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A case was recently made for figs as a cash crop option for Mid-Atlantic farmers at the 2022 Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Read more
Valerie Curry's pressed flower cookies were such a hit with her family that they encouraged her to go into business and sell them. So in 2018 Curry launched her Etsy shop, Carriage House Cookies. Read more
The farm sells vegetables and meat, but at McEnroe Organic Farms, food production begins with compost created using food scraps from the farm’s market and local businesses. Read more
Grain producers may have reasons to grow organically instead of with conventional methods, but the nutritional content of their harvest is not one of them. Read more
Weed control is a problem as old as agriculture itself, but two projects from a Cornell AgriTech researcher aim to cultivate new methods for zapping the pesky plants, benefiting organic apple and grape growers and hemp producers in New York state and around the country. Read more
New Cornell University research informs a rolled cover crop organic no-till soybean production system that can help farmers reduce labor, save fuel and improve soil health. Read more
New England ag officials and organizations are convening to find new markets for 89 dairies that are being dropped by Horizon Organic. The farms, in multiple states across the region, will lose their current market on Aug. 3, 2022. Read more
A new program from Pasa Sustainable Agriculture has lofty goals for increasing grass-based dairy farming in southeastern Pennsylvania, and it could come with big financial benefits for farmers. Read more
Cornwall Manor Retirement Community and Rodale Institute are collaborating on the Cornwall Manor Rodale Institute Trailside Organic Farm, a certified organic vegetable farm in Lebanon County. Read more
From soil health to knowing your local market, here’s what new growers need to know about getting started in organic farming. Read more
Stay up to date on the latest trends and practices in organic agriculture, a method of farming that incorporates sustainable systems, healthy soils and biological diversity, as well as a commitment to not using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides.