Dry-farmed tomatoes are a promising new option, but they can be susceptible to abiotic stresses like drought and nutrient deficiency. Blossom-end rot is a disorder that causes discoloration and sunken spots on tomato fruits, often caused by a lack of calcium. This study evaluated the impacts of stress-inducing management practices and organic fertilizer application rate on blossom-end rot and fruit quality in dry-farmed tomatoes.

In this free online course prepared by the Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS), learn about managing soil health and fertility in organic field crops commonly grown in the northern tier of the U.S. The course will cover: soil health fundamentals; organic fertility management strategies; allowed fertility inputs; crop rotation strategies; and more.

This Rodale Institute agronomic guide provides chokecherry seed propagation methods for growers in the Lemhi/Salmon River region and central Idaho. It covers chokecherry biology, habitat, and its role as an Indigenous ancestral food and provider of medicine and materials, plus step-by-step propagation methods (seed collection, processing, stratification, germination), transplanting outdoors, and organic nutrient guidelines.

Direct marketing of seed can be part of a diverse and robust business plan for Washington state farmers. This webinar, given at the 2023 Washington Organic Seed Summit, discusses how organic farmers can prepare, implement, maintain, harvest, process, store, and direct market seed in the state.

Living mulches offer potential for weed management in low or no till systems. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth Podcast, University of Wisconsin's Ben Brockmueller discusses cover crop management in corn as a means of weed suppression.

This final research report is from OFRF and Anthony Reyes of Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center. It highlights farmer-led research conducted to investigate the effect of seeding rate on cover crop performance in western Washington.

Weed management, soil health, and nutritional quality of organically produced foods are among the highest priority organic research topics according to organic farmers across the US, and abundant peer-reviewed research supports these perspe…

While a variety of species are used as cover crops, cereal species are among the most popular across U.S. cropping systems due to their predictable agronomic characteristics, high biomass production, and weed-suppressive capabilities. This study evaluated winter wheat, barley, and triticale as winter cover crops in a dry bean production system.

In this free online course prepared by the Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS), learn about weed control strategies for organic field crops commonly grown in the northern tier of the U.S. The course covers: strategies to prevent weed emergence; cultural and mechanical control strategies; and more.

This Rodale Institute agronomic guide provides camas seed propagation methods for growers in the Lemhi/Salmon River region and central Idaho. It covers camas plant biology and habitat, its role as an Indigenous ancestral food and stewardship tradition, and step-by-step propagation methods, including seed collection, cold-moist stratification, germination, and multi-year care through outdoor transplanting.

Keen public interest in soil carbon sequestration will test the scientific community’s ability to deliver effective soil management practices. In this webinar, produced by the USDA Climate Hub and the International Soil Carbon Network, experts share case studies from the UK and US on the impacts of manure and compost on soil carbon sequestration in agricultural ecosystems.

Recent years have seen an explosion of new soil health tests, measuring a wide variety of indicators that depend on the activity of soil microorganisms. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Mike Morris, NCAT’s Southwest Regional Director, talks with Dr. Barbara Bellows, soil scientist at the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research, about her new ATTRA publication, Soil Health Indicators and Tests.