Quick turnaround cover crops before brassicas

Part of a multi-farm trial on 5 farms asking the Research Question: Do spring planted cover crops benefit the production of late season brassica cash crops? Kevin’s Specific Question: Does a cover crop cocktail differ from buckwheat monoculture with respect...

Systems research for agriculture

Web link to free PDF download of SARE’s Systems Research for Agriculture e-book. ABSTRACT: Farmers today face a complicated host of environmental, social and economic pressures: protecting water and air resources, mitigating greenhouse gases, conserving...

Cabbage seed production

This document outlines the steps that Nicola and Rebecca will follow to execute their research trial, Cabbage Seed Production Methods, including design, execution, data collection and data sharing. It also serves as a Memorandum of Understanding between Nicola,...

Pasture-raised chicken breed comparison

Summary ● The Nova Free Ranger, a new meat chicken from Nova Scotia bred for free range living, may better integrate into ecological farms and produce nutritionally-superior meat compared to the industrial White Rock – Cornish Cross. ● Given the fast growth...