Organic Vegetable Twilight Meeting
Weed, Insects, Soil Management
Zilke Vegetable Farm
Thursday, Sept 3 - 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Demonstration and discussion of:
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Effective use of cultivation tools/tillage systems
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Impact on soil fertility
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Weed and insect management
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Pest and beneficial insect identification
See in-row cultivation tools in action, tour cover crop plots and learn to identify key insect pests
and beneficials
Field day will be held at:
Zilke Vegetable Farm 12491 Carpenter Rd, Milan Mi 48160.
Call for directions but GPS is accurate to find location: 734-260-2324
Hear from researchers (Dr. Dan Brainard, Dr. Sophiaand farmers about the progress of this work and findings.
Maybe even learn a few new things to improve your farming management:)
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Demonstration and discussion of:
·
Effective use of cultivation tools/tillage systems
·
Impact on soil fertility
·
Weed and insect management
·
Pest and beneficial insect identification
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Pest and beneficial insect identification
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Pest
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Pest and beneficial insect identification
See in-row cultivation tools in action, tour cover crop plots and learn to identify key insect pests and beneficials
Zilke Vegetable Farm
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Vicki Morrone
Organic farming specialist
Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU
480 Wilson Rd Rm 303
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell)
Www.MichiganOrganic.Msu.edu