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…small-scale success, including community involvement and cooperative models, inspiring us to embrace innovation and collaboration toward a brighter future. Related ATTRA Resources: Disease and Insect Management in Organic Small Grains…
…a hoop house to encourage beneficial insects. Photo: NCAT The SIFT farm hosted five public workshops during the summer season, on composting, cover crops, a general farm tour, produce and…
…parasites, and making use of natural encroachment by native plants to provide shade for livestock and habitat for birds and insects that make a healthier vegetable cropping system, etc. If…
…regard to brown rot of peaches, is the presence in the East of an insect pest, the plum curculio. The curculio doesn’t occur west of the Rockies. The curculio spreads…
…by insects, dust, wild birds, and humans (from shoes and equipment). Oocysts can survive many weeks in the soil outdoors – as long as 600 days. (Farr and Wehr, 1949)…
…habitat for beneficial insects to enhance natural biological control, and provide an important marketable product, so the farm feeds customers’ spirits as well as their bodies. The diversity of crops…
…that involve microbiological activity, insects, earthworms, and small animals.” Plant roots provide habitat and release carbon sugars to feed soil microorganisms and contribute to the formation of glues, or glomalin,…
…trees in alley cropping systems also provide habitat for wildlife such as birds, bats, and insects, which is of huge importance, especially in urban areas where there isn’t usually much…
…Insects Agroforestry for Improved Soil Fertility Other Resources: The Country of Marriage, by Wendell Berry This blog is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable…
…addition to controlling problem plants, they are also helpful in controlling insects such as the alfalfa weevil when used on croplands. They reduce fire risk by eating potential fuels, and…