Agriculture Links
The following list provides some specific on-line resources and as well as agencies, organizations, and universities that provide a host of information. Use your browser's "find on this page" function to locate specific items on this page, or use the list to guide you to websites that likely have regionally appropriate information. If you find a resource that is particularly useful and not listed here, please let us know by email to Clain Jones or Kathrin Olson-Rutz.
AGENCIES
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
- Crop decision making tools
- Fertilizer recommendation manager, rate calculator
- Nutrient use calculator
Extension.org
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Montana Agricultural Statistics Service
Montana Department of Agriculture
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Montana Department of Natural Resources
Montana Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRCS
Saskatchewan
- Crop planning and production guides
- Seed-placed safe rates(link)
- Soil Conservation Association Smartphone Apps for Ag, e.g. fertilizer blend calculator
USDA/ARS with N. Dakota State University
- Crop Sequence Calculator, information on crop production, economics, plant diseases, weeds, water use, and surface soil properties to evaluate management risks associated with different crop sequences.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) on-line webinars, courses, etc.
ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Canadian Society of Soil Science
Canola Council of Canada Canola Encyclopedia
IPNI International Plant Nutrition Institute
- 4R Nutrient Stewardship (rate, timing, placement, source)
- Crop Nutrient Deficiency Photo Library App
- Nitrogen Notes
- Nutrient Source Specific Series
- Nutrient Removal Calculator
- Safe Seed-placed Fertilizer Rate Calculator
- Site-Specific Management Guidelines
- Stewardship Specifics
Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association
Northern Pulse Growers Association - Pulse crop fertility podcast May 2020
Nutrient Stewardship – focus on the 4Rs (rate, timing, placement, source)
Rocky Mountain Certified Crop Adviser Program
SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
UNIVERSITIES
Colorado State University
Iowa State University
Montana State University
- Ag Econ blog
- Agricultural Marketing Policy Center, fertilizer terminology and production facts
- Agricultural Research Centers
- Deficiency images on-line
- Economic N rate calculator for yield and protein goals
- Extension Field Office Directory
- FARMS (Farm And Research center Matching System)
- Master gardener
- MFAC (Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee)
- PLACES (Precision Land And Climate Evaluation System)
- Soil fertility recommendations
- Small Grain Variety selection tool; NARC canola variety trials
- NARC variety testing reports
- Wheat basis tool, forecasted wheat prices, basis, and protein premium/discount
North Dakota State University
Oregon State University
- Plant available N calculator - estimates N from cover crops and other soil amendments w/in a growing season
Purdue Agriculture Midwest Vegetable Production Guide
South Dakota State University (all these links are being moved - will update when available)
- Fertilizer Seed Decision Aid, seed-placed safe rates (link)
- Manure rate calculator (link)
- Manure nutrient management tool (link)
- Soil Fertility Extension (link)
Washington State University
- Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Farmers Network free webinar series
- Organic Farming Systems and Nutrient Management
- Soil Fertility and Management
University of Maryland
- Organic Nutrient Value Calculator - value of the nutrients in organic sources
- RUSLE2 – calculate soil loss (less intimidating than the NRCS page)
University of Wyoming
OTHER
Soil Organic Amendments: How Much is Enough?
Yara CheckIT mobile app with photo library of crops for i.d. of possible nutrient deficiencies