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2007 Organic Farm Performance in Minnesota
A report of The Organic Farm Business Management (FBM) Project. Summarizes actual Minnesota organic farm performance data from 2006 and 2007. Farmers who participate in the program receive a partial rebate on their Farm Business Management Program tuition costs. They work one-on-one with a local FBM instructor to keep and use quality records in their farm business decisions. Their farm data is then stripped of all its identifying characteristics (so the producers remain absolutely anonymous) and incorporated into FINBIN, a database at www.finbin.umn.edu.
2008 Midwest Organic Production and Marketing Conference and Trade Show
Powerpoints and information from the January 17-18, 2008 event.
Quackgrass Management Resources
This information was compiled to provide background information on Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) and its management in sustainable and organic ag production systems in Illinois and the lower Midwest US.
Canada Thistle Management Resources
This resource list was compiled to provide background information on Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) and its management in sustainable and organic ag production systems in Illinois and the lower Midwest US.
2007 Organic Field Day Series Review
Here's a report of the organic field days held last year, with links to photo albums containing a good collection of pics taken at each of the four events.
Canada Thistle Management with Cover Crops and Mowing 2006
Canada thistle is becoming one of the most problematic weeds on organic farms. Sudangrass and buckwheat suppressed Canada thistle. Combining mowing with cover crops further suppressed Canada thistle.
Managing the Soil Seed Bank in Organic Crops -- Talk
Reducing weed seed in the seed bank is critical to provide long-term weed control on organic farms. This talk and the companion paper provide suggestions you can use to improve weed control on your farm.
Managing the Soil Seed Bank in Organic Crops -- Paper
Most weeds in organic crops reproduce by seeds. These seeds survive from year-to-year in the soil seed bank. Reducing future weed problems requires lowering the number of seeds in the seed bank. This article provides suggestions on how to manage the seed bank.
Organic Certification in Illinois
John Masiunas, Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, and Andy Larson University of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)
A home page that offers documentation on alternative farming methods found at the National Agricultural Library.
Bioenergy Conference in Kirksville, MO
Coke and farmers compete for scarce water in India
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