Crop Comments: Rare weed helps retain soil

On July 23, I was invited by Uri to perform extensive soil sampling on his farm in eastern Chenango County, NY. I’ve been advising Uri in his organic crop program for a couple decades, taking lots of soil samples for him over the years. I met Uri in September 1964 at Cornell University. I was an ag freshman, and he was transitioning from the two-year ag program to the four-year program.