This guidebook, produced by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) and Audubon Vermont, outlines how maple sugarmakers can manage their sugarbush to improve forest biodiversity. It explains why biodiversity matters, what it looks like in practice, and which management approaches promote healthy forest ecosystems. The guide aims to support both Vermont's maple industry and the long-term health and resilience of forested landscapes.

Join John Bitter, co-owner of Frog Song Organics (Hawthorne, FL), a diversified organic farm producing vegetables, orchard crops, herbs, flowers, pork, and eggs, for a discussion about what it takes to establish an organic integrated crop-livestock production system.

This USDA checklist guides organic dairy farmers through recordkeeping requirements for certification compliance. It covers seven categories: animal origin and identification, feed and nutrition, healthcare and welfare, housing conditions, pasture practices, transport and slaughter, and sales — emphasizing a complete audit trail linking animal origin through management to sale.

Join the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Organic Farmers Association (OFA) for an engaging discussion about the National Organic Standards Board. Learn from a panel of farmers and advocates who explain the role of the NOSB in shaping organic standards and the process the Board uses to make decisions.

This guide, produced by the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association (MOFGA), explains nitrogen management for organic farms, where nitrogen is typically the primary limiting nutrient. It covers the nitrogen cycle, biological fixation through legume rotations, potential losses via leaching and volatilization, and compares organic nitrogen sources — including manures, blood meal, and seed meals — by availability, C:N ratio, and appropriate application timing.

Organic and transitioning farmers can find themselves misunderstood and underserved in the crop insurance system, as their practices, rotations, transition and certification processes are not widely understood by the agents serving them and can conflict with Risk Management Agency requirements. Noah Wendt (A&W Farms, IA) and Seth Kroeck (Crystal Spring Farm, ME) share their experiences with crop insurance.

This guide, produced by Diane Schivera from the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association (MOFGA), covers the fundamentals of raising organic pigs on diversified farms. It addresses pig biology, breed selection, housing and space requirements, pasture and forage management, grain rations by production class, alternative feeds, water needs, health care, rotational grazing for parasite control, and meeting pigs' natural behavioral needs.

Join Mike Bronkema (Shady Side Farm, MI) and Dakota Moore (Moore Family Farm, MI), two farmers, as they demystify some of the challenges they faced when transitioning their operations to organic.

This article, from the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association (MOFGA), summarizes presentations by UMaine Extension specialist David Handley and Vermont farmer Jack Manix on growing organic sweet corn profitably. It covers variety selection, fertility management, planting methods, harvest timing, pest monitoring and IPM thresholds for corn borer, earworm, and armyworm, and marketing strategies for farm stands and CSAs.

Join the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) for a Seeds of Success: Farmer to Farmer Networking Session and learn from three organic farmers as they address their top non-production challenges. The session features three organic farmers: Amy Van Scoik (Frog Song Organics, FL), Pam Mack (L Marie LTD, OH), and Anna Jones-Crabtree (Vilicus Farms, MT).

This guide, written by livestock specialist Diane Schivera from the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association (MOFGA), addresses challenges facing farmers transitioning sheep and goats to certified organic production. It covers internal parasite management through pasture rotation and genetic selection, foot rot prevention and treatment using copper sulfate, alternative healthcare options, organic grain costs, and strategies for achieving profitability.

Perennial cropping systems offer numerous environmental benefits including carbon-sequestration, reduced soil erosion, and improved water quality. Join this webinar, produced by the Rodale Institute, for a discussion about the challenges growers face in managing organic orchard systems in the Northeast and discuss Rodale’s ongoing research with next-generation orchard crops.