Grow What You Eat
EFB 496/796
Tuesday/Thursday - 12:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m., Illick Hall 530
Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Illick Hall 530
Instructor: Terry Ettinger, Greenhouse Manager
Office: 529 Illick Hall
Phone: 315-470-6772
Mobile: 315-471-5854
Course Content - Cover Crops and Soil Testing
As mentioned on the Course Content Introduction page, "Assigned readings," "assigned video lectures" and "assigned web resources" are the key content for this course and information within these assignments will be used in the development of assessment tools - i.e., quizzes, exams, etc.
Also note that the first link under each "Assigned Video Lectures" heading is to the original Prezi content. If you'd like to learn more about how I've created the video lectures you'll be watching (hopefully) throughout the semester, I've actually recorded a video about the process I use for recording videos the you can watch by clicking here!
"Supplemental" readings, web resources, and video content can be helpful in providing additional context to the assigned materials. It's likely that over the course of the semester additional supplemental resources will be added to this page, so plan to check back frequently.
And, if you come across a resource you believe would be a helpful addition to this content page, please do share it with me.
"Cornell Soil Health Manual"
Part III - Cover Cropping and Organic Amendment Considerations (pages 92-97)
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 8 - Soil Management
Assigned Online Resources:
"Cornell Soil Health Testing Laboratory Instructions" (link)
Here you will find all of the information needed to collect and submit soil samples, as well as how to interpret soil test results.
"How to Taka a Cornell Assessment for Soil Health (C.A.S.H.) Soil Sample" (link)
This video will show you the fundamentals of taking a Cornell Assessment for Soil Health (C.A.S.H.) soil sample.
"Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers" (link)
This Cornell website provides succinct, yet indepth discussions of the advantages and disadvantages of cover crops species suitable for use across much of the northern United States and southern Canada.
Coming soon.
Supplemental Online Resources:
"Building Soils for Better Crops" (link)
Now in its third edition, many consider this SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) publication to be the "bible" of cover crop resources. You can access the text version online and/or download it in several different formats - all free!
"Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects" (link)
This online publication discusses how flowering cover crops can fulfill their original purpose as a conservation practice while at the same time providing valuable forage for wild bees and beneficial insects.
"Bees and Cover Crops: Using flowering cover crops for native pollinator conservation" (link)
Review of the benefits of cover crops in attracting and sustaining native pollinators in the vicinity of food crops.
Supplemental Video Content:
"Cover Crops for Soil Health Workshop" (link)
This three-day professional development workshop, hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016, addressed the latest research on the benefits and successful management of cover crops in grain, vegetable and animal production systems. There are a total of twelve online presentations in this series.