www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms guidelines-for-intercropping how-intercrops-affect-populations-of-beneficial-parasitoids-and-pest-predators
How Intercrops Affect Populations of Beneficial Parasitoids and Pest Predators
...also produce large quantities of pollen. Many major groups of beneficial insects—including predators such as lacewings, lady beetles, minute pirate bugs, and hover flies, as well as parasitoids and pollinators—feed...
www.sare.org publications cover-crop-economics the-off-farm-impacts-of-cover-crops
The Off-Farm Impacts of Cover Crops
...to fields without covers [19]. For pollinators, cover crops provide forage, which helps keep these beneficial insects healthy and fed. Increased biodiversity may also benefit state tourism by allowing better hunting opportunities for birds and...
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Grazing Cattle and Seeding Perennials to Restore Degraded Rangelands
...related ecological problems are arising, including an increased risk of wildfires, reduced habitat for wildlife and the loss of important pollinators. THE ACTIONS TAKEN Rangeland specialists with Utah State University...
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Ch 22. Soils for Urban Farms, Gardens and Green Spaces
...benefit of pollination and honey production. In the four years they’ve been on the site, Pavuk has seen more native bee species and other pollinators show up, like hummingbirds and...
www.sare.org publications 2021-2022-report-from-the-field north-central
North Central 2021-2022
...a version of bingo that teaches about pollinators with children visiting the Hendrick House Farm. Photo by Ann Swanson, Hendrick House Farm “This project has changed our company immensely over...
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New SARE Video: Managing Weeds in an Organic Almond Orchard
...and vetch provides spring blooms that support the pollinators that are essential to California almonds. Triticale or forages are seeded at a heavier rate in areas requiring additional cover to...
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Georgia
...Habitat Wildflowers Draw Native Pollinators to Georgia Apple Orchard, Yields Increase Read more news SARE IN GEORGIA The Georgia SARE program is facilitated through a joint collaboration between the University...
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Tennessee
I am interested in Regional Grants Regional News Funded Grant Projects in Tennessee State Grants Summary The grants summary includes a project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type,...
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2015/2016 Report from the Field
SARE is a program of partnerships. This is especially borne out in the projects that SARE funds: Countless projects are widely meaningful to U.S. agriculture because they involve collaborations that...