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Soils & Compost
 Healthy soil can improve crop and livestock production. The publications
and other resources listed here offer information on how to assess,
improve and maintain soil health for both croplands and pastures.
Several publications address fertilization and composting specifically
for organic production. Soil management can also play an important
role in protecting water quality, and additional resources are listed
on that topic.
ATTRA Publications
NOTE: Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat
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Links to Other Soils Information
Fundamentals of Soils
USDA/NRCS Soils
Building
Soils for Better Crops, SARE publication
Soil Quality
Introduction
to Soil Health, Northeast Region SARE slide show
NRCS Soil Quality
Soil And Health
Library
The
Health of Our Soils: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
Soil Biology
Soil Food Web
Soil Biology Information
Resources, NRCS Soil Quality
Soil Biological
Communities, Bureau of Land Management National Science &
Technology Center
Soil
Biology Primer, NRCS Soil Quality
Earthworm Information, University of California-SAREP
Biological
Soil Crusts: Ecology and Management (large PDF), United States
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Biological Soil Crusts
Soil Organic Matter
Soil
Organic Matter Budgeting in Sustainable Farming (PDF), Michael
Fields Agricultural Institute Bulletin #7
Soil Organic
Matter, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Restoring
the Productivity of Marginal Soils with Organic Amendments,
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture
Organic Fertilizers and Amendments
National
Organic Program Final Rule Section 205.203, Soil fertility and
crop nutrient management practice standard
Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crops, University of California
Nutrient
Content of Fertilizer and Organic Materials, North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service
Composting
Cornell
University Composting Home Page
On-Farm
Composting Handbook, Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering
Service
Farmer
Information Fact Sheets: Composting
Composting
at Home: Ohio State Extension Fact Sheet
BioCycle: Journal
of Composting & Organics Recycling
Compost Science and
Utilization
Field
Guide for Compost Use, U.S. Composting Council
Vermicomposting
Worm Digest
Worms
Eat My Garbage
Soil Conservation
Soil and Water Conservation
Society
USDA/NRCS
National Conservation Practice Standards
Crop Rotations, Cover Crops, Mulching, and No-till
Value of Legumes for Plowdown Nitrogen, Ohio State University
Extension Fact Sheet
Multiple
Impacts of Cover Crops in Farming Systems, Department of Horticulture,
Oregon State University
UC SAREP Cover Crop
Resource Page
Cover
Crop Fundamentals, Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet:
Michigan Cover Crops, Michigan State University & Kellogg
Biological Station
Living
Mulches, Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the
South
No-tillage
Soils for Pasture and Range Use
USDA/NRCS
Grazing Lands Technology Institute
Interpreting
Indicators of Rangeland Health (PDF), United States Department
of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management
Water,
Grass & Livestock: An Annotated Bibliography of Riparian Grazing
Publications (PDF), Land Stewardship Project
Nutrient Management Planning
Livestock and Poultry
Environmental Stewardship Curriculum
Certified
Manure Testing Laboratories, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Last Updated December 28, 2007
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