Tag Archive for: Insects
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When in Drought, Plan It Out: Rain Harvesting
By Stephanie Kasper, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Program…
![Cereal rye cover crop](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cereal-rye-cover-crop-usda-495x400.jpg)
Episode 304. Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists…
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/American_Bison_8-495x400.jpg)
Episode 300. Learning from the Amskapi Piikani — Latrice Tatsey on Soils, Climate, and Culture, Part 1
Farmers everywhere are facing significant challenges related…
![Spider mites covering cover crops](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image1-scaled-1-495x400.jpeg)
![Silverleaf whitefly.](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/whitefly_TS_pic1-495x400.jpg)
![A collage of hedgerow plant species](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/main-image-495x400.jpg)
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![Aphids feeding on cowpeas in Mount Pleasant, TX](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/aphids-1-495x400.jpg)
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NCAT Releases Updated Tipsheets on Soil Solarization and Biosolarization
Are you struggling with weeds or pests? Solarization and biosolarization…
![high tunnel](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/High-Tunnel_anonymous-495x400.jpg)
Insect Netting for Spray-Free Insect Control on Small Farms
As I walked through the high tunnels in mid-July 2020, a frustration set in that it may not be possible to grow greenhouse cucumbers without spraying them. In my previous role as Farm Director at Hip Peas Farm, a peri-urban microfarm in Hooksett, New Hampshire, we had a demand for greenhouse cucumbers. These pests presented a huge problem for us, as we were attempting to be a completely spray-free operation.
Dan Birnstihl, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Solarization-495x400.jpg)
Solarization and Biosolarization: Harnessing the Sun and Organic Matter to Control Weeds
Biosolarization is an innovation in the realm of weed control.…
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Soil Steaming for High Tunnels
Soil steaming on farms is an emerging technology that is being…
Tag Archive for: Insects
![Stephanie Kasper's rainwater harvesting system](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rainwater-harvesting-495x400.png)
When in Drought, Plan It Out: Rain Harvesting
By Stephanie Kasper, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Program…
![Cereal rye cover crop](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cereal-rye-cover-crop-usda-495x400.jpg)
Episode 304. Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists…
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/American_Bison_8-495x400.jpg)
Episode 300. Learning from the Amskapi Piikani — Latrice Tatsey on Soils, Climate, and Culture, Part 1
Farmers everywhere are facing significant challenges related…
![Spider mites covering cover crops](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image1-scaled-1-495x400.jpeg)
![Silverleaf whitefly.](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/whitefly_TS_pic1-495x400.jpg)
![A collage of hedgerow plant species](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/main-image-495x400.jpg)
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/leaf-miner-495x400.jpeg)
![Aphids feeding on cowpeas in Mount Pleasant, TX](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/aphids-1-495x400.jpg)
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/grasshopper-495x400.png)
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/biosolarization20-495x307.jpg)
NCAT Releases Updated Tipsheets on Soil Solarization and Biosolarization
Are you struggling with weeds or pests? Solarization and biosolarization…
![high tunnel](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/High-Tunnel_anonymous-495x400.jpg)
Insect Netting for Spray-Free Insect Control on Small Farms
As I walked through the high tunnels in mid-July 2020, a frustration set in that it may not be possible to grow greenhouse cucumbers without spraying them. In my previous role as Farm Director at Hip Peas Farm, a peri-urban microfarm in Hooksett, New Hampshire, we had a demand for greenhouse cucumbers. These pests presented a huge problem for us, as we were attempting to be a completely spray-free operation.
Dan Birnstihl, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Solarization-495x400.jpg)
Solarization and Biosolarization: Harnessing the Sun and Organic Matter to Control Weeds
Biosolarization is an innovation in the realm of weed control.…
![](https://attra.ncat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Soil-Steaming.jpg)
Soil Steaming for High Tunnels
Soil steaming on farms is an emerging technology that is being…