ATTRA - Voices from the Field
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ATTRA - Voices from the Field
Farmscaping to Enhance Biodiversity and Ecological Pest Management
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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Rex Dufour, Audrey Kolde, and Nina Prater talk about the principles of farmscaping - a practice of integrating native and diverse plants into agricultural spaces. Rex has been championing farmscaping for decades as a way to enhance biological control of pests. Audrey and Nina convene with Rex to learn from the master.
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Resources:
Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees
Conservation Hedgerows for the Southwest
Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation