Join this 90-minute webinar to explore the USDA Organic program and certification process. Gain valuable insights to enhance your farming practices and research on organic standards and benefits for your agricultural ventures.

This publication, produced by Ohio State University Extension, provides detailed guidance on selecting cover crops to follow wheat, soybeans, corn, and corn silage. It categorizes legume, grass, and Brassica cover crops by their specific benefits — nitrogen fixation, compaction reduction, nutrient recycling, weed suppression, and more — and offers biomass production data, typical rotation sequences, and planting and management recommendations.

Explore this insightful video by John Anderson and Kathy Bielek from Ohio State University, featuring discussions with Cara and Jason Tipton on integrating pasture-raised organic poultry and novel cereal grains into sustainable organic farming practices.

This publication, produced by Ohio State University, outlines key strategies for improving profitability in organic vegetable farming. It addresses critical challenges including yield volatility, labor dependence, supply chain management, and pricing, while identifying business opportunities such as attractive product presentation, proximity to markets, economies of scope, workforce training, inventory management, and capitalizing on demand.

Discover the benefits of integrating novel grains like naked oats into organic rotations. This webinar explores their nutritional advantages for pastured organic broilers and their potential to enhance soil fertility and reduce feed costs.

This publication, produced by Ohio State University, explains how to use elemental sulfur to reduce soil pH for acid-loving plants. It covers the chemical process of sulfur oxidation, application timing, and special considerations for calcareous soils. A reference table provides sulfur application rates by soil texture and desired pH change, with additional guidance for container and small-volume applications.

This follow-up webinar explores updated findings from the NIFA OREI project on integrating pasture-raised organic poultry and naked oats into organic rotations, enhancing sustainable farming practices for farmers and researchers alike.

This publication from University of Tennessee Extension summarizes the results of a recent research study evaluating optimal fall cover crop species and planting dates for Tennessee vegetable growers. Researchers tested small grains, legumes, and grain-legume bicultures across three planting dates — mid-September, mid-October, and mid-November — over two years.

Watch this webinar on basic microbiology in poultry production, focusing on foodborne pathogens and intervention methods. Enhance your understanding of food safety and effective practices for pre-harvest, processing, and post-harvest stages.

This publication from University of Tennessee Extension summarizes a research study evaluating cool season specialty crops grown in high tunnels versus low tunnels in East Tennessee in 2008–2009. Researchers assessed growth, yield, and quality of crops including spinach, kale, lettuce, leeks, and others across both structure types.

Discover the Compass tools developed by John Hendrickson at UW-Madison, including Veggie Compass, Livestock Compass, OGRAIN Compass, and Fruit and Nut Compass, designed to support specialty crop producers in research and education.

This University of Tennessee Extension publication guides Tennessee growers through implementing anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD), a fumigation alternative. It explains the process of incorporating organic amendments, covering with plastic mulch, and irrigating to create anaerobic conditions that suppress soilborne pests. Learn about amendment selection, application rates, tarping, irrigation timing, treatment duration, and post-treatment management.