Contents
Chapter 2. Organic Crop Production Systems
Chapter 3. Crop Production Management–Corn
Chapter 4. Crop Production Management–Wheat and Small Grains
Chapter 5. Crop Production Management–Soybeans
Chapter 6. Crop Production Management–Flue-Cured Tobacco
Chapter 7. Crop Production Management–Peanuts
Chapter 8. Crop Production Management–Sweetpotatoes
Chapter 11. Rolled Cover Crop Mulches for Organic Corn and Soybean Production
Chapter 12. Organic Certification
Chapter 13. Marketing Organic Grain Crops and Budgets
Chapter 14. Organic Market Outlook and Budgets
Resources for More Information on Organic Commodity Production
Prepared By
David Suchoff, Alternative Crops and Organic Production Systems Extension Specialist, NC State University
Hannah Moshay, Organic Commodities Extension Associate, NC State University
With contributions by
Daisy Ahumada, Field Crop Pathology Extension Specialist, NC State University
Mike Boyette, Storage Research Specialist, NC State University
Charlie Cahoon, Weed Extension Specialist, NC State University
Christina Cowger, USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist, NC State University
Luke Gatiboni, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, NC State University
Amy Griner Stafford, Organic Certification Inspector
Molly Hamilton, Crop Science Extension Assistant, NC State University
Ron Heiniger, Cropping Systems Extension Specialist, NC State University
Anders Huseth, Entomology Extension Specialist, NC State University
Maggie James, Tobacco Agronomy Extension Associate, NC State University
Katie Jennings, Weed Science Extension Specialist, NC State University
David L. Jordan, Peanut Extension Specialist, NC State University
Ted Kornecki, Agricultural Engineer, USDA–ARS
LeAnn Lux, Field Crop Pathology Extension Specialist, NC State University
Hannah Moshay, Organic Commodities Extension Associate, NC State University
Ekrem Ozlu, Soil Management Extension Specialist, NC State University
Kenneth Pecota, Senior Research Scholar Sweetpotato Breeding and Genetics, NC State University
Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Plant Pathology Extension Specialist, NC State University
Chris Reberg-Horton, Crop Science Organic Cropping Systems Extension Specialist, NC State University
Dominic Reisig, Entomology Extension Specialist, NC State University
Jim Riddle, Organic Policy Specialist, Rodale Institute’s The New Farm®
Jonathan Schultheis, Horticulture Extension Specialist, NC State University
Stephen Cole Smith, Graduate Student, NC State University
DJ Stokes, Soybean Extension Associate, NC State University
Matthew Vann, Tobacco Agronomy Extension Specialist, NC State University
Rachel Vann, Soybean Extension Specialist, NC State University
Derek Washburn, Farm Management Extension Associate, NC State University
Randy Weisz, Crop Science Extension Specialist, NC State University
Alex Woodley, Sustainable and Organic Soil Fertility, NC State University
Craig Yencho, Program Leader Sweetpotato Breeding and Genetics, NC State University
Publication date: March 19, 2024
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