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Selected References for Commercial Vegetable Growers

   

The resources on this list are useful additions to any commercial vegetable grower's library.  Many are on-line and free of charge; otherwise, contact the publisher for pricing information.

1. American Vegetable Grower Magazine. Meister Publishing Co., 37481 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094. Phone: 800-572-7740. www.meistermedia.com

2. Building Soils for Better Crops. SARE Outreach Publications, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753. Phone: 301-374-9696. http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books

3. Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables and Florist and Nursery Stocks. USDA Handbook 66. www.ba.ars.usda.gov/hb66/contents.html

4. Compendia of crop diseases: (Each crop is a separate publication) Brassicas, Sweet Potato, Potato, Lettuce, Onion, Corn, Tomato, Bean, Strawberry, Cucurbits, Pepper, and Peas, etc.  APS Press, 3340 Knob Pilot Road, St. Paul, MN 55121. Phone: 800-328-7560. www.shopapspress.org

5. Crop Protection Handbook. Meister Publishing Co., 37481 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094. Phone: 800-572-7740. www.meistermedia.com

6. Diseases and Pests of Vegetable Crops in Canada. The Entomological Society of Canada, 393 Winston Ave., Ottawa, Ontario. Canada K2A 1Y8. Phone: 613-725-2619. www.cps-scp.ca/dpvcc.html

7. eOrganic agriculture information. National on-line Extension information system. www.extension.org/organic%20production

8. Fact sheets on organic vegetable production, soils and compost, pest management, greenhouse growing, farm energy, etc. ATTRA, PO Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Phone: 800-346-9140. www.attra.org.

 9. Greenhouse Engineering. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org.

10. Greenhouse IPM Manual.  Penn State University, Publications Distribution Center, 112 Agr. Admin. Building, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: 814-865-6713 http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/program/greenhouse/greenhouse-manual

11. Growing For Market, newsletter for direct marketers. 966 E 800th Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047. Phone: 785-748-0605. www.growingformarket.com

12. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard. 1987. John Wiley & Sons, 10475 Crosspoint  Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com

13. IPM Guide for Connecticut Cole Crops. University of Connecticut, CIT, 1376 Storrs Rd., U-35, Storrs, CT 06269. Phone: 860-486-3336. 

14. Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Vegetable Crops. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Distribution Center, Box 1043, Ithaca, NY 14850. Phone: 607-255-7282. www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends

15. Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers. John Wiley and Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com

16. Managing Cover Crops Profitability. SARE Outreach Publications, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753.  Phone: (301) 374-9696. www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books

17. Massachusetts IPM Guidelines: Crop Specific Definitions. UMass Extension Bookstore, 101 University Dr., Amherst, MA 01002. Phone: 413-545-5537. www.umass.edu/umext/ipm/publications/guidelines/index.html

18. The New Farmers' Market. SARE Outreach Publications, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753. Phone: 301-374-9696. www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books

19. The New Organic Grower. Chelsea Green Publishing, 85 North Main Street, White River Jct., Vermont 05001. Phone: 800-639-4099 www.chelseagreen.com

20. Northeast Pepper IPM Manual. University of Connecticut, CIT, 1376 Storrs Rd., U-35, Storrs, CT 06269. Phone: 860-486-3336.

21. Northeast Sweet Corn Production and IPM Manual. University of Connecticut, CIT, 1376 Storrs Rd., U-35, Storrs, CT 06269. Phone: 860-486-3336.

22. On Farm Composting Handbook. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org

23. Production of Vegetables, Strawberries and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org

24. Pumpkin Production Guide. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org

25. Sharing the Harvest: Guide to CSA's. Chelsea Green Publishing, 85 North Main Street, White River Jct., Vermont  05001. Phone: 800-639-4099. www.chelseagreen.com

26. Steel in the Field: Guide to Weed Management Tools. SARE Outreach Publications, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753. Phone: 301-374-9696. www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books

27. Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-up to Market. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org

28. Sweet Corn Insect Management Field Scouting Guide. UMass Extension.  Phone: 413-577-3976. www.umassvegetable.org/SweetCornIPMScoutingGuide.html

29. University of Connecticut Extension Vegetable Program http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/ipmveg.htm

30. University of Massachusetts Extension Vegetable Program www.umassvegetable.org/

31. University of Maine Extension Vegetable Program http://umaine.edu/agriculture/programs/vegetables/

32. University of New Hampshire Extension Fruit and Vegetable Program http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGFVC.htm

33. University of Vermont Extension Vegetable and Berry Program www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry

34. Using IPM in the Field: Sweet Corn Insect Management Field Scouting
Guide. UMass Extension.  Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for hard
copy or find online at www.umassvegetable.org

35. Vegetables: Characteristics, Production and Marketing. John Wiley and Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com

36. Vegetable Diseases and their Control. John Wiley and Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com

37. Vegetable Insect Management. Meister Publishing Co., 37481 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094. Phone: 800-572-774. www.meistermedia.com/store/mpro.html

38. Vegetable Production. Spinger. P.O. Box 2485, Secaucus, NJ  07094. Phone: 800-777-4643. www.springer.com

39. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. Phone: 607-277-2338. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

40. Videos for Vegetable Farmers. UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 106 High Point Center, Colchester, VT 05446. Phone: 802-656-5459. www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/videos.html

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  • Farmers and their Ecological Sweet Corn Production Practices.
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  • Vegetable Farmers and their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques.
  • Vegetable Farmers and their Sustainable Tillage Practices.
  • Vegetable Farmers and their Weed Control Machines.