Cultivation Orchard Pesticide 
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 21, 2025
Most farmers and growers increasingly rely on chemical pesticides to combat these emerging issues, but the widespread use of such substances has created problems of its own. Synthetic pesticides can be harmful to humans and animals , and lose their efficacy as pathogens build up resistance to them.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 15, 2024
Recently, these unassuming spaces are cultivating a new trend in home-grown businesses. The 800-square-foot basement and garage provide ample space for germination, cultivation and packaging, he says, with the vertical shelf configuration leaving plenty of room to grow. “I One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16.
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. OREI also prioritizes research that takes place on working farms, like this research project that investigated the pest management services a robust bird population can provide orchards.
Food Tank
OCTOBER 11, 2023
It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer. Holden Manz, South Africa Certified by Sustainable Wine South Africa (SWSA), Holden Manz cultivates 16 hectares of vineyards in the Franschhoek Valley, tucked in the mountains of the Western Cape.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. To note: Hemp contains only.3 3 percent of psychoactive THC and does not produce a high.)
Caff
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) field day on November 30th in Clements, CA. Farmer Alicia Lewis-Rikkonen arranged a demonstration of a novel weed control technology, called FoamStream, in her olive orchard and vineyard.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
AUGUST 11, 2023
A disused orchard that had been stewarded by the Sisters of St. Francis since 1938, Sister Gardens has become a bustling site of food production and also of reawakened community cultivation. They also have a farm stand. Somewhere, over the rainbow, NSAC members enjoyed farm fresh food.
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