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Cold Steel Cultivation
Successful weed management can seem like an uphill battle, especially for organic farms. Learning about the basic principles and available tools for precise mechanical weed control is the key to...
H2-A Visas
Farmers are having a tough time finding laborers these days. Domestic farm workers are scarce, as many age out of the labor pool and few are eager to replace them. …...
Lessons Learned: Banking on hemp
Banks don’t want to invest in businesses with high risk and low margins. And, as a farmer, it’s already hard enough to get loans and financing. The problem with hemp …...
Hot topics at the Spring 2021 NOSB Meeting
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) typically meets twice a year to take public comments, to discuss agenda items, and to vote on recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture in …...
Oregon Tilth Submits Comments to the NOSB Spring 2022
The main purpose of the bi-annual National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting is to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to give feedback on proposed NOSB recommendations and discussion items....
Mexican Organic Standards (LPO)
Oregon Tilth offers services to evaluate crop and handling operations that comply to the Mexican Organic Standards (LPO). All operations located in Mexico which conduct organic sales within the...
Goodfoot Farm: Conservation Champion
Eight years ago, Beth Hoinacki began an ecological transformation on her farm in Kings Valley Oregon. But she didn’t do it alone. With support from the USDA Natural Resource …...
Celebrating three years of Bee Better Certified
During Pollinator Week three years ago, we launched Bee Better Certified in partnership with our friends at The Xerces Society. Pollinator populations are in decline, putting agricultural...
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...