Welcome the Plains States Region's North Dakota Resource Guide.

Use the dropdown menus below to browse our North Dakota resources by top events, key contacts, success stories--or by a variety of topics, from managing crops to getting certified to business planning. North Dakota's top organic and sustainable organizations are already displayed.

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North Dakota Organic Program Contact The National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP) offers a list of contacts of state organic officials across the U.S. North Dakota's...
Barriers to Growth of Organics in North Dakota There are a variety of challenges for organic producers and processors. To access theses barriers, the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture...
Essentials of Producing Organic, Certified Seed (video) and Raising Organic Seed: A Handbook for Growers These two resources, from the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society, provide essential information in a video and handbook on raising...
Organic Farming: Is It For Me? This publication from North Dakota State University outlines the characteristics of a successful organic farmer.
Grain Drying, Handling, & Storage A large collection of resources, from North Dakota State University, on the drying and storage of grains and beans. Includes a number of articles...
Grains: Small-Grain Cultivar Selection for Organic Systems, research from Dickinson Research Extension Center in North Dakota The selection criteria used for the development of modern small-grain varieties is based on performance in environments where synthetic fertilizers...
Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society The Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society, headquartered in North Dakota, is a nonprofit membership organization that is committed to the...
Organic Farming in North Dakota This web page from North Dakota State University Extension links you to articles, fact sheets and budgets of interest to organic farmers. It...
Projected Organic Crop Budgets for North Dakota in 2007 The organic crop budgets for 2007 provide an estimate of revenues and costs for the organic production of selected crops in south central North...
Switching to a Sustainable System, by Fred Kirshenmann This booklet is written for farmers who are contemplating a switch from a conventional / chemical to a sustainable / organic farming system....
The Status of Organic Agriculture in North Dakota, December 2005 This excellent report takes a close look at organic production and processing in North Dakota—its growth over the past 8 years, the numbers of...
Transitions: A Farmers Notebook on Sustainable Agriculture This notebook covers the basic areas that a farmer adopting more sustainable practices will need to consider: diverse crop rations, soil building...