Into the Weeds (New York State IPM‪)‬ Bryan Brown

In this crossover episode, Integrated Weed Management Specialist, Dr. Bryan Brown, is interviewed by Tim Kennelty and Jean Thomas about garden weeds and control tactics appropriate for backyards.



The full listing of Nature Calls episodes can be found here:

https://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley



A transcription of this episode can be found here: https://cornell.box.com/s/v43owx8kxvz5h4mxj9ah825uxf8l4rxj

A fascinating, holistic look the recent challenges to glyphosate with guest, Dan Wixted, of the Pesticide Safety Education Program. We also discuss non-chemical alternatives to glyphosate that pose their own unseen risks.



More information:

Pesticide Safety and Education Program

(https://psep.cce.cornell.edu/) 

Environmental Impact Quotient

(https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-state-integrated-pest-management/risk-assessment/eiq)

Full transcript of this episode

(https://cornell.box.com/s/mst6f5amqtgv8w2sdhyy5fwubnq899vz)

The tools and techniques for achieving reduced tillage in organic vegetables continue to change. In this episode, Dr. Anu Rangarajan, Director of the Cornell Small Farms Program, discusses some of her recent projects investigating ways that farms can reduce tillage. The Reduced Tillage section of the Cornell Small Farms website can be found here: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/reduced-tillage/

A full transcript of this episode can be found here:

https://cornell.box.com/s/e8sh603qvjjpvp3111rkc8xdbofxdm3w

Weed management on Long Island differs from the rest of NY. The smooth, sandy soils are great for cultivation but necessitate restrictions on certain herbicides that pose a risk to groundwater. Weed scientist, Dr. Andrew Senesac, discusses his work on Long Island searching for new solutions such as living mulches and potential specialty crop herbicide registrations through the IR-4 project.



A full transcript of this episode can be found here: https://cornell.box.com/s/xihbn6j5t3ic31q368g1smwe2ibxobdu

Today we hop around various weedy topics with my good friend and top-notch ecologist, Sonja Birthisel. The tarping/solarization guide Sonja mentions can be found here: https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/1075e/

For more on Sonja's work, check out her website: https://skbirthisel.weebly.com/

A full transcript of this recording can be found here: https://cornell.box.com/s/xihbn6j5t3ic31q368g1smwe2ibxobdu

Direct seed it, then use hoeing? Or transplant it and suppress weeds with straw, plastic film, or cover crop mulch? Tradeoffs abound! A transcript of this episode can be found at the following link: https://cornell.box.com/s/xihbn6j5t3ic31q368g1smwe2ibxobdu