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If you grow field crops such as grain, corn and legumes, you may want to learn how you can successfully adopt sustainable farming methods or organic production strategies for these crops. This series of publications discusses some of the soil and weed management options and tilling and planting methods that can make traditional field crop production more sustainable and economically viable. Consult these resources for specific information on production of familiar commodity crops, as well as introductions to new alternative crops.
Field Crops
ATTRA Publications
NOTE: Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.
| Alternative Agronomic Crops | Summary [HTML] [PDF/326K] |
| Amaranth Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/118K] |
| Edible Soybean Production and Marketing | Summary [HTML] [PDF/106K] |
| Hops: Organic Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/275K] |
| Organic Alfalfa Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/664K] |
| Organic Cotton Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/408K] |
| Organic Field Corn Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/259K] |
| Organic Rice Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/204K] |
| Organic Small Grain Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/114K] |
| Organic Soybean Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/122K] |
| Organic Tobacco Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/860K] |
| Peanuts: Organic Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/1.6M] |
| Potatoes: Organic Production and Marketing | Summary [HTML] [PDF/1.9M] |
| Sustainable Corn and Soybean Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/261K] |
| Sustainable Cotton Production for the Humid South | Summary [HTML] [PDF/4.1M] |
| Sustainable Dry Bean Production | Summary [HTML] [PDF/98K] |
Other Agronomic Topics
ATTRA Publications
| Converting Cropland to Perennial Grassland | Summary [HTML] [PDF/678K] |
| Flame Weeding for Agronomic Crops | Summary [HTML] [PDF/150K] |
| Grain Processing: Adding Value to Farm Products | Summary [HTML] [PDF/206K] |
| Intercropping Principles and Production Practices | Summary [HTML] [PDF/641K] |
| Marketing Organic Grains | Summary [HTML] [PDF/770K] |
| Moving Beyond Conventional Cash Cropping | Summary [HTML] [PDF/1.1M] |
| NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed Practices | Summary [HTML] [PDF/433K] |
| Oilseed Processing for Small-Scale Producers | Summary [HTML] [PDF/889K] |
| Organic Crop Production Overview | Summary [HTML] [PDF/954K] |
| Organic Field Crops Documentation Forms | Summary [HTML] [PDF/241K] |
| Organic Standards for Crop Production: Highlights of the USDA's National Organic Program Regulations | Summary [HTML] [PDF/455K] |
| Seed Production and Variety Development for Organic Systems | Summary [HTML] [PDF/762K] |
| Suppliers of Seed for Certified Organic Production | Summary [HTML] |
| Transgenic Crops | Summary [HTML] [PDF/574K] |
Links to Other Agronomic Topic Information
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Conservation Technology Information Center
Promotes and disseminates comprehensive data, research and materials related to conservation agriculture. |
| The Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial |
| Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) Project |
This page was last updated on: June 16, 2010
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