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Accessing the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Organic Initiative for Conversion or Expansion
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Organic Initiative is the primary program organic producers use to access NRCS conservation assistance. A National Sustainable Agriculture...
EQIP Organic Initiative Practice List and National Organic Program Rules Correlation Matrix
The EQIP Correlation Matrix compares the Organic System Plan (OSP) and organic certification requirements with NRCS practices. Not all practices are appropriate in all areas; consult the matrix for a...
Evaluating, Establishing & Maintaining Habitat for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
In this webinar, Xerces Society pollinator conservationists demonstrate a new Pollinator Habitat Evaluation Guide for organic farms to help NRCS conservation planners and landowners learn how to...
Organic Pasture Management
This webinar covers the specifics of the new pasture management regulations, along with the contents of the grazing management plan that needs to be developed and followed to demonstrate compliance....
RUSLE2 in Organic Systems
This webinar provides guidance on how soil loss should be calculated by selecting appropriate tillage operations, incorporating manure and compost applications, planning in fields with a diversity of...
Pest Management in Organic Production Systems
In this webinar, Rex Dufour discusses basic principles and practices for managing pests, focusing on the role of healthy soils in controlling pests, the importance of biodiversity, use of livestock...
Establishment and Maintenance of Buffers in Organic Systems
This webinar covers the importance of buffers on organic farms and how to install and maintain them. Presenters discuss the role of buffers on an organic farm to prevent contamination …...
Organic Practice Guide
A guide for soil management techniques, strategies and inputs from the Organic Materials Review Institute. Covers soil fertility management, nutrient management, pest, disease and weed management,...
Organics and Conservation: Growing Trends in Sustainable Agriculture
An informational video featuring Fred Kirschenmann of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, Lisa Sedlar of New Seasons Market and Mace Vaughan of the Xerces...
Can I Use this Fertilizer on My Organic Farm?
Information for growers and agricultural professionals on the requirements for fertility and crop nutrient management regarding compliance with the USDA National Organic Program...