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Organic IPM Field Guide

This pictorial field guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers ecologically-based organic IPM strategies for farmers. Organized into five sections covering beneficial insects…

Factsheet/Guidebook

Organic IPM Field Guide

This pictorial field guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers ecologically-based organic IPM strategies for farmers. Organized into five sections covering beneficial insects and habitat, plant disease, weed management, and vertebrate pests, it emphasizes prevention-first approaches and was designed to be printed, laminated, and used directly in the field as a practical reference tool.

Source: ATTRA
Keywords: Insect/Pest Management, Disease Management, Weed Management

Webinar: Breeding Efforts and Cover Crop Choices for Improved Organic Dry Bean Production Systems in Michigan

Learn about Michigan's organic dry bean production, covering breeding, variety selection, and cover crop influence on yields, nitrogen management, and soil fertility.

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Webinar: Breeding Efforts and Cover Crop Choices for Improved Organic Dry Bean Production Systems in Michigan

Learn about Michigan's organic dry bean production, covering breeding, variety selection, and cover crop influence on yields, nitrogen management, and soil fertility.

Source: eOrganic
Keywords: Cropping Systems
Crop/Livestock Type: Bean, Dry Bean

Tipsheet: Living Conditions, Facilities, and Handling for Organic Livestock

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, outlines USDA National Organic Program requirements for livestock living conditions, facilities, and handling. It covers outdoor…

Factsheet/Guidebook

Tipsheet: Living Conditions, Facilities, and Handling for Organic Livestock

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, outlines USDA National Organic Program requirements for livestock living conditions, facilities, and handling. It covers outdoor access, temporary confinement provisions, shelter standards, structural pest management, low-stress handling practices, and materials restrictions, and includes a compliance checklist to help organic producers assess whether their operations meet regulatory requirements.

Source: ATTRA
Keywords: Livestock Well-Being
Crop/Livestock Type: Cattle, Chicken, Goat, Pig, Poultry, Sheep

Webinar: Good Sense Food Safety Practices for Organic Diversified Vegetable Farms

Join Chris Blanchard's webinar to learn 12 essential steps for ensuring safe food production. Discover practical food safety measures tailored for organic…

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Webinar: Good Sense Food Safety Practices for Organic Diversified Vegetable Farms

Join Chris Blanchard's webinar to learn 12 essential steps for ensuring safe food production. Discover practical food safety measures tailored for organic produce farmers to enhance microbiological safety and meet rising consumer expectations.

Source: eOrganic
Keywords: Post-Harvest Quality and Safety

Farm Food Safety Organic Federal Co-Compliance Chart for Crop Producers

This chart, produced by ATTRA NCAT, helps crop producers understand and navigate both the FDA FSMA Produce Safety Rule and USDA Organic…

Factsheet/Guidebook

Farm Food Safety Organic Federal Co-Compliance Chart for Crop Producers

This chart, produced by ATTRA NCAT, helps crop producers understand and navigate both the FDA FSMA Produce Safety Rule and USDA Organic Regulations simultaneously. It compares requirements side by side across key topics including written plans, recordkeeping, land use, worker hygiene, soil amendments, pest management, water quality, and harvest handling, highlighting where the two regulatory frameworks align or differ.

Source: ATTRA
Keywords: Post-Harvest Quality and Safety

Webinar: Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act on Diversified Organic Vegetable Farms

This webinar will guide diversified organic vegetable farmers on the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act compliance timelines starting in 2016, helping them…

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Webinar: Impacts of the Food Safety Modernization Act on Diversified Organic Vegetable Farms

This webinar will guide diversified organic vegetable farmers on the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act compliance timelines starting in 2016, helping them understand necessary steps for successful implementation of the new regulations.

Source: eOrganic
Keywords: Post-Harvest Quality and Safety

Tipsheet: Organic Pig Production

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers key considerations for USDA-certified organic pig production, including animal sourcing, feed requirements, allowed and prohibited…

Factsheet/Guidebook

Tipsheet: Organic Pig Production

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers key considerations for USDA-certified organic pig production, including animal sourcing, feed requirements, allowed and prohibited health care practices, living conditions, and processing options. It outlines the regulatory requirements producers must meet under USDA organic regulations and raises important economic questions.

Source: ATTRA
Keywords: Livestock Feeding, Livestock Well-Being
Crop/Livestock Type: Pig

Webinar: New Times, New Tools: Cultivating Climate Resilience on Your Organic Farm

Explore climate resilience strategies for organic farming with insights from award-winning farmers and the latest climate science. Learn to assess risks and…

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Webinar: New Times, New Tools: Cultivating Climate Resilience on Your Organic Farm

Explore climate resilience strategies for organic farming with insights from award-winning farmers and the latest climate science. Learn to assess risks and implement adaptive management tools for increased weather variability and extremes.

Source: eOrganic
Keywords: Climate Solutions

Climate Beneficial Practices

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, profiles over 20 climate-beneficial agricultural practices that sequester carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ranging from…

Factsheet/Guidebook

Climate Beneficial Practices

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, profiles over 20 climate-beneficial agricultural practices that sequester carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ranging from silvopasture and forest farming to cover cropping, no-till, compost addition, and precision nutrient management.

Source: ATTRA
Keywords: Climate Solutions, Conservation and Habitat, Soil Health

Webinar: Selecting “Modern” Heirloom Dry Beans

Learn effective techniques for selecting and breeding heirloom dry beans, enhancing adaptation to local conditions.

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Webinar: Selecting “Modern” Heirloom Dry Beans

Learn effective techniques for selecting and breeding heirloom dry beans, enhancing adaptation to local conditions.

Source: eOrganic
Crop/Livestock Type: Bean, Dry Bean

Hay Production and Soil Fertility: Using Livestock and Cover Crops to Regenerate and Sustain Hayfields

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, addresses strategies for regenerating and sustaining hayfield productivity without relying on synthetic fertilizers. It covers adding…

Factsheet/Guidebook

Hay Production and Soil Fertility: Using Livestock and Cover Crops to Regenerate and Sustain Hayfields

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, addresses strategies for regenerating and sustaining hayfield productivity without relying on synthetic fertilizers. It covers adding plant diversity through legume interseeding, hayfield renovation and replanting, restoring abandoned fields, and integrating grazed cover crops into hayfield rotations.

Source: ATTRA
Keywords: Soil Health, Crop Nutrient Management, Livestock Feeding
Crop/Livestock Type: Cattle, Cover Crop, Goat, Sheep

Video: Identifying Syrphid Fly Larvae: Important Beneficial Insects in Controlling Aphids

This video highlights the importance of biodiversity in natural pest suppression, and teaches viewers how to identify beneficial syrphid flies.

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Video: Identifying Syrphid Fly Larvae: Important Beneficial Insects in Controlling Aphids

This video highlights the importance of biodiversity in natural pest suppression, and teaches viewers how to identify beneficial syrphid flies.

Source: eOrganic
Keywords: Conservation and Habitat, Insect/Pest Management

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