The Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) project has brought together growers, scientists, farm advisors, and pest control advisors with the goal of implementing farm practices to reduce dependence on chemical inputs. In this episode we head down to the Northern San Joaquin region to interview early BIOS collaborating growers, Chris and Christy Locke, and PCA, Jeannine Lowrimore, who started participating in the BIOS program in the 90s to give a bit more specific detail. You will hear about the impact that BIOS has had on walnut farming systems, why collaborating growers continue to follow those farming practices, and how it has been helping walnut growers persist through challenging economic times. We were funded for this podcast by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCAs) office’s Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant which is a revitalization of this original BIFS/BIOS effort featured in this podcast.
Show Notes
Read the Archives!
- Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) for Almonds Guide, 1994
- Growth Predicted in Biologically Integrated and Organic Farming, 2000
- BIOS approach tested for controlling walnut pests in San Joaquin Valley, 2003
CAFF and BIOS
- Read more about CAFF’s current BIOS project
- CAFF archive of past field days and resources from our current BIOS work
- Find out how CAFF sets up the BIOS project in 2021!
- Learn more about research on mating disruption by Jeannine Lowrimore
What are the Lockes up to?
Production Team
- Podcast hosted by Emma Centeno – Technical Assistance Specialist at CAFF
- Audio engineering and editing by Coby McDonald
- Music by Blue Dot Sessions
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