The Seed of the Tree of Tomorrow

Pests and Plant Diseases

Discusses several alternatives to conventional tillage systems, including allopathy, intercropping, crop rotations, and a weed-free cropping design, focusing on agronomic crops such as corn, soybeans, milo and small grains.
From ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural Areas
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Pest Management (ATTRA)

April 25th, 2009

Website with available resources that offer a wide array of techniques to effectively reduce or eliminate damage from insects, diseases and weeds without sacrificing the good of the soil, water, or beneficial or organisms.
Taken from ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
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A primary resource on weed management for organic farms, reporting on the latest weed information, weeding techniques and weed research.
Taken from GardenOrganic
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What is Biocontrol?

April 25th, 2009

Introduces several aspects of biocotrol. Includes: the early history of biocontrol, beneficial insect profiles, and a database resource for all kinds of information on biocontrol.
Taken from Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers
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By keeping my plants healthy, watered and weed free I can usually control pests. But once in a while I have a pest problem or my neighbors ask for a pest control that is more organic than the store bought chemical products.
The recipe below is close to being organic and works well. I originally saw [...] Read more »