Orchard Pesticide Science 
World Agri-Tech
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Recently, regulations in Europe have removed a huge number of pesticides. million from the National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant and supplements. Field Trials: Successful field trials against pecan weevil in pecan orchards. Pesticide resistance was a big problem, and organic farmers had very few tools to control pests.
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.
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Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
And for those new to the craft and science of beekeeping, some find themselves unable to keep their hives going over the years. They need space where pesticide use is low enough that they can successfully reproduce and become (or remain) locally established. I’ve seen this in my own fruit orchard. Elizabeth D.
UnderstandingAg
OCTOBER 29, 2023
For me, well, I was taking an introductory soil science class in a two-year horticulture degree program at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, NY. In that soil science class, I learned all about soil horizons, particle size ranges that comprise sand, loam, and clay, pH, N,P,K, and the fact soil compaction inhibits plant growth.
The Equation
MARCH 28, 2023
An example of a negative externality is the negative health impacts of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in rural disadvantaged community residents: community residents pay with their health for the cheaper price of conventional food production. How do we weigh these scenarios and decide if cropland repurposing makes sense?
Civil Eats
JULY 17, 2023
Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. Agricultural runoff from both valleys is the primary input into the Salton Sea, and with that runoff comes pesticides and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. 1 commodity for the last 64 years. In 2002, U.S.
Modern Farmer
JUNE 6, 2024
The United Nations Environment Programme has pegged the global food system and its encroachment on wildlife habitats, along with its use of fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals, as directly threatening 86 percent of species at risk of extinction worldwide.
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