Reference Library: C

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Canola

• 2000 Great Plains Canola Research (K-State - pdf)
• 2004 National Winter Canola Variety Trial (K-State - pdf)
• Alternative Crop Overviews: Canola (Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute, MO)
• Brassicas and Chicory For Forage (K-State - pdf)
• Brassicas For Forage (Ohio State University)
• Canola Cost Return Budget for South Central Kansas (K-State - pdf)
• Canola Production (University of Nebraska)
• Plainsman Canola (K-State - pdf)
• Rapeseed and Crambe (K-State - pdf)
• The Canola Information Service
• Wichita Canola (K-State - pdf)

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Cantaloupes

• Cucumbers and Melons (K-State - pdf)
• Muskmelons: Commercial Vegetable Production (K-State - pdf)
• Muskmelon Tips (K-State - pdf)

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Carbon

• Growing Carbon: A new crop that helps ag producers and the climate too (USDA NRCS - pdf)
• Soil Organic Carbon and the Global Carbon Cycle (K-State - pdf)

Carrots

• Carrots - A small report on how to grow (K-State - pdf)
• Carrots - A Detailed report on crop management (University of Minnesota)
• Recommended Vegetable Varieties (K-State - pdf)
• Vegetable Garden Planting Guide (K-State - pdf)

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Catfish

• Channel Catfish Life History & Biology (Oklahoma State University)
• Channel Catfish Produced in Kansas Ponds for Profit and Pleasure (K-State - pdf)
• Cost of Small-Scale Catfish Production (University of Arkansas - pdf)
• Pond Culture of Channel Catfish in the North Central Region (K-State - pdf)

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Cattle (see also Beef, Dairy, and Livestock)

• Alternative Beef Marketing (ATTRA)
• Beef Farm Sustainability Checksheet (ATTRA)
• Beef Production Glossary (University of Missouri)
• Cattle Breeds (Okhlahama State University)
• Foot and Mouth Disease (K-State - pdf)
• Foot and Mouth Disease Links (K-State - pdf)
• Home Slaughtering of Beef and Processing (University of Missouri)
• Proper Cattle Health Product Handling and Administration (K-State)
• Sustainable Beef Production (ATTRA)
• The Economic Impact of BSE: A Research Summary ( K-State - pdf)
• The Economic Impact on the U.S. Beef Industry: Product Value Losses, Regulatory Costs, and Consumer Reactions (K-State - pdf)
• Winter Wheat Grazing (K-State - pdf)

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Cheese Making

• Making Soft Cheeses ( Colorado State University)

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Chicken

• Avian Disease Fact Sheet (Virginia Tech)
• Building an Incubator (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
• Chicken Breeds and the Color of Their Eggs (Texas A & M University  - pdf)
• Common Poultry Diseases (Oklahoma State University -pdf)
• Factors Affecting Egg Quality (K-State - pdf)
• Feeding Chickens Properly (Mississippi State University)
• Hatching and Brooding (University of Minnesota)
• Management of the Small Flock of Chickens (K-State - pdf)
• Packaging Eggs on the Farm for Direct Sales (K-State - pdf)
• Poultry Breeds (Oklahoma State University)
• Processing Farm Raised Poultry (K-State - pdf)
• Resource Guide for Owners of Small Poultry Flocks (K-State- pdf)
• Small Scale Egg Production (Penn State - pdf)
• Small Scale Poultry Processing (ATTRA)
• "The Home Laying Flock, Part I" (University of Nebraska)
• "The Home Laying Flock, Part II" (University of Nebraska)

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Christmas Trees

• Christmas Trees: A Management Guide (University of Nebraska)

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Cole Crops

• Cole Crop Production (Oklahoma State University - pdf)
• Cole Crops, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower: Commercial Vegetable Production (K-State - pdf)
• Managing Insect Pests of Commercially Grown Cole Crops (Purdue University - pdf)
• Post Harvest Cooling and Handling of Cabbage and Leafy Greens (North Carolina State University)
• The Culture of Cole Crops (University of Nebraska)

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Community Development

• Alternative Planning Procedures (K-State - pdf)
• Building a Healthy Retail Community: Lessons from Little Giants in Kansas (K-State - pdf)
• Building Healthy Communities - Analyzing Local Markets (K-State - pdf)
• Characteristics of Healthy Communities (K-State - pdf)
• Economic Analysis of a New Business: Doing it Right (K-State- pdf)
• Foundation Equals Self-Help (K-State - pdf)
• Marketing - What Needs to be Done (K-State - pdf)
• Strategic Planning for Community Development (K-State - pdf)
• Understanding Your Community's Economy (K-State - pdf)
• USDA Rural Development Fact Sheets (USDA)
• Who's Prospering in Prosperous Times: A Study of Economic Progress Across Kansas (K-State - pdf)
• Working with the Power Constituents in Communities (K-State - pdf)
• (Go to www.agecon.ksu.edu/ddarling for other community development reports from K-State)

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Community Gardening

• Community Gardening (State University of New Jersey)
• Starting an Urban Community Garden (State University of New Jersey)

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Community Supported Agriculture

Publications

• Community Supported Agriculture (University of Nebraska)
• Community Supported Agriculture (ATTRA)
• CSA: More For Your Money than Fresh Vegetables (University of Wisconsin)
• "Managing a CSA Farm 1: Production, Labor and Land." (University of Wisconsin)
• "Managing a CSA Farm 2 : Community, Economics, Marketing and Training" (University of Wisconsin)

Links

• Kansas City CSA Coalition (Community Supported Agriculture)

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Companion Planting

• Companion Planting (ATTRA)
• Companion Plants (McGill University, Canada))

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Compost

• Biodynamic Farming & Compost Preparation (ATTRA)
• Compost Activators (K-State - pdf)
• Compost Troubleshooting Guide (K-State - pdf)
• Cornell Composting (Cornell University)
• Farm Scale Compost Resource List (ATTRA)
• Making and Using Compost at Home (K-State - pdf)
• Notes on Compost Teas (ATTRA)
• The Composting Process (K-State - pdf)

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Conservation Easements

• Conservation Easements (ATTRA - pdf)
• Conservation Easements (Ohio State University)
• Protecting Farm and Ranch Lands through Conservation Easements (Oklahoma State University - pdf)

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Consumer Cooperatives

• Introduction to Consumer Food Cooperatives (University of Missouri)
• Go to www.agecon.ksu.edu/accc/kcdc/publication.html for more K-State coop information

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Container Gardening

• Container Gardening (West Virginia University)
• Container Vegetable Gardening (Iowa State - pdf)
• Growing Annual Flowers in Containers (Iowa State - pdf)
• Mini Gardening (North Carolina State University)
• Small Space and Container Gardening (Virginia Tech)
• Vegetables Suited to Container Gardening (Virginia Tech)

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Corn: Field and Organic

• Blue Corn (Purdue University, IN)
• Corn Production Handbook (K-State - pdf)
• Diagnosing Corn Production Problems in Kansas (K-State - pdf)
• Fresh-Market Sweet Corn (University of Missouri)
• Kansas Corn Commission (Kansas Grains website)
• Organic Field Corn (ATTRA)
• Organic Food-Grade Corn (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
• Organic Sweet Corn (ATTRA)
• Recommended Vegetable Varieties (K-State - pdf)
• Specialty Corns (New Mexico State University)
• Sustainable Corn and Soybean Production (ATTRA)
• Sweet Corn: Commercial Vegetable Production (K-State - pdf)

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Cotton

• Cotton Insect Management (K-State - pdf)
• Cotton Plant Development and Plant Mapping (University of Missouri-Columbia)

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Cover Crops and Green Manure Crops

• Birdsfoot Trefoil (KS Rural Center - pdf)
• Cover Crops and Legumes (KS Rural Center - pdf)
• Cover Crops for Soil Improvement in Horticultural Crops (Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture - pdf)
• Cover Crops For Vegetable Growers (K-State - pdf)
• Cover Crop Use for Crop Production Systems (University of Nebraska)
• Cowpeas (KS Rural Center - pdf)
• Green Manure Crops (K-State - pdf)
• Hairy Vetch (KS Rural Center - pdf)
• Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures (ATTRA)
• Rye as a Cover Crop (ATTRA)
• Value of Crop Residue (K-State - pdf)

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Crayfish

• Crawfish Production Manual (Louisiana State University - pdf)
• Crawfish Review (Cornell University)

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Crickets

• Crickets (K-State - pdf)

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Crop Rotation

• Crop Rotation (KS Rural Center - pdf)

Cucumbers

• Cucumbers (K-State - pdf)
• Cucumbers and Melons (K-State - pdf)
• Greenhouse Cucumbers (K-State - pdf)

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Cut Flower Production

• Dried and Fresh Cut Flowers (North Dakota State University)
• Getting Started in the Production of Field-Grown Cut Flowers (Virginia Tech University)
• Specialty Cut Flower Production and Marketing (ATTRA)
• The Care and Handling of Cut Flowers (Oklahoma State University)
• Woody Ornamentals for Cut Flower Growers (ATTRA)

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