Integrating Pastured Meat Chickens into Organic Vegetable Production Increased Nitrogen and Microbial Biomass with Variability in Presence of E. coli and Salmonella
Project OverviewWhen managed properly, integrated crop-livestock systems can improve soil health, promote nutrient…
Cereal Cover Crops for Weed Control in Organic and Conventional Dry Bean Production Systems
Project OverviewWhile a variety of species are used as cover crops, cereal species (such as cereal rye, winter wheat,…
Different Cover Crops Have a Limited Impact on Marketable Yields and Biogeochemical Cycling but Secondary Effects on Pollinators and Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Florida Organic Vegetable Systems
Project OverviewMultispecies cover crop mixes are important tools for building functional diversity in a cropping…
Alaska Vegetable Production Using a High Residue Cover Crop System to Reduce Erosion and Decrease Weeds
Project OverviewCover crops can be beneficial to organic vegetable producers, providing weed suppression, reducing soil…
Frost Seeding Red Clover
This Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension factsheet, featuring organic farmer Klaas…
Organic Cover Crop Case Study - Matthew Fitzgerald, Glencoe, MN
This case study profiles a second-generation organic grain farmer with 2,500 certified acres in Glencoe, MN, who began…
Organic Cover Crop Case Study - Paul Hoffman, Earlville, IL
This case study profiles an organic grain and livestock farmer managing 225 certified acres in Earlville, IL, who has…
Organic Cover Crop Case Study - Scott Shriver, Jefferson, IA
This case study profiles an organic grain farmer with nearly 2,000 certified acres in Jefferson, IA, who has been using…
Organic Cover Crop Case Study - Tom Cotter, Mower County, MN
This case study profiles an organic grain and grass-fed cattle farmer managing 1,000 acres (250 certified organic) in…
Organic Cover Crop Case Study - Vic Madsen, Audobon, IA
This case study profiles an organic grain and livestock farmer with 350 certified acres in Audubon, IA, who began…