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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Fruit, Pest Control, Sustainability, Grapes,

Perennial flower strips for pest control in fruit orchards

The perennial character and diversified structure of orchards make them interesting habitats for biodiversity and potentially attractive for both pollinators and natural enemies of pests. Diversifying orchards with non-crop vegetation such as flowering strips can provide additional opportunities to maintain and develop these insect populations and by so doing optimise ecosystem services. This article, adapted from the technical guide 'Perennial flower strips in fruit orchards' published by the EcoOrchard project (ERA-Net CORE Organic Plus), looks at advantages of sown flower strips, species selection and plant attributes, soil preparation, sowing, cutting and mulching, establishment costs, potential drawbacks, and benefits of particular groups of natural enemies promoted by flower strips.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Ag Podcast US, Fruit, Economics,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Fruit, Sustainability,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Sustainability, Research, Weather,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture US, Water, Fruit, Economics, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Fruit, Economics,

Local solar farm will produce energy, blueberries

A 4.2-megawatt solar installation in Rockport will soon feed electricity into the power grid. Landowner David Dickey of Camden chose BlueWave and NaviSun solar because they promised the blueberry field where the solar is installed will continue to produce.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Urban Farming,

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