Soil Solarization and Biosolarization
…fleet—farmers can utilize the sun to destroy or disable insects, diseases, nematodes, and weeds in the field. The technique known as solarization consists of laying clear, plastic mulch on moist…
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Stink Bugs—Botanical Control Formulations
…shapes. Many true bugs are pests, but some are quite beneficial. This causes confusion because some of the predators are shaped or pigmented in similar configurations as pests. The brown…
High Tunnel Grapes: Establishment
…be kept to a minimum in your high tunnel, as they will compete with the young grape vines for water and nutrients and can harbor insect pests. The best option…
ATTRA Identification Sheet: Cherry Diseases
…ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Related Publications ATTRA Identification Sheet: Cherry Insect Pests Pruning for Organic Management of Organic Fruit Tree Diseases…
Managing Soils for Water: How Five Principles of Soil Health Support Water Infiltration and Storage
…insects and pollinators. Biological mulches/plant residue provides habitat for spiders, an important predator of agricultural pests. At this Georgia cotton farm, the farmer chem-killed a small-grain cover crop and no-tilled…
Vermicomposting: The Basics
…they can attract flies, rodents, and other pests. Don’t use pet or human manure. Livestock manure is fine, as long as it’s free of antibiotics or, naturally, deworming medications. Worms…
Disease and Insect Management in Organic Small Grains
…and insects that eat weed seeds. Predation rates are extremely high near field edges that maintain good cover for mice, carabid beetles, and other predators (Maxwell, 2010). Some farmers create…
Biodiesel: The Sustainability Dimensions
…cycles of weeds, disease and insect pests. Mellows soil. Sclerotinia-susceptible. Should not be grown within five years of sunflower. Peanut 109 Peanuts are often grown in rotation with other crops…
Climate Beneficial Practices
…attract predators of common pests, and plants that provide tree cover and leaf litter to improve nutrient cycling and water infiltration. Related ATTRA Resources Agroforestry Other Resources Forest Gardening References…
Hogs: Pastured or Forested Production
…on GMOs, provided by NCAT Agriculture Specialist Lee Rinehart: “GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are organisms that are genetically altered to possess specific traits, such as herbicide resistance or insecticidal…