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Arable crops
There is a high demand for crops from organic production. The challenges of organic production include additional work, lack of farm manure and weed infestations. Organic arable farming places high expectations on the cultivation techniques.
On this page, you can find tools and resources that provide information about organic arable farming, and you can discuss the topic with others.
Featured tools
Recommended toolOrganic field beans
Field beans provide high-protein fodder and, as a legume, provide the soil with nitrogen. In the organic rotation, they are a welcome change from…
Most popular toolReducing the use of copper in potatoes (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract)
• Lower accumulation of copper in the soil. • Less damage to microorganisms in the soil. • Potential saving in costs of spraying agent. • Improved…
Latest toolFree-range laying hens: providing species-appropriate and sustainable husbandry
The leaflet provides the most important information on the design, use and care of outdoor runs for laying hens. It includes information on suitable…
Tools
| Title | Issuing organisation | Project | Year of release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A farmer’s guide to organic fruit and vegetable production | OCW - Organic Centre Wales | OK-Net Arable | 2008 | 3.5 (2) |
| Advanced system in wheat: Combination of agronomical levels: The French... | PURE | OK-Net Arable | - | 5 (1) |
| Calculate the risk of wireworm infestation in the field (OK-Net Arable Practice... | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 2 (1) |
| Catch crop in maize (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Cereal Disease Encyclopaedia | AHDB - Agriculture and Horticulture Development... | OK-Net Arable | 2008 | |
| Challenges of Organic Arable Farming 2nd module: Fertilization strategies to... | IAMB - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Challenges of Organic Arable Farming 5th module: Crops specific problems and... | IAMB - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Comb harrow: efficient weed control in cereals | Bioselena - Foundation for organic agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | 5 (1) |
| Commercial organic fertiliser as supplementary fertilisers in potato crop... | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Control of wireworms in organic potato cultivation | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | 3 (3) |
| Controlling potato beetles with Bt | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Cover Crop (Rye) and No-Till System in Wisconsin | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2014 | 5 (3) |
| Cover crop mulches and no-till soybean | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Crop management of linseed | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | 2 (1) |
| Crop Management of Rapeseed and Pollen Beetle Control | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | 4 (1) |
| Crop Rotation in Organic Systems | OACC - Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada,... | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Cultivating a diverse wheat population suitable for low-input and organic... | ORC - Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 5 (1) |
| Cultivation in rows – Catch crops - tolerance and regrowth | AU - Aarhus University , KU - Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – cereals with catch crops | SEGES , AU - Aarhus University , KU - Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Nitrogen fixation by catch crops and their effect on yield | SEGES , AU - Aarhus University , KU - Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Sowing time for catch crops | AU - Aarhus University , KU - Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | 5 (2) |
| Cultivation in rows – Weed control between stubble rows | AU - Aarhus University , KU - Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Weed control in spring cereal grains | AU - Aarhus University , KU - Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | 5 (1) |
| Cultivation of soybeans | Regierungspräsidium Freiburg | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2018 | |
| Demonstration of Hoeing Machines in Arable Farming | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2011 | |
| Demonstration of Plough Dethatchers | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2014 | 4.5 (2) |
| Direct drilling of winter cereals | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Direct Sowing of Maize | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2015 | |
| Direct sowing with green manure | Bioselena - Foundation for organic agriculture , IFOAM EU | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Diverse fertility building leys in arable rotations | ORC - Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 3.5 (2) |
| DSS "Weed Control in Organic Winter Wheat Production" | University of Bonn | OK-Net Arable | 2004 | |
| Efficient use of nitrogen from livestock manure | SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (2) |
| Feed in organic production | Swedish board of Agriculture | OK-Net Arable , OK-Net EcoFeed | 2016 | |
| Foraging sows on high-protein grassland | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2018 | |
| Free-range laying hens: providing species-appropriate and sustainable husbandry | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture , Bioland Beratung , KÖN - Kompetenzzentrum Ökolandbau Niedersachsen , Bio Austria | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2010 | |
| Free-range pigs: high animal welfare with appropriate infrastructure and... | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2019 | |
| FusaProg: risk assessment of fusarium and mycotoxin infestation in wheat... | Agroscope | OK-Net Arable | 2013 | 3 (1) |
| Growing cover crops in organic arable crop rotations: Best practices from... | SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (2) |
| Highcrop picture tool | SEGES | OK-Net Arable | 2013 | |
| How to successfully convert to organic arable farming | LFI - Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 5 (2) |
| Inter-row cultivation for mechanical weed control in winter oilseed rape | PURE | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Intercropping grain peas with barley | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2015 | |
| Intercropping grain peas with barley (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4.3 (3) |
| Introducing maize, bean and courgettes into the diet of foraging pigs (OK-Net... | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2019 | |
| Late blight on potatoes in organic farming - prognosis (Öko-SIMPHYT) | ISIP - Informationssystem Integrierte... | OK-Net Arable | 2010 | |
| LeNiBa - the KTBL / isip app for nitrogen balancing of legumes | KTBL - Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der... | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Ley Destruction with Shallow Ploughing or Cultivators | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | |
| Living mulch in vegetables | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net Arable | 2015 | |
| Maize and beans – Organic roughage with benefits? | Thünen Institute | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2016 | |
| Maize germ cake (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract) | Soil Association | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2020 | |
| Mechanical Weed Control in Maize | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2013 | |
| Modification/change of sowing date in winter wheat | PURE | OK-Net Arable | 2015 | |
| Nitrogen supply for winter oilseed rape (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| No-till cultivation of maize in rolled forage peas (OK-Net Arable Practice... | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Oekolandbau.de: portal for organic plant production | BLE - Federal Office for Agriculture and Food | OK-Net Arable | 2015 | 3 (10) |
| Okara: Including a soya by-product into the poultry diet (OK-Net Ecofeed... | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2020 | |
| Organic Cereals | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2010 | 4 (3) |
| Organic cultivation in autumn 2016 - Varieties, Seeds and Crop management | LFI - Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | |
| Organic Cultivation in Spring 2016 - Varieties, Seeds and Crop management | LFI - Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | |
| Organic Cultivation of Green Peas | LFI - Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | |
| Organic farming Guidelines for pest and disease control and weed management in... | Uprawy ekologiczne | OK-Net Arable | - | 4 (3) |
| Organic field beans | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2009 | |
| Organic Field Crop Production | OACC - Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada,... | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Organic field peas | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2009 | |
| Organic grain legumes at a glance | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2009 | |
| Organic maize | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2008 | |
| Organic quality wheat production - Results of long-term field trials of... | LFI - Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | |
| Organic rapeseed | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2011 | |
| Organic soya | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2009 | |
| Organic Soybean made easy | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Organic Soybean production in Europe | ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... | OK-Net Arable | 2016 | |
| Plant breeding with farmers. A technical manual | ICARDA - International Center for Agricultural... | OK-Net Arable | 2012 | |
| Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) | Rete Semi Rurali | Liveseed | 2009 | |
| Potato Crop Management | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2010 | |
| Practical advice for organic production of lupines | Landesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft und... | OK-Net Arable | 2014 | 4 (4) |
| Pre-sprouting of potato seed tubers (Liveseed Practice Abstract) | AREI - Institute of Agricultural Resources and... | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Processing Quality of Organic Wheat | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2015 | |
| Rape pollen beetle | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2014 | 4.5 (2) |
| Reducing the use of copper in potatoes (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 5 (1) |
| Results an lessons learnt from field vegetables activity - cabbage | PURE | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Results and lessons learnt from wheat-based cropping system activity | PURE | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Rolling of grains to prevent winter kill damage (OK-Net Arable Practice... | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Rotational grazing for organic pregnant sows to replace protein components... | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , Chambres d’agriculture Pays de la Loire , Institut de l'Elevage | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2020 | 5 (1) |
| Seed health in potatoes (Liveseed Practice Abstract) | LBI - Louis Bolk Institute | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| SEMINBIO®: Innovative seeder for weed control in cereals | Con Marche Bio , Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e... | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | 5 (1) |
| Soybean processing technology | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2014 | |
| Soybean silage | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Successful cultivation of grain legumes mixed with cereals | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Sunflower oil cake (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract) | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2020 | |
| Testing peas for legume fatigue (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 5 (1) |
| The use of legumes - Nature-compatible cultivation practices | BfN - Federal Agency for Nature Conservation | OK-Net Arable | 2014 | |
| Transition to organic production | OACC - Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada,... | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Use of variety mixtures to reduce disease, increase resource-use efficiency... | PURE | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Using crop rotation to control wireworms (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Utilisation of waste heat from biogas plants for drying fine-grained legumes... | Bioland Beratung GmbH | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2020 | |
| Weed control in soy with the finger weeder (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Weed harrowing in spring cereals | PURE | OK-Net Arable | - | |
| Weed trimming in soybeans | AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | |
| Which harrow is suitable for weed control in organic cereals? | Inagro | OK-Net Arable | 2018 | |
| Winter field peas as green manure before maize (OK-Net Arable Practice Abstract) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2017 | 4.5 (2) |