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Field Crops 

FIELD CROPS

Farm Law and Taxes: Farming on the Fringe w/Estate & Business Planning

Organic Resources
Farmers' Guide to Organic Contracts
USDA Organic Resource Guide

CFO & CAFO Updates
Update on Implementation of Changes to the CFO and CAFO NPDES Rules
IDEM CFO Guidance Manual

Indiana Farm Custom Rates

Weather Concerns
Hot & Dry; More of the Same Not Good for Corn Yield

Drip Irrigation

Landscape Irrigation Links
Drip Irrigation: An Introduction from Oregon State University
Drip Irrigation from West Virginia University
Using Plastic Mulches and Drip Irrigation for Vegetable Production from North Carolina State University
Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens from Colorado State University
Designing a Basic PVC Home Garden Drip Irrigation System from Utah State University

Hoosier Farmer? Emergent Food Systems in Indiana

USDA Map of Land Use in Decatur County, Indiana
Click the image to enlarge it.

2011 USDA Map of Decatur County

Category 14 Fertilizer Applicator's License

Please click here for information regarding the Category 14 Fertilizer Applicators license for those who apply fertilizers (including manure from CFO’s) commercially.

Cash Rent

Following are links to Purdue Ag Economics publications that can help you decide how much to ask, or offer, for land cash rent.

Grain Quality

Please click here for information regarding drying, storing, grain quality, crop insurance, and marketing.

 

Additional Resources

Ag Answers

FAQ about Farm Business Management and Marketing

Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory

Soil Testing Information

Purdue Agriculture In Focus: Purdue Agriculture's monthly e-newsletter

The Chat 'n Chew Cafe: Timely information about crop production

Agriculture Events

Agriculture Webinar Recordings

 

 

Purdue Extension suggests the following links for information regarding Field Crops:

Field Crop Information and other links - This link provides links to a wide variety of Field Crops Information including information from Purdue's Departments of Agronomy, Botany & Plant Pathology, Entomology, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, and Agricultural Economics in addition to resources from selected other organizations.

Farm Safety Information

Agrability

Farm Safety