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Factsheets and Infosheets

Field Crops

• Agronomy Guide, Publication 811, Order this publication
• Along the Road to Organic
• Alternative Field Crops Manual
• Combine Cleaning Procedure, August 2008
• Farming Organically, March 2009
• Frosted Soybeans?! October 2009
  
• Growing High Yielding Organic Soybeans, April 2009
• Long-Term Agroecological Research (LTAR) in Iowa: An Economic Comparison of Organic and Conventional Grain Crops (External link - see disclaimer)
• Organic Crop Production, March 2007
• Organic Crop Production, Penn State Agronomy Guide 2005-2006
• Organic Soybeans, March 2006
• 2009 Field Crop Budgets (Publication 60)
  • organic soybeans, corn, wheat, spelt, oats, barley
• Ontario Enterprise Budgets 2009
  • Organic Corn ( xls ) ( html )
  • Organic Soybeans ( xls ) ( html )
  • Organic Spelt ( xls ) ( html )
  • Organic Winter Wheat ( xls ) ( html )
  • Organic Barley ( xls ) ( html )
  • Organic Oats ( xls ) ( html )
• Organic Field Crops in 2008, Mar 2008
• Pesticide Risk Reduction in Soybean Production, August 2008
• Strategies to Minimize Risks of GMO Contamination, June 2004
• What is Spelt? Sept 2003
• 2009 Ontario Winter Wheat Performance Trials, September 2009

Hay and Pasture

• Adding Legumes to Pasture, March 2009
• Livestock Grazing (OACC)
• Grazing Research - Organic Production (OACC)
• Pasture: The Green Gold, August 2009
  
• Pasture Management
• Pasture Management Tips For The Coming Season, Feb 2008
• Plan Now for Annual Pasture, May 2009
• Rotational Grazing, October 2009

Fruit Crops

• Beneficial Insects and Mites for Apples
• Beneficial Insects in Tree Fruit Orchards in Southern Ontario (Order No. 96-029)
• Biological control of root weevils in strawberries, Jan 2008
• Cold Hardiness and Fruit Trees, March 2009
• Disease Resistant Apple Cultivars (Order No. 98-013)
• Distinguishing Friends From Enemies: Four Fabulous Insects You Want Visiting Your Orchards, August 2005
• Dwarf Tree Orchard Maintenance FiBL (PDF 950 KB)
• 4th International Organic Tree Fruit Research Symposium
• Fungal Trunk diseases: a threat to aging vineyards? March 2009
  
• Growing Organic Strawberries, May 2006
• Harvesting and Handling Apples (Order No. 00-003)
• Keeping Berries Safe: A Grower's Guide to Preventing Food-borne Illness from Berry Crops
• Mite Pests and Their Predators
• Overview of Organic Fruit Production
• OrganicA - a resource for organic apple production
• Organic Apple Production Guide for Atlantic Canada 2008 (PDF, 7 MB)
• Organic Apple Production Field Days (PA)
• Organic Apple Spray Program (MI)
• Organic Cultivation of Standard Orchards FiBL (PDF 1.58 MB)
• Organic Cultivation of Bush Berries FiBL (PDF 3MB)
• Organic & Integrated Fruit Production
• Organic Wild Lowbush Blueberry Guide (NS) (PDF 1.3 MB)
• Organic Orcharding
• Organic Tree Fruit Management (publication from BC)
• Production de fraises biologiques QC (in French only)
  
• Production de framboises biologiques QC (in French only)
  
• Production de bleuets biologiques QC (in French only)
• Production de raisins biologiques QC (in French only)
• Predatory Mite Biology
• Scab-Resistant Apple Cultivars
• Strawberry Production Systems
• Upper Midwest Organic Tree Fruit Growers Network
• Worldwide Use of Mating Disruption Continues to Rise, April 2006

Vegetable Crops

• Biodegradable Plastic Mulches, October 2009
• Blossom-End Rot In A Wet Year? Oct 2008
• Chilling injury and sweet potatoes, October 2009
• Choosing Mulches for Vegetable Production Nov 2005
• Good Agricultural Practices for the Production of Leafy Greens, Sept 2006
• Greenhouse
  • Cleanup Reminders, October 2009
    
  • Optimal Placements of Biocontrol Agents for Optimal Results, April 2006
  • Milk as a Management Tool for Virus Diseases, Nov 2005
• Herb Profiles
• Hoop houses for season extension: Are they right for you? Aug 2008
• Mulch your tomatoes to fight weeds, retain soil moisture and save money , Aug 2008
  
• Options for Emergency Wind Control, April 2008
• Organic Sweet Corn Production
• Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production
• Organic Vegetable Production Cornell IPM Chapter 11
• Organic Vegetable Production (PA)
• Organic Vegetable Production: Managing Nutrients and Pests
• Sanitation Recommendations for Management of Insect and Mite Pests of Greenhouse Vegetables (Order No. 94-029)
• Control of Common Scab: A Challenging Task, Apr 2008
• Symptons of Chilling Injury in Vegetables, July 2004
• Cultivation Tools for Mechanical Weed Control in Vegetables
• Use of mechanical cultivators for market vegetable crops
• Underground Farm Storage of Root Vegetables, September 2009
• Vine Crop Pollination Pointers, June 2008
• Weed Control in Organic Vegetable Production FiBL (PDF 867 KB)
• Wet Conditions: Common Problems for Medicinal and Culinary Herbs, Oct 2008
• What Happened To My Garlic? Dealing With the Microscopic Culprit, Nov 2008

Seed Sources

• Organic Seeds, February 2009
  
• Organic Seed Sources (COG) (PDF 2 MB)
• Seed Directory (EFAO)
• OMRI Organic Seed Database
• Suppliers of Seed for Certified Organic Production (ATTRA)

Gardens, Lawns, and Landscapes

• Master Gardeners of Ontario
• Organic Landscape Alliance

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