Integrating Poultry: Soil Health and Crop Yield Improvements in Organic Vegetable Systems
Project OverviewIntegrating livestock into organic production systems can provide several benefits, including (1)…
Webinar: Efficient Intercropping for Biological Control of Aphids in Transplanted Organic Lettuce
Discover how organic farmers control aphids naturally using beneficial insects like hoverflies. This resource…
Webinar: Design and Management of Organic Strawberry/Vegetable Rotations
Explore this four-year study on crop rotation with strawberries, featuring broccoli and lettuce. Discover insights on…
Organic Pesticide Efficacy Tables: Brassicas, Lettuce, & Leafy Greens
Pesticides should be the final step in an organic pest management plan. When selecting an insecticide or fungicide it…
Evaluation of Fungicides for Controlling Downy Mildew on Central Coast Lettuce
Downy mildew is a serious disease of lettuce. We evaluated both organic and non-organic fungicides on an experimental…
Adapting and Expanding High Tunnel Organic Vegetable Production for the Southeast
Project OverviewOrganic vegetable producers in the Southern region face limited soil fertility, water management…
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…
Organic Winter Production Scheduling in Unheated High Tunnels in Colorado
CSU researchers collaborated with farmers to test winter crop planting times in unheated tunnels, focusing on lettuce,…
Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production
Discover sustainable practices to enhance soil quality and crop yields. Our resource highlights the importance of…
Long-term Organic Farming Impacts on Soil Fertility
Supplying adequate nitrogen (N) to organic crops is challenging. Our research team is developing a system to grow…
