Lab News

Talk to USU Trees!

You can text, leave notes, and make wishes with trees across campus for a limited time. Use this map and take a stroll to find them today!

Melanie StockOctober 3, 2025

Statice production FS!

Our new fact sheet on statice is out! Click here for a free download and start planning for next year’s growing season.

Melanie StockOctober 1, 2025

USU Magazine Article

The USU Small Farms Lab received a very thoughtful write-up and beautiful photoshoot for the fall issue of USU Magazine! Print copies coming soon, but here’s a sneak peek online! Sure couldn’t do this without our farmers, students, and USU colleagues.

Melanie StockSeptember 30, 2025

Cultivating Healthy Plants

My slides can be downloaded here for reference. Thank you all for listening and asking great questions on soil health and amendments.

Melanie StockSeptember 18, 2025

Larkspur fact sheet

New fact sheet released on larkspur cut flower production here!

Melanie StockAugust 12, 2025

Field Day materials

Here are the cut flower irrigation notes, a link to the DIY Irrigation fact sheet and a link to the soil moisture by feel guide from the NRCS. The notes will be posted for one week - please email me for a copy after that. Thank you for attending!

Melanie StockAugust 4, 2025

Carnation fact sheet

Our guide to producing miniature/heirloom carnation cut flowers is published! Find it here.

Melanie StockJuly 30, 2025

Kaysville Field Day

USU’s Kaysville Field Day is on 8/5 and you can register here!

Melanie StockJuly 14, 2025

Delphinium production

Read our new fact sheet to learn how to maximize delphinium season. We cover everything from from seed starting, to field management practices, to grading and sales here.

Melanie StockJuly 9, 2025

ASCFG Growers' School Notes

I am so humbled and honored to be at the ASCFG’s Growers’ School in Texas this week. Please find handouts of my slides here.

Melanie StockMarch 18, 2025

Wool mulch talk in Moab

The 4th Annual Workshop in Moab was a wonderful time. Please find my slides here.

Melanie StockFebruary 27, 2025

Our annual Urban and Small Farms Conference is on Feb 18 - 20. It is a webinar and FREE to attend, but you have to register and can do so HERE . Excited to see you next week!

Register now for USU’s Urban and Small Farms Conference! It is a free webinar from Feb 18-20. Click here for more information.

Melanie StockFebruary 12, 2025

Ada Co. Soil & Water Conservation District's Harvest and Hearth Conference

For those who attended Harvest and Hearth, find reach out if you’d like my cut flower and soils notes.

Melanie StockFebruary 12, 2025

UCFFA Winter Conference presentation

I am honored to be a speaker at the Utah Cut Flower farm Association’s 3rd annual conference, where we’ll take a deep dive into the science of irrigation, soils, and crop demand. My slides are no longer posted, but please reach out if you’d like them.

Melanie StockFebruary 1, 2025

Flowering in the North conference slides

Please email me for my slides from Flowering in the North!

Melanie StockJanuary 22, 2025

Pest management for cut flowers

Our new fact sheet is all about pest management with cut flowers. Part I describes IPM principles and Part II the “top 10” insect and related pests to identify and manage.

Melanie StockDecember 16, 2024