Browsing Soil and Crop Sciences by Title

How Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis is affected by the composting process

Bonhotal, Jean; Schwarz, Mary; Stehman, Susan M. (Academy Journals, 2011)

The management of livestock manure has become increasingly important. Farms are separating, digesting and/or composting to create a value-added product that can either be used on site or sold off-farm. Regardless of the ...

A How-To on Livestock Composting

Bonhotal, Jean; Stahr, Ed; Schwarz, Mary (Northeast DairyBusiness, 2008)

Hungry for change

DelConte, Danielle (2019-11)

"Hungry for a Change” highlights Clucked Out Farm in Pulaski, New York, owned by John and Jana Weiland. Their goal is to live sustainably and get back in touch with food production while providing their community a connection ...

Hydroponics

Letondot, Axel (2016)

A short documentary on the benefits and sustainability of hydroponics.

Hydroponics: Misconceptions and Problems

Kohlenberger, Piper; Joe, Hannah (2022-11-14)

Hygienic Implications of Small-Scale Composting in New York State

Harrison, Ellen (Cornell Waste Management Institute, 2004-05)

Small-scale composting is an effective way to recycle organic wastes generated in the home and/or community. Little research has been done to determine potential human health risk of composts generated on a small scale. ...

If you ask 10 beekeepers a question, you'll get 11 stories

Donnelly Moran, Kathleen (2015)

If you get a beekeeper talking about bees, you will most likely hear several stories about their experiences while beekeeping. Beekeepers love interacting with bees and want to share that.

Impact of Temperature on Performance of Vermicompost Amended Transplant Media for Growth of Vegetable Seedlings

Cornell University Department of Horticulture (Cornell University Department of Horticulture, 2010)

INTRODUCTION: Successful transplant production begins with selecting good growing media. Healthy vigorous transplants will be less susceptible to insects, diseases and transplant shock, leading to improved overall crop ...

Improving and Maintaining Compost Quality

Bonhotal, Jean; Harrison, Ellen Z. (Cornell Waste Management Institute, 2004)

In-Vessel Composting Options for Medium-Scale Food Waste Generators

Bonhotal, Jean; Schwarz, Mary; Feinland, Gary (BioCycle, 2011)

Input and Output Data in Studying the Impact of Meat and Fat on the Land Resource Requirements of the Human Diet and Potential Carrying Capacity: The New York State Example

Peters, Christian J.; Wilkins, Jennifer L.; Fick, Gary W. (Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA, 2005-12)

Consumer dietary preferences influence the amount of land needed for food production. We modeled the impact of fat and meat consumption on land requirements for food production in the context of New York State (NYS). ...

Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems

Womack, Brandon (2015)

Investigation of Alleged Health Incidents Associated with Land Application of Sewage Sludges

Harrison, Ellen Z.; Oakes, Summer Rayne (Baywood Publishing, 2002)

The majority of US sewage sludges are disposed by application to land for use as a soil amendment. Class B sludges, containing a complex mix of chemical and biological contaminants, comprise the majority. Residents near ...

Irresponsible irrigation is insane

Brown, Harrison (2019-11)

My video was filmed at Orchard Dale Fruit Company in Waterport New York, a 215 year old family farm. It focuses on how farms in western New York manage their water using current practices for irrigation as well as water ...

Is This Your Idea of Taking Out the Trash?

Bonhotal, Jean (Cornell Waste Management Institute, 2013)

Isolating Unique Bacteria from Terra Preta Systems: Using Culturing and Molecular Tools for Characterizing Microbial Life in Terra Preta

O'Neill, Brendan; Grossman, Julie; Tsai, S.M.; Gomes, Jose Elias; Garcia, Carlos Eduardo; Solomon, Dawit; Liang, Biqing; Lehmann, Johannes; Thies, Janice (2006-08-16)

The greater fertility of Terra Preta (TP) soils is thought to be due to their high black carbon (BC) content, which contributes to increased nutrient and moisture retention, and increased pH. It is likely that the unique ...