on both pest and beneficial organisms often associated with livestock and poultry production....

their competitiveness and profitability. This past year, we partnered with the NYS IPM Program in developing research-based production guides to help aid in the transition from conventional to organic farming. These guides were quite popular among farmers and we look...
; Pritts, M., Department of Horticulture. Delivering Cornell Grape and Tree I ruit Extension Education Resources on www.fruit.cornell.edu. Carroll, J., NYS IPM Program. Trac Software for Fruit - 2009 Report. Organic Production Guides (http://nysipm.cornell.edu/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...

Dung beetles are important insects for pasture ecology and soil health. They move manure into the soil, thus increasing organic matter, improving soil structure, increasing water infiltration and providing essential nutrients for grass growth...

production and the biology of weeds, diseases, and insects, collectively known as pests. IPM encourages use of compatible crop production and crop protection tactics to keep pest populations below those causing economic injury while protecting against hazards...
contributes to optimal crop health and improved net-profitability of crop production. Healthy crops, in addition to producing more harvestable product, use fertilizer more efficiently leaving less residual (especially nitrate) in the soil profile after harvest...

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...

- - Conventional - Vivando (15 fl oz/A), Quintec (6 fl oz/A), Luna Experience (10 fl oz/A)* rotation Organic LifeGard (4 oz/100 gal) MilStop (3 lb/A), Serifel (8 oz/A), Suffoil-X or JMS Stylet oil (1% v/v) rotation Conventional + LifeGard LifeGard (4 oz/100 gal...
/A) Add Vivando (15 fl oz/A), Quintec (6 fl oz/A), Luna Experience (10 fl oz/A)* rotation *NOTE: Luna Experience is not allowed on Long Island Biofungicide modes of action (based on product labels and information provided by the project registrant) Product...

to offer. Cornell has lots of useful information for organic farmers— after all, IPM is fundamental to any sound, thoughtful pest management system. But the material is dispersed among a range of publications, many not specific to organic production...
— or is simply embodied in the experience of successful organic farmers or researchers. Now our organic production guides are bringing this information together. Partnering with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on this special project...

Microbe Biology, Seaman, A., NYS IPM. Evaluation o f Fungicides Allowed for Organic Production on Downy M ildew o f Cucumber, 2011. Lange, H., and Smart, C. D., Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Seaman, A., NYS IPM. Evaluation o f Fungicides...
Allowed for Organic Production on Powdery M ildew o f Zucchini, 2011. Lange, H., and Smart, C. D., Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, Seaman, A., NYS IPM. Evaluation o f Fungicides Allowed for Organic Production on Foliar diseases o f Tomato, 2011...