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Anusuya Rangarajan
As the State Fresh Market Vegetable Specialist, my research focuses on innovative crop and soil management that balances triple-bottom line goals for growers and society. I also direct the Cornell Small Farms Program, with the mission to help farmers get expert assistance at all phases of business development, from start-up to growth to maturity.
From dog days to doggy paddle: How to deal with a wet year in the vegetable garden
… matter. So, it’s time to sidedress. You could throw some compost down next to each plant or along the row, but this … plants need nutrients now and quickly. That shovelful of compost might be fine in a normal year as it will slowly feed …
Wildlife IPM
… is attracting wildlife to your yard? Food Bird feeders Compost piles Feeding pets outdoors Unsecured trash and … the best option. Strategies include: Exclusion Pest-proof compost systems Sealed trash and recycling containers Placing …
Yellowjackets and baldfaced hornets
… in structures, still others nest in rodent burrows and compost or leaf piles. Yellowjackets deliver painful stings … workers in more natural spaces such as stumps, and leaf or compost piles. Their nests tend to be close to the ground. … them active around picnic foods, drinks, trash bins and compost piles. This is normal activity. Timeline for managing …
Farm and Packinghouse Record Keeping Sheets
… Septic System Inspection Log Soil Amendments Log Sheets Compost Process Log Soil Amendment Application Log Chemical …
Lost in translation: Organic matter cuts plant-microbe links
… but higher amounts of organic carbon – such as compost or wood chip mulch – in the soil hinder that …
News
- School of Integrative Plant Science
- Soil and Crop Sciences Section
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Plants
- Soil
- Microbial biology
- Environment
From taxi driver to cider maker: Orchard audience treated to Merwin tribute
… That was also where he learned about the glories of compost, as a gardener at Golden Gate Park, and developed an …
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Chris Barrett
About Chris Barrett is an agricultural and development economist at Cornell University. He is the Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management, and an International Professor of Agriculture, all at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, as well as the Brooks School of Public Policy. He is...
Farm Resources for Cornell Researchers
… Fields – map Maps of Farm Services (FS) FS – Office, Shop, Compost Facility – map FS – Neimi and Warren Ponds Area – map …
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