Harnessing farm wildlife for weed management: Measuring suppression by rodents and insects
Principal Investigators: Carmen Blubaugh, Department of Entomology, Purdue University 901 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 4907 Email: [email protected] Phone: (812)-340-1240 Dr. Ian Kaplan, Department of Entomology, Purdue University Email: [email protected] On-farm collaborator: Phillip Swartz, Moraine View Farm, Wellington, IL Funding provided by the Ceres Trust: $9,950 Project period: 2013-2014 Report submitted: August 2014 View/Download Full…
Read MoreUtilizing phylloplanins for the control of fungal and oomycete pathogens in organic potato farming
Final Report Principal Investigator: Amy Charkowski, Dept. Plant Pathology, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison Summary Our long term goal is to provide organic potato farmers with either information on which potato varieties resist these common tuber diseases or to provide farmers with a way to reduce losses from these diseases. Surface defects and foliar fungal pathogens are the main…
Read MoreSWROC High Tunnels: Extending the Season for Organic Vegetable Production 2014
Final Report to The Ceres Trust Paulo Pagliari, Soil Scientist Lee Klossner, Research Fellow Pauline Nickel, Head University of Minnesota, Southwest Research and Outreach Center View/Download Full Report in PDF Format March 2014 Introduction High tunnels are plastic covered, low-energy use structures capable of extending the growing season earlier in the spring and later in…
Read MoreSWROC High Tunnel: Improving Soil Health and Increasing Rotation Options for Organic Vegetable Production 2013
Ceres Trust Research Grant · Year One Progress Report 2013 Paulo Pagliari, Soil Scientist Carl Rosen, Soil Scientist Lee Klossner, Research Fellow University of Minnesota, Southwest Research and Outreach Center October 2013 View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Introduction The University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center (SWROC) near Lamberton, MN, built three organic high tunnels…
Read MoreControl of plum curculio and codling moth using strip cultivation in organic apples
Project Leader: William B. Baughman, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology
Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology
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To meet the project objectives I completed a set of field experiments and a set of lab experiments, investigating the effectiveness of strip cultivation as a management tool for Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella L.) and Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst).
The impact of entomopathogenic nematode applications on mortality of codling moth larvae on the orchard floor
Graduate Student: Nathaniel J. Walton, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology Major Professor: Dr. Matt Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Dept. of Entomology View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Entomopathogenic nematodes are tiny parasites of insects that can be applied in a water mixture and can kill their hosts within only a few…
Read MoreEvaluation of apple flea weevil dispersal and the potential of Kaolin Clay-based management in organic apples
Graduate Student: John Pote, Michigan State University Department of Entomology Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Department of Entomology View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Objective 1.Determine the dispersal capability of Apple Flea Weevil (AFW) within orchard landscapes Objective one was addressed through a large-scale mark-release-recapture experiment, performed at Clarksville Horticulture…
Read MoreQuantifying Outgassing from Plastics Used in Plastics for High or Low Tunnel Systems
Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Andrew Petran View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: Organic farmers use plastic in their production systems, such as mulch and coverings on low and high tunnels. However, this increase in use of plastics has taken place without considering the potential risk of contamination from…
Read MoreIdentifying heirloom and specialty varieties resistant to silver scurf disease for organic potato production
Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Chakradhar Mattupalli (Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Major Professor: Dr. Amy O. Charkowski (Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Collaborators: Tom, Brian and Brad Igl, Igl Farm, Antigo, WI; Chris Malek, Malek Farm, Rosholt, WI; George Kohn, West Star Farm, Cottage Grove, WI View/Download Full Report in…
Read MoreCombining alternating cover crop strips, living mulches and strip tillage for effective weed and nutrient management in organic sweet corn production
Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Carolyn Lowry Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Brainard, Michigan State University Department of Horticulture View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Summary: N deficiency and weed competition are the two greatest limitations to achieving maximum yields in organic systems. Increasing the synchrony between soil nitrogen (N) availability and crop…
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