Southeast
https://www.georgiaorganics.org/events/ipmffd
EDT
June 27, 2023
10:30 am
June 27, 2023
12:30 pm
Field Day
Crystal Organic Farm 425 North Johnson Street Newborn, GA 30056
Partner
Georgia Organics
Co-Hosting Organization Name: Crystal Organics Farm, UGA (Jason Schmidt, Henry Sintim), Seven Springs Farm Supply
Co-Hosting Organization Name: Crystal Organics Farm, UGA (Jason Schmidt, Henry Sintim), Seven Springs Farm Supply
Georgia Organics hosted a Farmer Field Day (FFD) on Tuesday, June 27 at Crystal Organic Farm in Newborn, GA, a 40-acre, Certified Organic farm since 1993, focused on medicinal herbs and diversified fruit and vegetable production. Attendees got an in-depth farm tour of this mature operation that practices intentional Integrated Pest Management methodologies in their crop planning and field production, while UGA Extension Specialists and professors Dr. Jason Schmidt, Dr. Bhabesh Dutta, and Dr. Henry Sintim provided technical expertise in entomology, plant pathology, soil fertility, and plant nutrition. Daniel Sweeney, a Crop Adviser from Seven Springs Farm Supply, discussed inputs available for Organic farmers and advise on usage, rates of application, and methods for successful application. The speakers discussed different biological control and conservation enhancement practices that mitigate and control pest pressures.