Tag: straw mulch
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Posted on June 17, 2015
Onward, with Mulch! Effects of Straw Mulch in Organic Potato Production
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm, La Valle, WI With Ruth Genger, UW-Madison I am in the fields, prepping the soil in anticipation of peppers […]
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Posted on January 12, 2015
Breeding, seed potatoes and weeds, oh my! On-farm research opportunities in 2015.
A truly sustainable food system uses locally adapted crop varieties and can produce seed for the next crop. In working towards sustainable organic potato production, […]
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Posted on July 13, 2014
Wet weather, weeds, and early potatoes
The wet weather we’ve had in the Midwest through the spring and early summer has made it difficult to time field operations, letting the weeds […]
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Posted on March 17, 2014
Spring update
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Just a quick update today, to share the poster I presented at the Organic Farming Conference last month. It was a […]