Lessons Learned: Nutrient Management
Sauvie Island Organics is a 25-acre fresh vegetable farm – certified by Oregon Tilth since 2009 – located 15 miles from the hubbub of downtown Portland. Farm manager Scott Latham …...
Environmental Benefits of Organic Agriculture: Energy and Climate Change
This webinar was presented in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Through the use of leguminous cover crops, compost, and other organic-approved materials for...
Significance and Value of Non-traded Ecosystem Services on Farmland
A newly-published study comparing organically-managed and conventional farmland in New Zealand found that organic fields consistently provide more value per acre in the production of beans, peas,...
Quick Start Guide: Organic Livestock Feed and Nutrition
Need a quick reference guide for how to get started with understanding organic rules for livestock feed, supplements and nutrition? Our condensed Quick Start Guide series is designed to answer...
A Farmer’s Guide to Working with Land Trusts
The National Young Farmers Coalition released a guide for farmers, designed to provide an introduction to land trusts and explain the process of partnering with a land trust to access …...
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...
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...