This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, explains how five soil health principles — protecting the soil surface, minimizing disturbance, maintaining plant diversity, keeping live roots in the soil year-round, and integrating livestock — improve water infiltration and storage capacity. It connects soil organic matter levels to measurable water-holding benefits, and emphasizes that investing in soil health is a practical strategy for managing drought and flooding.

This webinar, produced by The Organic Center, is Part 2 of a two-part series outlining the benefits and risk reduction practices when using manure, compost, and other biological soil amendments of animal origin (BSAAO). In this session, learn about science-based composting practices that growers can use to minimize microbial food safety risks, as well as documentation requirements for several BSAAOs.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, evaluates greenhouse and hoop house design elements for extending the growing season in cold climates. Using Typical Meteorological Year data for Butte, Montana as a case study, it analyzes how solar orientation, glazing materials, air infiltration, and perimeter insulation affect heat gain and loss, demonstrating that an efficient hoop house design can extend the typical cold-climate growing season.

The Organic Center has collaborated with University of Florida researchers to publish a study that outlines a rigorous, multi-faceted approach to protecting citrus trees in organic systems from citrus greening, a devastating disease. Join a panel of experts for a discussion on this important research.

This guide, published by ATTRA NCAT, covers the biology, habitat needs, and crop pollination value of native bees. It provides practical guidance for farmers on assessing and enhancing on-farm pollinator habitat, minimizing pesticide impacts, creating artificial nest sites, and identifying common native bee species, emphasizing that supporting diverse native pollinators is both an ecological and economic asset for agricultural operations.

Biodiversity is critical for healthy, functioning organic farms, and is central to the NOP Guidance on Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation. However, the burden of designing and implementing biodiversity plans often still falls on the farmer. This virtual workshop highlights a farmer-friendly tool that can aid farmers in making technical decisions to increase on-farm biodiversity.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, examines the nutritional role of forages in pastured poultry production for both meat and egg quality. It covers vitamins, minerals, protein, energy, and fiber contributions from pasture plants and insects, discusses factors affecting forage palatability and consumption, and offers practical guidance on utilizing existing pastures, establishing poultry-friendly swards, and protecting pasture from overuse.

This webinar, produced by the University of Missouri, is part of a multi-part video series tailored to Extension providers. In this session, receive an overview of the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). Learn about the initiatives, goals, and priorities of the TOPP program, and how to assist organic producers navigating the program.

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, outlines essential biosecurity practices for pastured poultry producers. Learn about raising healthy chicks from certified sources, maintaining sanitation in brooders and on pasture, managing wildlife and feed access, controlling visitor foot traffic, and responding promptly when birds show signs of illness, emphasizing that prevention is always more cost-effective than treating a diseased flock.

This webinar, produced by the University of Missouri, is part of a multi-part video series tailored to Extension providers. In this session, learn about some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities for organic production in the Mid-South region of the United States.

This tipsheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers composting practices for organic crop production, including USDA National Organic Program regulations for approved feedstocks, time and temperature requirements, and vermicomposting guidelines. It outlines common on-farm composting systems, application rate calculations, critical management factors, and potential contamination concerns.

The organic agriculture sector is growing in Missouri, with a 36% increase in total organic sales between 2017 and 2022. In this video series, produced by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, hear directly from organic producers about lessons learned in organic vegetable and specialty crop production in the Mid-South.