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Audit Trail: A Sample Documentation Process
One of the core practices of your certified organic operation is developing good quality record-keeping and documentation (commonly referred to as an “audit trail”). Use this tool as...
Farm Commons
Farm Commons produces guides, flowcharts, checklists, and model documents to help farmers take action on anything from insurance to liability to food...
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....
Pollinator Conservation Strategies and Practices for Organic Farms
A collection of guides, toolkits and reports on organic farming practices and strategies to enhance pollinator habitat and integration into agricultural...
USDA Service Center Locator
USDA Service Centers are designed to be a single location where customers can access the services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural...
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...
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: Idaho 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...
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...
Cover Crop (340) in Organic Systems: Oregon 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...