Food safety is a consideration in integrated crop-livestock systems. Raw manure can carry pathogens that contaminate crops, and vegetable production poses an especially high contamination risk. This study, conducted by researchers at Iowa State University, examined poultry integration in an organic summer vegetable system to determine whether poultry raised in the summer or fall after spring vegetables could be safely integrated into a vegetable crop rotation while enhancing soil health.

This guide describes best practices, buyer contacts, and networking tips for organic grain marketing in the Midwest, drawn from the OGRAIN 2025 Winter Conference market update and buyer perspective sessions.

This keynote video discusses profitability planning, marketing, and value-adding ventures, as well as farm diversification strategies for organic grain producers looking to build resilient, less conventional, higher-margin farm business models.

This course from the Organic Agronomy Training Service prepares agricultural advisors to support organic farmers in the Southwest through certification guidance, regional networks, and arid-climate production strategies and best practices.

Listen to this Small Farm Sustainability Podcast episode exploring innovations in organic agriculture, featuring conversations on emerging practices and approaches that are shaping the future of organic farming systems, markets, and producer decision-making today and tomorrow.

This final research report from OFRF and Markisha Parker of Parker Farm highlights farmer-led research conducted to compare mulch types on tomato production on an urban farm.

In 2017, a participatory action research team from the University of Vermont initiated a study to identify the underlying causes of the annual food insecurity faced by families belonging to an organic coffee cooperative. The research reveal…

Cover cropping and grazing can provide effective, natural methods for managing weeds during the transition to organic. This study evaluated the weed control capabilities of six unique cover crop mixes (grazed and ungrazed) in a reduced-tillage, organic-transitioning cropping system in North Dakota.

This facsheet highlights key takeaways and buyer information from the 2025 High Plains Organic Conference, covering organic grain and livestock marketing considerations specific to producers in the High Plains region of the country.

Discover what it takes to achieve organic certification in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, hearing directly from a panel of experienced farmers about their certification journeys and lessons learned.

Farm Pulse is self-guided online course from UW-Madison Extension that helps farmers explore financial statements and strategic management, teaching them how to evaluate their finances and take the pulse of their business and goals.

In this Purdue Commercial AgCast podcast episode, Michael O'Donnell of Belltown Farms discusses transitioning large conventional grain operations to organic across five states. Topics include crop rotation strategy, equipment and labor differences, market pricing pressures, questions around import integrity, and consumer trends — with optimism that the domestic organic grain industry will continue to grow despite current challenges.