Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQXC8SElTMk
About the webinar
In this webinar, recorded on, March 29, 2011, a farmer, Christine Mason, shares her approach to minimizing insect pest impact in organic farming systems, while University of Wisconsin researchers Eileen Cullen and Robin Mittenthal weave in results from projects specifically designed to advance the IPM paradigm for organic agriculture.
Slides from the webinar as a pdf file: http://cop.extension.org/mediawiki/files/f/f3/IPMWebinar.pdf
Resources mentioned in the webinar:
UC Davis IPM Degree Days calculator: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/WEATHER/ddretrieve.html
University of Wisconsin degree day calculator: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/uwex_agwx/thermal_models/degree_days
About the Presenters
Christine Mason is Farm Manager at Standard Process certified-organic farm, Palmyra, Wisconsin, Secretary of the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council, and a Certified Crop Advisor. Christine and her family are the fifth generation on their family farm in Palymyra, WI growing organic corn, soybeans, wheat and forages.
Eileen Cullen is Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison Entomology Department. She is also UW-Extension State Specialist for field and forage crop entomology focusing on integrated pest management (IPM).
Robin Mittenthal has worked on organic farms, taught high school science, and is now completing his doctorate in entomology at the University of Wisconsin with a focus on connections between soil fertility, plant health, and insect responses.
About eOrganic
eOrganic is the Organic Agriculture Community of Practice at eXtension.org. Our website at http:www.extension.org/organic_production contains articles, videos, and webinars for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking reliable information on organic agriculture, published research results, farmer experiences, and certification. The content is collaboratively authored and reviewed by our community of University researchers and Extension personnel, agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.
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