Resources
Organic Grain and Oilseed Production
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)—Organic Farming; P.O. Box 3657 , Fayetteville , AR 72702 . Telephone: 1-800-346-9140; Web site: www.attra.org/organic.html
Michalak, P. (ed.) 2002. Organic Grain: Cropping System and Marketing. 80 pages. The Rodale Institute. 611 Siegfriedale Road , Kutztown , PA 19530-9320 . Telephone: 610-683-1400. Fax: 610-683-8548. Email: info@rodaleinst.org; Web site: www.rodaleinstitute.org
North Carolina Organic Field Crop Production and Marketing Web site. Department of Crop Science, NC State University , Raleigh , NC . Web site: www.organicgrains.ncsu.edu
Cover Crops
Bowman, G., C. Shirley, and C. Cramer. 1998. Managing Cover Crops Profitably. The Sustainable Agriculture Network Handbook Series, Book 3. Available from Sustainable Agriculture Publications, Hills Building, Room 10, University of Vermont , Burlington , VT05405-0082.
Creamer, N.G. and K.R. Baldwin. 1999. Summer Cover Crops. Horticulture Information Leaflets (HIL-37). North Carolina Cooperative Extension, NC State University , Raleigh , NC . Online: www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-37.html
Hoyt, G.D., Wagger, M.G., and Crozer, C.R. (2004). Soilfacts: Winter Annual Cover Crops. (AGW-439-58). North Carolina Cooperative Extension, NC State University . Online: www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AGW-439-58/AGW_439_58.pdf
Organic Certification Information
National Organic Program. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. Web site: www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
ATTRA (See the listing under above under “Organic Grain and Oilseed Production” for contact and Web site information.)
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). P.O. Box 448 , Pittsboro , NC 27312
Future Harvest— Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. (A network of farmers, professionals, and landowners). 106 Market Court , Stevensville , MD 21666 . Telephone: 410-604-2681. Web site: www.futureharvestcasa.org/
Growing Small Farms, Chatham County Center , North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Promoting awareness, understanding, and practice of sustainable agriculture. P.O.Box 279 , Pittsboro , NC 27312 . Telephone: 919-542-8202. Web site http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/index.html
Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). OMRI is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to publish and disseminate generic and specific (brand name) lists of materials allowed and prohibited for use in the production, processing, and handling of organic food and fiber. Brand name lists are available online. Box 11558 , Eugene , OR 97440 . Telephone: 541-343-7600. Web site: www.omri.org
Integrated Pest Management
North Carolina Integrated Pest Management Information, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Web site: http://ipm.ncsu.edu
National Science Foundation, North Carolina State University Integrated Pest Management; Web site: http://cipm.ncsu.edu/
Nutrient Management
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA; P.O. Box 2890 , Washington , D.C. 20013 Web site: www.nrcs.usda.gov
NRCS North Carolina office; 4405 Bland Rd, Suite 205 , Raleigh , NC 27609; Telephone: 919-873-2100; Web site: www.nc.nrcs.usda.gov
North Carolina Division of Soil and Water Conservation; 1614 Mail Service Center , Raleigh , NC 27699-1614; Telephone: 919-733-2302; Web site: www.enr.state.nc.us/DSWC/
Weeds
Bowman, G. 1997. Steel in the Field. A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management Tools. Sustainable Agriculture Network Handbook 2. Beltsville , ME : Sustainable Agriculture Network.
Marketing
North Carolina Organic Field Crop Production and Marketing. Department of Crop Science, NC State University , Raleigh , NC . Web site: www.cropsci.ncsu.edu/organicgrains/marketing/marketing.htm
Organic Trade Association. 74 Fairview St, P.O. Box 547 , Greenfield , MA 01302 . Telephone: 413-774-7511. Email: info@ota.com; Web site: www.ota.com
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Web sites, NC State University
Bowman, D.T. 2004. North Carolina Measured Crop Performance. Small Grain Official Variety Trials: http://www.ovt.ncsu.edu/
Weisz, R. (2005). North Carolina Wheat Variety Characteristics (includes wheat variety heading date information): www.smallgrains.ncsu.edu/Varieties/Varieties.html
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Online Publications, NC State University
Osmond, D.L., C.R. Crozier, and D.H. Hardy. (1997). Soilfacts:Careful Soil Sampling, the Key to Reliable Soil Test Information (AG-439-30). www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-30/
Zublena, J.P., J.V. Baird, and J.P. Lilly. (1997). Soilfacts: Nutrient Content of Fertilizer and Organic Materials www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-18/
Additional facts sheets, including those describing specific manures (such as swine, poultry, and dairy) are available through the Department of Soil Science Web site: http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Plant Tissue Analysis Web site: www.ncagr.com/agronomi/ptaflyer.htm
North Carolina Cooperative Extension publications can be obtained through local county Extension
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