Source:
Vegetable farmers and their sustainable tillage practices [DVD]. V. Grubinger. 2007. University of Vermont Extension. Funded with a grant from Northeast SARE. Available for purchase from: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/tillagevideo.html (verified 31 Dec 2008).
Eleven farmers and researchers in 3 northeastern states describe their sustainable tillage practices and tools, from mulches to ridge till to spaders.
- Effects of Tillage on Soil Health Harold van Es, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
- Soil Spader to Incorporate Cover Crops and Compost Jean-Paul Cortens and Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm. Kinderhook, NY.
- Chisel Plow and Field Cultivator to Prepare Fields Ed Person, Ledgewood Farm. Moultonboro, NH.
- Small-Scale No-Till Using Compost as Mulch Jay and Polly Armour, Four Winds Farm. Gardiner, NY.
- Zone Tillage Anu Rangarajan, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
- Custom-made Zone Tiller George Ayers, Fresh Ayr Farm. Farmington, NY.
- Ridge Till Research Charles Mohler, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
- Ridge Till and Cover Crops Eric and Anne Nordell, Beech Grove Farm. Trout Run, PA.
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