Resources

Weed management

Integrated Weed Management: "One Year's Seeding..."

Edited by Adam Davis

(Michigan State University Extension Bulletin E-2931, 2005)

Probably the best extension publication on the topic. Combines farmer tips, cutting-edge research results and helpful illustrations. Also includes herbicide guidelines for organic and reduced input management and species profiles for a dozen problem weeds. 120 pp.

Organic Weed Management
By Steve Gilman

(NOFA Organic Principles and Practices Series, 2000)

Short and sweet. A useful summary targeted at diversified vegetable growers in the Northeast. 58 pp.

Weed 'Em and Reap

(Oregon State University, 2005)

A two-DVD set showcasing cultivation tools (part 1, 36 mins) and reduced tillage strategies (part 2, 49 mins) for organic vegetable production. Outstanding camera work shows you the tools in action, while farmers narrate.

"Principles of Sustainable Weed Management for Croplands"

By Preston Sullivan

(NCAT/ATTRA, 2003)

A bulletin discussing the basics of weed ecology, cropping system design to minimize weed pressure and alternative weed management methods such as flameweeding and weeder geese.

(Free download,15 pp. PDF format)