Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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Soil URLs, Compiled by Steve Diver
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
http://www.attra.org
http://www.ibiblio.org/london/orgfarm/cover-crops/soil-quality+cover-crop-li
nks.txt


Soil Quality Information Sheets - USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/sqiinfo.shtml

Soil And Health Library
http://www.soilandhealth.org/index.html

The Health of Our Soils: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
http://res.agr.ca/CANSIS/PUBLICATIONS/HEALTH/_overview.html

Soil Quality-Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
http://res.agr.ca/lond/pmrc/faq/soilqual.html

Soil quality and financial performance of biodynamic and conventional farms
in New
Zealand. 1993. J.P. Reganold, A.S. Palmer, J.C. Lockhart and A.N.
Macgregor.
Science 260: 344-349.
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/sarep/newsltr/v6n2/sa-13.htm

The Health of Our Soils:  Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
http://res.agr.ca/CANSIS/PUBLICATIONS/HEALTH/_overview.html

Organic Soil Amendments for Sustainable Agriculture
http://agrss.sherman.hawaii.edu/staff/hue/organic.html

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
An Introduction to Organic Fertilization in Saskatchewan
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/farmfact/cdo0198.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
Organic Crop Production: Soil Conservation Practices
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/farmfact/cps0396.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
Organic Crop Production: Disease Management
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/farmfact/cpd0396.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
Organic Crop Management - Insect Management
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/farmfact/cpi0396.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
Organic Crop Production: Weed Management
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/farmfact/cpw0396.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
Organic Crop Production: An Introduction to Organic Fertilization
http://www.gov.sk.ca/agfood/farmfact/sco1294.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
<>Organic Crop Production: Soil Conservation Practices<>
http://www.gov.sk.ca/agfood/farmfact/cps0396.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food FARMFACTS:
<>Soil Improvement With Legumes including Legumes in Crop Rotations<>
http://www.gov.sk.ca/agfood/farmfact/scs0395.htm

Alberta  Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
<>Legume Green Manuring<>
http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdex/100/2300202.html

Alberta  Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
<>Soil Organic Matter<>
http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdex/500/536-1.html

Carbon Storage in Soils Under Continuous Cereal Cropping: N Fertilizer and
Straw
http://paridss.usask.ca/pari/factbook/soilcrop/cesar2.html

Beef Manure Management
http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/livestck/beef/manur01.html

NRCS Soil Quality Institute
Agronomy Technical Notes Series
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/agronomy.shtml

Soil Quality is Critical Factor in Management of Natural Resources
Soil Quality - Agronomy Technial Note No. 1
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/agronomy1.pdf

Conservation Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Quality
Soil Quality - Agronomy Technial Note No. 2
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/agronomy2.pdf

Effects of Residue Management, No-Till on Soil Quality
Soil Quality - Agronomy Technial Note No. 3
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/agronomy3.pdf

Effects of Soil Quality on Nutrient Efficiency
Soil Quality - Agronomy Technial Note No. 4
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/agronomy4.pdf

Herbicides
Soil Quality - Agronomy Technial Note No. 5
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/herbinfo.pdf

Legumes and Soil Quality
Soil Quality - Agronomy Technial Note No. 6
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/pdf/legume.pdf

NRCS Soil Quality Information Sheets
http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/sqiinfo.shtml

Soil Fertility in Sustainable Low Input Farming
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Bulletin #3
by Dr. Herbert H. Koepf
http://www.steinercollege.org/anthrop/mfbull3.html

WWW Virtual Library / Forestry / Soils and Substrates /
http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/soils/

Understanding the Soil Processes by Petrik Laboratories
http://www.rain.org/~sals/Petrik.html




Cover Crops URL’s:

Cultural Management of Green Manure Crops
Three-part handbook developed in conjunction with workshops held in
Rexburg, Jerome, and Sandpoint, Idaho in July/August 1995.

Management of Oilseed Radish and Yellow Mustard Green Manure Crops
University of Idaho
http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/environment/sustain/reports/oilseed.html

Management of Rapeseed Green Manure Crops
University of Idaho
http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/environment/sustain/reports/rapeseed.html

Management of Legume Green Manure Crops
University of Idaho
http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/environment/sustain/reports/legume.html