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The Farmer’s Guide to Agricultural Credit
Accessing capital is one of the many challenges facing farmers. Agricultural financing is crucial for maintaining production, expanding operations, or trying different enterprises. To maximize...
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 …...
Resources for Conservation Planning on Organic and Transitioning-to-Organic Operations
The purpose of this document is to discuss existing tools and resources that support successful conservation planning on organic and transitioning-to-organic operations. It also includes information...
Transition and Growth in the Organic Sector
On February 2, 2017, over 100 food system stakeholders met during the biannual Organicology conference’s full-day “Transition and Growth in the Organic Sector” intensive workshop....
Considerations for Transitioning Perennial Production to Organic
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Organic fruit production is...
Breaking New Ground: Farmer Perspectives on Organic Transition
Breaking New Ground: Farmer Perspectives on Organic Transition, a joint report released by Oregon Tilth and Oregon State University’s Center for Small Farms & Community Food...
Answers About Organic
This webinar covers the primary requirements for organic certification. Emphasis is placed on the most relevant conservation practices to utilize during the transition to organic, as well as the...
Crop Conversion Calculator
This tool by the Rodale Institute allows you to create a side-by-side comparison of conventional and organic management on your farm. Just select the crop you’d like to compare and …...
Transitioning Small Grain Production to Organic
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)- Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Grain farmers consider trying...
Investing in Organic Production: Economics of Transition
Transitioning to organic requires upfront investments in soil building and organic weed management. Organic price premiums may cover some of these initial expenditures, but the returns on these...