Effect of Cover and Green Manure Crops on Soil Health, Plant Health and Tuber Yield in Organic Sweet Potato Production
Graduate Student Final Report – Ceres Trust Research Grant Graduate Student: Waana Kaluwasha, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri- Columbia [email protected] Faculty Advisor: Dr. Xi Xiong, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia [email protected] Project Period: 2016 – 2017 Abstract Interest in organic sweet potato production in the United States has been growing as consumers…
Read MoreDevelopment and delivery of a comprehensive orchard floor management tactics to promote natural pest management and enhanced soil quality
Principal Investigator: Dr. Matthew J. Grieshop, Associate Professor of Organic Pest Management, MI State University, Dept. of Entomology 578 Wilson Road 205 CIPS, East Lansing, MI 48824 [email protected] · 517-432-8034 · Fax: 517-353-5598 Report Prepared By: Jason M. Matlock, Project Doctoral Student and Matthew Grieshop Executive Summary Management of orchard floors presents unique opportunities for organic…
Read MoreImproving the Profitability of Small Farms in Missouri by Reducing Inputs through the Integration of Farmscaping and Small Ruminants for Insect Pest and Weed Control
Partner Organization: Lincoln University Point of Contact: Dr. Jaime Piñero, Associate Professor / State IPM Specialist 900 Chestnut St. Jefferson City, MO 65101 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 573-681-5522 Summary This 3-year research / outreach project aimed at developing sustainable, biologically intensive pest management solutions that integrate farmscaping components (trap cropping and insectary plants) with selective small…
Read MoreUnraveling the mystery of compost teas used for organic disease and insect pest management
Principal Investigator Annemiek Schilder, Associate Professor, Small Fruit Pathology, Dept. Plant Pathology; 105 Center for Integrated Plant Systems, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824. Tel. 517-355- 0483; Fax: 517-353-5598; Email: [email protected] Co-Investigators Matthew Grieshop, Assistant Professor, Organic Pest Management, Department of Entomology, 205 Center for Integrated Plant Systems, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI…
Read MoreEvaluating Biological Control of Brassica Pests in Urban Land Repurposed for Farming
Student Investigator: David Lowenstein, Department of Biological Science, University of Illinois-Chicago, [email protected] Faculty Advisor: Emily Minor, Department of Biological Science, University of Illinois-Chicago, [email protected] Project period: 2014-2016 Abstract: Urban farms bring economic and ecological productivity to underdeveloped spaces in Midwestern (USA) cities. As planted row and vegetable crops are added, there is increased susceptibility to…
Read MoreDevelopment and delivery of “living pest management” for organic greenhouses and local food systems
[no_toc]The Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative Final Research Report Principal Investigator: Dr. Matthew J. Grieshop Associate Professor of Organic Pest Management Michigan State University, Dept of Entomology 578 Wilson Road 205 CIPS · E. Lansing, MI 48824 [email protected] 517-432-8034 · 517-353-5598 fax View/Download Full Report in PDF Format Key Project Findings: The addition of live waxworms…
Read MoreHarnessing 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 MoreEffect of organic grain supplementation on economic, behavior, and pest management strategies of organic dairy cows.
This is a final project report submitted to The Ceres Trust. Investigator: Bradley Heins, Ph.D. University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center 46352 State Hwy 329 Morris, MN 56267 32-589-1711 [email protected] Collaborators: Marcia Endres, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Animal Science, St. Paul, MN Roger Moon, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Entomology, St. Paul, MN…
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…
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