Alyssum is planted in the middle of this road that leads to the irrigation center pivot. Biodiversity can help with a host of environment-related issues, but if you plant the right species, it can also provide food and shelter for beneficial insects. When approaching the concept of biodiversity, defined as the diversity of plants and animals in a particular habitat, Gwendolyn Ellen wants growers to think of their farm as an ecological landscape or a “farmscape.” Ellen, who is outreach educator for Oregon State University’s Integrated Plant Protection Center, suggests growers take a 360-degree view of their farm, looking for […]