NYS weed update for 2024

Battling weeds in corn crops can be a never-ending fight as new weeds encroach in the Northeast and an increasing number of weed species become resistant to the most commonly used herbicides. Vipan Kumar, Ph.D., weed scientist and professor for Cornell University in the Soil & Crop Sciences Section, presented “Emerging Weed Control Challenges and Path

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Data center basics

by Sally Colby

December 31, 2025

With recent acceleration of the digital world and artificial intelligence (AI) seeing increased use in nearly every industry, there’s a growing need f...

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Preventing agritourism conflicts in NYS

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

December 31, 2025

Planning on hosting a music festival on your commercial farm? Or a wedding? Or a different agritourism event? According to Lindsey Pashow, to reduce t...

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Appreciation takes root at Madison SWCD

by Troy Bishopp

December 31, 2025

Reflective safety vests, flannel shirts and calloused hands are the staples of putting water quality practices on the ground for the residents and wat...

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Crop Comments: Fertilizer Expert Answers My Industry Questions

December 31, 2025

Normally I try to give crop-growing readers an update on the global fertilizer situation once every quarter. I get much of my information from an onli...