▶ Machinery in Diversified Vegetable Systems
This article walks through the different parts of and considerations around calibrating and using a backpack sprayer in diversified vegetable systems.
Fruit and Vegetable Production
Living Aisles Case Study #1: Sawyer Farm, Worthington, MA & Momentum Ag
Most farmers are familiar with the benefits of cover crops: they reduce erosion, improve soil health, and help suppress weeds. Cover crops are often incorporated into fields as part of crop rotations, but they can also be planted in the aisles between cash crop beds, providing cover during a time of year when the soil is typically bare. These “living aisles” add additional advantages, such as reducing mud during rainy periods, allowing farmers to access beds when the ground is wet, and keeping harvest bins cleaner. Depending on the species used, living aisles may also be allowed to grow into beds after harvest to provide winter cover.
Living Aisles Case Study #2: Gorman Farm, Fitchburg, WI
Most farmers are familiar with the benefits of cover crops: they reduce erosion, improve soil health, and help suppress weeds. Cover crops are often incorporated into fields as part of crop rotations, but they can also be planted in the aisles between cash crop beds, providing cover during a time of year when the soil is typically bare. These “living aisles” add additional advantages, such as reducing mud during rainy periods, allowing farmers to access beds when the ground is wet, and keeping harvest bins cleaner. Depending on the species used, living aisles may also be allowed to grow into beds after harvest to provide winter cover.
Living Aisles Case Study #3: Red Door Family Farm, Athens, WI
Most farmers are familiar with the benefits of cover crops: they reduce erosion, improve soil health, and help suppress weeds. Cover crops are often incorporated into fields as part of crop rotations, but they can also be planted in the aisles between cash crop beds, providing cover during a time of year when the soil is typically bare. These “living aisles” add additional advantages, such as reducing mud during rainy periods, allowing farmers to access beds when the ground is wet, and keeping harvest bins cleaner. Depending on the species used, living aisles may also be allowed to grow into beds after harvest to provide winter cover.
Living Aisles Case Study #4: Circadian Organics, Ferryville, WI
Most farmers are familiar with the benefits of cover crops: they reduce erosion, improve soil health, and help suppress weeds. Cover crops are often incorporated into fields as part of crop rotations, but they can also be planted in the aisles between cash crop beds, providing cover during a time of year when the soil is typically bare. These “living aisles” add additional advantages, such as reducing mud during rainy periods, allowing farmers to access beds when the ground is wet, and keeping harvest bins cleaner. Depending on the species used, living aisles may also be allowed to grow into beds after harvest to provide winter cover.
▶ Backpack Sprayers in Diversified Vegetable Systems
This article walks through the different parts of and considerations around calibrating and using a backpack sprayer in diversified vegetable systems.
▶ Cover Crops in Diversified Vegetable Systems
This article walks through the timing, tools, and methods for seeding cover crops in diversified vegetable crop systems.
Water Talk: Inside the Working Cranberry Marsh
Dr. Mallika Nocco and Water Talk co-hosts have a conversation with Dr. Leslie Holland, University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor and extension fruit crop pathologist, and Dr. Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor and extension fruit crops specialist, about cranberry production, water use, recycling, and enjoyment.
Potato Integrated Pest Management Back to Basics
This self-paced training aid includes videos and additional linked resources aimed at walking new participants to the industry through basic production and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) options for potatoes grown in Wisconsin.
Notes from the Field: A Growers Perspective – Ben Kraus Chat #10
This week we will hear about Gwenyn Hill Farm’s (Waukesha) peach, elderberry, apples and Asian pear harvest.
▶ Cranberry Heat Stress
Watch the recording of the July 2025 Cranberry Brown Bag webinar on the topic heat stress.
▶ Cranberry Weed Management
Watch the recording of the June 2025 Cranberry Brown Bag webinar on the topic of weed management.