Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture

Project Overview

SW94-023
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 1994: $268,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1996
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $330,512.00
Region: Western
State: Washington
Principal Investigator:
Jay F. Brunner
Washington State University

Apple Production Without the Input of Neuroactive Insecticides

Annual Reports

Information Products

Apple Pest Control Without Organophosphate or Carbamate Insecticides (Conference Proceeding)
Implementing Codling Moth Mating Disruption in Washington Pome Fruit Orchards (Fact Sheet)
SARE Project Production of Apples Without Broad Spectrum Insecticides (Conference Proceeding)

Commodities

  • Fruits: apples, general tree fruits

Practices

  • Crop Production: agroforestry, biological inoculants, continuous cropping, double cropping, municipal wastes
  • Education and Training: demonstration, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: agricultural finance
  • Pest Management: biological control, chemical control, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, mating disruption
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.