This practical guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, surveys low-to-moderate-cost soil moisture monitoring tools and methods for irrigators, covering direct soil inspection, tensiometers, electrical resistance sensors, and dielectric devices. It explains how soils hold water, addresses sensor placement, discusses infiltration measurement, and briefly covers high-precision techniques, helping producers optimize irrigation decisions, conserve water, and protect soil health.

This video, featuring Roger Plant from the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) and Sara Sherman from Where Food Comes From Organic (WFCFO), provides an overview of the process for determining which materials used in crop and livestock production are approved under the USDA National Organic Program (NOP).

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, reviews botanical control options for spider mites, covering essential oils, cilantro, aloe vera, bugleweed, and mimosa extracts. It summarizes research on each botanical's effectiveness, provides practical preparation and application guidance, and advises growers to combine treatments with environmental manipulation — such as increasing humidity and reducing plant stress — to achieve best results.

Join Oren Holly from the Organic Farmers Association for Relationship Marketing (OFARM) and Dr. Angela Jackson from South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for an engaging discussion about marketing organic row crop rotations.

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, reviews botanical control options for stink bugs, covering mint, garlic, lemon verbena, thyme, and oregano. It summarizes research on each botanical's effectiveness as a repellent or contact pesticide against eggs, nymphs, and adults, and provides practical application rates and preparation guidance.

Join Greg and Muriel Stach from Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard (Yankton, SD) on a video tour for producers interested in learning about wholesale grape production and no-chemical production systems. Learn about Greg’s experience selling wholesale grapes to a local winery, including harvest & delivery logistics, variety selection, production metrics, and quality testing.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, addresses internal parasite management in sheep and goats through pasture management strategies. It explains the parasite life cycle and the environmental, animal, and forage factors that influence infection risk, and outlines practical techniques including rotational grazing, stocking rate management, multispecies grazing, bioactive forages, and targeted nutrition to reduce parasite burdens.

Join Benjamin Fahrer, Project Manager for Regenerative Organic Learning Centers, for a discussion about his work in the San Francisco Bay area integrating organic urban agriculture through rooftop gardens. Urban rooftop gardens allow community members to see food grow, get involved with local farmers and food production, and have increased access to organic produce.

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, reviews botanical control options for whiteflies, covering Santa Maria feverfew, neem, guinea hen weed, and soapberry extracts. It summarizes research on each botanical's effectiveness against eggs, nymphs, and adults, provides preparation guidance, and cautions growers about potential impacts on beneficial predator insects when integrating botanical pesticides into pest management programs.

Join Dr. Angela Jackson (South Dakota Specialty Producers Association) and Mark Gutierrez (Minnesota Soil Health Coalition) for a discussion on the importance of developing a soil health plan in your organic operation.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, examines climate-related challenges facing perennial fruit and nut growers, including drought, flooding, frost timing shifts, inadequate chilling hours, and extreme heat. It outlines four key strategies for building resilience — diversification into new cultivars and species, water stewardship, soil building through organic matter improvement, and adoption of appropriate technology and policy.

Join Joslyn Fousert, Agronomy & Horticulture Research Assistant at the SDSU Southeast Research Farm, for a presentation on organic potato research. The research project compared the performance of several organic potato varieties in tilled vs. mulched, no-till plots in Fousert, SD.