Browse by Topic: Adaptation Practices

This book explains is one of the best resources to help growers learn how to use cover crops reduce erosion, improve soil health, suppress weeds, manage nutrients, and increase farm profitability over time.

Illustrated design guidelines for multifunctional buffers are synthesized and developed from a review of 1,900+ research publications. These guidelines are presented as easy-to-understand rules of thumb for facilitating the planning and designing of multifunctional buffers.

The New England Vegetable Management Guide contains a wealth of information about vegetable production including general cultural practices and crop specific recommendations. Updated with new varieties and chemical label information every two years.

A practical guide for farmers in the Northeast to prepare for a changing climate by developing an Adaptation Plan for their Farm. The workbook introduces the observed and expected changes affecting agriculture, as well as adaptation strategies to consider, and worksheets.

NTT is a web-based tool to estimate nutrient and sediment losses under different management scenarios at field or watershed scales. Users define and compare scenarios for a given area of interest to estimate NPK losses, erosion, and crop yields.

An article on a small-farm's approach to no-till practices, including tarping, mulching paths and beds, intercropping, use of plastic mulch and weed mats, flail mowing, and more.

This publication explains how increased soil health and organic matter content help retain moisture to aid during droughty periods. It also discusses soil health management strategies to improve organic matter content.

This workshop covers regenerative systems used at Freedom Food Farm: no-till crops, livestock integration, rotational grazing, biodiversity, soil preservation, input reduction, and more! From the 2020 NOFA Summer Conference

Explores the use of summer cover crops like teff and Japanese millet to fill growing gaps created by shifting planting and harvest dates in Rhode Island.

When considering soil health practices for row crop farmers it's essentially to understand how each practice can alter the farm's bottom line. This decision making tool helps corn and soy producers simulate the financial impacts of adopting different soil health practices.

Soil Health Indicators and Tests discusses different methods of soil health assessment and provides an overview of soil biology.

This article covers the history context and development of the concept of soil health within soil science. It is part of a larger collection called "Soil and Water Conservation" which includes in-depth chapters on conservation science.

Publications, tipsheets, and videos to help farmers use cover crops, green manures, and alternative soil amendments to reduce synethetic inputs and increased self-reliance.

This article discusses how cover crops have the potential to boost key aspects of the soil microbiome typically associated with healthy soils.

This beautiful case study profiles Deanne Boyer and Willow Run Farmstead LLC, located in Berks Co. Pennsylvania. The resource details the climate risks faced by Willow Run, and how Deanne has skillfully addressed them through agroforestry practices.