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Bee Better Certification
A partnership between bees and farms is just natural. That is why The Xerces Society and Oregon Tilth teamed up to create Bee Better Certified,™ a new certification program to …...
How to Conserve Biodiversity on the Farm: Actions to Take on a Continuum from Simple to Complex
The Wild Farm Alliance has created a chart of a progression of activities that increasingly support biodiversity and the benefits it provides to the farm. Each farm has a unique …...
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...
Pollinator Plantings in Organic Pastures
This webinar investigates how organic pasture systems have the potential to do much more than just feed livestock. If managed properly, pastures and rangeland can include many forbs (herbaceous...
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...
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,...
Transitioning to Organic
Oregon Tilth created a series of profiles, highlighting producers from around the country that implemented conservation efforts on their operation with the help of the USDA Natural Resource...
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...
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. …...