Sustainable Apple Production System

Project Overview

FNC99-266
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1999: $4,109.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Region: North Central
State: Wisconsin
Project Coordinator:
Eric Carlson
Blue Vista Farm

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Fruits: apples, general tree fruits

Practices

  • Crop Production: foliar feeding, organic fertilizers, application rate management
  • Education and Training: on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Pest Management: biological control, chemical control, cultural control, disease vectors, economic threshold, genetic resistance, mating disruption, prevention, sanitation, traps, weather monitoring
  • Production Systems: general crop production
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