Useful Links
Agencies
- State of Minnesota (Home Page)
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Home Page)
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Agronomy & Plant Protection Division
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Dairy, Food & Meat Inspection Division
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Organic Production and Certification
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Worker Protection Standard
- Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Minnesota Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- United States Department of Agriculture (Home Page)
- USDA - Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
- USDA - Farm Service Agency
- USDA - Risk Management Agency
- USDA - Risk Management Agency - St. Paul Regional Office (Serving Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin)
Food Safety
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Dairy, Food & Meat Inspection Division
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Food Safety Information
- Colorado State Food & Nutrition Fact Sheets
- Home Canning Information
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Penn State Food Safety Site
- USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning
- USDA National Food Safety Database Project
High Tunnel Production - Resources
- Center for Plasticulture at Penn State
- Cornell University High Tunnel Raspberry Production
- High Tunnel Tomato Production - University of Missouri Extension
- Hightunnels.org - Kansas State University
- Hoop House Construction
(Produced by the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Search using "hoop house". Construction photos available.) - Rutgers University
(Includes pictures of high tunnel construction and preparation) - University of Wisconsin (List of other high tunnel references)
- Virginia Tech & Virginia State (High Tunnel Structures Offer a New Tool for Farmers)
Integrated Pest Management
- Minnesota VegEdge - access to Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable IPM News and Vegetable Crop Pest Fact Sheets
- Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable IPM News
- Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Strawberry Fields
- Field Guide for Identification of Pest Insects, Diseases, and Beneficial Organisms in Minnesota Apple Orchards
- Integrated Pest Management Manual for Minnesota Apple Orchards
- Integrated Pest Management Manual for Minnesota Strawberry Fields
Irrigation
- Minnesota & Wisconsin Ag Weather & Daily Crop ET Website
- Factors to Consider in Selecting a Farm Irrigation System
(University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Bulletin 882) - Irrigation for Fruit and Vegetable Production
(Pennsylvania State University) - Irrigation Management Considerations for Sandy Soils
(U of M Extension Bulletin 3875) - Irrigation Scheduling - Checkbook Method
(U of M Extension Bulletin 1322) - An Introduction to Drip Irrigation
(Malheur Experiment Station of Oregon State University) - Drip Chemigation: Injecting Fertilizer, Acid and Chlorine
(University of Georgia, Bulletin 1130)
Organic Production
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Organic Production and Certification
- Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service, Inc. (MOSES)
- Minnesota Organic Farmers' Information Exchange (MOFIE)
Pesticide Registration in Minnesota - Information
- Pesticide Information Resources - MN Dept. of Agriculture
- Registration status of pesticides in Minnesota
- MN Pesticide Product Data
- Uses allowed in Minnesota pursuant to sec. 18 of FIFRA - (Emergency Exemption)
- Uses allowed in Minnesota pursuant to sec. 24 (c) of FIFRA - (Special Local Needs)
Small Farm Resources
- Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable Growers Manual for the Beginning Grower - (On-line version)
- Vegetable Diagnostic Tool - Insect and Disease Diagnostic Key
- Small Horticultural Farm Resources - University of Minnesota, Dept. of Horticultural Science
- Cornell University - Small Farms Program
Marketing
- Minnesota Grown Program
- Minnesota Grown On-Line Directory
- AMS at USDA - AMS Farmers Markets
- Minnesota Farmers' Market Association
- Produce for Better Health Foundation - 5-A-Day
- USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service
- USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service Publications
University of Minnesota
- Home Page
- Center for Farm Financial Management
- Department of Horticultural Science
- Department of Plant Pathology - Extension & Outreach
- U of M Plant Disease Clinic
- Plant Disease Diagnostics
- Small Horticultural Farm Resources
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Other Resources
- ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers
(Look under Publications and Interdisciplinary Publications if you don't directly access the Guide.) - Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
- National Ag Risk Education Library
- United States Small Business Administration (Starting Your Business)
Berry Resources