This guide for organic production of potatoes provides an outline of cultural and pest management practices and includes topics that have an impact on improving plant health and reducing pest problems. Updated for 2016....

if the marketing plans do not require long term storage. However, as organic production increases, attention to proper storage techniques will become more important....

of forage turnip. Management of swede midge is particularly challenging because of its small size, hidden feeding behavior, low damage threshold, and life cycle consisting of multiple overlapping generations during the growing season. Small-scale organic...

Botrytis leaf blight (BLB) is a fungal disease that occurs in many of the onion growing areas of the world. The causal organism, Botrytis squamosa, causes leaf spots (lesions) and maceration of leaf tissue resulting in leaf dieback and blighting....

Potatoes are a vegetatively propagated crop, and many disease organisms including several viruses and a viroid are disseminated in tubers. The important role that tubers play in virus spread is recognized by the strict requirements for foundation...

Tomato anthracnose is a serious disease of processing tomatoes caused by the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes and is a threat to tomatoes grown in New York State. To minimize the mold count in processed tomato products, processors impose a strict...

growth, corky scarring, and/or blind heads, which can reduce marketable yield and quality (Fig. 1). Swede midge control is challenging on small-scale and organic farms, where season-long production of brassica crops in close proximity is common...

Beneficial insects such as Trichogramma ostriniae can be used as part of an integrated management program for European corn borer or on their own to reduce ECB damage. Releasing beneficial insects is an approved practice for certified organic...

, such as central and western New York State, epidemics of the disease may develop. Production is reduced because of poor seed germination, poor seedling vigor, and low yields. Marketing losses are attributed to seed spots and blemishes, which lower their quality...

of documentation of practices A. Pre-season: 1) Maintain a 1 month crop-free, weed free period. 2) Disinfect structure (all surfaces). 3) Discard or steam sterilize growing medium used for crop production. 4) Disinfect irrigation system. B. Transplant Production: 1...
) Purchase hot water treated seed. 2) Use new or steam sterilized growing medium for transplant production. 3) Where market allows choose most disease resistant variety(ies). 4) Grow transplants in separate greenhouse from other crops. � Points 10 10 10 5...