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Browsing Soil and Crop Sciences by Title
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If you ask 10 beekeepers a question, you'll get 11 stories
(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, 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
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In-Vessel Composting Options for Medium-Scale Food Waste Generators
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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
(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
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Investigation of Alleged Health Incidents Associated with Land Application of Sewage Sludges
(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
(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?
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Isolating Unique Bacteria from Terra Preta Systems: Using Culturing and Molecular Tools for Characterizing Microbial Life in Terra Preta
(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 ... -
It takes a farm to raise a child
(2020)It Takes a Farm to Raise a Child is an animation surrounding two real-life stories of incidents that happened to young people on farms. The film focuses on the matter of child safety in the agriculture industry, and how ... -
It's Gotten Rotten
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Kingbird Farm Promotional Video
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Knowledgeable, Ready, Able - A Comprehensive Extension Agro-security Information Program for the Livestock & Poultry Industries
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Land Access in New York State
(2021-11-01)This short documentary discusses the barriers to accessing and acquiring agricultural land in New York State, specifically in relation to BIPOC farmers. -
Land and farmer: endangered
(2020)This film was created to bring awareness to the decreasing number of young farmers and the challenges new farmers face, specifically involving the diminishing land available for agriculture. The film relates the need for ... -
Land Application of Sewage Sludges (aka Biosolids): The Case for Caution Presentation
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Land Application of Sewage Sludges: An Appraisal of the US Regulations
(International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1999)Current US federal regulations governing the land application of sewage sludges do not appear adequately protective of human health, agricultural productivity or ecological health. US standards are far less protective than ... -
Lead in New York City Community Garden Chicken Eggs: Influential Factors and Health Implications
(Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2013)Raising chickens for eggs in urban areas is becoming increasingly common. Urban chickens may be exposed to lead, a common urban soil contaminant. We measured lead concentrations in chicken eggs from New York City (NYC) ...
