Identify key diseases affecting cherry production with this handy guide. Learn about their causes and solutions to help protect your crops.

This identification sheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers key insect pests of plums and apricots, including plum curculio, peach tree borers, Oriental fruit moth, codling moth, tarnished plant bug, and spotted wing drosophila. For each pest, it describes identification features, damage symptoms, and low-spray or organic management solutions.

Blueberries are the most widely grown fruit crop in the United States. Blueberries are well-suited to organic culture, and good markets exist for organically grown blueberries. This production guide addresses key aspects of organic blueberry production, including soils and fertility, cultural considerations, pests, weeds, and diseases, as well as marketing. Additional resources are provided for further investigation.

This guide covers key aspects of organic tomato production, including site and variety selection, organic seed sources, grafting, planting methods, soil fertility, crop rotation, and pest management. It also touches on harvest yields and regional marketing principles for organic tomatoes.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) connects consumers with local farms by allowing them to become shareholders. This publication offers farmers foundational tools to start a CSA, explores innovative variations of the model, and discusses future possibilities for enhancing community engagement and sustainability in farming.

This publication, the third in a series by Dr. Elena Garcia at the University of Arkansas, offers practical tips for optimal table grape growth in high tunnels. Key topics include managing temperature, irrigation, and soil fertility to create the best growing conditions.

Discover key diseases impacting apple production with this helpful guide. Identify symptoms, causes, and solutions.

Peach production can be impacted by various key diseases. This handy guide will help you identify these diseases and understand their causes and solutions.

This publication provides information on sources of fertility for organic small grains that are acceptable according to the USDA National Organic Program standards.

Profitability is a challenge for agriculture businesses. This guide covers key questions to plan for success, including understanding financial capabilities, production costs, and marketing options. It also offers additional resources for further learning to help you enhance your profitability.

Farmers can earn payments for enhancing ecosystem services, like clean water and air quality. Programs include direct payments, certifications, tax incentives, and ecosystem service markets. This publication details each type and provides case studies, helping farmers assess the benefits of participating in these markets.

This publication describes the major diseases and insect pests of peaches and discusses organic or least-toxic control options for each. It profiles a successful organic peach grower in California, discusses new-generation synthetic and organic pesticides, and describes organic peach research for the East, as well as a model reduced-spray program for the East.