Resource Category: Vegetable production

Whether you want to increase your production space, or improve the efficiency of the space you have, you’ll find out about tools and techniques to germinate seeds faster, and grow healthier plants, and improve your bottom line.

Learn how crop planning can help you increase production and efficiency on your operation.

A new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission examines recent agricultural and food systems trends and emerging opportunities in the region, including Pasa’s apprenticeship programs.

Learn how to create a functional wash-pack station that is safe, efficient, and cost effective.

We review top findings from our new report, Financial Benchmarks for Direct-Market Vegetable Farms, and share three strategies farms can use to boost financial success.

Don’t let weeds get the best of your fields.

Learn about the dos and don’ts for placing and assembling your tunnels.

“Tarping” or covering the soil with plastic silage tarps is becoming a popular weed management strategy for smaller scale vegetable farms.

Our report is the most comprehensive review of direct-market vegetable farm finances to date.

What can you do when pesticide contamination from a neighboring farm threatens the health and financial viability of your farm?

It seems logical that healthier soil could grow healthier food. But how do we measure this and demonstrate it scientifically?

Three experts from the tomato industry share their insights on how to get the most out of your tomato crop.

What are the soil samples, field management records, and first-hand experiences from 100+ farms telling us about soil health?

Taking Integrated Pest Management techniques into the field all season long can prevent headaches and improve your farm’s profitability.

Per dollar spent, improving agricultural practices is one of our best investments toward clean and safe water.

A discussion on IPM approaches to weed control, including tools, preparation, and the “weed the soil, not the crop” concept, which has influenced organic farmers around the world for more than 30 years.

In this webinar, we review both common and some not-so-common diseases in the most important vegetable crops in the Northeast and Upper Mid-Atlantic.

This webinar addresses the key building blocks of an IPM approach to farm management, focusing on methods farmers can utilize in greenhouses and hoop houses, through the experience of Peace Tree Farm.

Through our Soil Health Benchmark Study, we’re discovering soil health problems farmers are facing. During this webinar, we review several common soil health challenges and explore how farmers are working to fix them.

A vegetable farmer grapples with improving soil health on her persistently wet fields.