Mimicking the natural world can be an effective approach in sustainable pest management. We can use the good bugs to manage the bad bugs! Many insect and mite pests have natural enemies that can be purchased and released on the farm to help reduce pest populations. The trick is knowing what the...
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Brassica Break for Pest Management on Urban Farms
From kale and collards to mustards and radishes, brassicas (aka crucifers) are perhaps the most common crop family on urban farms. In New York, they are also host to a range of insect pests, including cabbageworms, flea beetles, cabbage aphid, swede midge, harlequin bug, and cabbage whitefly. Many...
Greenhouse Gases and Soil Organic Carbon in Vegetable Production
When considering the climate change impacts of agriculture, there are many aspects to consider: sequestration of atmospheric carbon in the soil as soil organic carbon (SOC), emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4) from the soil, and the...