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Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs
This guide walks users through dozens of the federal programs and policies most important to sustainable agriculture and how they can be used by farmers, ranchers, and grassroots organizations...
Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems: New England Implementation Guide
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance in installing practices for use as buffers in organic production systems in order to meet the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations....
Nutrient Management Plan (590) in Organic Systems: Idaho Implementation Guide
This document is an instruction guide for creating and implementing a nutrient management plan (NMP) on certified or transitioning organic lands. An NMP for organically managed lands describes the...
Nutrient Management Plan (590) in Organic Systems: California Implementation Guide
This document is an instruction guide for creating and implementing a nutrient management plan (NMP) on certified or transitioning organic lands. An NMP for organically managed lands describes the...
Nutrient Management Plan (590) in Organic Systems: Oregon Implementation Guide
This document is an instruction guide for creating and implementing a nutrient management plan (NMP) on certified or transitioning organic lands. An NMP for organically managed lands describes the...
Nutrient Management Plan (590) in Organic Systems: Western States Implementation Guide
This document is an instruction guide for creating and implementing a nutrient management plan (NMP) on certified or transitioning organic lands. An NMP for organically managed lands describes the...
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Soil Survey
The survey provides access to soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the nation’s counties. The site is updated and maintained online as the single authoritative source of...
Pollinator Management for Organic Seed Producers
This new publication aids organic seed producers in understanding the role and diversity of seed crop pollinators, as well as strategies for reducing pollen movement between organic and conventional...
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 become...
Cover Crop (340) in Organic Systems: California Implementation Guide
This document provides an overview of how the NRCS Cover Crop (340) conservation practice can be implemented on organic operations. It discusses different purposes for the practice’s use, design...