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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Integrated Pest Management

2017-07-31 20:53:04| National Farmers Union

By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern Here on the Climate Column, we’ve been talking about how milder winters due to climate change are contributing to greater pest pressures. Farmers are turning new agricultural methods to mitigate pests without exacerbating other environmental concerns. We’ve discussed a few methods already, including intercropping and crop rotation. Another option is integrated […]

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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Intercropping & Pest Management

2017-07-26 22:16:50| National Farmers Union

By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern Last week on the Climate Column, we noted that milder winters caused by climate change are lengthening the lives of frost-sensitive pests, increasing pest pressure on farms. Farmers are implementing new practices to compete with more aggressive pests, but many of the common means of doing so can exacerbate other […]

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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Crop Rotation and Pest Management

2017-07-19 20:19:54| National Farmers Union

By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation, temperatures in the next 40 years are expected to rise 1-2 degrees Celsius. This will increase pest pressure because insects that are frost sensitive will be able to survive milder winters. […]

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