Today’s Post is by Jaime Cummings Girl scouts troop 40001 in Trumansburg, NY is working on their Bronze Award, which involves planning and establishing a pollinator-friendly community garden for raising awareness about the importance of pollinators in agriculture, our landscape, and community. The girls have spent nearly 20 hours preparing for their garden, including researching…Continue Reading Local Girl Scouts Troop Hosts Dr. Betsy Lamb of NYS IPM to Learn About Pollinators
Seed Selection for Resistance to Insects and Diseases
Today’s post is authored by Jaime Cummings, NYS IPM Field Crops and Livestock Whether planting a home garden or a one hundred acre soybean field, it’s important to consider all the pest, weed and disease issues that may occur during the growing season. We have many tools in the IPM toolkit to help us manage…Continue Reading Seed Selection for Resistance to Insects and Diseases
“She Had a Field Day” More with New Field Crops Coordinator, Jaime Cummings
On Thursday, September 6, forty-five farmers attended a free Corn Plot Field Day in Cochecton, N.Y., where IPM staffers Jaime Cummings and Ken Wise gave two presentations. Event sponsors included Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC), Cochecton Mills, and Delaware Valley Farm & Garden. Jaime Cummings, newly minted NYS Livestock and Field Crops Integrated Pest Management Coordinator,…Continue Reading “She Had a Field Day” More with New Field Crops Coordinator, Jaime Cummings