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Comments on the National Organic Program Draft Guidance 5020: Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation for Certified Organic Operations
Oregon Tilth submitted comments to the National Organic Program (NOP) Draft Guidance 5020 on Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation for Certified Operations. Oregon Tilth strongly believes...
A Farmer’s Guide to Working with Land Trusts
The National Young Farmers Coalition released a guide for farmers, designed to provide an introduction to land trusts and explain the process of partnering with a land trust to access affordable...
Cover Crop (340) in Organic Systems: Nevada Implementation Guide
This document provides an overview of how the NRCS Cover Crop (340) conservation practice can be implemented on organic operations. It discusses different purposes for the practice’s use, design...
Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems: Nevada Implementation Guide
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance in installing practices for use as buffers in organic production systems in order to meet the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations....
Comments on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Interim Rule
Oregon Tilth co-signed a letter along with several other organizations with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s public comments on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program...
Diversification Practices Reduce Organic to Conventional Yield Gap
A systematic overview of more than 100 studies comparing organic and conventional farming finds that the crop yields of organic agriculture are higher than previously thought. The study, conducted by...
Estimating Pesticide Exposure from Dietary Intake and Organic Food Choices
A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, uses dietary exposure data from nearly 4,500 people in six cities to examine presence of organophosphates (OPs), one of the most widely...
OTCO Guidance on Use of Micronutrients
The FAQ describes the documentation of deficiency for soil health per the National Organic Program (NOP) requirements. The document summarizes NOP’s recommendations for use of chelates and...
Transitioning to Organic
Oregon Tilth created a series of profiles, highlighting producers from around the country that implemented conservation efforts on their operation with the help of the USDA Natural Resource...