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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

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As farmers who work in unpredictable climates, we know the importance of growing a diverse range of foods and harvesting various parts to make up for times when cash crops are scarce. Although cutting leaves may slow fruit production, it’s often a necessary part of plant pruning.

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Getting the Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) demonstration project off the ground!

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Additional monitoring for spider mites and predatory insects will soon take place as part of a biological control experiment on three of the orchards with cover crops, which were planted in fall of 2020. “ Why take cover crop samples? “ Why take cover crop samples?”, ”, you might ask.

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