This webinar dicusses how to safely create compost teas for gardening and agriculture. Discover regulations by the National Organic Program and EPA, and understand their beneficial uses.

This guidebook, produced by Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), is a practical guide to sustainable soil management. It covers soil organic matter, physical properties, nutrient cycles, and ecological practices including cover crops, composting, crop rotations, and tillage reduction. The guide also addresses soil health assessment, water management, urban soils, and strategies for building long-term farm sustainability.

Presenters share insights from five long-term organic farms, discussing successes, challenges, and strategies for managing biodiversity and biological control habitats to enhance sustainable farming practices.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide outlines the foundational principles and key components of organic crop production systems, emphasizing the importance of crop rotation, cover crops, soil management, and integrated pest strategies. It provides practical guidance on transitioning from conventional to organic farming, including grain/field crop rotation examples suited to North Carolina.

Join Chris Blanchard's webinar to learn 12 essential steps for ensuring safe food production. Discover practical food safety measures tailored for organic produce farmers to enhance microbiological safety and meet rising consumer expectations.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide provides comprehensive guidance on organic corn production management, covering key practices such as hybrid selection, planting dates, seedbed preparation, soil fertility, and pest and disease management. It also outlines techniques for preventing genetic contamination from neighboring genetically modified corn crops.

Learn about NOP regulations and biodiversity conservation in organic farming, as well as practical conservation practices from expert John Quinn.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide details the key management practices for organic soybean production in North Carolina, covering variety selection, planting dates, row spacing, plant population, soil fertility, and weed control strategies. It provides guidance on managing the major insect pests and diseases that affect soybeans, including nematodes, foliar diseases, and root rots.

This webinar will guide diversified organic vegetable farmers on the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act compliance timelines starting in 2016, helping them understand necessary steps for successful implementation of the new regulations.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide provides an overview of organic flue-cured tobacco production in North Carolina, covering greenhouse management, organic nitrogen source selection and application, and nutrient management strategies. It offers guidance on managing the major insect pests and diseases that threaten tobacco crops, including black shank, Granville wilt, root-knot nematodes, and various foliar diseases.

Explore climate resilience strategies for organic farming with insights from award-winning farmers and the latest climate science. Learn to assess risks and implement adaptive management tools for increased weather variability and extremes.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide examines the challenges and requirements of certified organic peanut production in North Carolina. It covers variety selection, crop rotation, tillage, soil fertility, and weed, pest, and disease management. It discusses recent research comparing organic and conventional peanut yields and highlights the significant challenges faced by North Carolina growers.