Friday, August 15, 2025, 2:00 pm until 5:30 pm
Musgrave Research Farm, 1256 Poplar Ridge Rd, Aurora, NY
Join New York Soil Health and the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab for an interactive field day celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Experiment at Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY! The Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Experiment tests four distinct organic field crop management systems across a five-year crop rotation, providing insights into the cumulative effects of management choices on agronomic and profitability outcomes.
Date: Friday, August 15th 2:00-5:30 pm
Location: Musgrave Research Farm (1256 Poplar Ridge Rd, Aurora, NY)
Free to attend, registration required -- REGISTER HERE
CCA credits available.
Featuring:
- Tour research plots and learn key findings from trials on weed management, reducing tillage and more in organic field crop rotations
- Farmer Advisor panel: Bringing Lessons from the Organic Cropping Systems Trial to the Farm
- Equipment demos
- Soil health and soil biology demos with the NY Soil Health Trailer
- Social hour with refreshments and snacks provided
Co-sponsored by New York Soil Health, Cornell Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab and NOFA-NY. More info and registration: https://www.newyorksoilhealth.org/calendar_event/8-15-soil-health-and-climate-resilency-field-day-aurora-ny/
