*All links were available and accurate as of November 22, 2013.*
Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory
United State Department of Agriculture - Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS)
Links within the above home page include:
Colorado State University
“Transgenic Crops” provides balanced information and links to other resources on this technology and its issues.
Dakota Lakes Research Farm
Dryland and irrigated no-till cropping systems research conducted near Pierre, SD under the direction Dr. Dwayne Beck
(affiliated with SDSU, but the research farm facilities and land are owned by a producer-led nonprofit corporation)
Montana State University extension “crops” publications
South Dakota State University extension “Crops” main page
University of Minnesota extension’s “Farm” main page
(Includes information on farm business management, crops and livestock)
University of Wyoming cooperative extension’s publications
(Search page, select "Plant Sciences" under Department to find crops publications)
Alberta provincial government “crops” main page
Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages
A broad-based farmer support organization with a useful and extensive library of crop production publications (many are brief one pagers!). Click on “Agronomy Library.
Manitoba provincial government “crops” main page
Saskatchewan provincial government “crops” main page
Seed Rating Calculator, Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, Alberta
Western Australia Crop Sequence Calculator, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
National Association of Wheat Growers
Northarvest Bean Growers Association
Production, market and consumer information, access to publications
North Dakota Grain Growers Association
Wheat and barley grower information for ND
Northern Canola Growers Association
Market prices and development, producer education, research and legislative representation
Northern Pulse Growers Association
Production, market and consumer information concerning pulse crops
The National Sunflower Association
Commodity organization working on problems and opportunities for the improvement of growers and the support industry
Manitoba - North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmer's Association
North Dakota Crop marketing and risk management information for select crops and locations
North Dakota Farm management including Crop Budgets
(Click “Budgets” in green sidebar), the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program (click “Farm Business Management Program” in green sidebar), plus other “Resources”:
Montana State University Farm Management
South Dakota State University Crop Budgets and Risk Calculator
University of Minnesota Farm Management and Production Economics Resources
NRCS Cost and Returns Information
National Ag Risk Educational Library
Searchable database for crop and livestock enterprise budget information
A crop water use/evapotranspiration calculator for South Dakota linked to weather data
South Dakota State University
An extension article on crop water use and evapotranspiration
Iowa State University
Extension article on "When Necessary, Just in Time, Irrigating Can Save Water"
Emphasizes crop water use and critical crop growth period concepts; Montana State University
Extension publication on crop water stress during critical growth periods and crop water use
Colorado State University
What is ET? An Evapotranspiration Primer
Kansas State University
Conservation Technology Information Center
Crop Science Society of America
Manitoba-North Dakota Zero-Tillage Association
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society
Soil Indicators (SINDI) Web Assessment: Landcare Research, New Zealand
Soil Quality and Agricultural Ecosystems in Alberta
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Soil Science Society of America
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Sustainable Farming Connection
USDA-NAL Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
USDA-NRCS Soil Quality Webpage
American Phytopathological Society; Information on Plant Pathology:
Canadian Phytopathological Society; Information on Plant Pathology:
Cereal Rusts; USDA Cereal Disease Laboratory:
Disease in Pulse Crops: Northern Pulse Growers Association:
Diseases on Crops, Manitoba Agriculture:
Field Crop Fungicide Guide, NDSU:
Forecasting Crop Disease Models, NDSU:
Fusarium Head Blight (Scab); NDSU:
Fusarium Head Blight (Scab); US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative; Additional Links:
Fusarium Head Blight (Scab); USDA Cereal Disease Laboratory; Additional Links:
Integrated Crop Management, Iowa State:
Integrated Pest Management in North Dakota, NDSU - IPM Crop Survey Webpages:
Integrated Pest Management World Textbook, University of Minnesota:
National Integrated Pest Management Network:
National Sunflower Association
Northarvest Beans, Diseases on dry beans:
Pesticide Labels, CDMS. A free website with all current pesticide and adjuvant labels.
Pesticides, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Plant Disease Publications, NDSU:
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (click: ‘Production’; ‘Crops-Disease’):
Sclerotinia Diseases; National Sclerotinia Initiative:
Soybean Diseases, University of Wisconsin (Click on ‘Soybean Health Bulletins’):
Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States
Common Weeds of No-till Cropping Systems Purdue University
Weed Pictures
NDSU Extension Service and the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Stations Home Page
Crop Guides, Weed Control, Insect Management, etc.
North Central Soil Conservation Research Lab, Morris, Minnesota
Publications and software related to weeds
North Dakota State University Extension Service, Weeds and Control
Publications online and some in hard copy. Also, some identification tips
North Dakota Weed Control Guide
Pesticide Labels, CDMS
A free website with all current pesticide and adjuvant labels
Pesticide Labels: Greenbook Pesticide Reference Home Page
The "Green Bible" or "Blue Bible" contains labels for most pesticides currently labeled. Free service allows search and printing of labels.
Pesticides, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Federal Noxious Weed List
USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service
A database for identifying plants and other information
Weed Control in Small Grains
From Colorado State University, a lengthy slide show (80+ slides) with many excellent photos of weeds and recent herbicide information for small grains.
Weed Identification Resources, Iowa State
Weed Science Society
This also contains other weed links.
WeedCast 4.0 Software, produced by North Central Soil Conservation Research Lab, Morris, Minnesota
2007 Field Crop Insect Management Guide, NDSU
Canadian Online Insect Monitoring Program
Entomology Publications, SDSU Extension
Grasshoppers - Biology, identification, and management, USDA-ARS, Sidney, MT
Insect Updates for North Dakota, NDSU
Integrated Crop Management, Iowa State
Integrated Pest Management for North Dakota, NDSU
IPM Crop Survey Webpages
Integrated Pest Management World Textbook, University of Minnesota
Pest Alerts, North Central IPM Center
Pest Control & Pesticide Publications, NDSU
Pesticide Labels, CDMS
A free website with all current pesticide and adjuvant labels.
Pesticide Labels: Greenbook Pesticide Reference Home Page
The "Green Bible" or "Blue Bible" contains labels for most pesticides currently labeled. Free service allows search and printing of labels.