We are hosting a field day in Kaysville, Utah, on fruit, veggies, flowers, and resources for small farms. We hope you can join us.
Read MoreIβll discuss our research over the last five years on improving cut flower production with the use of tunnels.
Read MoreSoil testing is important for sustainable farming, soil health, and human health. Check out our 4 fact sheets for small farms that include how to zone your property, soil test, consider key contaminants, and use amendments without overdoing it.
Read MoreHere ye, here ye, another flower fact sheet!
Read MoreRegister for our workshop on 4/6 in Caldwell, ID, on high and low tunnel construction and production of small fruits, vegetables, and cut flowers. Registration link: https://bit.ly/hightunnel23.
Read MoreOur research on advancing peony production is published! Check it out in HortScience!
Read MoreOur anemone field budget fact sheet is published! It estimates the costs and returns of wholesale production in Northern Utah, and outlines considerations that affect profitability, such as management practices and labor.
Read MoreThis fact sheet is a budget for ranunculus produced in a field. It outlines the expected costs and returns of wholesale production in the Intermountain West.
Read MoreInterested in smart controllers for your irrigation?
If you live in Cache, Davis, or Utah Counties, consider joining this training and receive a free controller! Register here: https://tinyurl.com/irrigationcontrollers.
Read MoreAt long last, our new dahlia production fact sheet for Utah is published!
Read MoreCome join us for our upcoming High Tunnel Workshop hosted by the University of Idaho Extension in collaboration with USU Extension and sponsored by the Idaho Farm Bureau. Click here to register.
Read MoreHere is some temperature fun on this very cold day π€! Courtesy of the USU Climate Center.
Read MoreWhat a great day at the 1st annual Utah Flower Day Conference presented by the Utah Flower Farm Association and USU Extension at Wheeler Historic Farm.
Read MoreRegister for the 2023 Urban and Small Farms Conference! Itβs on Zoom and free!
Read MoreOur newest research paper is published in Horticulturae! This features our 2-year trial with producing anemone in the high tunnel and field, with staggered planting dates, 2 cultivars, and various amounts of winter insulation. It is free to read HERE!
Read MorePictured here is that rare, perfect dahlia leaf. Often leaves have mosaic spots, which can indicate virus. Read our new fact sheet that discusses the symptoms, disease cycle, and management of dahlia mosaic virus (DMV) here!
Read MoreβOverwintering Improves Ranunculus Cut Flower Production in the US Intermountain Westβ is OUT! The bottom line - fall-planting ranunculus is the way to go, hands down. High tunnels optimized yield, but fall-planting a field with insulation also helped target production during early-season temperatures. This article is open-access (free), so be sure to check it out here!
Read MoreCut flowers redefine profit potentials for small farms, and high-tunnel anemone earn their real estate if proper management for the Mountain West. Read our new economics fact sheet that outlines input costs, yield expectations, and the bottom line.
Read MoreFarmers in Utah and surrounding communities: please take our survey on how you grow delphinium and larkspur!
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