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Preparation and Management of Tree Crop Nursery

Agric4profits

Performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of nursery preparation, technique and management. This article will take you through nursery techniques and practices of the nursery husbandry in Tree crop cultivation. The foundation of Tree crop production is actually the Nursery practices and management.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Recently, these unassuming spaces are cultivating a new trend in home-grown businesses. The 800-square-foot basement and garage provide ample space for germination, cultivation and packaging, he says, with the vertical shelf configuration leaving plenty of room to grow. “I One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16.

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20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta

Food Tank

Food Well Alliance Food Well Alliance brings together leaders of the local food movement to support more than 300 community gardens, urban farms, and orchards in metro Atlanta. They support 10 farm, community garden and orchard sites in DeKalb and Rockdale Counties, helping communities grow fresh, culturally familiar crops.

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A Secret Weapon in Agriculture’s Climate Fight: Ants

Modern Farmer

Though most people view the small insects as little more than a nuisance, colonies of them are being deployed in orchards across a handful of countries to stave off the spread of crippling infestation and disease. Instead of chemicals, an army of ants may march right in.

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20 Children’s Books Celebrating Our Food and Farming Systems

Food Tank

My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me by Roxanne Troup, illustrated by Kendra Binney On Grandpas orchard, one tree stands out among the rest: the pecan tree that he planted the day his granddaughter was born.

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The Pawpaw, a Beloved Native Fruit, Could Seed a More Sustainable Future for Small Farms

Civil Eats

They had tasted the hit-or-miss wild varieties that grow in the fertile soil along the Susquehanna River, but got hooked during a visit to Deep Run, a Maryland orchard with a range of pawpaw cultivars among its 1,000 trees. Now, Horn Farm Center runs the show. The Canadian NC1 ripens early, with fewer smooth black seeds than other varieties.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OREI also prioritizes research that takes place on working farms, like this research project that investigated the pest management services a robust bird population can provide orchards. Managing soil health, pests, and diseases in protected cultivation such as high tunnels. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants.

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