This guidebook explains how organic farming practices can help farmers increase resilience to climate change and extreme weather events. It highlights soil-health–building strategies—such as minimizing soil disturbance, maintaining soil cover, increasing biodiversity, and keeping living roots in the soil and provides practical tools to help farmers adapt to climate-related challenges while maintaining productive organic farming systems.

Are you considering the transition to organic farming for your diversified vegetable farm or want to improve the return on investment for your organic farm through markets? Join us for an insightful webinar designed to help you understand the economic potential of organic vegetable markets and equip you with the tools to evaluate your own transition.

This guidebook is designed to help organic and transitioning producers understand how crop insurance works and identify which coverage options best suit their operations. It covers risk management strategies, insurance basics, purchasing procedures, claim filing, and beginning farmer provisions, with a particular focus on insurance options tailored to organic and transitional farming.

Join Arianna Bozzolo, Research Director at the Rodale Institute California Organic Center, for a webinar in which she discusses the findings from a multi-year study on the use of diverse cover crop species for weed suppression in organic strawberry and artichoke production systems.

The 2016 National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) is a national report informed by surveys from certified organic and transitioning-organic farmers and ranchers across North America. Read about organic production systems, production and non-production challenges, technical assistance needs, and concerns related to organic agriculture.

Join Rodale Institute for a conversation between farmers and scientists in celebration of soil. This panel discussion discusses the current threats to topsoil, highlights findings from ongoing soil research conducted by Pocono Organics and the Rodale Institute, and presents an engaging conversation about the promise of regenerative agriculture to restore degraded soils.

The 2007 National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) is a national report informed by surveys from certified organic and transitioning-organic farmers and ranchers across North America. Read about organic production systems, production and non-production challenges, technical assistance needs, and concerns related to organic agriculture.

Join Romans Caetani, Research Associate at the Rodale Institute, for a webinar on how to establish a holistic weed management plan for your organic production system.

This guidebook reviews the impacts of research funded by the Organic Farming Research Foundation on organic berry production in the United States. It summarizes key research advances—such as alternatives to soil fumigation, improved pest and disease management, and soil-health practices—that have helped organic berry growers improve productivity and sustainability.

This webinar, presented by the Organic SWD Management Project, features a panel of researchers discussing organic pest management strategies against the invasive Spotted-wing Drosophila. They explore the use of classical biocontrol agents, review recent research findings, and outline how these methods can be integrated into sustainable pest management programs.

This guidebook reviews scientific literature on organic agriculture in the United States and examines how organic farming systems contribute to environmental quality, human health, and economic growth. It discusses the economic benefits of the organic sector and proposes policy recommendations to expand organic agriculture.

This webinar will explore electric weeding in organic perennial crops, a promising solution for one of the most persistent challenges in organic fruit and berry production. Researchers from Oregon State University, University of California Davis, and Cornell University will share some recent research findings.