Elderberries: Easy to Grow Medicine
…elderberry cultivars in trials at different research sites in Missouri. So, depending on where you’re growing, you might want to choose different cultivars. Elderberry Pests Elderberries do have a few…
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Rats, Mice, and Voles: Vertebrate IPM Tip Sheet
Vertebrate Integrated Pest Management Series By Martin Guerena, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Introduction Rats, mice, and voles are some of the most damaging rodent pests worldwide. They destroy crops in the…
Awesome Alliums
…well as whether there are pests and diseases present and whether the growing conditions in your production area are conducive to those pests and diseases. Having spoken to local producers…
Tipsheet: Living Conditions, Facilities, and Handling for Organic Livestock
…Organic and Natural Alternatives. Structural Pest Management Structural pests include a wide range of organisms such as termites, which can damage structures; mice and grain weevils, which use structures as…
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management: Central and Southern Appalachian Region
…control pests, pollinate your crops, and contribute to the rich experience of your farming life. Organizations and communities that recognize the habitat value of farms may even offer funding to…
High Tunnel Grapes: Harvest and Quality Considerations
…their optimum maturity, berry-splitting or shriveling may occur, in addition to potential loss from birds, raccoons, other pests, and fruit rots. Grape clusters should be harvested by gently supporting the…
Organic Pest Management in the South with Integrated Pest Management
In this webinar, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Audrey Kolde discusses using integrated pest management (IPM) to manage pests on organic crops in the South. These science-backed practices empower farmers to…
Microbial Inoculants
…pests and diseases (Hohmann and Messmer, 2017). Mycorrhizae can also connect with the roots of other nearby plants, including plants of different species. These common mycorrhizal networks can transfer nutrients,…
Risk Management
…is no right or wrong way to respond to it. Production Risk | Production uncertainty in crop enterprises is caused by variations in weather and by disease, insects, and other…
Plug and Transplant Production for Organic Systems
…aspects of implementing an IPM program for bedding plants. Topics include scouting, developing and implementing control strategies, case studies, use of biological controls, and descriptions and controls of prevalent pests…