A savannah sparrow with insect in mouth demonstrates the potential for beneficial birds to assist farmers with controlling plant pathogens and decreasing crop damage.
Photo courtesy of John Parke, NJ Audubon Society

by Tamara Scully

Farmers are often focused on ridding their farms of pest birds. Auditory and visual bird deterrents and exclusionary bird netting are utilized in an attempt to stop pest […]

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs have become another means for producers to bring income to the farm as well as lock in markets and a revenue stream. […]

by Courtney Llewellyn

Local and national news often report worrying cases of foodborne illnesses, and according to Matt Frye with the New York State IPM Program at Cornell, […]

The popularity of high density orchards has led to some new research into the best manner of protecting those trees from spring frosts. […]

Growers of perennial crops can’t readily practice crop rotation, and the risk from diseases with staying power means not only losing this season’s crop, but could mean lost production […]

It won’t be long before asparagus season is upon us. It is important not to mow off the dead fern growth from last year until about three to four weeks before spears […]