Lessons Learned: Cover Crops Provide a Grand Bargain and Return on Investment
Imagine the sleek, high-backed chair of a powerful stockbroker in a field of recently harvested brassicas. It looks and feels weird, right? However, farmers take part in their own high-stakes...
Considerations for Transitioning Perennial Production to Organic
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Organic fruit production is...
Transitioning Small Grain Production to Organic
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)- Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers. Grain farmers consider trying...
Lessons Learned Series: Organic Recordkeeping for a Crop Audit
The records of a certified organic farm’s operations and activities demonstrate where promise and practice meet for an inspector and certifier. An annual mandatory inspection examines the...
Organic Guides for Fruit, Vegetables and Dairy
The guides provide an overall approach for organic production with a focus on biological, mechanical, and cultural controls. Sections on cover crops, resistant varieties, crop rotation, field...
Organic Production Fact Sheets Series
MOSES developed 30 Organic Fact Sheets to provide easy-to-follow explanations about complex certification requirements and covers topics in: field crops, business management, livestock and orchard...
On-Farm Food Safety and Conservation
This webinar covers co-managing food safety and conservation in specialty crops. A multi-barrier approach is discussed where conservation practices and food safety Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)...
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...