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Additional information
Information sources and resources*
"Crop Residue Management to Reduce Erosion and Improve Soil Quality," (series of regional
guides-see list next page) published by USDA
Agricultural Research Service, available from Conservation Technology Information Center,
1220 Potter Drive, Room 170, West Lafayette, IN 47906-1383, phone: (765) 494-9555.
"Conservation Tillage Systems and Management: Crop Residue Management with No-till,
Ridge-till, and Mulch-till," (MWPS-45), MidWest Plan Service, 122 Davidson Hall, Iowa State
University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3080, phone: 1-800-562-3618.
"Conservation Tillage Tool Demonstration Barnes-Aastad Swan Lake Research Farm,"
(summary paper on soil carbon loss related to tillage tools) D.C. Reicosky and
M.J. Lindstrom,
USDA Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, 803
Iowa Avenue, Morris, MN 56267, phone: (320) 589-4311.
"Conservation Tillage Impacts on National Soil and Atmospheric Carbon Levels," (1384j)
J.S. Kern and M.G. Johnson, available from Garcia Consulting, Inc., contractor for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Research Laboratory Library, 200 SW 35th St.,
Corvallis, OR 97333, phone: (541) 754-4351.
"Vegetation Management with the Weed Sweeps," (fact sheet on university-evaluated
herbicide application technology to reduce vegetation maintenance while improving wildlife
habitat and preserving water quality) Crop Sciences, North Carolina State University, Box 7620,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7620, phone: (919) 515-5820.
"Profitable Midwest No-till Soybean Production," North Central Regional Extension
Publication No. 580, Ohio State University Extension, Publications Office, 385 Kottman Hall,
2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1044, phone: (614) 292-1607.
"Pacific Northwest Conservation Tillage Handbook," Agricultural Publications, Building
J40, Idaho St., University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843-4199, phone: (208) 885-7982.
"No-till Users' Manual: Corn-Soybean Rotation, Midwest (Third Edition)," Agronomic
Development Center, BASF Corp., P. 0. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, phone:
1-800-874-0081.
"Conservation-Tillage Systems for Cotton, A Review of Research and Demonstration Results
from Across the Cotton Belt," Special Report 169, University of Arkansas, Arkansas
Agricultural Experiment Station, 205 Agriculture Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701,
phone: (501) 575-4446.
"Conservation Farming: A Practical Handbook for Cotton Growers," publication
#03-0761-669, Zeneca Ag Products, phone: 1-800-398-4636.
"Earthworms and Crop Management," (#AY-279) Agricultural Communications Service (Purdue
University), Media Distribution Center, 301 South 2nd St., Lafayette, IN 47901-1232,
phone: 1-888-398-4636.
"The Farmer's Earthworm Handbook-Managing Your Underground Money-Makers," Lessiter
Publications, P. 0. Box 624, Brookfield, WI 53008, phone: (414) 782-4480 or 1-800-645-8455.
"Designing, Implementing, and Controlling Mulch-till Systems," Vocational Ag Services,
College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, 1401 S. Maryland Drive, Urbana, IL 61801,
phone: (217) 333-3871.
"Zero-Tillage Production Manual" Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association,
2012 Westfield Ave., Minot, ND 58701.
"Integrated Insect Management on Zero-Till Fields" Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage
Farmers Association, 2012 Westfield Ave., Minot, ND 58701.
"Soil Management: A Useful Guidebook for Farm Managers with Common Soil Problems" John
Deere Publishing, John Deere Road, Moline, IL, 61625, phone: 1-800-522-7448.
"Farming for a Better Environment," Soil and Water Conservation Society, 7515 NE Ankeny
Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021-9764, phone: 1-800-THE-SOIL (843-7645).
"Earthworm Ecology," Soil and Water Conservation Society, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd., Ankeny,
IA 50021-9764, phone: 1-800-THE-SOIL (843-7645).
"No-till Planting Trouble Shooting Guide (fact sheet)," Yetter Manufacturing Co.,
Cholchester, IL 62362-0358, phone: 1-800-447-5777.
"Fine-Tuning Your Planter for Maximum Yields," Farm journal Video Series,
Precision Planting, 23207 Townline Road, Tremont, IL 61568, phone: (309) 925-5050.
"BMPs for Water Quality" Conservation Technology Information Center, 1220 Potter Drive,
Room 170, West Lafayette, IN 47906-1383, phone: (765) 494-9555.
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*A fee is usually associated with the materials listed, call corresponding
phone numbers for exact costs.
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