Commodities: Sustainable Agriculture: Conservation Tillage
Links
Below are various links to conservation tillage resources online, categorized
according to their specific purpose.
Organizations
Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance - A Georgia organization promoting conservation tillage and other sustainable agricultural practices.
Upper Suwannee River Conservation Tillage Alliance - A farmer group dedicated promoting and assisting farmers in the in the practice of conservation tillage in Turner, Tift, Irwin and Ben Hill Counties in Georgia.
Conservation Tillage Information Center (CTIC) - A national 501(c)(3) partnership seeking to improve the bridge between agriculture and the environment.
Research/Technical Assistance
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Conservation Systems Research Team - A USDA organization developing conservation systems for crop production in the Southeastern US.
USDA ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory Conservation Systems Research Fact Sheets - Crop statistics for various cover crops in the Southeast.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - A wealth of information on conservation tillage and other conservation efforts in the US. (Some information available in both English and español)
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) - A grant-funded service providing information and technical assistance to those involved in sustainable agriculture in the U.S.
Other Available Regional Information
Conservation Tillage @ NSCU - Information on conservation tillage at NC State University.
University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP) - A premiere resource for cover crop information.
NSW Department of Primary Industries | Agriculture | Field Crops and Pastures - Field crop and pasture species information from New South Wales. (Also leads to some useful information on soils, weed management and water use.)
Cover Crops Research at MSU - Cover cropping information on species and systems, as well as a little organic research.