This guide covers organic blackberry and raspberry production, including site selection, establishment, pruning, and trellising. It offers insights on fertility, weed, disease, and insect management, along with greenhouse production, season extension, and marketing strategies to enhance your farming practices effectively.

Foliar fertilization, or foliar feeding, involves spraying nutrients directly onto plant leaves and stems, where they are absorbed. This publication covers the basics of foliar feeding, including how to formulate foliar sprays and the types of fertilizers suitable for this approach.

Alternative poultry production is growing due to consumer demand for specialty products from cage-free and free-range birds. This publication discusses the differences between alternative and conventional production systems, and considerations surrounding organic production are presented. Production topics such as outdoor access and pasture management, pasture rotation, and predator control are also discussed.

Learn about key diseases affecting pear production with this guide. Identify symptoms, causes, and solutions to protect your crop.

This publication explores the principles of grazing multiple livestock species on pastures, highlighting the benefits for productivity, profitability, and pasture health. It discusses how different animals utilize grazing resources, fencing and facility requirements, predator control, mineral supplementation, and parasite management.

Farmers can use solarization to harness the sun's energy, laying clear plastic mulch on moist soil to raise temperatures that kill pests and pathogens. This factsheet provides information about the benefits and drawbacks of solarization on the farm.

Identify key insect pests affecting apple production with this guide. Learn about their causes and solutions to protect your crop.

This publication introduces you to creating and using vermicomposting bins to make compost. It covers the types of worms to use, their food and bedding, how to introduce them to the bin, and how to maintain them with proper feeding and temperature control.

Identify key insects impacting cherry production with this guide. Learn about common pests and discover effective solutions to protect your crops.

Cattle, sheep, and goats convert plant materials into nutrients for humans, making unproductive land valuable. This guide offers managers essential tools and references to understand ruminant nutrition and consider biological and climate factors, ensuring ecological and economic success in grass-based livestock operations.

This publication explores different marketing channels for organic herbs and evaluates the economic factors involved in small-scale organic greenhouse production of fresh-cut herbs. It covers various production methods, including the potential benefits of hydroponic systems, helping you make informed decisions about growing and selling organic herbs.

From 2017 to 2021, NCAT’s Subtropical Soil Health Initiative tested velvet bean as a cover crop in South TX's Rio Grande Valley. This tipsheet shares insights and recommendations based on those field trials, helping you understand how velvet bean can benefit your soil health in subtropical conditions.