Christy Hoepting grew up on a small farm north of Toronto, Ontario. Enrolling at the University of Guelph, a top-tier ag school, was a natural fit. And though she focused on onion production while earning her master’s degree, she never dreamed she’d make a career of it. But then her advisor told her that a…Continue Reading Hundreds of on-farm research trials later, a NYS IPM award for Christy Hoepting
Happy Cows, More Milk — Organic Dairy Guide en Español
Happy cows. More milk. Now let’s try it in Spanish: Vacas felices. Más leche. Pests can pack a wallop to a dairy farmer’s bottom line, costing between five and 20 percent of lost production. For every 100 cows you’ve got (and most farmers have many more) that can run to the tune of $23,000 to…Continue Reading Happy Cows, More Milk — Organic Dairy Guide en Español
Rat czar Robert (Bobby) Corrigan earns IPM award
For Robert Corrigan the moment was pivotal. Enchanted from childhood by the story of iconic oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Corrigan enrolled at the State University of New York at Farmingdale with one dream: to be the next Cousteau. That changed the day biology professor Austin Frishman was a substitute teacher. So riveting was that one class…Continue Reading Rat czar Robert (Bobby) Corrigan earns IPM award
Lawn IPM – the February Edition
I love any excuse to come to New York — when it’s not February. — K. A. Applegate Ahh, February. The Monday of months. Yet even with a foot of snow on the ground over most of New York, you can take steps now for a healthy lawn. First, be grateful for the snow —…Continue Reading Lawn IPM – the February Edition