Attendees of the Aurora Farm Field Day networking prior to the program.

Two attendees of the Aurora Farm Field Day

The roots of cover crops help boost soil health

All in a day's work. Photo: Roxanne Lynn

Brady Rogers, a CCE intern, discusses the use of drones to collect indicators of plant health at the Aurora Farm Field Day

John Hanchar speaks with Small Grains Management Field Day attendees

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Interseeded Cover Crops in Corn Virtual Field Day

Oct 28

11:30 am

2020 Foundations of Hemp Online Series via Zoom

Nov 9

5:00 pm

2020 Foundations of Hemp Online Series via Zoom

Nov 12

5:00 pm

2020 Foundations of Hemp Online Series via Zoom

Nov 16

5:00 pm

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Field Crops Videos

A video recording of the 2020 virtual Aurora Farm Field Day. If you would like a transcript of the meeting or need any assistance with accessibility, please contact Jenn Thomas-Murphy.

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Field Crops News

Save the Date! Northeast Cover Crops Council Virtual Conference – March 4, 2021

Oct 8, 2020

Northeast Cover Crops Council’s First Virtual Conference
Mark your calendars to join your fellow cover crop enthusiasts for a day of interactive online presentations, posters, panels, and training sessions.

Organic Grain Harvesting, Storage, and Processing Workshop Series being offered virtually

Sep 24, 2020

NOFA-NJ will be offering three workshops regarding the harvesting, handling, storage, and processing of grain crops. It's the final year of our NE SARE grant lead by Elizabeth Dyck, the coordinator of the Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network (OGRIN). The training program will be a series of three intensive 75 minute online short courses with video field days/workshops that will largely be taught by farmers and NE Grain Experts and located on farms and/or at processing venues. Dates are 10/19, 10/26, and 11/2. Get more details and register at the NOFA-NJ website.

Weather Outlook - September 17, 2020

Sep 17, 2020

Last week temperatures ranged from near normal to 6 degrees below normal. Precipitation has ranged from a hundredth of an inch to 2 inches in isolated areas. Base 50 growing degree-days ranged from 10-110.

Weather Outlook – September 10, 2020

Sep 10, 2020

Last week temperatures ranged from near normal to 4 degrees above normal. Precipitation has ranged from a hundredth of an inch to 2 inches in isolated areas. Base 50 growing degree-days ranged from 50-150.

Weather Outlook - September 3, 2020

Sep 3, 2020

Last week temperatures ranged from 6 degrees below normal to 4 degrees above normal. Precipitation has ranged from less than a quarter of an inch to an isolated area of over 3 inches in isolated areas. Base 50 growing degree-days ranged from 40-140.

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