IGT Web Extra: Keeping Solitary Bees
Thinking about starting a bee sanctuary? Emily and Rebekah at Bee Thinking cover all of the basics about solitary bees including their life cycles, how they differ from honeybees and much …...
Putting the Brakes on Nitrates
A hundred years ago, we would have been up to our hips in water here,” said Tom Frantzen as we walked across one of his pastures. The farm, which includes …...
Lessons Learned: Farmer to Farmer Exchange
Every February about 100 Pacific Northwest vegetable farmers gather at Breitenbush Hot Springs in the Oregon Cascades. It’s like summer camp for farmers — but it’s in winter because...
Dividing the Pie
Commitment to equitable treatment of workers (the fairness principle) has been a core pillar of the organic movement since its early days. But while the USDA’s organic standards mandate...
Farm Viability in Changing Times
At the risk of stating the obvious, all farmers want their farms to be economically viable. Yet recent developments have thrown many formerly proven agricultural business models into question. CSAs,...
John Piotti
John Piotti has worked at the forefront of sustainable agriculture since the early 1990s, first in his home state of Maine, and now nationally. In 2016, he became the President …...
Culture Shift
Sexual harassment can occur in any workplace, but it is especially problematic in the agriculture industry, where low-wage workers are often isolated and powerless. It happens in many different ways,...
Investment 101: People First
In the business of agricultural production, you won’t see staff development at the top of anyone’s to-do list. Sure, farmers depend on their hired help every bit as much as …...
Finding Hope In Adversity
A rolling strip of back country-highway in Scottsville, Virginia, leads to Whisper Hill Farm. This farm is a dream of James and Holly Hammond. Of the 60 acres that they …...
Strengthening Organic Enforcement with New Standardized Organic Certificates
Get ready for a groundbreaking update in our certification process. Starting the week of March 18, 2024, OTCO will be issuing new standardized National Organic Program (NOP) organic certificates....