The Vegetable Beet

Today’s episode is HOOPHOUSE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT. Our first guest today is Judson Reid, Extension Vegetable Specialist, at Cornell University. Judson focuses on cultural practices, small farm operations and season extension techniques. Our second guest is David Van Eeckhout from The Good Acre food hub in St. Paul, Minnesota. As The Good Acre’s Grower Support Specialist, David combines his experience in farming and business to help their network of farmers be sustainable both financially and in the field, including crop recommendations and food safety protocols. 

Near the end of the Q&A session there was some discussion about citric acid rates for organic producers to acidify their irrigation water. Here is a link that was shared: https://www.pthorticulture.com/en/training-center/acid-choices-for-reducing-water-alkalinity/