
High tunnels are a simple, relatively inexpensive, and effective way of protecting high-value crops from the effects of marginal low temperatures, wind, rain, some insect and foliar disease pests, as well as wildlife damage. [Read more…]
Sustainable Farming on the Urban Fringe
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Rutgers Cooperative Extension
High tunnels are a simple, relatively inexpensive, and effective way of protecting high-value crops from the effects of marginal low temperatures, wind, rain, some insect and foliar disease pests, as well as wildlife damage. [Read more…]
Adapting annual crop production rotation practices for high tunnels in ways that enable growers to maintain soil fertility and health is not yet completely worked out. There are few well-established rotation recipes, and every grower needs to put in place a rotation plan that works for them, using resources available.
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Jack Rabin, Professor Emeritus. Former Associate Director – Farm Programs, Rutgers NJAES. Former SARE State Coordinator for ag professionals training opportunities. Lectures on Sustainable Agriculture and the positive relationships between private property rights, resources conservation, and economic prosperity.