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 Ben Fahrer, Education Advisor at the Regenerative Organic Alliance, for a discussion about the need to build a new food system centered around small-scale, regenerative farming. Hear about Ben’s experience managing his own regenerative organic vegetable farm in California, and learn practical tips/techniques.

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.

Join Dr. Eva Wray, Livestock Parasitologist at the University of Arkansas, for a webinar on controlling parasites in small ruminants. Dr. Wray identifies parasites that may be harmful to small ruminants and offers suggestions for determining when to treat and how to treat animals infected with parasites.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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 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.