This toolkit serves as a step-by-step guide for agricultural organizations and farms looking to host field days as a means of disseminating research and fostering connections between farmers, researchers, and industry professionals. It walks organizers through four key phases — setting objectives, establishing event details, conducting outreach, and implementing the event.

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 guide provides an overview of resources for farmers and agricultural professionals interested in organic seed production and use. It introduces the importance of using organically produced seed to meet certification requirements, and compiles educational materials, research resources, and practical information to help growers locate, produce, and manage organic seed within sustainable agricultural systems.

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

This guidebook, produced by the Land Stewardship Project, offers practical information and strategies to improve soil health through sustainable agricultural practices. It covers topics such as soil biology, nutrient cycling, and conservation techniques aimed at enhancing productivity and climate resilience.

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.

The guidebook from The Organic Center examines the impact of late blight disease on organic apple and tree pear production, detailing its biology, spread, and management challenges. It provides research-based strategies for organic farmers to prevent and control this devastating plant pathogen while minimizing environmental harm.

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 guidebook, produced by the USDA, provides a comprehensive overview of organic certification requirements, standards, and regulatory processes in the United States. It offers practical guidance for farmers, handlers, and certifiers on compliance, labeling, and maintaining organic integrity.

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.

The factsheet explains strategies for preventing and controlling weeds in organic walnut orchards without synthetic herbicides. It outlines the importance of early weed prevention and describes methods such as cultivation, soil solarization, mulching, flaming, grazing, and organically approved herbicides to manage weeds in tree rows and orchard floors.

Join Dr. Lilburd and Dr. Lopez to explore biological control in vegetable crops, focusing on predators, parasitoids, and companion plants, plus the impact of organic pesticides on predatory mites and their reintroduction timing.