Promoting Beneficial Insects in Vineyards for Conservation Biological Control
Watch this webinar to learn about ecological (natural) pest management in vineyards. Vineyards are a rapidly expanding specialty crop industry across the U.S., and they represent an easy entry point...
NOP Comments: Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances
Oregon Tilth provided feedback to the National Organic Program (NOP) for updates to the National Organic Standard List of Allowed and Prohibited...
Fact Sheets and Food Safety Plan Templates
Community Alliance with Family Farmers created fact sheets and food safety plan templates in both English and Spanish covering topics like writing a food safety plan, recall, traceability, standard...
A Farmer’s Guide to Food Safety & Conservation Second Edition
It seems too often headlines like these make breaking news: “E. coli Fears Prompt Romaine Lettuce Recall,” “Spinach Recalled in 39 States,” “Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Deadliest in a...
Posthavest On-Farm Wash Water Videos
Community Alliance with Family Farmers compiled a series of videos and resources to answer common postharvest questions related to wash...
Community Alliance with Family Farmers FSMA Webinars
Find past webinar recordings and pdfs of slideshows below. 4 Part Webinar Series for Growers: 1: Webinar July 24th, 2017 Title: “Does FSMA Apply to Your Farm? Who and What is Exempt?”...
Factsheet Series on the Intersection of Organic (USDA NOP) and Food Safety (FDA FSMA) Regulations
These factsheets were created in collaboration with Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) and National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). This project was funded by the Western Sustainable Agriculture...
Organic Agriculture in the 2018 Farm Bill
Federal policy plays a critical role in supporting organic production systems. Later this year, Congress intends to pass the next Farm Bill, which will shape agricultural policy and investments for...
Innovative Organic Weed Control
This webinar explored the use of “air-propelled abrasive grit” (crushed walnuts, corncobs, olive pits, pelletized organic fertilizers, etc.) for selective weed control. This innovative...
Risky Business: Assessing Areas of Risk for Current and Potential Organic Operations
Risks are threats, but can also be opportunities in life and business. During this webinar we cover topics to help organic operations make strides in managing various potential risks. The presenters...