This guidebook provides an overview of the role of soil organic matter and soil health as the foundation of successful organic farming systems. It summarizes decades of research on how practices such as composting, returning crop residues, diversifying crop rotations, and integrating livestock can build soil organic matter and improve soil function.

This webinar provides an overview of practices to produce quality organic tomato seed. Key topics include varietal considerations, isolation and management practices, and fermentation, storage and treatment practices that will maintain seed integrity.

This guidebook explains how cover crops can be used in organic farming systems to protect soil, build soil organic matter, and improve nutrient cycling. It outlines how to select appropriate cover crop species and outlines practical steps for integrating cover crops into crop rotations. The guide also provides management recommendations for planting, maintaining, and terminating cover crops.

Discover how mustard cover crops with high glucosinolate levels can serve as effective biofumigants, reducing pests and pathogens in crops like potatoes, peppers, and strawberries.

This guidebook explores ecological approaches to managing weeds in organic farming systems. It explains how understanding weed biology and life cycles can help farmers design integrated management strategies that rely on crop rotation, cover crops, cultivation, and other cultural practices rather than synthetic herbicides.

Join Giuseppe Colla, Associate Professor and Vegetable Physiologist at Tuscia University (Viterbo, Italy) for a webinar on biofungicides, biostimulants, and biofertilizers. Topics will include a discussion on the type of products available, an overview of recent studies evaluating product efficacy, and strategies for effective application.

This guidebook examines how organic farming practices can help mitigate climate change while increasing farm resilience to climate impacts. It reviews research on practices such as diversified crop rotations, cover cropping, improved soil management, reduced tillage, and integrated crop–livestock systems that can increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Discover the ins and outs of vegetable crop scouting, the routine monitoring of pest pressure in a crop. A scouting routine can help you identify problems in your field before they get out of control!

This guidebook explains the causes and risks of pesticide drift, which occurs when pesticide droplets, dust, or vapor move away from the intended application site and affect nearby areas. It describes how drift can threaten organic farms, and provides strategies to prevent and respond to drift, including communication with neighboring farms, establishing buffer zones, and reporting drift incidents to agricultural authorities.

This webinar explores habitat augmentation techniques that enhance wild bee conservation and pollination services on organic farms. Learn about native plant selection, nest preparation, and the importance of understanding wild bee communities.

This guidebook explains the importance of native bees and other pollinators in organic farming systems. It describes how farmers can enhance pollinator habitat by planting diverse flowering plants, protecting nesting sites, and reducing pesticide risks on farms.

Farmers and researchers can enhance their organic tomato seed production skills by joining TOMI's virtual training with experts. Learn about tomato biology, climate needs, disease management, and seed harvesting. Don't miss this valuable resource!