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Image of the cover of A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pestswww.sare.org resources a-whole-farm-approach-to-managing-pests

A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pests

This 16-page bulletin helps producers—and the educators who work with them—use ecological principles to design farm-wide approaches to control pests. It lays out basic ecological principles for managing pests and suggests...

Integrated pest management fact sheetwww.sare.org resources integrated-pest-management-for-varroa-destructor-in-the-northeastern-united-states-using-drone-brood-removal-and-formic-acid

Integrated Pest Management for Varroa Destructor in the Northeastern United States using Drone Brood Removal and Formic Acid

This bulletin focuses on the management of the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor (V. destructor) in the northeastern U.S. It contains information that will allow a beekeeper to: 1) identify V....

Manage Insects Cover featuring pictures of a field and different pollinatorswww.sare.org resources manage-insects-on-your-farm

Manage Insects on Your Farm

While every farming system is unique, the principles of ecological pest management apply universally. Manage Insects on Your Farm highlights ecological strategies that improve your farm’s natural defenses and encourage beneficial insects...

Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrolswww.sare.org resources greenhouse-ipm-with-an-emphasis-on-biocontrols

Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols

This manual was designed by the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program to help greenhouse growers implement biological control and integrated pest management (IPM). It begins with an introduction to IPM...

Brown and black cows looking at the camera in front of wind turbinesnortheast.sare.org resources organic-parasite-control

Organic parasite control

Signs of parasites, prevention, National Organic Program standards, and more. You will need Adobe Presenter to view.  ...

A man using a tool in the middle of a farm fieldnortheast.sare.org resources backpack-sprayers-for-small-scale-farms

Backpack Sprayers for Small-Scale Farms

Modified backpack sprayers offer simple design, inexpensive pricing, professional nozzle technology, accuracy, and easy, safe filling and cleaning. This makes them an efficient, ideal choice for small, organic, or urban...

organic control of white mold in high tunnels videosouthern.sare.org resources organic-control-of-white-mold-in-high-tunnels

Organic Control of White Mold in High Tunnels

The fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infects many of the cool-season crops produced in Kentucky. This SARE-funded video presents information on the high tunnel production system most commonly used in Kentucky; the...

sweet potato coversouthern.sare.org resources sweetpotato-production-for-kentucky

Sweetpotato Production for Kentucky

This 16-page guidebook, produced by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, covers all aspects of sweetpotato production in Kentucky. Topics include variety selection, production techniques, insect...

southern.sare.org resources cucumber-anthracnose-in-florida

Cucumber Anthracnose in Florida

A fact sheet developed by University of Florida on the symptoms, causal organism, disease cycle and management of cucumber anthracnose. The publication was developed from the results of a SSARE-funded...

Leaffooted bugs on sunflower headsouthern.sare.org resources trap-cropping-in-vegetable-production-one-approach-to-managing-pests

Trap Cropping in Vegetable Production: One Approach to Managing Pests

Trap cropping is a technique that uses plants attractive to insect pests to lure them away from the cash crop. Trap cropping, while not a silver bullet solution to all...

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Establishing Cottonwood Plantations

University of Arkansas researchers studied the feasibility of developing economically viable agroforest systems for producing cellulosic bioenergy crops that will also enhance water quality and provide wildlife habitat on low...

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Organic Horticulture Training for the Southeast

Universities of Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina and South Carolina have partnered to develop a website to help train and educate Cooperative Extension System personnel and other agricultural professionals on the...

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No-Till Cropping Systems in Oklahoma

A three-year study in Oklahoma and Texas revealed that no-till wheat is a viable option for Southern Great Plains’ farmers and ranchers.The purpose of the project was to move wheat...

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