ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2025

Regular pruning to manage plant succession and promote vigorous growth. ‘Chop and drop’ mulching, where pruned biomass becomes ground cover to build organic matter and protect the soil. Livestock integration, particularly with poultry and ruminants, to enhance nutrient cycling and manage undergrowth.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 52

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Andrew Leahy, Horn Farm Center) Pawpaw’s Agricultural and Ecological Benefits The pawpaw is not only a part of Appalachian heritage. Today, it is emerging from this long history as the subject of renewed public interest, thanks to its varied ecological and agricultural attributes.

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Seeding Farming Farming Orchard 141

Caff

MAY 2, 2024

Discussions kicked off with Hanna Kahl, CAFF’s Ecological Pest Management (EPM) specialist, providing background on the organization’s pest management research from the ‘90s, known as BIOS. The compost created from ground-up walnut prunings and cover crop mowings.

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Compost Orchard Farming Farming 52

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. In a frequently cited 2009 paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology , a trio of researchers identified more than 139 shade-tolerant plants that have invaded deeply shaded forests. It wasn’t until the 1990s that agencies caught up with increasing scientific interest in ecological invasions.

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Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 127

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

Though black-tailed prairie dogs have a long-standing reputation as pests, their ingenious tunnel systems and industrious prairie pruning make them one of the Wests primary ecosystem engineers. Bison like to wallow in the dirt exposed by prairie dogs, and graze on the nutritious grass and plants that resprout after a prairie dog pruning.

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Ranching Cattle Forage Pruning 90