn.”…
Methods to Breed Field Corn that Competes Better with Weeds on Organic Farms
In 2006, researchers at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI) tested methods for evaluating corn for its…
Organic Strategies for Growing Corn Under Low-Nitrogen Stress
Corn is a plant with high nitrogen requirements. Levels of soil nitrogen that are lower than what the plants need…
Evaluation of In-Row Weed Cultivators in Organic Soybeans and Corn
Objectives 1. To investigate the abilities of six in–row weeding implements to control in-row weeds in organic…
Long-Term Vegetable Rotation Systems Using Organic Production Methods and Conservation Tillage
This experiment is a long term study comparing continuous tomatoes with vegetable rotation under five possible…
Developing Open-Pollinated Corn Varieties for Organic Farmers
The purpose of this project has been to develop and evaluate our open-pollinated corn varieties for organic…
Integrated Caterpillar Control in Organic Sweet Corn
The purpose of this project is to work with a group of diversified vegetable farmers in the Northeast to evaluate…
Plant Mobilization of Trace Organochlorine Residues in Vegetable Cropping Systems
Organochlorine residues from past agricultural practices continue to pose problems for Oregon's growers. Even trace…
Controlling Weeds in Organic Crops Through the Use of Flame Weeders
Several recent developments have resulted in the need for a new examination of flaming as a nonchemical method of…