A journey through the logistics of large-scale organic field crops, emphasizing mechanical weed control, soil fertility at scale, and the regional organic grain economy.
Resources Category: Pest, Weed, and Disease Management
Discover effective organic methods for pest, weed, and disease management. Learn sustainable techniques to protect your crops without the use of synthetic chemicals.
Rhode Island Vegetable Pest Guide with Organic Management Strategies
The RI Vegetable Pest Guide was made in collaboration with URI Extension, and is an easy-to-use 2-page chart with relevant vegetable pests, emergence dates, and organic management strategies. The chart was printed and laminated as a handout for growers.
Plan Language – Input Materials Factsheet
Plain Language Resource on organic input materials
Organic Wild Blueberry Land Management and Burning Video
Fundamentals of Transitioning to Certified Organic- Rodale Institute Course
Webinar: Vegetable Disease & Insect Forecasting Network User Tutorial
Growing Urban Agriculture: Pest Management for Urban Farms
Organic Facility Pest Managment overview
Wild Blueberry Burning in Maine- Crop management
Organic Maine Wild Blueberry Enterprise Budgets
The following enterprise budgets for Maine Wild Blueberries were created by Dr. Aaron Hoshide with guidance from Dr. Calderwood and Dr. David Yarborough with funds from a Risk Management Agency (RMA) grant and a USDA Transition to Organic Program grant. You will require Microsoft Excel or equivalent software to open the files (.xlsx). Having these… Continue reading Organic Maine Wild Blueberry Enterprise Budgets