Identification of Cover Crops to Enhance the Habitat of Specific Beneficial Insects in Sustainable Production Systems

Project Overview

FS96-037
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1996: $8,452.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1998
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $5,750.00
Region: Southern
State: North Carolina
Principal Investigator:
Kenny Haines
Misty Morning Farm

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Vegetables: beans, carrots, cauliflower, peppers

Practices

  • Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns
  • Pest Management: biological control, economic threshold, field monitoring/scouting
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
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