This webpage from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) covers U.S. organic lamb production under USDA standards, including certification requirements, animal welfare rules, and prohibited inputs. It addresses 2021 production and sales data, processing and marketing channels, and competitive dynamics with international producers from New Zealand and Australia.

In this webinar, guest organic farmer presenters will share some of their favorite systems to document what they feed their livestock throughout the year, the value of a grazing chart, how they keep their animal ID lists up to date, as well as how they use their records as business and decision-making tools.

An assessment of the quantity of nutrients entering, leaving and remaining on a farm is the starting point for understanding nutrient cycling. When nutrient flows are documented for the entire rotation cycle, the resulting net balances can…

Explore the full National Farmer Buyer’s Landscape Toolkit, produced by the Rodale Institute and the Organic Trade Association, to access tools that support national organic market development, supply chain resilience, and long-term farm viability.

Good recordkeeping is essential to organic certification—and it doesn’t have to be a burden. In this webinar, produced by the Organic Agronomy Training Service, Sam Oschwald Tilton of OATS explores how to make your paperwork work for you. Hear from organic farmer Matthew Fitzgerald, who built an app to make paperwork easier, and inspector Mallory Krieger.

The objectives of this research were to: 1) Evaluate susceptibility to early blight in 16 heirloom and modern hybrid cultivars. 2) Evaluate whether disease incidence and severity are reduced on a susceptible tomato variety intercropped with…

This publication, produced by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC), introduces foundational business and economic principles for aspiring agribusiness owners. It covers identifying and validating business ideas, choosing the right niche, conducting market research, and assessing key resources — land, labor, capital, and technology — to reduce risk and build a sustainable, profitable agricultural operation.

What’s the difference between organic and conventional grain marketing? How does a cooperative market grain? How do I conduct sales? Join The Land Connection for a webinar on cooperative organic grain marketing. If you are new to organic grain production or are currently transitioning your grain production to organic, this webinar will highlight key elements to make your organic grain marketing a success.

This project was designed to provide the organic farmers with information they are seeking and have requested, specifically regarding the use of cover crops other than cereal rye and hairy vetch. This information will help organic farmers i…

This guidebook, produced by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), covers key Farm Bill programs across six USDA agencies. Topics include farm loans, conservation cost-share programs, organic certification, crop insurance, food safety auditing, value-added processing grants, and on-farm research — aimed at both beginning and experienced sustainable farmers.

In this webinar, produced by the Land Connection, hear directly from organic grain farmers navigating the realities of transitioning, managing, and marketing their crops. The farmer panel shares what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what they’ve learned along the way. This session was designed to be honest, practical, and useful no matter where you are on your organic journey.

Winter rye (Secale cereale L.) is an outstanding cover crop in its suppression of early season weeds. This suppression has been largely attributed to allelopathy; ryeís allelochemicals inhibit weed germination and growth. However, its lack…