Resources: We’d Like To Share Some Of The Best Information We’ve Found Over The Years.
If you have an interest in finding out more about zone management, we suggest the resources below as a great place to start. And if you find something else worthwhile, please drop us a line.
- Soil Biology Primer
- www.swcs.org
- An excellent publication from the US Soil and Water Conservation Service.
- Mainline Farming for Century 21
- www.acreusa.com
- Breakthrough information about production agriculture by Dr. Dan Skow and Charley Walters, Jr.
- SCIENCE in Agriculture, Advanced Methods for Sustainable Farming
- www.acresusa.com
- An in-depth look at sustainable biological farming by Arden B. Andersen
- The Albrecht Papers Volumes I, II, III and IV
- www.acresusa.com
- By William A. Albrecht, PhD
- Conservation Technology Information Center
- www.ctic.purdue.edu
- Offers numerous publications on conservation agricultural systems.
- Soil Food Web
- www.soilfoodweb.com
- On two excellent CDs Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses the important functional groups of organisms that live in soil along with how and why they enhance plant growth and production. Dr. Ingham is the primary author of The Soil Biology Primer.
- Acres USA
- www.acresusa.com
- Acres USA has a huge library of books on sustainable and eco-agriculture.
- Midwestern Bio-Ag
- www.midwesternbioag.com
- This agri-consulting business helps and encourages farmers to make profitable management decisions based on biological principles. Numerous booklets are available that are easy to use and understand.
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- www.attra.org
- Excellent resource of online and published information for sustainable farming practices.
- University of California Davis
- www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/concept.htm
- This site is an excellent discussion on the benefits of using a biologically sensitive management system for crop and livestock production.
- National No-Till Farmer
- www.lesspub.com
- Publishes a very good newsletter on the benefits of biological farming practices. Holds a national No-Till Conference that features excellent topics and very good speakers. Tapes and CDs of proceedings are available.
- National No-Till Organization
- www.notill.org
- Specifically check out the link to the 2005 conference and presenters Jill Clapperton, Greg Scott and Ross Welch. Excellent topics include managing soil biology, rotational crops and recognizing soil improvements. Under No-Till Resources, excellent links to cover crops, soils and fertility.
- NRCS — Soil Quality Emphasis
- soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_organic_matter/som.html
- Lengthy discussion on benefits of improving soil organic matter.
- Soil Quality: More Than A Soil Test
- www.ctic.purdue.edu/Core4/SoilQuality.html
- Excellent white paper on how soil is the foundation for any successful crop production enterprise.