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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.
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 toolAdvanced system in wheat: Combination of agronomical levels: The French experiment
The purpose of this tool is to provide information on the production of wheat without pesticides or fertilizer. The tool suggests crop rotation,…
Latest toolCultivation of soybeans
The on-farm cultivation of soybeans presents the farmer with challenges. Climate and location requirements, the preceding crop and crop rotation play…
Tools
| Title | Issuing organisation | Year of release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced system in wheat: Combination of agronomical levels: The French... | PURE | - | 5 (1) |
| Calculate the risk of wireworm infestation in the field | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 2 (1) |
| Catch crop in maize | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Cereal Disease Encyclopaedia | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board... | 2008 | |
| Challenges of Organic Arable Farming 2nd module: Fertilization strategies to... | Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari CIHEAM... | 2017 | |
| Challenges of Organic Arable Farming 5th module: Crops specific problems and... | Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari CIHEAM... | 2017 | |
| Comb harrow: efficient weed control in cereals | Foundation for organic agriculture Bioselena | 2018 | 5 (1) |
| Commercial organic fertiliser as supplementary fertilisers in potato crop... | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Control of wireworms in organic potato cultivation | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2016 | 3 (3) |
| Controlling potato beetles with Bt | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| Cover Crop (Rye) and No-Till System in Wisconsin | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2014 | 5 (3) |
| Cover crop mulches and no-till soybean | Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica AIAB | 2017 | |
| Crop management of linseed | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2016 | 2 (1) |
| Crop Management of Rapeseed and Pollen Beetle Control | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2016 | 4 (1) |
| Cultivating a diverse wheat population suitable for low-input and organic... | Organic Research Centre ORC, Elm Farm | 2017 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Catch crops - tolerance and regrowth | Aarhus University , Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES Økologi Innovation | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – cereals with catch crops | SEGES Økologi Innovation , Aarhus University , Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Nitrogen fixation by catch crops and their effect on yield | SEGES Økologi Innovation , Aarhus University , Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Sowing time for catch crops | Aarhus University , Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES Økologi Innovation | 2018 | 5 (1) |
| Cultivation in rows – Weed control between stubble rows | Aarhus University , Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES Økologi Innovation | 2018 | |
| Cultivation in rows – Weed control in spring cereal grains | Aarhus University , Copenhagen University , AgroIntelli , Økologisk VKST , Barritskov Land- og Skovbrug , SEGES Økologi Innovation | 2018 | |
| Cultivation of soybeans | Regierungspräsidium Freiburg | 2018 | |
| Direct Sowing of Maize | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2015 | |
| Direct sowing with green manure | Foundation for organic agriculture Bioselena , IFOAM EU | 2018 | |
| DSS "Weed Control in Organic Winter Wheat Production" | University Bonn, Institute of Organic Agriculture | 2004 | |
| Feed in organic production | Swedish board of Agriculture | 2016 | |
| Foraging sows on high-protein grassland | French Research Institute for Organic Farming ITAB | 2018 | |
| FusaProg: risk assessment of fusarium and mycotoxin infestation in wheat... | Agroscope | 2013 | 3 (1) |
| Growing cover crops in organic arable crop rotations: Best practices from... | SEGES | 2017 | 4 (2) |
| Inter-row cultivation for mechanical weed control in winter oilseed rape | PURE | - | |
| Intercropping grain peas with barley | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2015 | |
| Late blight on potatoes in organic farming - prognosis (Öko-SIMPHYT) | Informationssystem Integrierte Pflanzenproduktion... | 2010 | |
| LeNiBa - the KTBL / isip app for nitrogen balancing of legumes | Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der... | - | |
| Living mulch in vegetables | Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica AIAB | 2015 | |
| Maize and beans – Organic roughage with benefits? | Thünen-Institut | 2016 | |
| Mechanical Weed Control in Maize | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2013 | |
| Modification/change of sowing date in winter wheat | PURE | 2015 | |
| Nitrogen supply for winter oilseed rape | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 4 (1) |
| No-till cultivation of maize in rolled forage peas | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) | 2017 | |
| Organic Cereals | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2010 | 4 (2) |
| Organic cultivation in autumn 2016 - Varieties, Seeds and Crop management | Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich LFI | 2016 | |
| Organic Cultivation in Spring 2016 - Varieties, Seeds and Crop management | Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich LFI | 2016 | |
| Organic Cultivation of Green Peas | Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich LFI | 2016 | |
| Organic field beans | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2009 | |
| Organic Field Crop Production | Dalhousie University, Organic Agriculture Centre... | - | |
| Organic field peas | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2009 | |
| Organic grain legumes at a glance | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2009 | |
| Organic maize | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2008 | |
| Organic quality wheat production - Results of long-term field trials of... | Ländliches Fortbildungsinstitut Österreich LFI | 2016 | |
| Organic rapeseed | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2011 | |
| Organic soya | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2009 | |
| Organic Soybean made easy | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2018 | |
| Organic Soybean production in Europe | Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... | 2016 | |
| Potato Crop Management | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2010 | |
| Practical advice for organic production of lupines | Landesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft und... | 2014 | 4 (4) |
| Practice Abstract: Intercropping grain peas with barley | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 4.3 (3) |
| Processing Quality of Organic Wheat | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2015 | |
| Rape pollen beetle | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2014 | 4.5 (2) |
| Reducing the use of copper in potatoes | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | 2017 | 5 (1) |