Using strip cropping residues and cover crops, cattle can be finished for slaughter, reducing supplemental feed requirements while increasing soil nitrogen fertility.
Using Weed Borders to Manage Insect Pests in California Cauliflower Fields
Weed borders are used in an agroecosystem to attract insects, facilitating colonization in the adjacent cauliflower crop.
Soil Ecology of Grape Phylloxera and the Potential for Biological Control
Soils in California organic vineyards contain clues to the biocontrol of grape phylloxera, an aphid-like insect that is potentially the most serious grape pest in the world.
Organic Control of Peach Brown Rot in California, USA
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Read MoreBroccoli/Lettuce Intercropping in California, USA
Read MoreBiological Control with Beneficial Insectary Plantings
Introducing flowering plants into agroecosystems increases pollen and nectar resources that stimulate populations of the natural enemies of insect pests.
Organic versus Conventional Strawberry Production in California
Conventional strawberry production systems depend more heavily on nonrenewable energy and industrial inputs than organic systems.
Loon Organics
This case study describes how the husband-and-wife team became interested in farming, how they got their training, and how they transitioned from farming on land rented from mentors to buying their own 40-acre farm.