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Scaling Down, Stacking Up and Finding Partners: Farm Viability on the High Plains
For Kevin Fulton, 2018 was a new beginning: it was the first year of his farm being fully certified organic and the first time he could sell crops under the …...
Lessons Learned Series: Organic Recordkeeping for Seed Sources
The records of a certified organic farm’s operations and activities demonstrate where promise and practice meet for an inspector and certifier. An annual mandatory inspection examines the...
New Policy Updates for Global Organic Textile (GOTS)
GOTS Newsletter: We recommend you sign up for the GOTS Newsletter to be notified of current information from GOTS. Click here to visit the GOTS website and fill out the …...
Farms with organic and non-organic crops
Farmers are eligible to produce both organic and non-organic crops on their operation, provided they are able to clearly demonstrate that there is no commingling or contamination of organic crops....
General updates (GOTS)
The Organic System Plan (OSP) is your operation’s blueprint for planned organic production practices. Need to update your OSP? Blank forms for your crop OSP are below. Our Help Center …...
Feed records
The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) requires that organic livestock feed consist of certified organic agricultural products. Feed rations may also include allowed feed additives and supplements....
How to access Bee Better certification forms
OTCO has partnered with The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to create Bee Better Certified™. The certification program identifies and celebrates farmers and businesses that adopt farm...
Using non-organic seed
When certified organic seed is not commercially available, you may be able to use non-organic, untreated (e.g., no application of a prohibited substance such as a fungicide) seed to produce …...
Harvest and production
Harvest records demonstrate what, how much, when and where you harvested crops on your farm. Additionally, you must document post-harvest activities such as storage and transportation. The creation...
Using compost
In general, compost is only required to meet specific requirements if it has animal materials and is applied to crops destined for human consumption. A pre-harvest interval is not required …...