Seminar video: Exercises in Grapevine Breeding and Genetics
If you missed Peter Cousin’s seminar, Dwarves, Worms, Sex Change, and Bunch Rot: Exercises in Grapevine Breeding and Genetics, it’s now available online.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Garden-based learning webinar series starts Feb. 29
From Lori Brewer: Webinar Series: Cultivating Community with Garden-Based Learning Programs The Extension-Military Partnership community gardening project invites you to register to participate in a 5 week webinar series with an emphasis on engaging ...
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They said it: Warm winter edition
“This winter, when they do the final analysis, will be close to an all-time record breaker. It’s a rare event. But I think it will become less rare.” — David Wolfe in Much to ...
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Seminar videos
In case you missed these recent seminars: Bridging Ecology and Design to Construct, Monitor and Adapt Urban Ecosystems Alexander Felson, Assistant Professor, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University Department of Horticulture Seminar, ...
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High Tunnel Raspberries and Blackberries publication updated and expanded
Northeast growers can capture more of the lucrative local market for fresh berries by growing brambles (raspberries and blackberries) in high tunnels. And the place to start is with the updated and expanded edition ...
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Landscapes & Lawns webinar postponed to May 7
Landscapes & Lawns – A Timely Update for Management Professionals A program designed to update turf & ornamentals managers about the timely pests and environmental pressures present in the 2012 growing season. Date: Monday ...
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In the news
A Role for Coal – Can putting a lump of coal in a sealed container with lettuce help keep the lettuce fresh? Gavin Sacks, Dept. of Food Science, and Chris ...
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2011 cut flower research report
Chris Wien’s 2011 cut flower cultural practice studies and variety trials report is now available online. This year’s trials include: Amaranth Topping Trial Larkspur Topping Trial Sunflower Pinching and Spacing Experiment Sunflower Photoperiod Experiment ...
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Pollinator book ‘first of its kind’
From Marty Sailus, Plant and Life Sciences Publishing (PALS) (formerly NRAES): Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists, NRAES 186, is a first-of-its kind, full-color guide for rearing and managing bumble ...
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Willow biomass boiler, harvesting videos
Two new videos have been added to Larry Smart‘s Willowpedia video gallery: Take a tour of the willow biomass boiler at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, N.Y. David Dungate, Advanced ...
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