Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
Encouraged by the success of hand planted no-till garlic into winter killed sorghum-sudangrass this past season, read about how Ken tried to mechanize the process using a no-till transplanter for their 2021 crop.
Farmer-Led Research, No-Till
Read and watch Ryan Spence and Isabelle Spence-Legault’s farmer-led research trial where they tested whether a crimped cover crop of rye and hairy vetch reduced tillage, cultivation and irrigation for their fall broccoli crop in northern Ontario.
Farming
Growing cover crops so that they provide enough residue to suppress weeds for organic vegetable production requires planning!
Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till
Growing cover crops so that they provide enough residue to suppress weeds for organic vegetable production requires planning!
Farmer-Led Research, Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till, Tools
The no-till transplanter is an important tool in EFAO’s No-Till Vegetable Trials to show that no-till techniques can be successfully employed on a larger scale (>3 acre +) using machinery that is currently available.