Organic Pesticide Efficacy Tables: Cabbage
Pesticides should be the final step in an organic pest management plan. When selecting an insecticide or fungicide it…
Northern Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC)
Project OverviewThe Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) is a farmer-participatory plant…
Use of Chemically- and Microbially-Designed Compost Extracts for Managing Weeds
This article explores how designed compost extracts can effectively manage weed biomass, improve soil physical…
High Tunnel Pest Exclusion System
Discover how shade cloths can protect crops from pests while allowing beneficial insects to thrive. This resource…
Cole Crops and Other Brassicas: Organic Production
Cole crops and brassicas thrive across the U.S., offering organic farmers diverse options with strong nutritional…
Field Evaluation of Designed Compost Extracts for Organic Weed Suppression
Organic vegetable growers need practical and cost-effective technology to reduce weed pressure and yield losses. In…
Sorghum-sudangrass as a cover crop for organic no-till vegetable production and as a hay crop for the organic market
The purpose of this project was to investigate the potential of sorghum sudangrass to serve as both summer cover…
Integrating Conservation of Generalist Predators and Specialist Parasitoids in Pacific Northwest Organic Vegetables
Organic farms often have a diverse range of beneficial insects, but pest problems are still common. One reason for this…
Long-Term Vegetable Rotation Systems Using Organic Production Methods and Conservation Tillage
This experiment is a long term study comparing continuous tomatoes with vegetable rotation under five possible…
Control of Flea Beetle in Cole Crops with Cruciferous Trap Crops
This project involved two years of trials to assess whether trap crops could reduce flea beetle damage on organically…