Explore aphid-borne viruses affecting cucurbits. Learn about their spread, management challenges, diagnosis, and strategies like genetic resistance and innovative production practices to minimize losses.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide provides comprehensive guidance on organic sweetpotato production in North Carolina, covering variety selection, planting dates, row spacing, nutrition, and post-harvest curing and storage. It also addresses integrated pest management strategies for the major insect threats to organic sweetpotato production.

This advanced webinar explores IPM strategies for managing pests like the Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle. Learn about trap crops, attractants, and biorational insecticides for effective pest control in organic crucifer production.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide outlines the soil management principles and practices required for certified organic production, covering topics such as crop rotation, soil fertility management, pH adjustment, nitrogen sourcing, tillage practices, and the proper application of composts and manures in compliance with USDA National Organic Program guidelines.

This video highlights the importance of biodiversity in natural pest suppression, and teaches viewers how to identify beneficial syrphid flies.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide outlines the principles and practices of organic weed management, covering cultural tactics including crop rotation, variety selection, cover cropping, and strategic planting practices; mechanical tactics, including tillage, cultivation, flame weeding, electric weeding, and hand-weeding; and NOP-compliant herbicide use.

Watch this webinar to learn about abrasive weeding, a non-chemical method using air-propelled grits to manage weeds.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide examines the use of rolled cover crop mulches in organic production systems, with a focus on the benefits of roller-crimping as a cost-effective, herbicide-free method of cover crop termination for weed suppression and soil health improvement. It addresses cover crop species selection and timing, planting requirements for high-residue environments, and nitrogen fertility contributions.

Join corn breeders Margaret Smith and Richard Pratt in a webinar discussing various corn varieties, their characteristics, and their pros and cons.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide provides an overview of the organic certification process under the USDA National Organic Program, walking producers through the steps required to obtain and maintain certification, including completing an Organic System Plan, undergoing on-site inspections, meeting federal standards for organic production, and navigating the processes for denial, reapplication, and appeal.

Discover effective strategies for managing cucurbit downy mildew on organic farms in this video. Learn about the disease caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis and its impact on cucurbit crops.

This chapter from the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide addresses the unique challenges and strategies involved in marketing organic grain crops in North Carolina. It provides guidance on developing a marketing plan, identifying buyers, understanding food-grade versus livestock-feed markets, managing grain storage and quality, and explores alternative marketing approaches — including direct marketing to organic livestock producers, value-added processing, and cooperative marketing.