Organic field days at Freeville

From Betsy Leonard, Organic Coordinator, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station

Mark your calendar for these two events at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm, 133 Fall Creek Rd, Freeville, N.Y. View map.

Organic Cropping Systems Project Vegetable Field Day

Thursday, June 23 – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Tour plots of organic potatoes and lettuce, with special attention to buckwheat “insectary” plantings next to the potatoes.
  • Learn to identify beneficial insect species and how to encourage and monitor them.
  • See how different organic soil fertility regimes influence crop growth and quality.

Attendance is free and light refreshments will be served.

Innovations in Organic Research

Thursday, August 4 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join NOFA-NY and Cornell University for a look at some of the exciting research happening in organic cropping systems. Topics include:

  • Organic variety trials for six vegetable crops that have been bred for late blight, downy mildew, and cucumber beetle resistance.
  • Soil health impact of cover crops (buckwheat and sudangrass).
  • Organic potato management trials.
  • Reduced tillage cover cropping system for broccoli production

Questions?  Contact  Betsy Leonard bai1@cornell.edu.

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