Beneficial insects save an estimated $4.5 billion per year for American farmers. Researchers at North Carolina's Center for Environmental Farming Systems are trying to up that ante by developing a number of plant species that fit into farming systems in the Southeast and increase the number of beneficial insects and improve the environment without negatively affecting crop production. Read more on this approach from the Southeast Farm Press article at the link below.
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