These hands-on workshops explored pest management strategies that
boost both the environment and farmers’ pocketbooks.
Covering topics useful to both new and experienced farmers’ market
growers, as well as other small-scale producers, the workshops were held
at various dates and locations.
Participants learned how to identify insects, weeds, and diseases, and
how to safely use a variety of methods, both organic and conventional,
to control pests.
The goal of the workshops was to show smaller-scale producers how to
reduce pesticide use (and costs) while still getting good crops.
Sessions covered integrated pest management (IPM) methods, such as using
traps and sweeps to estimate insect populations.
Instructors also focused on efficient use of pesticides, including how
to figure the right amounts to use on small acreages. The workshops included
a demonstration of
the proper calibration and safe use of backpack sprayers.
Non-chemical methods of pest control such as trap crops and cover crops,
as well as organic-approved pesticides, were also covered.
 Sue
Gray (OSU Extension) and George Kuepper (Kerr Center) demonstrate
a calibration procedure for a backpack sprayer.
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Contents of Workshop Binder
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Sue Gray (OSU Extension) identifies specimens
of insect pests and
plant diseases.
Experts from OSU Extension and the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
led the workshops. Along with local extension specialists, instructors
included:
Sue Gray, Tulsa County Extension Horticulturist and
Extension Educator of the Year
Dr. Donn Johnson, professor of fruit and rice entomology
at the University of Arkansas
David Redhage, Natural Resources Economist at the Kerr
Center
Dr. Tom Royer, OSU IPM Coordinator
Doug Walton, Community Foods Coordinator at the Kerr
Center
Contents of Workshop Binder
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