Funds to help pay costs associated with organic certification are available from USDA programs, with signup deadlines at the end of October.
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Oklahoma Organics: Sales Soar, But Farm Numbers, Acreage Lag Nation
USDA data show Oklahoma certified organic sales soaring, but farm numbers and acreage are growing more slowly.
Seed Starting, Season Extension, and Hydroponics
The horticulture program is starting seeds, building a low-cost hydroponics system, and waiting for the soil to dry out enough to build raised beds.
Basics of Organic Farming: Free Online Course
Basics of Organic Farming is a self-directed online course designed for beginning, current, and transitioning organic farmers.
Stretching Every Drop: Summer Irrigation Tips
In general, the Kerr Center horticulture program is pretty sparing with irrigation. When we do use water, we try to work it so that a little goes a long way.…
Berries Thrive in High Tunnels, But Be Aware of Pests
via Southern SARE: A University of Arkansas study has found that using high tunnels in berry production can increase yields, extend the harvest season, and improve fruit quality compared to…
Texas Research Explores Spinach Varieties for Organic Production
Researchers at Texas A&M are screening various spinach varieties to identify those with both improved nitrogen-use efficiency and disease resistance, as a first step toward developing cultivars adapted to production in Texas.
Herbicide Injury Image Database
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service now has an online Herbicide Injury Database that shows images of different plants’ responses to herbicides. The plants included in the database included…
Fall Cover Crops Are In!
This week we planted cool-season cover crops on the Cannon Horticulture Plots: a mixture of grain rye, hairy vetch and Alsike clover. For a wealth of resources on how and…
Scientists Document Benefits of Diverse Rotations
Anyone who’s attended a Kerr Center horticulture workshop in the last umpteen years has been exposed to the idea that crop rotations confer numerous benefits both on the soils they’re carried out on, and on the crops that grow in those soils. Studies hot off the academic presses have just added more support to the notion.