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News La calidad del agua tiene una gran influencia en el crecimiento y desarrollo de los cultivos. More
News Water quality has a large influence on crop growth and development. More
News Informe de Prueba del Suelo del Túnel Alto: Materia Orgánica y Capacidad de Intercambio Catiónico
02/04/2019
El año pasado, hemos estado trabajando con 27 agricultores y agricultoras de Pennsylvania para entender mejor los suelos en túneles altos. More
Articles Cucumber Production
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D., Lynn Kime, Jayson K. Harper, Ph.D., Michael Orzolek, Ph.D., Steve Bogash
Multiple markets exist for growers with fewer than 5 acres, and many field operations, such as land preparation, planting, and harvesting, can be custom hired. More
Articles En El Camino: Granjas de Ulmer (Ulmer Farms)
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Tom Butzler, Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D.
Ulmer Farms es una granja de 1,200 acres en el Condado de Clinton, donde Seth y Liz Ulmer han estado cultivando soja, maíz, tomates por procesamiento, y frijoles verdes por procesamiento desde 2001. More
Articles On the Road: Processing Snap Beans at Ulmer Farms
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Tom Butzler, Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D.
Ulmer Farms is a 1,200-acre farm in Clinton County where Seth and Liz Ulmer have been growing soybeans, corn, processing tomatoes, and processing snap beans since 2001. More
Videos Snap Bean Production at Ulmer Farms
Tom Butzler, Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D.
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This Learn Now video on snap bean production is the latest in a series of Penn State Extension videos on Pennsylvania farmer’s production of processing vegetables. More
News Cation Exchange Capacity or CEC is a measure of the ability of a soil to hold cations or elements with positive charges. More
News Continuamos nuestra serie donde hemos estado examinando informes de prueba del suelo para los túneles altos. More
News July started out dry and hot but transitioned quickly, with almost no warning, to very wet and hot. More
Articles En el Camino: Agricultura Urbana en Philadelphia
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D., Robert Berghage, Ph.D., Thomas McCann
Ayer viajamos a Philadelphia para visitar fincas urbanas. More
Articles On the Road: Urban Agriculture in Philadelphia
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Thomas McCann, Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D., Robert Berghage, Ph.D.
The Extension On the Road crew traveled to Philadelphia to meet farmers and their community partners and get a look at how farming is used to build community, as educational spaces, and to produce food in urban areas. More
News Soluble salts commonly found in soils are calcium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate. Potassium, ammonium, nitrate, and carbonate are also found, but in smaller quantities. More
News Downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber in Mifflin County on July 11. Warmer weather throughout the state is helping crops along, but has also been good for insect pests. More
Articles En el Camino: Granja Orgánica de Toigo 2018
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D., Robert Berghage, Ph.D.
En Toigo, cultivan principalmente tomates y también pepinos, pimientos y berenjenas para mercados al por mayor y directas. More
Articles On the Road: Toigo Organic Farms in 2018
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D., Robert Berghage, Ph.D.
At Toigo, they grow primarily tomatoes, along with cucumbers, peppers, and eggplants for wholesale and direct markets. More
News Wet weather and variable temperatures across the state continue to be challenging for vegetable and berry production. More
News pH del suelo en una encuesta de 27 túneles altos en Pennsylvania More
News Niveles de fósforo, potasio, magnesio y calcio en una encuesta de 27 túneles altos en Pennsylvania. More
News Phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca) levels in a survey of 27 high tunnels across Pennsylvania. More
News Cloudy weather, rainstorms, and variable temperatures across the state have slowed some crops and created very favorable conditions for disease development. More
News High Tunnel Soil Test Report: Soil pH
05/24/2018
Soil pH in a Survey of 27 High Tunnels in Pennsylvania More
News It’s no secret that this spring has been cold and wet across Pennsylvania. On many farms, planting has been delayed as much as three weeks, and many crops already in the ground are developing more slowly than usual. More
Articles Pumpkin Cultivar Trial Results
Elsa Sanchez, Ph.D., Timothy Elkner, Robert Pollock, Tom Butzler, William Lamont, Jr., Ph.D.
We evaluated twenty-one pumpkin cultivars in 2016 and 2017. More
News An ongoing project funded by the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers' Association looks at cropping and nutrient management issues in high tunnels. More