Join this webinar to learn about Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) for managing soilborne pests. Discover carbon sources, application rates, and research findings for sustainable specialty crops in Florida and Pennsylvania.

This North Carolina State Extension webpage provides a directory of organic grain, forage, and cover crop seed suppliers located across the United States, listing contact information and the specific organic seed varieties each company offers, ranging from corn, soybeans, and wheat to specialty crops, clovers, and cover crop mixes. The page also directs growers to additional resources for sourcing organic seed.

Southern region organic producers face tremendous challenges from weeds, pests, diseases, increasing weather extremes, and rising production costs. This webinar explores the potential of soil restoration and improvement to reduce these risks, stabilize yields, and build resilience. We will focus on three key soil health issues: cover cropping, reducing tillage intensity, and frugal use of nutrient-bearing amendments.

This North Carolina State Extension webpage describes the organic no-till roller system, a reduced-tillage technique in which a cover crop is planted in the fall, roller-crimped at the appropriate growth stage in the spring and used as a weed-suppressing mulch into which corn or soybeans are planted directly. The page provides practical implementation guidance, including recommendations on cover crop seeding rates, timing, and more.

Join this webinar to explore biological control strategies in vegetable production, including biopesticides, companion planting, and selecting insecticides that support beneficial organisms.

This North Carolina State Extension publication provides a comprehensive guide to organic sweet corn production, covering soil management and fertility, cover cropping systems, crop rotation and intercropping, variety selection, planting practices, irrigation, post-harvest handling, and marketing considerations. It also addresses key challenges faced in North Carolina and outlines several weed, disease, and pest management strategies.

Join this webinar to learn effective biological control of spider mites in tomatoes using predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. Discover release strategies, conservation techniques, and rearing methods for sustainable pest management.

This article, produced by North Carolina State Extension, provides an accessible introduction to the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) requirements. It outlines the key requirements for each agricultural sector, including the three-year prohibition on prohibited substances, mandatory Organic System Plans, restrictions on GMOs and synthetic inputs, recordkeeping obligations, and annual inspection requirements.

Join this webinar to explore research on organic growing media for tomato and cucurbit seedlings, including performance factors, fertilizer impacts, and microbial health, helping growers optimize transplant quality. Learn more about OMRI-listed media.

This publication, produced by North Carolina State Extension, presents findings from a multi-location, two-year study by the NC State Organic Cropping Research program investigating the effect of increased soybean seeding rates as a weed management strategy for organic soybean producers. The study suggests that increased seeding rates may be a viable tactic for organic producers to improve crop competitiveness against weeds.

Join this webinar for an update on effective organic management strategies for spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), including behavioral, cultural, biological, and chemical tactics, developed by this USDA-funded team to support farmers and researchers.

This North Carolina State Extension article provides practical guidance on post-harvest handling and storage of organic small grains. The publication covers key storage management practices and introduces the SLAM system (Sanitize/Seal, Load, Aerate, Monitor) as a comprehensive preventive approach to maintaining grain quality while preserving organic integrity.