Field Crops & Forages
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This page provides information on the production of grains such as corn, oats, soybeans, and wheat, as well as stored forages such as grass and legume hays and baleage. For additional information relating to grains and forages, see also:
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Grains | Forage Crops | General
Grains
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/bjorkman/buck/NL/NL.html
Thomas Bjšrkman, Editor, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University
The
Northeast Buckwheat Growers Association newsletter is published by Thomas Bjšrkman each June and September. It is mailed to members and some additional members of the industry. There are some issues available on the web site.
To join the Northeast Buckwheat Growers Association, please send an e-mail to
tnb1@cornell.edu with your name, address, phone number, and a few words about your experience with buckwheat production and what you would like to do in the future. The roster of members is shared only with other members. You will receive the newsletter an an annual membership list. There are no dues now.
Organic Grain: Another Way
Cornell University
This educational package of 3 video tapes, 2 200-page books, and assorted reprints can serve as a framework for study and discussion groups evaluating alternative methods of grain production. Combines production information with examples from successful organic grain farmers. The 3 video tapes can be ordered separately.
Video #1 Farm Decision Making: Follow a farm family as they use holistic planning to explore new farm enterprises.
Video #2 Choosing Organic: Farmers from Maryland to New York explain why they chose organic production.
Video #3 The Transition to Organic: Farmers and researchers present production information on soil quality, wee, pest, and nutrient management; crop rotations; cover crops; and more.
The resource package includes:
- Building Soils for Better Crops book
- Managing Cover Crops Profitability book
- Organic Trade Association (OTA) materials
- Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) factsheets
- Brochure and order forms for Michigan State University field crop publications
Video 332OGVP (package), $52.50. Video 332VOGV (video tapes only), $31.50. To order, contact the Cornell University Resource Center: Phone: (607) 255-2080 E-mail:
resctr@cornell.edu
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/cornbean.html
Preston Sullivan, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, August 2000
A descriptive approach to corn and soybean production, with useful references at the end of the publication.
Forage Crops
http://www.css.cornell.edu/forage/forage.html
Developed by Dr. Jerry Cherney in the Cornell Crop and Soil Sciences Program. This web site provides information on the history of dairy farming, species selection, forage requirements in New York State, grazing manuals, as well as links to other forage-related information.
For more information about the Forage-Livestock Systems Program, contact Dr. Jerry Cherney at
jhc5@cornell.edu or (607) 255-0945.
Cornell Small Farms Program press releases
http://www.agronomy.psu.edu/Extension/Facts/agfact9.pdf
Penn State University Cooperative Extension
Discusses the steps in making, storing, and feeding round baleage. Publication is in
PDF format.
To obtain a hard copy, call (814) 865-6541.
Maintaining Quality in Large Bale Silage
Paul Sullivan, Joan McKinlay, Ontario Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Discusses the process of making large bales and how to maintain quality silage.
To obtain a copy, call 1-877-424-1300 or e-mail
ag.info@omaf.gov.on.ca.
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/
West Virginia University Extension Service
This site provides links to factsheets, tutorials, "Ye Olde Forage Library," and other web sites having information relevant to forage-livestock systems.
For more information, contact Ed Rayburn, Extension Specialist, at
erayburn@wvu.edu.
http://www.forages.psu.edu/topics/hay_silage/preservation/bale_silage/index.html
Penn State University
Topics include advantages and disadvantages of large round bale silage, steps in making large round bale silage, large round bale silage handling equipment, large round bale silage storage, and feeding large round bale silage.
General
http://www.css.cornell.edu/
Cornell's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences web site includes research, extension, recent publications, and featured links.
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 235 Emerson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-5459 Fax: (607) 255-2644
http://www.css.cornell.edu/forage/agronomy.html
Gary W. Fick, William J. Cox, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, 1995
History and practices of dairy farming in New York State.
http://www.css.cornell.edu/extension/WCU/WhatsCroppingUpNewsletter.html
A bi-monthly newsletter with topics relating to New York State field crops and soils from Cornell University's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. View articles online by clicking on the link above.
Subscribe to receive
What's Cropping Up? by mail. Send $8 check or money order to: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences-Extension 144 Emerson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853
http://nmsp.css.cornell.edu/
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
The NMSP aims to improve grower and agricultural industry awareness of crop nutrient needs, crop quality, management of organic amendments, environmentally sound nutrient management practices, and overall soil fertility management in New York State. Additionally, they hope to improve understanding of nutrient release and risk for runoff and leaching losses from inorganic and organic amendments as affected by soil type, hydrology, time and rate of application, and the use of specific soil and fertilizer amendments.
http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes45.html
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service, 1990
Proceedings discuss options and methods on how to reduce machinery costs, how to purchase machinery, and errors to avoid.
55 pages. Item NRAES-45. $10 plus S&H. Available from
NRAES General Agriculture Publications [http://www.nraes.org/publications/genag.html]
. Call or write to: NRAES Cooperative Extension P.O. Box 4557 Ithaca, NY 14852-4557 Phone: (607) 255-7654 Fax: (607) 254-8770 E-mail:
nraes@cornell.edu
http://policy.nrcs.usda.gov/scripts/lpsiis.dll/TN/TN_SA_1_A.pdf
Stefanie Aschmann, Robert Caldwell, Larry Cutforth, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, March 2003
The purposes of this technical note are to provide a brief background on precision farming and to describe ways in which its concepts and principles may be applied on farms without a substantial investment in equipment. This information is intended to help farmers who may or may not own a computer, but who are interested in long-term management strategies for improving their farm. Publication is in
PDF format.
http://www.cog.ca/ofch.htm
Canadian Organic Growers http://www.cog.ca/
This handbook is a basic "how-to" introduction to organic field crop production. It will be useful for conventional farmers wishing to convert to organic techniques, for farmers in the transition between conventional and organic practices, and for organic farmers who want to expand their crop rotations.
$25.95 plus $3.50 S&H per book or video. Make checks payable and send to: Canadian Organic Growers Inc. 125 South Knowlesville Rd. Knowlesville, New Brunswick, Canada E7L 1B1
http://attra.ncat.org/field.html
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas ATTRA provides many publications
for those interested in field crop production. These and other ATTRA publications
can also be obtained for free by calling ATTRA at 1-800-346-9140, Monday-Friday,
from 7am to 7pm CST.
