Adapting Crop Share Agreements for Sustainable and Organic Agriculture
When moving away from the traditional corn-soybean rotation, it's important for both landowners and tenants to ask key…
Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic
Transitioning to organic farming offers both economic and social benefits over conventional methods. For farmers and…
Evaluating Organic Transitions at the Field Level
This guide offers practical advice for farmers and researchers on transitioning to organic crop production. It…
Sustainable Soil Management
This publication covers basic soil properties and management steps toward building and maintaining healthy soils. Part…
No-Till Case Study, Bauer Farm: Cover Crop Cocktails on Former CRP Land
The Bauer family in Bismarck, ND, converted CRP land back to crops to boost nutrient cycling and residue breakdown…
Alley Cropping: Central and Southern Appalachian Region
This factsheet covers alley cropping (NRCS Practice Code 311), an agroforestry practice where you plant trees or shrubs…
Farmer Profiles: Two Organic Grain Farm Case Studies
This publication highlights two organic grain farmers , the Hinebauchs of Chinook, MT and the Boehm's of Richardton,…
Conservation of an Endophytic Insect-Pathogen Fungus for Plant Protection in Organic Cropping
Farmers and agricultural professionals have great interest in exploiting beneficial soil organisms, especially in…
Corn Earworm Management: A Survey of Organic Sweet Corn Growers
The objectives of this project are to attain information about the corn earworm management strategies of organic…
Developing "Organic-Ready" Maize Populations with Gametophytic Incompatibility: Year IV
Maize (corn) is an incredibly productive and profitable crop that works well in organic crop rotations in many…