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.

Join the Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability (FARRMS) for a discussion with Nic Podoll (Rodale Institute) about the path to organic certification. Learn about regulations and recordkeeping and get answers to common questions surrounding the certification process.

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.

Join Jen Skoog of Family Roots Farm for a webinar discussion on how organic farms can prepare for tax filing season. Learn about balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and debt to asset ratios used to assess your farm's financial health.

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.

Join Jen Skoog of Family Roots Farm for Part II of her ‘Farm Finance’ webinar. In this webinar, learn how to create enterprise budgets and how to use partial budgets to aid in farm decision making.

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 Organic Trade Association (OTA) Fiber Council, provides an overview of U.S. organic fiber production and standards for organic textile certification. Learn from industry experts, including representatives from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Textile Exchange about market growth, certification standards, policy updates, fiber standards, and more.

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.

Join Robert Crystal-Ornelas from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Amber Sciligo from The Organic Center for a webinar about how organic farmers can increase carbon sequestration in their production systems. Learn about the role that agriculture plays in climate change and how organic management practices can contribute to mitigation efforts by storing atmospheric carbon in the soil.

This identification sheet, produced by ATTRA NCAT, covers key insect pests affecting peach production, including peach tree borers, peach twig borer, Oriental fruit moth, plum curculio, and spotted wing drosophila. For each pest, it describes identifying characteristics, damage symptoms, and low-spray or organic management options.

Join Amber Sciligo from The Organic Center, David Crowder from Washington State University, and Olivia Smith from the University of Georgia for a research-based webinar about the potential environmental and economic benefits of organic production, including benefits to biodiversity and farm profitability.