Extension Resources - Field Crops - Cover Crops

• NEW!! Ecosystem services of biodiversity in organic grasslands (ICROFS)
• NEW!! Put the Weeds Out of Work—Grow Cover Crops! (eXtension)
• NEW!! How Cover Crops Suppress Weeds (eXtension)
• NEW!! What is “Organic No-till,” and Is It Practical? (eXtension)
• NEW!! Legume Pick ‘n’ Mix (The Organic Research Centre)
• NEW!! Grazed Green Manures (Natural Systems Agriculture)
• NEW!! Grazed Green Manures: Phase 2 - The Next Crop (Natural Systems Agriculture)

• Blade roller lays down cover crop without tillage
• The Canadian Farm Business Management Council's Organic Agriwebinars
  Please note: Registration with Agriwebinars is needed to view these online video presentations
  • Utilizing Cover Crops in Organic Production with Alan Sundermeier, COABC Seminar Series 2009
• Buckwheat as a Cover Crop (OMAFRA)
• Cold-tolerant hairy vetch and late planting can be key factors for successful organic no-till corn in the Northeast (Rodale)
• Cover Crop Chart (USDA-ARS)
  This resource was designed to assist producers with decisions on the use of cover crops in crop and forage production systems
• Cover Cropping for Organic Production (eXtension)

• Cover Crops (a series of infosheets, OMAFRA)
• Cover Crops for Organic Farms (CEFS)
• Cover Crops on the Intensive Market Farm (Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems)
• Cover Crops and Fertility Management - Tri-state Organic Video Series (Purdue)
• Cover Crops for Weed Management in Organic Systems (Manitoba)
• Cover Crops to Reduce Nematodes (OMAFRA)
• Don’t forget the cover crops! (OMAFRA)

• Evaluation of the potential of no-till seeding in organic agriculture in Quebec: Building a cover crop “crimper-roller” and farm trials
• Field vegetable production: Using cover crops for weed management (AAFC)
• Green manure options - On-farm demonstration (OACC)
• Green manure options for organic farmers (OACC)
• Growing Cover Crops for Nitrogen (OMAFRA)
• Increasing posphorus availability through green manure, composted manure and rock phosphate (OACC)
• Introducing a cover crop roller without all the drawbacks of a stalk chopper (Rodale)

• Management of sweet clover for nitrogen supply, soil conservation and weed control (OACC)
• Nutrient Value of Crop Residue (Manitoba)
• Organic low-till research in Prairie Canada (OACC)
• Sustainable Production of Fresh-Market Tomatoes and Other Vegetables With Cover Crop Mulches (USDA)
• Under Cover: A Guide to Using Cover Crops in the Maritimes (ACORN)
• Using allelopathic and cover crops to suppress weeds
• Using Cover Crops to Make the Best of Un-Seeded Acres (OMAFRA)
• Using Ground Covers in Organic Production (Science Daily)

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