www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field introduction-to-tools-for-dryland-crops Introduction to Tools for Dryland Crops Dryland Crops The Tools Cornbelt farmers can expect adequate rainfall in most years. They cultivate in ways that minimize the risk of erosion when the expected precipitation comes. Dryland farmers just grin when asked about excess precipitation at planting-time. 'Usually not a problem 'round here,' they say. Some have to leave their fields unplanted for […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles paul-muller-guinda-ca Paul Muller, Guinda, CA Horticultural Crops: The Farmers Intensive Controls Keep California Beds Clean Paul MullerFull Betty FarmGuinda, California 40 acres vegetables clean tillage sandy clay-loam soils soil compaction tendency high certified organic 18 to 30 inches annual precipitation irrigated 60-inch beds fresh market, wholesale and retail sweet corn, vine crops, tomatoes, beans, broccoli, lettuces, greens, onions, garlic Weed […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles tom-harlow-westminster-vt Tom Harlow, Westminster, VT Horticultural Crops: The Farmers Grower Shuts Off Weed Windows Before, After and Between Crops Tom HarlowWestminster, Vermont Weed management highlights Strategies: stale seedbed... specialized cultivation... crop rotation... handweeding... winter cover crops Tools: tandem disk... mid-mount cultivator... offset cultivator tractor... basket weeder... in-row finger weeder... flamer... field cultivator... rolling cultivator Detailed employee timesheets tell Tom Harlow […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles kenny-haines-belvidere-nc Kenny Haines, Belvidere, NC Horticultural Crops: The Farmers Flexible Steel, Dependable Cover Crops Launch Trials for Organic No-Till Kenny Haines Misty Morning Farms Belvidere, North Carolina 200 acres swamp and mineral soils certified organic 48-inch bedded rows wholesale fresh market vegetables rye/vetch, summer covers Weed management highlights Strategies: intensive early cultivation... cover crops... transplanting slow-growing crops Tools: rotary tiller... […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles gary-gemme-south-deerfield-ma Gary Gemme, South Deerfield, MA Horticultural Crops: The Farmers "Ancient" Tooling Runs Fast and Close to Yield Greens Without Weeds Gary GemmeSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts Weed management highlights Strategies: winter, summer cover crops (grains, legumes, grasses, mixes)... early precision cultivation of direct-seeded crops... on-farm greenhouse produces transplants to allow aggressive early cultivating... crop rotation... plastic mulch... preemergent herbicide on direct-seeded crops […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles phil-foster-hollister-ca Phil Foster, Hollister, CA Horticultural Crops: The Farmers Confidence in Postemergence Flaming Comes with Experience, Innovation Phil Foster Hollister, California 200 acres (buried drip, sprinkle irrigation) fresh vegetables clay soils and sandy loam soils certified organic cabbage, peppers, fennel, celery, sweet corn, melons, hard squash, garlic, onions Weed management highlights Strategies: cultivation... flaming... pre-irrigation... transplanting... cover crops... hand weeding... […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles rich-de-wilde-viroqua-wi Rich de Wilde, Viroqua, WI Horticultural Crops: The Farmers Flaming, Close Cultivation, Cover Crops Control Wisconsin Vegetable Weeds Rich deWildeViroqua, Wisconsin Weed management highlights Strategies: crop rotation (planting location, time of season)... cover crops to break weed cycles... mechanical and thermal controls... hand-hoeing... stale seedbed with tillage and flaming Tools: toolbar flamer... hand-held flamer... frame combination weeder... rotary hoe... light […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles bill-chambers-corvallis-or Bill Chambers, Corvallis, OR Horticultural Crops: The Farmers Diversified Oregon Grower Matches Tools to the Task Bill ChambersCorvallis, Oregon Weed management highlights Strategies: crop rotation (irrigated and non-irrigated, early- and late-seeded)... cover crops to suppress weeds... modified stale seedbed tillage-cultivation-planting sequence... hand-hoeing Tools: flex-tine weeder... rolling cultivator... rotary power harrow... high-residue cultivator... low-residue cultivator... sweeps, disks, tines and shanks […]
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-farmer-profiles Horticultural Crop Farmer Profiles Horticultural Crops The Farmers Bill Chambers Corvallis, Oregon Rich de Wilde Viroqua, Wisconsin Phil Foster Hollister, California Gary Gemme South Deerfield, Massachusetts Kenny Haines Belvidere, North Carolina Tom Harlow Westminster, Vermont Paul Muller Guinda, California
www.sare.org publications steel-in-the-field horticultural-crop-tools retracting-tree-weeder Retracting tree weeder Horticultural CropsRetracting Tree Weeder Overview: These units use passive tooling or active tiller heads to cultivate between trees or staked vines. As the implement moves along the row, the tool retracts into the row-middle area as a sensor contacts the tree or stake. Some makers offer one or more fixed-position shank mountings for sweeps, shovels, […]