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October 13, 2021

Weed between the lines: Inter-row mowing for weed control in row crops

During the 2021 season, Annika Rowland, a graduate student in Matthew Ryan’s Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab at Cornell University, conducted preliminary research on the use and efficacy of an inter-row mower in organic soybeans at the Musgrave...

Musgrave Research Farm
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section

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October 6, 2021

$3M grant funds cover crop breeding for organic farmers

A Cornell-led national network of scientists and farmers is developing new varieties of cover crops that are better adapted to local regions and stressors – changes that could carry a bevy of long-term and sustainable benefits for organic growers.

School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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