This guide, produced by the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), helps certified organic and transitioning produce farmers understand wholesale pricing. It covers four pricing strategies, tools for estimating market prices, how prices are determined across wholesale relationships, and best practices for communicating prices to buyers — accompanied by a Competitor Price Comparison Spreadsheet and tutorial videos.

Join the Midwest Organic Center team for a comprehensive overview of using cover crops in a row crop system. This webinar will cover some benefits and challenges of using cover crops and dive into some basics like planting, termination, and equipment. We will also discuss selecting species for a diverse mixture, livestock grazing, and share relevant data from the MOC’s Diverse Systems Trial.

The use of "beneficial insectary" plantings in agricultural ecosystems has been promoted as a strategy to enhance the effectiveness of natural enemies for biological pest control. This report describes the activities and results of field ex…

This publication outlines direct marketing channels and strategies for organic producers. It covers CSAs, farmers markets, u-pick operations, farm stands, restaurant sales, farm-to-school and institution programs, agritourism, and online marketing — providing an overview of each channel's advantages, startup considerations, and resources to help farmers develop effective single or multi-channel marketing strategies.

Managing soil fertility doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. In this workshop from the 38th Annual California Small Farm Conference, we demonstrate a suite of free, easy-to-use online tools that any farmer can use to improve nutrient use efficiency, reduce costs, minimize nutrient loss to the environment, and support soil health management practices.

Habitat management to enhance biological control in cultivated crops is increasingly used for pest control in annual and perennial systems. Approaches include windbreaks or hedgerows to build natural enemy populations around crop edges, ins…

This publication provides an introduction to farm direct marketing and explains how organic farmers can sell directly to customers at near-retail prices. It covers advantages including price control and immediate payment, challenges such as increased risk and added business responsibilities, and guidance on niche marketing — identifying products that meet specific consumer needs and differentiate the farm in the marketplace.

Join Lauren Golden from University of Idaho Extension for a webinar about soil health and cover cropping. This webinar will introduce cover crops as a sustainable soil management tool and discuss optimal cover crop species selection and management practices ideal for Idaho growing conditions.

The 1995 research project evaluated organic foliar amendments for disease control in tree fruits, grapes, and roses. Apple scab and powdery mildew were managed with fungicides and M-Pede, but M-Pede increased russeting, and handgun applicat…

This guide helps organic farmers evaluate, negotiate, and manage marketing contracts. It covers contract law basics, a Quick Organic Contract Checklist, how federal organic regulations interact with contracts, over 100 types of contract provisions, and dispute resolution — providing certified organic operations with independent legal guidance for crop, dairy, livestock, and other organic product contracts.

Join the University of Idaho for a webinar about the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Learn about elements of pest biology and the interplay between biotic and abiotic factors that are key considerations in any IPM plan.

Organochlorine residues from past agricultural practices continue to pose problems for Oregon's growers. Even trace residues can affect produce grown on contaminated soils. Oregon Tilth undertook a two-year survey of plant uptake under fiel…