Month: February 2016

Every Season Is Tick Season

At IPM we call it the black-legged tick because that’s its true name. Yet most people in North America — perhaps even you, dear reader — call it the deer tick. A name with curious stories to tell. But first the commercial: every season is tick season. Impervious to all but the most bitter cold,…Continue Reading Every Season Is Tick Season

IPM Rewards Excellence — the Ten Eyck Connection

Each year we seek nominees for our Excellence in IPM awards. We look for people who make a difference, whether on farms, in communities, or at research sites across New York; people who care about human and ecological health and resilience.  Sometimes the abundance of stellar candidates amazes us. This was one of those years….Continue Reading IPM Rewards Excellence — the Ten Eyck Connection

We Reward Excellence

Each year, NYS IPM presents Excellence in IPM awards to people who make a difference on farms and in communities across New York. And each year we’re struck again at how much these people can accomplish through dedication, enthusiasm — and through walking the talk. Over the next weeks and months, we’d like to introduce…Continue Reading We Reward Excellence

Celebrating 30 years of IPM

Program report. You see the words; what comes to mind? Jargon. Puffery. In a word? Boring. But at NYS IPM, we’ve made a practice of telling stories — stories that take you on the farm, in the greenhouse, to the school cafeteria. Now we’ve taken the essence of all our annual reports spanning 30 years…Continue Reading Celebrating 30 years of IPM