Extension Resources - Field Crops - Cereals and Pulses

• NEW!! A Closer Look at  What’s in Our Daily Bread (Organic Center)
• 2011 Organic Enterprise Budgets (OMAFRA)
  • Organic Barley
  • Organic Grain Corn
    
  • Organic Oats
  • Organic Soybeans
  • Organic Spelt
  • Organic Winter Wheat

• ACORN Receives $90,000 for Maritime Organic Grains Network
• Against the Grain (The Organic Research Centre)
• A better nitrogen use to improve organic wheat production (ICROFS)
• The breadmaking quality of Canada western spring wheat in organic cropping systems (OACC)
• Breeding Spring Wheat for Organic Agriculture (OACC)
• The competitive ability of spring wheat in organic cropping systems (OACC)
• The connections between wheat cultivar choice, breadmaking quality and soil microbial communities (OACC)

• Crop establishment and soil fertility on Maritime organic grain farms (OACC)
• Crop Planning Guides (Saskatchewan)
  • Black Soil Zone
  • Dark Brown Soil Zone
  • Brown Soil Zone
• Do wheat cultivar mixtures maintain yield and suppress weeds under organic management? (OACC)
• Exploring direct seeding options for organic grains (OACC)
• Farmer Profiles: Two Organic Grain Farm Case Studies (ATTRA)

• Farmer sees future in flax
• Farmers Encouraged to Take Part in Participatory Wheat Breeding Program
• Fertility Management for Organic Cereal Production (OACC)
• Flax as an alternative grain for Maritime organic growers (OACC)
• From Conventional to Organic Cropping: What to Expect During the Transition Years (Montana State University Extension)
• Growing Legume Crops for Nitrogen (Manitoba)
• Guidelines for Estimating Organic Crop Production Costs - 2009 (Manitoba)(PDF, 4.8MB)

• Harrowing on Saskatchewan Farms (OACC)
• Have I Got a Product for You! (OMAFRA)
• Helping wheat compete (OACC)
• Khorasan (Kamut Brand) Wheat Factsheet (Saskatchewan)
• Lupin as an alternative organic feed grain (OACC)
• Maritime Organic Spring Wheat Cultivar Trial (2007-2008) (OACC)
• Making organic small grains work on your farm (ATTRA, webinar)

• Maritime spring wheat fertility and variety trials (OACC)
• Mixed Crop Options for Maritime Organic Growers (OACC)
• No-till management for sustainable and organic systems (Rodale)
• Operating Budget and Production Costs Estimation for Certified Organic Grain Farms in Quebec (CRAAQ)
• No fuss, no muss barley shows good silage potential
• Organic Cereal Breeding in Western Canada (OACC)
• Organic corn earns high grades in Ohio State Univ field tests (Purdue)
• Organic Crops Workbook (ATTRA)

• Organic cropping and grazing systems trials (OACC)
• Organic Edamame Production (CEFS)
• Organic Farming - An Introduction to Crop and Livestock Production(Saskatchewan)
• Organic Grain Marketers Struggle to Fill Their Demand
• Organic Not Transgenic
  • Clarkson Grain Company (USA) supplies organic raw and intermediate materials to clients around the world.
• Organic low-till research in Prairie Canada (OACC)

• Organic Seed Treatments in Barley Production (OACC)
• Organic soybean production in Atlantic Canada (OACC)
• Pea-barley mixture produces high silage yield
• Pesticide risk reduction in soybean production (OACC)
• Pick a peck of Prairie pulses
• Plant Disease Management in Organic Systems (eXtension)
• Prairie Malt Goes Organic

• Reduced Till Termination of Sweet Clover
• Saskatchewan best organic management practices (OACC)
• Seeding rate for weed control in organic spring wheat (OACC)
• Soil Nutrient Management for Organic Grain Farms in Montana (Montana State University Extension) (PDF, 4.6MB)
• Soybean pesticide reduction risk survey (OACC)
• Sustainable Production Factsheets (Pest Management Centre)
  • An Integrated Approach to Manage Ascochyta Blight in Chickpea

• There is Nothing Like an Oat (The Organic Research Centre)
• Transitioning to Organic Crop Production (Purdue)
• Transitioning to Organic Farming (ScienceDaily)
• Variety and seeding rates effects on competition in organically grown spring cereals (OACC)
• Weed surveys in Maritime organic grain fields (OACC)
• What is “Organic No-till,” and Is It Practical? (eXtension)
• Wheat of the Future Based in the Past
• Winter and Spring Cereal Production in the Maritimes (OACC)

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