www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops soil-health-plant-health-and-pests Ch 8. Soil Health, Plant Health and Pests ...management of crop pests on farms; it should be a central goal that underpins crop integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Inoculate With Beneficial Organisms? The practices we discuss later in...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops ch-9-managing-for-high-quality-soils-and-focusing-on-organic-matter-management Ch 9. Managing for High-Quality Soils and Focusing on Organic Matter Management ...good plant nutrition in an environmentally sound way, good nutrient management involves additional practices. Organic Matter Management Good organic matter management is a fundamental concept because it is associated with...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops putting-it-all-together Ch 24. Putting It All Together ...the same practices are often recommended for different constraints because they address multiple concerns at the same time. Table 24.2 Linking Some Soil Health Measurements to General Management SolutionsSuggested management...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops analyzing-your-soil-and-crop Ch 21. Analyzing Your Soil and Crop ...based on the crop you plan to grow. Soil tests, and proper interpretation of results, are an important tool for developing a farm nutrient management program. However, deciding how much...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops cover-crops Ch 10. Cover Crops ...tool and an excellent rotation crop, but pest management results are inconsistent. More research is needed to further clarify the variables affecting the release and toxicity of the chemical compounds...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops nutrient-management Ch 18. Nutrient Management ...a set of principles for good nutrient management (maximizing nutrient-use efficiency and minimizing environmental impacts) that recognizes that the best practices vary by local soil, climate and management factors. The...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops soils-for-urban-farms-gardens-and-green-spaces Ch 22. Soils for Urban Farms, Gardens and Green Spaces ...our beneficial insects, so that we’ll be able to use more of those biological controls as part of our pest management strategy.” The Farm Park also has its beehives to...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops introduction Introduction ...that sustainable soil management is profitable, and that such management will cause profitability to increase with greater scarcity of resources and higher prices of crop inputs. Even the interests of...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops diversifying-cropping-systems Ch 11. Diversifying Cropping Systems ...Also, when some varieties of a species are prized for a certain quality, such as taste, but are susceptible to a particular pest, growing a number of rows of the...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops minimizing-tillage Ch 16. Minimizing Tillage ...1731. It was the first textbook on the subject and set the standard for soil and crop management for the next century. (It is now available online as part of...
projects.sare.org projects sw07-022 Using Nectar Cover Cropping in Vineyards for Sustainable Pest Management The seven objectives of this proposal are to:Determine if buckwheat flowers and cahaba vetch extrafloral nectaries increase longevity and fecundity of key natural enemies. Determine when to sow cover crops to maximize nectar availability for...
projects.sare.org projects lne03-177 Perimeter trap crop approach to pest management on vegetable farms PERFORMANCE TARGETS: Of the 800 New England vegetable growers that will learn about PTC, at least 26 growers will adopt PTC on one (16 farms) or more crops (10 farms); will reap pesticide reduction, pest control, crop quality, environmental,...
projects.sare.org projects lnc07-284 Implementing biointensive pest management and evaluating hard cider manufacturing to increase sustainability of apple production Objective 1. Compare innovative tactics to conventional IPM and traditional practices for disease, insect, and weed management in annual field trials. Objective 2: Develop methods for producing hard apple cider of consistently high quality that...
projects.sare.org projects lne02-167 Enhancement, Implementation - Evaluation of Biologically Based Pest Management Tactic for Three Key Pests in Production Nurseries
projects.sare.org projects lne07-262 Natural pest management in New York high tunnel and greenhouse vegetables Thirty greenhouse/high tunnel vegetable growers will complete pest/disease surveys, ranking issues of greatest relevance. Eighty growers will attend winter meetings and/or one of four on-farm demonstration farms for biological control. Of the 80...