News: Herbicide Carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost, and Grass Clippings: Caution to Hay Producers, Livestock Owners, Farmers and Home Gardeners (PDF) - AG-727W - Updated April 2010

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Production Guides

• Vegetable Variety List – Doug Jones, Central Carolina Community College
• Production Guides on the NC Growing Small Farms Website
• Organic Production Guide – NC Center for Environmental Farming Systems
• A Grower's Guide to Organic Apple Production (PDF) – Cornell
  

General Organic Growing Resources

• National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service – ATTRA
• Farm Planning and Recordkeeping – Growing Small Farms
• Transitioning to Organic Production – SARE
• Cultural Practices and Sample Costs
• Holistic Management: A Whole-Farm Decision Making Framework (PDF) – ATTRA
• Organic Production Practices of the Northeastern US – Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension
• Planting and Harvesting Guide for NC Piedmont Vegetable & Herbs
• Nutrient Content of Fertilizer and Organic Materials
• Organic Sweet Corn Production – NCSU HIL
• NCSU Horticultural Information Leaflets: Commercial Specialty Crops (NOTE: not all are specifically organic)
• Restoring the Productivity of Marginal Soils with Organic Amendments
• Southern Organic Resource Guide
• Biodynamic Farming and Compost Preparation – ATTRA

Use of Manures in Crop Production

• Managing Manure Fertilizers in Organic Systems – eXtension

Pests & Disease Control

• Organic Materials Review Institute
• Local Crop Problems – Chatham County Cooperative Extension
• Insects: Pests and Beneficials – Chatham County Cooperative Extension
• Time to Control Late Blight in Tomatoes and Potatoes
• Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
• A Whole-Farm Approach to Managing Pests – SARE
• Principles of Sustainable Weed Management for Croplands
• Integrated Pest Management: How to Manage Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf – University of California
• New York State Integrated Pest Management – Cornell University
• Biointensive Integrated Pest Management, Part 1 – ATTRA
• Biointensive Integrated Pest Management, Part 2 – ATTRA
• A Total System Approach to Sustainable Pest Management (PDF)
• Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies (PDF)
• Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control (PDF) – ATTRA
• Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South: Insect Management

Season Extension and Greenhouse

• How To Build a PVC Hoophouse for Your Garden
• Design and Construction of the Penn State High Tunnel (PDF)
• Season Extension Techniques for the Market Gardener
• Season Extenders
• High Tunnels
• NCSU Organic Greenhouse Information

Cover Crops

• Selecting Cover Crops
• Cover Crops for Organic Farms (PDF)
• Winter Cover Crops for North Carolina
• Summer Cover Crops for North Carolina
• Choosing the Best Cover Crops for Your Organic No-Till Vegetable System
• Cover Crops and Living Mulches
• Summer Cover Crops
• Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures – ATTRA
• Value of Legumes for Plow-Down Nitrogen
• Cover Crop Fundamentals
• Managing Cover Crops Profitably (PDF)

Field Crops

• Organic Field Crops Production & Marketing

Postharvest Handling

• Post-Harvest Handling of Horticultural Crops (not necessarily specific to organic)
• Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Livestock

• ATTRA Livestock: Beef & Dairy; Hogs, Sheep, & Goats; Poultry; Grass Farming; Livestock Fencing & Watering Systems; and Other Livestock Topics
• Organic Livestock Production and Marketing (PDF)
• Tips for Egg Safety from Farm to Table
• NC Meat and Poultry Regulations
• Pastured Poultry
• Small-Scale Livestock Resources

Sources of Organic Seed and Organic Farming Supplies*

• Directory of Organic Farming Suppliers for North Carolina Farmers (PDF)
• Saving Our Seed Project
• OMRI Organic Seed Database
• Sources of Organic and Untreated Non-GMO Seeds
• Ronnigers Potato Farm: Organic Seed Potatoes
• Windcrest Farm – A NC supplier of organic transplants
  

*If your company sells certified organic seeds or planting stock and you would like to be listed here, please contact the author (listed below).

Dr. Jeanine Davis
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: jeanine_davis@ncsu.edu

Maintained by: Bryan A. Konsler