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Worker Illness Related to Pesticides
A report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documents the poisoning of farm workers in the state of Washington after accidental exposure to new pesticides from off-target drift. This is the...
Understanding Multiple Ingredient Product Formulations
This webinar digs deep into formulations for multi-ingredient processed products under the National Organic Standards. Join us to learn more about the National List and allowed non-organic...
Testimony to the Oregon House Committee on Rural Communities, Land Use and Water
Testimony for the Oregon House Committee on Rural Communities, Land Use and Water for HB2674 and HB2675 regarding gaps in the current federal regulatory framework for genetically engineered (GE)...
Comments on the National Organic Program Draft Guidance 5020: Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation for Certified Organic Operations
Oregon Tilth submitted comments to the National Organic Program (NOP) Draft Guidance 5020 on Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation for Certified Operations.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...