Grains and Forage Production

Overview information
Scientific Findings About Organic Grain (Iowa State University)
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)
Maritimes Organic Grains Network

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
Wheat: The Big Picture
2009 Eco-Friendly Crop Rotations Project - Progress Report (UBC-Delta Farmers 5.65 MB pdf)
Trialing Small Grain Varieties on Organic Farms (NPSAS)
Wheat Breeding for Organic Production: Is it Beneficial? (Ag. & Agri-Food Canada, :PDF - 90k)
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)

2010 Field Crop Budgets (OMAFRA)

Organic Grain Corn and Soybean

Organic Winter Wheat and Spelt

Organic Barley and Oats

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
Managing Weeds in Organic Cereal Production (U. of Sask., PDF - 2MB)
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
Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual (SARE, PDF - 3MB)
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (SARE/2835k pdf)
Planned Crop Rotations (ATTRA)
Crop Rotations for Increased Productivity (NDSU)
Crop rotation key to increasing nutrient content of grains (OACC)

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)