On-Farm
Research
Production and Management Issues:
On this page we present some of the "whys and wherefores" behind the projects underway now and in the future. The following titles list the areas of primary concern:
- Tillage
- Corn
- Vegetables
- Pasture
- Insects & Pests
- Disease
- Invasive Weeds
If you wish to review the results of trials related to these areas, please select Research Results within the Navigation Menu.
Projects Underway
Clover Cover Crop Varieties & Subsequent Strawberry Production (2005-06)
Evaluations of Winter Annual Cover Crop Combinations in Rotation before Watermelon, Cantaloupe & Tomatoes (2006-07)
Evaluation of Red Clover Cover Crops & Impacts on Strawberry Production (2006-07)
Spring Seeded Cover Crop Demonstration (2007)
Row Covers & Control of Squash Bug and Cucumber Beetle in Winter Squash Varieties (2007)
Spring Buckwheat & Sweet Corn Demonstration(2007)
Individual reports for each of these trials can be found under separate headings in the sections of the "Research Results" pages of the On-Farm Research website. Included in these reports is a general description of the soil for the trial, and summaries and analyses of data collected during the growing season.