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SUMMARY:Organic Disease Management
DESCRIPTION:Prevent Crop Disease Before It Becomes a Crisis\nOrganic Growers School will conclude its 2026 Organic Crop Management series on October 5 with an Organic Disease Management Webinar focused on preventing\, identifying\, and reducing crop disease through ecological management. \nThe free online workshop runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Eastern\, and Steve Beltram of TendWell Farm will lead it. \nParticipants will examine ecologically based preventive\, cultural\, and integrated practices farmers can use to reduce disease impacts on crops. The goal is not simply to react after symptoms appear but to understand what causes disease and create growing conditions that reduce the likelihood of severe problems. \n\n\nLearn What Causes Plant Disease\nEffective disease management begins with understanding why disease develops. \nThe webinar will explore the causes of crop diseases and techniques growers can use to identify problems. Accurate identification matters because similar symptoms can have different causes\, and a management strategy aimed at the wrong problem can waste time while allowing crop damage to continue. \nParticipants will learn best-management practices intended to reduce losses while supporting overall crop health. \nThe workshop will emphasize preventative and cultural strategies as well as integrated approaches that consider the farm system as a whole. \nExperience From a Certified Organic Farm\nBeltram will share disease-management practices used at TendWell Farm\, a 250-acre certified organic operation. \nThe farm’s experience gives participants a chance to see how disease prevention and resistance strategies apply in commercial organic production\, not just in theory. \nOrganic growers often have to rely heavily on prevention because their management options may differ from those available in conventional systems. Crop health\, soil conditions\, plant spacing\, sanitation\, crop rotation\, and other production decisions can therefore become important parts of disease management. \nThe webinar will help growers think about those practices before disease becomes established. \nFinal Session in a Four-Part Series\nOrganic Disease Management is the fourth and final webinar in Organic Growers School’s 2026 Organic Crop Management series. \nEarlier sessions addressed soil health\, weed management\, and insect pests. Together\, the four workshops help farmers approach crop production as an interconnected ecological system. \nThe series also addresses standards and record-keeping associated with organic certification. That makes the October 5 session useful not only for certified organic growers but also for farmers transitioning toward organic production or seeking preventive approaches to crop disease. \n  \nRead our full-length articles about educational and grant opportunities here!
URL:https://appalachianhighlandsfarmers.com/event/organic-disease-management/
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CATEGORIES:Education,Webinars
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