Organic cropping

Growing organic crops

A guide for organic producers
A guide for existing and intending organic farmers. Topics include certification, marketing, costs and returns.

A guide to grain storage and drying in Queensland
Provides links to grain storage information, including storage principles, long and short-term storage, aeration, and insect identification and management.

A guide to insect management in Queensland fieldcrops
Checking and scouting for insect pests is described, for frequency and type of pest per crop, control measures with chemicals, NPV virus and Gemstar. Strategies to manage resistance to insecticide and guidelines for use are provided.

A guide to organic production and processing
Organic farming and processing is about building a system that is robust and self-reliant. Experience and observation are key ingredients.

Agrilink
Information kits for a wide range of horticulture products.

Alternatives to nematicides in fruit and vegetable crops
This page discusses Crop rotation and nematode populations, which vegetable crops tolerate root-knot nematodes, organic matter and numbers of root-knot nematodes in tomato.

DPI&F note: Composting organic waste
DPI&F Note on turning organic waste into compost. Includes benefits, ingredients, marketing tips for the final product and steps to successful composting.

Elephant beetles in lychees and longans
This page contains a description of and the management and control methods for elephant beetles in lychees and longans.

Sorghum - Pest management
Pest management issues in sorghum crops, including weeds, diseases and insects.

Soybeans - Organics: fertiliser
Guide to fertilising organic soybean crops in northern Australia.

Soybeans - Organics: varieties
Describes varieties of soybeans suitable for organic farming.