Grains and Forage Production

Organic Small Grain Production (ATTRA)
A Transition to Certified Organic Oat Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
A Transition to Certified Organic Spelt Production Budget (BCMAFF '02/pdf)
Organic Grain and Oilseed Enterprise (Ag-AB)
Organic Production Planning Through Transition (SKAG)

Your Soil

Soil Testing Labs and Services (Canada and U.S.A.)

Weather

The Weather Network Farmzone
Environment Canada Weather Office
14-Day Soil Moisture Outlook for Canada and Alaska
BC Evapotranspiration - Schedule Irrigation Calculator (Farmwest)
Calculate Your Corn Heat Units (Farmwest)
Growing Degree Days (Farmwest)

Grain Production

Trialing Small Grain Varieties on Organic Farms (NPSAS)
Ohio grain farmer replaces inputs with sweat (New Farm)
Integrating Sheep into Grain and Alfalfa Systems Knocks Back Pests (SARE)
Canada: Grains and Oilseeds Outlook (AG-Can)
Projected 2003 Organic Crop Budgets SCND (Nodak)
Economics of organic grain and soybean production in Midwest USA (Wallace/pdf)

Alternative Grain Crops

The crop of the day: Amaranth (UCDavis)
Amaranth (MDA)
Amaranth Grain Production Guide (Rodale 1987)
Amaranth Grain Production in Nebraska (IANR)
Buckwheat Production in the Northeast (Cornell)
Buckwheat, a Versatile Short-Season Crop (Jefferson Ag. Inst.)
Guar (MDA)
Quinoa (New Farm)
Rye as a Weed Suppressant in Soybeans (New Farm)
Rye lessons - planting soybeans into a rolled rye cover (Rodale Inst. 2003)
Teff (MDA)
Triticale (MDA)
Spelt (MDA)

Oilseed Production

Camelina - False Flax (MDA)
Crambe - another oil seed (MDA)
Jojoba (MDA)
Safflower (MDA State)
Sesame (Purdue)
Sunflower (MDA State)
Vernonia (MDA State)

Forage Production

Forages (MDA)
Organic Alfalfa Production (ATTRA)
Kochia (MDA)
Sorghum (MDA)
Small Acreage/Non -Traditional Landowner Resources (Montana)
Buying and Selling Hay and Straw (UofW) - helps farmers calculate feed inventories. Addresses "How long will my feed last?" and "When is the best time to do a feed inventory?"

Soil Fertility

Types of Organic Matter Additions (NCSU)
Fertility Management (NRCS)
Manures for Organic Crop Production (ATTRA)
Infosheet #19 - Field Crop Management (OMAFRA)

Crop Management

Weed Management
Weed Management for Organic Farmers (IA-State/pdf)
Ten Steps Toward Organic Weed Control (UVM)
The Organic Weed Management Website (Cornell)
Principles of Integrated Weed Management (OMAFRA)
Forage Establishment Without Herbicide (NS -ag)
Using allelopathy to suppress weeds (Garden Organic)
Crop Rotations
Forage Establishment Without Herbicide (NS -ag)
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (SARE/2835k pdf)
Planned Crop Rotations (ATTRA)
Crop Rotations for Increased Productivity (NDSU)
Green Manures
Cover Crop Resource Page (UC SAREP)
Green Manures & Cover Crops (ATTRA)
Rye as a Cover Crop (ATTRA)
Green Manure Crops Seeding Rates (KSU/pdf)

Seeds

Seeds of Diversity Resource List 2002
Suppliers of Seed for Certified Organic Production
Organic Seeds, Heirloom Seeds, Un-Treated Seeds, Seed Suppliers

Pertinent Federal (Canadian) and Provincial (BC) Regulations (in-site)
Farm Equipment
Marketing Your Product
Organic Prices (fruit and vegetables)
On-Farm Food Safety
Small Scale Food Processing
Organic Certification
Composting
Pest Management

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