This guidebook explains how cover crops can be used in organic farming systems to protect soil, build soil organic matter, and improve nutrient cycling. It outlines how to select appropriate cover crop species and outlines practical steps for integrating cover crops into crop rotations. The guide also provides management recommendations for planting, maintaining, and terminating cover crops.

Join Rodale Institute for a webinar on the integration of cover crops and roller crimper systems for no-till vegetable farming, with a special emphasis on pumpkin cultivation. Learn how these practices reduce soil erosion, enhance soil health, and suppress weeds while supporting productive yields.

This guidebook explores ecological approaches to managing weeds in organic farming systems. It explains how understanding weed biology and life cycles can help farmers design integrated management strategies that rely on crop rotation, cover crops, cultivation, and other cultural practices rather than synthetic herbicides.

Join Rodale Institute for a conversation between farmers and scientists in celebration of soil. This panel discussion discusses the current threats to topsoil, highlights findings from ongoing soil research conducted by Pocono Organics and the Rodale Institute, and presents an engaging conversation about the promise of regenerative agriculture to restore degraded soils.

This guidebook examines how organic farming practices can help mitigate climate change while increasing farm resilience to climate impacts. It reviews research on practices such as diversified crop rotations, cover cropping, improved soil management, reduced tillage, and integrated crop–livestock systems that can increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Join Romans Caetani, Research Associate at the Rodale Institute, for a webinar on how to establish a holistic weed management plan for your organic production system.

This guidebook explains the causes and risks of pesticide drift, which occurs when pesticide droplets, dust, or vapor move away from the intended application site and affect nearby areas. It describes how drift can threaten organic farms, and provides strategies to prevent and respond to drift, including communication with neighboring farms, establishing buffer zones, and reporting drift incidents to agricultural authorities.

This webinar, presented by the Organic SWD Management Project, features a panel of researchers discussing organic pest management strategies against the invasive Spotted-wing Drosophila. They explore the use of classical biocontrol agents, review recent research findings, and outline how these methods can be integrated into sustainable pest management programs.

This guidebook explains the importance of native bees and other pollinators in organic farming systems. It describes how farmers can enhance pollinator habitat by planting diverse flowering plants, protecting nesting sites, and reducing pesticide risks on farms.

This webinar will explore electric weeding in organic perennial crops, a promising solution for one of the most persistent challenges in organic fruit and berry production. Researchers from Oregon State University, University of California Davis, and Cornell University will share some recent research findings.

This guidebook explains how organic farming practices can help farmers increase resilience to climate change and extreme weather events. It highlights soil-health–building strategies—such as minimizing soil disturbance, maintaining soil cover, increasing biodiversity, and keeping living roots in the soil and provides practical tools to help farmers adapt to climate-related challenges while maintaining productive organic farming systems.

Join Dr. Bharat Acharya, Research Director at Rodale Institute’s Southeast Organic Center, for a discussion on saffron production in the Southern United States. The webinar will cover topics including ideal saffron growing conditions, weeding, irrigation, crop management, harvesting, and processing.