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Organic Cover Cropping and Intercropping
This webinar covers using cover crops in organic cropping systems, incorporating winter and summer cover crops into a rotation, and matching cover crops to specific production and conservation...
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...
User Guide of the Hazelnut Production Costing Tool
Hazelnut growers can use this tool to estimate their costs of production. Growers can use this information to better understand their cost structure and explore how changes in production practices,...
Guide to applying for direct payments from CFAP
As a member of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), we want to share their recent how-to blog for applying for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Let us...
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 …...
Organic Crop Production Overview
This publication provides an overview of the key concepts and practices of certified organic crop production. It also presents perspectives on many of the notions, myths, and issues that have...
Using manure
In farm crop production, you can use raw animal manure to enrich soil fertility — i.e., fresh manure not added to a compost process — under specific conditions and restrictions. …...
Three-year transition process
Land is eligible for organic certification three years after the last application of a prohibited material such as fertilizers and pesticides. What do I need to do to start my …...
Add livestock certification
Adding livestock to your organic crop certification will require an on-site inspection by an organic inspector, possibly at the time of your annual inspection if your request is done with …...
GOTS Version 7.0 Officially Released (05/23)
A MAJOR LEAP FORWARD FOR THE SUSTAINABLE ALL-INCLUSIVE SOLUTION FOR ORGANIC FIBRE PROCESSING GOTS 7.0 Documents Released and Implementation Information: On March 6, 2023, GOTS released the new...