Horticultural and agronomic services since 1984.
Recent Publications:
Biological Management of Pecans - Orchard Undergoes Transformation
Dennis Perz & Steve Diver
Acres USA, March 2011
The Soil Foodweb - Promoting a Functional Soil Ecology in Orchards and Vineyards. USDA-ARS/TOFGA Field Day on Organic Pecan Production, Hamilton, TX. 2008
Previous Publications & Articles, 1989-2007:
Albrecht-Reams Soil Fertility Systems
Agroforestry Resources for the Permaculturist's Bookshelf
AgWeb: The Ultimate Agricultural Research Directory
Alternative Soil Testing Laboratories
Ana Primavesi, Ecological Soil Scientist in Brazil
An Eco-Farming Approach to Foliar Fertilization
Aquaponics – Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture
Asian Soybean Rust: Notes and Organic Control Options for Farmers
Bamboo: A Multipurpose Agroforestry Crop
Biodynamic Farming & Compost Production
Blueberries: Organic Production
Chinese Water Chestnut
Controlled Microbial Composting & Humus Management: Luebke Compost
Compost-Heated Greenhouses
Compost Teas for Plant Disease Control
Cover Crops and Green Manures
Cucumber Beetles: Organic and Biorational Integrated Pest Management
Farm-Scale Composting Resource List
Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops
Disease Suppressive Potting Mixes
Greenhouse IPM: Sustainable Thrips Control
Greenhouse & Hydroponic Vegetable Production Resources on the Internet
Integrated Pest Management for Greenhouse Crops
Introduction to Permaculture: Concepts and Resources
Living by Design... An Introduction to Permaculture
Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production
Organic and Low-Spray Peach Production
Organic Sweet Corn Production
Organic Tomato Production
Organic Vegetable Production
Measurements, Conversion Units & Calculations Useful to Farmers
Mechanical Roller-Crimper for No-Till Vegetable Production
Molasses as a Soil Amendment
Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture: On-Farm Production of VAM Inoculum
Nature Farming and Effective Microorganisms
No-Till Vegetable Production
Nutritional Quality of Organically Grown Food
Notes on Compost Teas
Notes on Hydrogen Peroxide in Agriculture
Notes on Liquid Organic Fertilizers Used in Fertigation, Hydroponics, and Foliar Feeding
Radionics in Agriculture
Renewed Interest in Farm-Scale Composting
Resource Guide on EM (Effective Microorganisms) and IMO (Indigenous Microorganisms)
Resource Guide to Organic and Sustainable Vegetable Production
Rock Dusts in Agriculture: Insights on Remineralization and Paramagnetism
Root-Zone Heating for Greenhouse Production
Phenology Web Links: Sequence of Bloom, Floral Calendars, What's in Bloom
Sorghum Syrup
Sustainable Small-Scale Nursery Production
Suppliers of Organic Fertilizers, Rock Minerals, Composts, and Pelletized Poultry Litter in the Deep South
Suppliers of Organic Fertilizers, Rock Minerals, Composts, and Pelletized Poultry Litter in the Ozark-Prairie Region (AR, MO, KS, OK)
Sustainable Pecan Production
Symbiotic Mycorrhizal Fungi: Quarterback of the Microbial Herd
USAID Technical Consultancy Report IND085 - Promoting Biodynamic Farming Practices in Uttaranchal, India
Vermicompost Technologies and Resources in Cuba & India
Journal Articles:
Diver, S.G., M.W. Smith, R.W. McNew. 1985. Foliar applications of K2SO4, KNO3, urea, and NH4NO3 on pecan seedlings. HortScience, 20(3): 422-425.
Diver, S.G., M.W. Smith, R.W. McNew. 1984. Influence of fruit development on seasonal elemental concentrations and distribution in fruit and leaves of pecan. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 15(6): 619-637.
Agricultural Experiment Station Report:
Diver, S.G., and C.E. Whitcomb. 1981. The Effect of Dolomite, Micromax®, and Propagation Media on the Rooting and Subsequent Growth of Pyracantha coccinea and Juniperus procumbens. p. 19-21. OSU Nursery Research Field Day Report P-818 of the Okla. Agr. Exp. Sta.
Conference Proceedings & Field Day Reports:
Diver, Steve. 2008. The Soil Foodweb – Promoting a Functional Soil Ecology in Orchards and Vineyards. USDA/TOFGA Field on Organic Pecan Production, Lamkin, TX.
Diver, Steve. 2005. Compost Teas: An On-Farm Tool to Enhance Fertility and Pest Control. Proc. 24th AR-OK Hort. Industries Show, held January 14-15, 2005 in Ft. Smith, AR.
Diver, Steve. 2003. Nature’s Fungicides: Microbiologicals, Disease Suppressive Composts, and Compost Teas. 22nd AR-OK Hort. Industries Show, held January 10-11 in Springdale, AR.
Diver, Steve. 2002. Soil Biology: Compost, Humus Management, and The Living Soil. Proc. 21st AR-OK Hort. Industries Show, held January 11-12, 2002 in Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1994. Introduction to Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture. Proc. 13th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 7-8th, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1993. Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production by Hydroponics and Soilless Culture Methods. Proc. 12th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 7-8, Tulsa, OK.
Wilson, R.J. & S.G. Diver. 1991. The Role of Birds in Agroforestry Systems. p. 256-273. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Agroforestry in North America (H. E. Garrett, ed). University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Diver, Steve. 1990. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program. Proc. 9th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 5-6, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1990. Information Sources on Field Grown Cut Flower Production. Proc. 9th
Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 5-6, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1989. Herb Seeds & Plant Sources. Proc. 8th Annual Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 6-7, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1989. Organic Fertilizer & Natural Pest Control Sources. Proc. 8th Annual Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 6-7, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1989. Seed, Nursery, and Alternative Resource Directories. Proc. 8th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 6-7, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, S.G. and M.W. Kenna. 1987. Establishment of Seeded Warm-season Grasses –
Demonstration Trial Results. 1987 Turfgrass Research Field Day, OSU Turfgrass Research Center, Stillwater, OK (October 1987).
Diver, S.G. and D. Scheffield. 1987. Update on the Use of Plastic Mulches and Row Covers in Melon Production - Demonstration Trial Results. Proc. 6th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show.
Diver, S.G. and P.W. Pratt. 1986. The Effects of Various Plastic Mulches on Cantaloupe Yield. Proc. 5th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show.
Diver, Steve. 1986. Blackberries and Blueberries Suitable for Backyard Plantings. Proc. 5th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show.
Biological Management of Pecans - Orchard Undergoes Transformation
Dennis Perz & Steve Diver
Acres USA, March 2011
The Soil Foodweb - Promoting a Functional Soil Ecology in Orchards and Vineyards. USDA-ARS/TOFGA Field Day on Organic Pecan Production, Hamilton, TX. 2008
Previous Publications & Articles, 1989-2007:
Albrecht-Reams Soil Fertility Systems
Agroforestry Resources for the Permaculturist's Bookshelf
AgWeb: The Ultimate Agricultural Research Directory
Alternative Soil Testing Laboratories
Ana Primavesi, Ecological Soil Scientist in Brazil
An Eco-Farming Approach to Foliar Fertilization
Aquaponics – Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture
Asian Soybean Rust: Notes and Organic Control Options for Farmers
Bamboo: A Multipurpose Agroforestry Crop
Biodynamic Farming & Compost Production
Blueberries: Organic Production
Chinese Water Chestnut
Controlled Microbial Composting & Humus Management: Luebke Compost
Compost-Heated Greenhouses
Compost Teas for Plant Disease Control
Cover Crops and Green Manures
Cucumber Beetles: Organic and Biorational Integrated Pest Management
Farm-Scale Composting Resource List
Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops
Disease Suppressive Potting Mixes
Greenhouse IPM: Sustainable Thrips Control
Greenhouse & Hydroponic Vegetable Production Resources on the Internet
Integrated Pest Management for Greenhouse Crops
Introduction to Permaculture: Concepts and Resources
Living by Design... An Introduction to Permaculture
Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production
Organic and Low-Spray Peach Production
Organic Sweet Corn Production
Organic Tomato Production
Organic Vegetable Production
Measurements, Conversion Units & Calculations Useful to Farmers
Mechanical Roller-Crimper for No-Till Vegetable Production
Molasses as a Soil Amendment
Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture: On-Farm Production of VAM Inoculum
Nature Farming and Effective Microorganisms
No-Till Vegetable Production
Nutritional Quality of Organically Grown Food
Notes on Compost Teas
Notes on Hydrogen Peroxide in Agriculture
Notes on Liquid Organic Fertilizers Used in Fertigation, Hydroponics, and Foliar Feeding
Radionics in Agriculture
Renewed Interest in Farm-Scale Composting
Resource Guide on EM (Effective Microorganisms) and IMO (Indigenous Microorganisms)
Resource Guide to Organic and Sustainable Vegetable Production
Rock Dusts in Agriculture: Insights on Remineralization and Paramagnetism
Root-Zone Heating for Greenhouse Production
Phenology Web Links: Sequence of Bloom, Floral Calendars, What's in Bloom
Sorghum Syrup
Sustainable Small-Scale Nursery Production
Suppliers of Organic Fertilizers, Rock Minerals, Composts, and Pelletized Poultry Litter in the Deep South
Suppliers of Organic Fertilizers, Rock Minerals, Composts, and Pelletized Poultry Litter in the Ozark-Prairie Region (AR, MO, KS, OK)
Sustainable Pecan Production
Symbiotic Mycorrhizal Fungi: Quarterback of the Microbial Herd
USAID Technical Consultancy Report IND085 - Promoting Biodynamic Farming Practices in Uttaranchal, India
Vermicompost Technologies and Resources in Cuba & India
Journal Articles:
Diver, S.G., M.W. Smith, R.W. McNew. 1985. Foliar applications of K2SO4, KNO3, urea, and NH4NO3 on pecan seedlings. HortScience, 20(3): 422-425.
Diver, S.G., M.W. Smith, R.W. McNew. 1984. Influence of fruit development on seasonal elemental concentrations and distribution in fruit and leaves of pecan. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 15(6): 619-637.
Agricultural Experiment Station Report:
Diver, S.G., and C.E. Whitcomb. 1981. The Effect of Dolomite, Micromax®, and Propagation Media on the Rooting and Subsequent Growth of Pyracantha coccinea and Juniperus procumbens. p. 19-21. OSU Nursery Research Field Day Report P-818 of the Okla. Agr. Exp. Sta.
Conference Proceedings & Field Day Reports:
Diver, Steve. 2008. The Soil Foodweb – Promoting a Functional Soil Ecology in Orchards and Vineyards. USDA/TOFGA Field on Organic Pecan Production, Lamkin, TX.
Diver, Steve. 2005. Compost Teas: An On-Farm Tool to Enhance Fertility and Pest Control. Proc. 24th AR-OK Hort. Industries Show, held January 14-15, 2005 in Ft. Smith, AR.
Diver, Steve. 2003. Nature’s Fungicides: Microbiologicals, Disease Suppressive Composts, and Compost Teas. 22nd AR-OK Hort. Industries Show, held January 10-11 in Springdale, AR.
Diver, Steve. 2002. Soil Biology: Compost, Humus Management, and The Living Soil. Proc. 21st AR-OK Hort. Industries Show, held January 11-12, 2002 in Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1994. Introduction to Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture. Proc. 13th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 7-8th, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1993. Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production by Hydroponics and Soilless Culture Methods. Proc. 12th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 7-8, Tulsa, OK.
Wilson, R.J. & S.G. Diver. 1991. The Role of Birds in Agroforestry Systems. p. 256-273. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Agroforestry in North America (H. E. Garrett, ed). University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Diver, Steve. 1990. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program. Proc. 9th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 5-6, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1990. Information Sources on Field Grown Cut Flower Production. Proc. 9th
Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 5-6, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1989. Herb Seeds & Plant Sources. Proc. 8th Annual Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 6-7, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1989. Organic Fertilizer & Natural Pest Control Sources. Proc. 8th Annual Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 6-7, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, Steve. 1989. Seed, Nursery, and Alternative Resource Directories. Proc. 8th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show, held January 6-7, Tulsa, OK.
Diver, S.G. and M.W. Kenna. 1987. Establishment of Seeded Warm-season Grasses –
Demonstration Trial Results. 1987 Turfgrass Research Field Day, OSU Turfgrass Research Center, Stillwater, OK (October 1987).
Diver, S.G. and D. Scheffield. 1987. Update on the Use of Plastic Mulches and Row Covers in Melon Production - Demonstration Trial Results. Proc. 6th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show.
Diver, S.G. and P.W. Pratt. 1986. The Effects of Various Plastic Mulches on Cantaloupe Yield. Proc. 5th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show.
Diver, Steve. 1986. Blackberries and Blueberries Suitable for Backyard Plantings. Proc. 5th Okla. Hort. Ind. Show.