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Enhancing Organic Agriculture in Oregon
A report from Oregon State University and Oregon Tilth offers insights into how to enhance organic agriculture in Oregon. Unlike traditional agriculture research assessments, the report reaches...
With the Grain: A closer look at the nutrient quality of grain, grain-based products, and the role of organic agriculture
In this report—the second of a series of reports to be issued as part of the study—The Organic Center explores the nutrient content of grain and grain-based products. The report …...
Deeper Shade of Green: Lessons from Grass-based Organic Dairy Farms
In this report, The Organic Center quantifies the degree to which milk production and cow longevity, reliance on pasture, and manure management systems influence the methane emissions associated with...
Organic Crop Production Enterprise Budgets
This report discusses the use of enterprise budget calculations to estimate the costs and returns to produce a product (enterprise). In economic terms, enterprise budgets help to allocate land, labor...
Oregon Tilth: Pacific Northwest Planting & Harvest Calendar
Planting and harvest information is compiled from multiple sources, including: Territorial Seed Company, Seattle Tilth’s Maratime Northwest Garden Guide, and Steve Salomon’s Growing...
A Dairy Farm’s Footprint: Evaluating the impacts of Conventional and Organic Farming Systems
The Organic Center’s initial work on the environmental impacts of dairy production focused on land use and the pounds of pesticides, animal drugs, and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer not used on...
“Shades of Green” User’s Manual — Guide and Documentation for a Daily Farm Management System Calculator
The Organic Center released the Shades of Green (SOG) calculator, a method for using credible data to inform the most efficient and environmentally friendly way to produce milk, cheese, butter,...
Organic Practice Guide
A guide for soil management techniques, strategies and inputs from the Organic Materials Review Institute. Covers soil fertility management, nutrient management, pest, disease and weed management,...
Transitioning to Organic Production
This publication lays out many promising conversion strategies, covering typical organic farming production practices, innovative marketing ideas and federal standards for certified organic crop...