Washington State University

Small Farms Team

Field Crops

Field corn
Field corn pests
Small grains
Silage

Field corn

Corn Production, by Dr. Peter Thomison, Dr. Pat Lipps, Dr. Ron Hammond, Dr. Robert Mullen, and Bruce Eisley, Ohio Agronomy Guide Bulletin 472-05, Ohio State University.

Organic Field Corn Production. George Kuepper, NCAT Agriculture Specialist. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA). January 2002.

Corn production guide, North Dakota State University, 1997.

Corny experts, State extension corn specialists at different American land-grant universities.

Field Corn Pests

How to Manage Pests: Corn, University of California Pest Management Guidelines, excellent color plates.

Corn Insect Management 2006, Kansas State University. Very complete.

Small grains

Organic Small Grain Production, Preston Sullivan. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), June 2003.

Stored Grain Pest Management, Preston Sullivan, NCAT Agriculture Specialist. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), July 2002.

Silage

Corn Production for Grain and Silage, North Dakota State University Extension Service, A-834. July 2004.

Silage Storage, EB 1746-W9, Clean Water for Washington, Washington State University Extension. This worksheet helps farmers assess the risk of groundwater contamination from storing silage on their homesteads. The main concern is silage juice leachate. September 1993.

Improving Silage Storage, EB1746-F9, Clean Water for Washington, Washington State University Extension. Leachate from stored silage can contaminate water sources, if not properly managed. This fact sheet explains how to store silage to reduce the risk of groundwater contamination by controlling moisture content of silage; silo location, design and construction; and leachate collection and use. September 1993.

1997 Enterprise Budgets Potatoes, Winter Wheat, Alfalfa Hay, Grain Corn, Silage Corn, and Sweet Corn Under Center Pivot Irrigation, Columbia Basin, Washington, EB 1667, by Herbert Hinman, Gary Pelter, Elvin Kulp, Robert Gillespie, and Erik Sorensen. Washington State University. 1997.

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