northcentral.sare.org news prairie-strips-as-a-farmland-conservation-practice
Prairie Strips as a Farmland Conservation Practice
...strips contributed to improved water quality and phosphorus and sediment loss reduction with minimal impact on crop production. The planted areas also created habitats for pollinators, beneficial insects, and other...
northcentral.sare.org news attracting-beneficial-insects-to-urban-farms
Attracting Beneficial Insects to Urban Farms
...began to attract a wider variety of beneficial pollinators and pest predators to the point that they were able to achieve improved yields while lowering their use of organic sprays....
northcentral.sare.org news generating-income-from-pollinator-habitat-on-an-urban-farm
Generating Income from Pollinator Habitat on an Urban Farm
Supporting beneficial insects such as pollinators and predators is important on all farms because of their services. In urban areas, attracting beneficials can be particularly challenging because their natural habitat...
northcentral.sare.org news ncr-sares-2024-partnership-grants
NCR-SARE's 2024 Partnership Grants
...Production using Native Pollinators.” Alan Sundermeier with Conservation Action Project in Bowling Green, OH was awarded $49,107 for the project, “Soil and Crop Biology Testing - What It Means -...
southern.sare.org sare-in-your-state florida sare-funded-projects
SARE Funded Projects
...impacts and exploring the role of extension in their success GS21-244 What's the Buzz? Assessing Efficacy, Synergisms, and Sustainability of Pollinators in Southern Highbush Blueberry GS21-243 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Associations...
southern.sare.org sare-in-your-state texas sare-funded-projects-4
SARE Funded Projects
...agencies LS20-341 Assessing Water Use Efficiency, Soil Health, and Pollinators Within a Transition from Irrigation to Dryland Management in the Texas High Plains Education Grants EDS23-048 Field Day Trainings to...
southern.sare.org news mississippi-state-university-leading-efforts-to-help-landowners-implement-conservation-practices-on-the-farm
Mississippi State University Leading Efforts to Help Landowners Implement Conservation Practices on the Farm
...State University, NRCS, and other stakeholders to conduct workshops in areas of soil health, water conservation, nutrient management, wildlife habitat, pollinators, forestry practices, and natural resources business enterprises. “Those tasked...
southern.sare.org news using-row-covers-to-protect-squash-from-insect-pests
Using Row Covers to Protect Squash from Insect Pests
...and cover rows until plants flower, remove cover daily in the morning for 3 to 4 hours, then recover. The crop was monitored for insect pests, pollinators and fruit production....
southern.sare.org news southern-sare-awards-research-and-education-grants-for-2020
Southern SARE Awards Research and Education Grants for 2020
...Pollinators within a Transition from Irrigation to Dryland Management in the Texas High Plains, $299,208, Texas Tech University, Charles West, chuck.west@ttu.edu LS20-342 Enhancing Hedgerow Systems in Fruit Tree Production to...
southern.sare.org news hiding-in-plain-sight
Hiding in Plain Sight
...imidacloprid to protect trees from borer damage. However, there are concerns of the effects of the chemical on pollinators. Addesso said that using cover crops to help manage the pest...