In this podcast Rex Dufour, director of NCAT's Western Regional Office in Davis, California, talks with Omar Rodriguez, sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, about working with California farmers to establish hedgerows.

Hedgerows provide many benefits to farms in addition to adding beauty. They play an important role in pest management and help prevent erosion as well as create visual and dust barriers.

Omar and Rex also discuss preparing the ground for planting a hedgerow and what kinds of plants are commonly used.

ATTRA publications:

A Pictorial Guide to Hedgerow Plants for Beneficial Insects

Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts and Resources

Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems

Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control

Other Resources

Beneficial Insect Habitat Assessment Form and Guide

Hedgerows and Farmscaping for California Agriculture

Farming with Native Beneficial Insects

You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.

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