Organic Pest Management The key to managing pests and weeds on organic farms is to reduce their impact by using different management practices. Download to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Antibiotics in Food Biosecurity Organic Farming Beef Protein and the Environment Global Protein Consumption What are GMOs Organic Soil Management Organic and Synthetic Pesticides Neonics Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics – What and Why? Vaccines Animal Welfare or Rights Transporting Farm Animals Pig Housing The Myth of Factory Farms Intensive Livestock Operations Chicken Housing Hormones Today’s Farm Soil Horticulture in Canada Aquaculture in Canada Water Management Farm Animals Animal Breeding Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Environmental Farm Plans Conservation Tillage Carbon Sequestration Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Pesticides on Food Organic Food Eggs GMOs and the Environment GMO Foods GMOs Around the World Organic Pest Management Conventional or Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Use Fertilizer Irrigation Grain Farm Technology Glyphosate Pesticides and the Environment Pesticides – What and Why? Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetics and Farming Genetic Engineering and Human Health Bees Crop Byproducts Eating Local Food Security Invasive Species Regenerative Agriculture Robotics in Agriculture Supply Management Urban Agriculture Urban Pesticides Websites to Investigate This Topic Further Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Canadian Organic Growers Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada Footnotes Marshall, Edward & K Brown, V & Boatman, Nigel & J W Lutman, P & R Squire, G & K Ward, L. 2003. The role of weeds in supporting biological diversity within crop fields. Weed Research. 43. 77 - 89. Reddy P.P. 2017. Weed Manipulation. In: Agro-ecological Approaches to Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Singapore Uvah, I. I. I. and TH Coaker. 1984. Effect of mixed cropping on some insect pests of carrots and onions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Vol 36. Issue 2. pp 159- 167 link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13593-011-0009-1 Soil fertility management and insect pests: harmonizing soil and plant health in agroecosystems. Miguel A.AltieriClara I.Nicholls. Soil and Tillage Research. Volume 72, Issue 2, August 2003, Pages 203-211 Harry L. Carlson and James E. Hill (Jan., 1986), Wild Oat (Avena fatua) Competition with Spring Wheat: Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization. Weed Science Vol. 34, No. 1 pp. 29-33 Photo Credits Images provided by Laura Berman GreenFuse Photography. Tags organic pests weeds organic pest management organic food organic farming insects disease biodiversity farm farming inputs