{"id":10274,"date":"2020-03-10T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/?p=10274"},"modified":"2022-05-17T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T14:39:02","slug":"balancing-agriculture-and-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/es\/balancing-agriculture-and-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing agriculture and nature \/ El equilibrio de la agricultura y la naturaleza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Researchers examine the evolving partnership between farming and ecology<\/h2>\n

(Spanish translation to follow\/traducci\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol abajo)<\/i><\/p>\n

Mire aqu\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> for the English-Spanish Glossary from the research presentations.

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A<\/span>t the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, the Programa de Ecolog\u00eda del Agro-Paisaje Aplicada<\/span><\/a> examines the delicate balance of food production co-existing with nature and wildlife. Critical to this process is the navigating of relationships between wildlife, soil microbes, water, plants, and farming. <\/span><\/p>\n

The primary goal of the program is to examine the semi-natural habitats on and surrounding the farm from the perspective of native species conservation and the provision of biologically-mediated benefits such as pollination and biocontrol to food production. Through research and demonstration, the Farm Hub seeks to generate and share the acquired knowledge with other farms. To achieve this, the Farmscape Ecology team has been working with a variety of researchers throughout the region on individual projects\u2014soil and water quality and turtles to name a few\u2014that aim to add knowledge to farming and ecology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anne Bloomfield, Farmscape Ecology Manager at the Farm Hub, addresses a packed audience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The program has hit some exciting milestones lately including being the subject of a <\/span>produced by Oceans 8 Films, which features the work of the Applied Farmscape Ecology Program Collaborative\u2019s scientists and researchers. On June 16 the film \u201cFarmscape Ecology\u201d premiered in an online screening and followed by a Q&A and discussion with the researchers in the film and award-winning film director Jon Bowermaster (see sidebar below).<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019 the Applied Farmscape Ecology program at the Farm Hub and the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program  partnered to launch the Applied Farmscape Ecology Research Collaborative, which  includes researchers from the following organizations: Bard College, Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program, Hudsonia, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY New Paltz, the University of New England, and Columbia University.   Will Yandik, a farmer and independent researcher, is also part of the Collaborative.<\/p>\n

This group includes researchers and scientists in the region whose work addresses the questions, how can on-farm habitat conservation or creation help support regional biodiversity? And, how can such conservation or creation contribute to farm production? Some have already been working with the Farm Hub, while others are new to the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year the Collaborative is working on a number of new projects:<\/span><\/p>\n