Prevention

Fact Sheet: Soil Fertility Management for Organic Grain Production

As with many aspects of organic production, fertility management requires careful planning and a long-term outlook. A successful, cost-effective fertility management plan should minimize the purchase of off-farm inputs, while focusing on building soil health and fertility through the use of cover crops, green manures, legume cash crop phases, and crop rotation. If inputs are […]

Fact Sheet: Weed Management in Organic Grain Systems

This fact sheet outlines a range of approaches to weed management in organic grain systems. It introduces the concept of using “many little hammers” by combining multiple strategies, including crop rotation, cover cropping, variety selection, fertility management, and cultivation. The resource also describes different equipment and techniques for managing weeds throughout the growing season and […]

Battling Herbicide-Resistant Weeds with Cover Crops

Fall- and spring-planted cover crops could suppress weeds in wheat–sorghum–fallow systems.

Organic Field Crop Production Videos

The following videos walk farmers through sustainable concepts and practices for organic weed control, including crop rotations and cultivation techniques. The videos highlight farmer perspectives on these topics and are part of a larger organic field crops course, available at https://courses.organicagronomy.org. Designing a Crop Rotation The concept of crop rotation is not new to organic […]

Tarping for Weed Control Guide: A Low-Till Strategy for Vegetable Growers

This guide outlines methods of tarping use for weed management and provides information on tarp implementation and installation.

Physical Weed Control Strategies for Midwest Vegetable Growers

A group of farmers and researchers has been working to generate useful, farm-tested, and detailed observations on the best methods and tools for managing in-row weeds. This image is a Tilmor cultivating tractor with finger-weeders belly mounted.