This guide, produced by Cornell University, examines buckwheat and sudangrass as the primary summer cover crop options for New York vegetable growers, detailing how field conditions, timing, soil needs, and fall crop requirements should drive cover crop selection. It addresses key production risks for each cover crop and provides regional seed sourcing information.

Join Lauren Tonti, Certification Co-Director at the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) for a webinar on organic hemp production. Learn about the organic hemp certification process, creating an organic system plan (OSP) for your hemp production facility, recordkeeping, and more.

This guide, produced by Cornell University, covers mid-to-late summer cover crop options for New York vegetable growers following early harvests, focusing on buckwheat, sudangrass, and annual ryegrass. It details each crop's ideal planting windows, soil benefits, and management considerations, helping growers suppress weeds, address compaction, scavenge nitrogen, and build organic matter while preparing fields for successful fall and spring planting.

Join Ray Weil, Sarah Hirsh, and Niamh Shortt as they present preliminary results from a University of Maryland project, “Transitioning to Organic Grain Production: Strategies to Maximize Profitability and Ecosystem Services While Reducing Risks and Barriers.” Then, hear from farmer panelists about various organic transition strategies, weed management, and marketing for organic grain.

This guide, produced by Cornell University, provides information on late summer legume cover crops — including medium red clover and hairy vetch — for New York vegetable growers seeking to build nitrogen for the following season. It addresses crop selection, nurse crop use, seeding rates, costs, and spring management, noting that well-managed legumes can deliver the equivalent of 100–150 lb/ac of nitrogen fertilizer.

The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) provides vital financial and technical assistance to landowners addressing natural resource issues. This webinar will help you develop user-friendly resources to assist both organic and “organic curious” farmers in navigating NRCS programs and funding opportunities.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, reviews botanical formulations for controlling aphids, covering garlic, rosemary, papaya leaf, and mint family extracts. It summarizes research findings on each remedy's efficacy, preparation methods, and application considerations, offering organic vegetable growers practical, low-risk alternatives to synthetic pesticides.

Crop insurance is an important risk management tool, but can be difficult to navigate, especially for specialty crop and organic producers. Join Kelsey Williardson (Center for Rural Affairs), and Julia Barton (Organic Farmers Association) for a discussion on the current work being done by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to make crop insurance function better.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, helps certified organic producers understand and navigate the risks of inadvertent contamination from genetically modified crops and prohibited pesticides. It outlines relevant National Organic Program regulations, preventative practices growers should document, and the economic consequences of contamination.

Join Matthew Ryan, an agroecologist and professor at Cornell University, for a presentation on ecological weed management in organic grain cropping systems. This presentation was initially recorded at the 2023 Organic Grain Resources and Information Network (OGRAIN) Winter Conference.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, describes common soil health assessment methods including total and active organic matter, microbial respiration, aggregate stability, the Haney soil test, and physical indicators such as bulk density and water infiltration. It explains the biology underlying soil health, outlines farming practices that improve it, and provides a practical comparison of test methods.

Join Julie Dawson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jared Zystro (Organic Seed Alliance) for a conversation focused on organic seeds. Learn about the many unique and preferred traits organic seed breeders incorporate, how to set up small-scale seed trials to assist you in selecting organic varieties for your farm, and how to grow/sell organic seeds.