These reports, produced by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, provide current national price data and market overviews for products that have been grown, processed and certified to USDA’s National Organic Program standards.

This webpage from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) covers the U.S. organic poultry industry, focusing on broilers, layer hens, and turkeys. It includes 2021 production figures, leading states, and sales data, along with pricing dynamics and the key cost drivers — feed, processing capacity, and production factors — that distinguish organic from conventional poultry.

Recordkeeping is one of the biggest hurdles in organic certification, and for some farmers, it’s a reason to avoid or even abandon the process. In this webinar, produced by the National Organic Coalition, you will hear directly from organic farmers about the recordkeeping tools and practices that have worked for them.

Several researchers (Francis et al., 1990; Murray and Butler, 1994; Poudel et al., 2000) have suggested farmer participatory research methods for problem identification, research design, and implementation of research results in developing…

Developed by the University of Vermont, Michigan State University, and USDA, this web-based toolkit supports food hub operators at all stages with modular guidance organized by leadership role. Drawing on a decade of research and operator interviews, it covers operations, food safety, producer networks, business planning, and resilience — complemented by podcast episodes and an annotated bibliography.

This webpage from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) covers the U.S. organic dairy industry, including market size, retail pricing compared to conventional milk, and state-by-state production data. It also addresses marketing channels, management costs, herd size economics, and USDA organic standards governing feed, animal care, and processing practices.

Good recordkeeping is essential to organic certification—and it doesn’t have to be a burden. In this webinar, produced by the Organic Agronomy Training Service, Sam Oschwald Tilton of OATS explores how to make your paperwork work for you. Hear from organic farmer Matthew Fitzgerald, who built an app to make paperwork easier, and inspector Mallory Krieger.

This experiment is a long term study comparing continuous tomatoes with vegetable rotation under five possible production systems to determine which system is most viable for each vegetable commodity produced. Some vegetables in the southea…

Developed by the USDA National Organic Program, this free toolkit gives retailers ready-to-use in-store and digital graphics — shelf tags, aisle banners, freezer stickers, and social media banners — to help consumers understand and trust the USDA organic label. The toolkit also includes retailer guidance on proper seal usage and organic integrity.

This webpage from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) covers U.S. organic pork production, including 2021 inventory and farm data by state, USDA certification requirements, and organic management standards. It also addresses higher production costs, marketing and distribution channels, processor certification rules, and a 2005 assessment exemption for certified organic pork producers.

What’s the difference between organic and conventional grain marketing? How does a cooperative market grain? How do I conduct sales? Join The Land Connection for a webinar on cooperative organic grain marketing. If you are new to organic grain production or are currently transitioning your grain production to organic, this webinar will highlight key elements to make your organic grain marketing a success.

The purpose of the present study was to simplify the previous experiments by utilizing the same substrate (peat:perlite), the same additions (low rates of limestone), the same greenhouse, and the same pest management practice (biological co…