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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. www.sare.org/publications/soils.htm
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. 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
6. 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.
7. Greenhouse Engineering. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org.
8. Greenhouse IPM Manual. Penn State University, Publications Distribution Center, 112 Agr. Admin. Building, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: 814-865-6713 http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/63.htm
9. Growing For Market, newsletter for direct marketers. GFM, 966 E 800th Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047. Phone: 785-748-0605. www.growingformarket.com
10. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard. 1987. John Wiley & Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com
11. IPM Guide for Connecticut Cole Crops. University of Connecticut, CIT, 1376 Storrs Rd., U-35, Storrs, CT 06269. Phone: 860-486-3336. www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/
12. 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/
13. Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers. John Wiley and Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com
14. Managing Cover Crops Profitability. SARE Outreach Publications, PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604-0753. Phone: (301) 374-9696. www.sare.org/publications/covercrops.htm
15. Massachusetts IPM Guidelines: Crop Specific Definitions. UMass Extension Bookstore, 101 University Dr., Amherst, MA 01002. Phone: 413-545-5537. www.umassoutreachbookstore.com/
16. The New Farmers’ Market. Chelsea Green Publishing, 85 North Main Street, White River Jct., Vermont 05001. Phone: 800-639-4099 www.chelseagreen.com
17. The New Organic Grower. Chelsea Green Publishing, 85 North Main Street, White River Jct., Vermont 05001. Phone: 800-639-4099 www.chelseagreen.com
18. Northeast Pepper IPM Manual. University of Connecticut, CIT, 1376 Storrs Rd., U-35, Storrs, CT 06269. Phone: 860-486-3336. www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/
19. Northeast Sweet Corn Production and IPM Manual. University of Connecticut, CIT, 1376 Storrs Rd., U-35, Storrs, CT 06269. Phone: 860-486-3336. www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/
20. On Farm Composting Handbook. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org
21. Production of Vegetables, Strawberries and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 1485-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org
22. Pumpkin Production Guide. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 14852-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org
23. 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
24. 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/publications/soils.htm
25. Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-up to Market. NRAES, PO Box 4557, Ithaca, NY 1485-4557. Phone: 607-255-7654. www.nraes.org
26. Vegetables: Characteristics, Production and Marketing. John Wiley and Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com
27. Vegetable Diseases and their Control. John Wiley and Sons, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Phone: 877-762-2974. www.wiley.com
28. Vegetable Insect Management. Meister Publishing Co., 37481 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094. Phone: 800-572-774. www.meistermedia.com/store/mpro.html
29. Vegetable Production. Spinger. P.O. Box 2485, Secaucus, NJ 07094. Phone: 800-777-4643. www.springer.com
30. Crop Protection Handbook. Meister Publishing Co., 37481 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094. Phone: 800-572-7740. www.meistermedia.com
31. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. Phone: 607-277-2338. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
32. 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
- Farmers and their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies.
- Farmers and their Ecological Sweet Corn Production Practices.
- High Tunnels: Low Cost Season Extension.
- Vegetable Farmers and their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques.
- Vegetable Farmers and their Sustainable Tillage Practices.
- Vegetable Farmers and their Weed Control Machines.
33. Using IPM in the Field: Sweet Corn Insect Management Field Scouting
Guide. UMass Extension. Contact
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