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Cover Crops field tripwww.sare.org publications organic-production pest-management

Pest Management

...to Beneficial Natural Enemies and Their Use in Pest Management This colorful, richly illustrated booklet offers an introduction to beneficial natural enemies and their use in pest management.Download File (1.34...

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References

...B.R. Stinner (eds.). pp. 19–28. Entomological Society of America miscellaneous publication 65. College Park, MD. Hammond, R.B. 1989. Soybean insect pest management and conservation tillage: options for the growers. In...

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Ch 3. Cultural Weed Management

...has a relatively high investment in weed management in early years, but low risk. Standard management has an approximately constant investment in weed management over years, but moderate risk. The...

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Manage Insectswww.sare.org publications manage-insects-on-your-farm putting-it-all-together key-elements-of-ecological-pest-management

Key Elements of Ecological Pest Management

Key Elements of Ecological Pest Management Ecological Pest Management relies on preventive rather than reactive strategies. your cropping program should focus primarily on preventive practices above and below ground (#1...

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Pest Management

...Fact Sheets These fact sheets discuss alternative containers, marketing and crop selection, alternatives to synthetic herbicides and integrated pest management in commercial nursery plant production. Vegetable Bedding Plants Pest Management...

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What is Sustainable Agriculture report coverwww.sare.org publications what-is-sustainable-agriculture ecological-pest-management

Ecological Pest Management

“Ecological Pest Management," the fifth episode in“What is Sustainable Agriculture?” animation series, introduces key components of ecological pest management and is intended to complement more detailed training materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWJek3LuE6c&list=PLWlltQ6Oy0zpgxVhd2vZqTDvVXpPhSVd0&index=5 Dig...

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Part One: An Ecological Approach to Pest Management

...becoming aware of these risks to their operations, human health and the environment, and are turning instead to ecological pest management strategies for solutions. Ecological strategies treat the farm like...

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Appendix F - Citations Bibliography

...1992. Soil surface modification by biomass inputs affecting rainfall infiltration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56:1614-1620. 53 Brunson, K. E. 1991. Winter cover crops in the integrated pest management of sustainable cantaloupe...

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Building Soils for Better Crops Coverwww.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...

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Systems Research for Agriculture Book Coverwww.sare.org publications systems-research-for-agriculture chapter-three-planning-interdisciplinary-agricultural-systems-research experimental-design-using-simulated-agricultural-systems

Experimental Design Using Simulated Agricultural Systems

...included crops commonly grown in the northeastern United States, their management practices reflected differences in income goals, production constraints and overall management priorities (Table 3.2). Cropping System 1 (CS1) simulated...

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Pest Exclusion Systems for Pest Management in Vegetable Production Across the Southeast

...Management (IPM) strategies are recommended to exclude pests in both opens fields and in high tunnels. The principles of pest exclusion involve separating the insect pest from the host plant...

transitioning to organic production guidewww.sare.org publications transitioning-to-organic-production making-the-transition-to-organic-cropping-systems

Making the Transition to Organic Cropping Systems

...to keep insect pest populations under control, and they only use sprays as back up when other cultural and physical management strategies aren’t effective. The most effective pest management practices...

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References

...Connecticut, Integrated Pest Management. Brainard, D. C., and R. R. Bellinder. 2004. Weed suppression in a broccoli–winter rye intercropping system. Weed Science 52:281–90. Bruehl, G. W. 1987. Soilborne Plant Pathogens....

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Spotted Wing Drosophila: Pest Management Recommendations for Southeastern Blueberries

...developed by University of Florida, discusses Integrated Pest Management techniques for managing the pest, specifically in blueberries. The program focuses on effective monitoring, cultural control and use of selective pesticides....

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Organic Production

...to organic, become certified, and much more. Pest Management Organic pest management tends to require more intensive management than non-organic management because you must understand the life cycle of your...

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Whole-Farm Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Video Series

If you want to know the best ways to manage pests via integrated pest management, you can find all of the information you need in a series of video modules...

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Common NRCS Practices Related to Pest Management on Organic Farms

This document demonstrates how certain NRCS practices that have primary resource protection benefits can also have significant Integrated Pest Management benefits to organic producers....

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Vegetable Bedding Plants Pest Management

This University of Massachusetts web page has information on integrated pest management (IPM) and organic controls, two practical ways to effectively manage pests on vegetable bedding plants. Vegetable bedding plants...

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Utah Vegetable Production & Pest Management Guide

Partially funded by Western SARE, the Utah Vegetable Production and Pest Management Guide is inclusive to all growers, whether commercial or hobbyist. Although content is specific to Utah, most content...

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Cover Crops for Sustainable Crop Rotations

...has more information on the role of soil health in climate risk management. Pest Management Cover crop effects on agricultural pests are multi-faceted. With careful attention to cultivar choice, placement...

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