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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...
Comments on Produce Rule and Preventive Controls Rule
Comments on the supplemental proposed rule on Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (Produce Rule); and comments on the supplemental proposed...
Global Organic Textile Standard
GOTS is the stringent voluntary international standard for the processing of organic fiber-containing products, addressing all the post-harvest processing stages (including spinning, knitting,...
Farm Commons
Farm Commons produces guides, flowcharts, checklists, and model documents to help farmers take action on anything from insurance to liability to food...
Organic Guides for Fruit, Vegetables and Dairy
The guides provide an overall approach for organic production with a focus on biological, mechanical, and cultural controls. Sections on cover crops, resistant varieties, crop rotation, field...