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Biodiversity Conservation: An Organic Farmer’s and Certifier’s Guide
The Wild Farm Alliance guide clarifies the National Organic Program’s (NOP) new Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation Guidance (released January 2016), and increases organic farmers...
Lessons Learned: Biodiversity & Birds on Organic Farms
Biodiversity is an unsung hero protecting our agricultural future. Certified organic agriculture identifies biodiversity as central to sustainable, long-term farming productivity. Organic standards...
Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation in Organic Production
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. USDA organic regulations...
Big Questions, Answered: Buffer Zones
Understanding the best practices for how to implement buffer zones on your farm can be confusing and it can be challenging to know how to use buffers as an on-farm resource. Our latest BigQA is...
Conservation Buffers to Support Beneficial Insects on Organic Farms
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Beneficial insects provide...
National Organic Farming Handbook
The NRCS Organic Farming Handbook was developed to support NRCS conservation planners and other agricultural professionals as they work with organic producers. The handbook describes organic systems...
Environmental Benefits of Organic Agriculture: Water Quality
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Organic farming practices, such as the application of composted animal manure and the use of...
Environmental Benefits of Organic Agriculture: Biodiversity
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Organic systems enhance biodiversity at several levels. A variety of seeds and breeds are chosen...
Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems: Pennyslvania 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....
Conservation Buffers in Organic Systems: Nevada 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....