Home gardeners are well aware of the weed suppressive benefits of mulch. It turns out that farmers can inexpensively mulch a 200-acre soybean field too … by growing the mulch in place. That involves establishing a big hearty cover crop and then rolling it down so the dead leaves and stems act as a mulch….Continue Reading 2019-2020 Annual Report: Cover Crops to the Rescue
2019-2020 Annual Report: NEWA’s Economic Benefits
“The only constant in life is change,” said one ancient philosopher, and anyone watching our fickle climate. That’s why sensor technologies and data science innovations used by the Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) make NYSIPM an industry leader in tackling real-world pest problems. First launched in 1996, NEWA (newa.cornell.edu)collects and integrates remote weather…Continue Reading 2019-2020 Annual Report: NEWA’s Economic Benefits
2019-2020 Annual Report: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in New York
It’s more than the furtive crawling and sucking. Multiple tick species can carry multiple diseases. Prompted by an increasing number of tick-borne disease cases, Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Joellen Lampman, Elizabeth Lamb, and Matt Frye participated in an active surveillance project to determine risks to New Yorkers, their pets, and livestock. With the use of tick drags,…Continue Reading 2019-2020 Annual Report: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in New York