TheAgroecologicalFarmer

Today I am speaking with a farmer focused on adding ecology back into production fields, including the use of native perennial hedgerows.

References:

Garibaldi, L. A., Carvalheiro, L. G., Leonhardt, S. D., Aizen, M. A., Blaauw, B. R., Isaacs, R., Kuhlmann, M., Kleijn, D., Klein, A. M., Kremen, C., Morandin, L., Scheper, J., & Winfree, R. (2014). From research to action: Enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(8), 439–447. https://doi.org/10.1890/130330

M’Gonigle, L. K., Ponisio, L. C., Cutler, K., & Kremen, C. (2015). Habitat restoration promotes pollinator persistence and colonization in intensively managed agriculture. Ecological Applications, 25(6), 1557–1565. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1863.1

Today I am speaking with a research ecologist on the topic of pollinator conservation in a crop production setting.

References:

Montgomery, I., Caruso, T., & Reid, N. (2020). Hedgerows as Ecosystems: Service Delivery, Management, and Restoration. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 51, 81–102. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-012120 100346

Wratten, S. D., Gillespie, M., Decourtye, A., Mader, E., & Desneux, N. (2012). Pollinator habitat enhancement: Benefits to other ecosystem services. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, 159, 112–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.06.020