Find out how to recognize the early signs of diseases and take steps to prevent them. Taking an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach on sustainable and organic farms is all about planning, observation, and timely responses—nowhere is that more true than with plant disease.

Join Dr. Beth Gugino, Penn State University professor and extension specialist in vegetable pathology, to learn about observation and diagnostic tools you can use to recognize the signs of different diseases quickly, and how respond to before they get out of control.

This session is part of our IPM Perspectives series, featuring experts offering unique insights, tools, and techniques to help you manage pests on your farm in a more proactive and sustainable way.

Recorded August 23, 2022

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Weed pressure is a challenge on any vegetable farm, and it can be especially difficult for organic operations. In this virtual presentation, two farm managers—Dan Kemper of Rodale Institute and Nick Lubecki of Braddock Farms with Grow Pittsburgh—discuss both preventative approaches and intervention strategies for controlling weeds in vegetable production, including: stale seed bedding with tarps and flame weeders; mulching with straw, leaves, and roller-crimped cover crops; hand and tractor cultivation tools; underseeding; incorporating animals; and Integrated Weed Management.

Looking for more about weed management? Check out our webinar about controlling weeds using IPM.

Recorded June 15, 2021

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By implementing IPM techniques, farmers can prevent problems before they happen and better control those that do.

Take Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles and tools into the field. Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable IPM Coordinator Abby Seaman to learn how IPM in the field can prevent headaches and improve your farm’s profitability. Topics discussed include common field pests and how pest cycles interact with crop timing and weeds.

This webinar was offered free of charge thanks to support from a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

More webinars from our Fundamentals of IPM series

Greenhouses & Hoophouses

Recognizing & Managing Disease in Vegetable Crops

Weed Management Panel

Perspectives from the Orchard

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By implementing IPM techniques, farmers can prevent problems before they happen and better control those that do.

During this webinar, Ike Kershner shares his evolution in thought and application of IPM principles at North Star Orchard, from the farm’s beginning nearly 30 years ago to the present day. Ike discusses the traditional sampling and trapping techniques he once used to determine pesticide applications in the orchard, and why he has moved away from this IPM strategy toward an approach grounded within the history of the farm and his own experience managing challenges on the land and in the trees.

Topics covered include maintaining beneficial insects; rotating products to avoid resistance; optimizing applicator, employee, and consumer safety over product cost; and challenges that have emerged in recent years with the brown marmorated stink bug and spotted lanternfly.

This webinar was offered free of charge through support from a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

More webinars from our Fundamentals of IPM series

Greenhouses & Hoophouses

Recognizing & Managing Disease in Vegetable Crops

Weed Management Panel

In the Field

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Check out our list of additional IPM resources!

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By implementing IPM techniques, farmers can prevent problems before they happen and better control those that do.

During this webinar, organic systems pioneer Eric Nordell from Beech Grove Farm shared his “weed the soil, not the crop” approach to weed control, which has influenced organic farmers around the world for more than 30 years. We also hear from Sam Hitchcock-Tilton from Lakeshore Technical College, who discusses how to prepare your farm for effective weed control and review mechanical tools available for controlling weeds efficiently.

This webinar was offered free of charge through support from a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

More webinars from our Fundamentals of IPM series

Greenhouses & Hoophouses

Recognizing & Managing Disease in Vegetable Crops

Perspectives from the Orchard

In the Field

Learn more

Check out our list of additional IPM resources!

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By implementing IPM techniques, farmers can prevent problems before they happen and better control those that do.

During this webinar, we review both common and some not-so-common diseases in the most important vegetable crops in the Northeast and Upper Mid-Atlantic: tomatoes, peppers, vine crops, and leafy greens. We also discuss control strategies for these diseases using an IPM approach, including cultural practices and variety selection. Finally, we explore sustainable fungicide and bactericide programs considering application timing, using adjuvants to improve efficacy, application methods, and selecting materials to meet your market demands.

This webinar was offered free of charge through support from a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Speaker information

Steve Bogash, Marrone Bio Innovations: Steve retired as a Horticulture Educator and Researcher, PSU Cooperative Extension in June 2016. Since retiring, Steve now works with the product development team at Marrone BioInnovations, Inc to create, field test, and market new biological plant pest management products. He has continued to do applied research in field and high tunnels on grapes, bell peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers, seeking to improve yields and quality. Proactive pest management using biological control agents is an important factor in all of these trials.

More webinars from our Fundamentals of IPM series

Greenhouses & Hoophouses

Weed Management Panel

Perspectives from the Orchard

In the Field

Learn more

Check out our list of additional IPM resources!

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By implementing IPM techniques, farmers can prevent problems before they happen and better control those that do.

This webinar addresses the key building blocks of an IPM approach to farm management, focusing on methods farmers can utilize in greenhouses and hoop houses, through the experience of Peace Tree Farm. It consists of portions of two popular sessions Lloyd hosted at recent Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Conferences, where he reviews techniques he feels are key to IPM success.

This webinar was offered free of charge through support from a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Speaker information

Lloyd Traven, Peace Tree Farm: Lloyd is a Pasa board member, organic grower, and the 2005 U.S. National Grower of the Year: Greenhouse Grower. He is known as the “mad scientist” of Peace Tree Farm, and has grown herbs, vegetable transplants, and fine ornamental plants since 1983. As a supplier to botanical gardens, museums, and growers across North America, Peace Tree is known for its passion, innovation, and leadership in sustainable growing techniques and biocontrol systems.

More webinars from our Fundamentals of IPM series

Recognizing & Managing Disease in Vegetable Crops

Weed Management Panel

Perspectives from the Orchard

In the Field

Learn more

Check out our list of additional IPM resources!

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