The Jefferson Institute has developed a number of free publications that are beneficial to producers interested in diversifying their crop rotations. Publications that have been developed include crop production guides, risk management information, crop enterprise budgets, and marketing information. 

Click on the appropriate links below to view or download information. To view a guide as a web page, click on the "web page" version, or to download to your computer a copy of the publication suitable for printing, click on the Adobe "PDF" version (you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF files. Get the reader free here.)

New! Strategies for Commercializing New Crops (PDF)

Become a member of the Amaranth Institute! (Download and print the membership form)

Crop	View as web page	Download printer-friendly version (PDF)
Amaranth	Web page	PDF
Buckwheat	Web page	PDF
Canola	Web page	PDF
Cowpea	Web page	PDF
Flax	Web page	PDF
Dry bean	Web page	PDF
Mungbean	Web page	PDF
Pearl Millet	Web page	PDF
Sesame	Web page	PDF
Sunflower	Web page	PDF

Crop Budgets

Crop	View as web page	Download printer-friendly version (PDF)
Amaranth	Web page	PDF
Black bean	Web page	PDF
Buckwheat	Web page	PDF
Canola (spring)	Web page	PDF
Canola (winter)	Web page	PDF
Cowpea	Web page	PDF
Flax (spring)	Web page	PDF
Pearl Millet	Web page	PDF
Proso millet	Web page	PDF
Sunflower	Web page	PDF
Double-crop sunflower	Web page	PDF

Crop Information Kits
Sunflower [PDF]
Missouri Sunflower Buyers [PDF]

Other Jefferson Institute Publications
Direct Marketing Options for Missouri Farmers
Obtaining Seed for Specialty Crops
Marketing Specialty Crops
Small Volume Grain Mills

2006 Crop Variety Trials

• Sunflower Columbia, MO 5-18-06 [PDF]
• Sunflower Columbia, MO 6-16-06 [PDF]
• Sunflower Portageville, MO [PDF]
• Adzuki Bean Columbia, MO [PDF]

Other Internet Resources

• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/ 
  
• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA): http://www.attra.org 
  
• National Sunflower Association: http://www.sunflowernsa.com/ 
  
• Sesaco Corporation: www.sesaco.net (contracts for sesame)
  
• USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: http://www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm
  
• USDA-NRCS Plant Database
  http://plants.usda.gov/home_page.html
  
• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program: http://www.sare.org 
  
• Purdue NEWCrop Website: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ 
  
• Canola Council of Canada: http://www.canola-council.org 
  
• Successful Farming magazine's "Agriculture online:" www.agriculture.com
  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture: www.usda.gov
  
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture: www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/leopold
  
• MO Department of Agriculture: www.mda.state.mo.us
  
• Missouri Alternatives Center: http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/
  
• Guide to USDA Resources on Sustainable and Value-Added Agriculture: http://attra.ncat.org/guide/intro.htm