Field Crops

Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet 1: An Organic Farmers’ Guide to the Interpretation of a Standard Soil Test from the University of Maine (Download PDF 272K)
• Fact Sheet 8: Providing Nitrogen to Crops (Download PDF 200K)
• Fact Sheet 10: Using Green Manures (Download PDF 128K)
• Fact Sheet 11: Natural Sources of Plant Nutrients (Download PDF 112K)
• Producing Potatoes Organically in Maine (University of Maine Cooperative Extension)

Ask a Specialist

• Ask John Chartier about about crops in Aroostook county including grains, forages, and potatoes
• Ask Caleb Goossen about forage crops, grain crops, or growing questions in general

Resources

• Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
• University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s IPM programs – Potatoes
• University of Maine Grains and Oilseeds page
• PEI Organic Growers
• Organic Grain Resources
• University of Maine Weed Ecology

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