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Links to Other Online Resources

Links below lead to information that organic farmers, handlers, certifiers, and other members of the organic community might find useful.

Domestic

1. The Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management from Cornell University was developed to provide a useful and scientifically accurate reference for organic farmers and agricultural professionals searching for information on best practices, available materials and perhaps most importantly, the efficacy of materials that are permitted for use in organic systems. Many products available to organic farmers have not been tested extensively, and current research has not been summarized or made widely available to the general producer. A major objective of this guide has been to review recent literature for published trials on material efficacy in order to provide reliable information that can be used by farmers to effectively manage pests.
    
2. The Organic Farming Compliance Handbook includes materials for use by agricultural professionals interested in what methods, materials, and practices are compatible and consistent with organic standards. Materials were assembled from the most current national, regional, and local sources.
   
   The main objectives of the handbook are to:

   • provide Western region extension personnel and federal and state agricultural professionals a clear understanding of effective practices, materials, and processes that comply with organic standards.
   • give Western region agricultural professionals access to expertise and informational resources on organic farming that will enable them to stay current on the most effective organic practices and materials.
   • enable Western region extension personnel to adequately answer questions from their clientele regarding effective practices that meet organic standards.

3. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
   Publications, NAL document delivery information, bio-control and alternative farming method patents, searchable database
4. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), funded by the US Department of Agriculture, is a national sustainable agriculture information service managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.
5. Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC)
   Publications, including the IPM Practitioner and the Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly.
6. Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) is a multi-stakeholder association of key individuals and groups from government, industry, and academia promoting the use and recovery of biodegradable polymeric materials. The BPI Logo Program identifies products that are designed to compost quickly, completely and safely, without leaving any plastic residues!
7. Biological Control Home Page / Cornell University
   Bio-control agents guide, parasitoids, predators, pathogens, weed feeders, related biological control links.
8. Biological Control Virtual Information Center
   Links to information on biological control organizations, databases and web sites around the world.
9. CABI Publishing
   On-line Abstracts Database on scientific research on organic agriculture, regular listserve on organic updates.
10. Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
    CEFS is designated as a site to conduct long-term, large-scale systems experiments. Criteria for research to be conducted at CEFS include: a) farmers and other stakeholder groups are a part of the research planning process, b) studies are interdisciplinary and systems-oriented, and c) real-world problems are addressed on a farm-scale. The Center has four sub-units: 1) Farming Systems Research; 2) Animal Production Systems; 3) Organic Production Systems; 4) Conservation Tillage and Cover Crop Systems.
11. Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Publications, research specialists and other resource information.
12. Certified Natually Grown
    CNG's Certification Standards are based on the USDA Organic Standards, but Certified Naturally Grown is an independent program not accredited by or in any way affiliated with USDA's National Organic Program.
    
13. Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
    Outreach, demonstration projects, publications, directory.
14. The Cornucopia Institute is a progressive farm and food policy research group based in Wisconsin.  Through research and investigations on agricultural issues, The Cornucopia Institute provides needed information to consumers, family farmers, and the media.
15. Ecological Farming Association
    Organizer of the Ecological Farming Conference on the Monterey Peninsula (California) at the beginning of every year.
16. Farm Aid
    Farm Aid is a national non-profit organization begun by Willie Nelson and others in 1985.  Our mission is to keep family farmers on the land.  To do so, they raise money through donations and our annual benefit concert, headlined each year by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews.  They fund farm support organizations nationwide that offer direct services to farmers.  We operate a farmer hotline, 1-800-FARMAID, and respond to farmer calls and emails (farmhelp@farmaid.org) from all over the country.
17. How to Go Organic
    The Organic Trade Association has developed a new website, HowToGoOrganic.com, to help producers and processors find the resources they need to make the transition to organic or start a new organic business.
18. Idaho Farm and Ranch Resource Center
    Best Management Plans, organic farming, legislation, weather, related links.
19. Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) is a non-profit, professional association of organic farm, livestock, and process inspectors dedicated to verification of organic production practices.
20. Michael Fields Agriculture Institute
    Based in Wisconsin. Research, trainings, workshops, newsletter, reports.
21. Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
    Organizes annual Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference and Organic University in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Trainings, publications, events.
22. National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
    Public education, organizes events, policy development.
23. Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
    Publishes Journal of Pesticide Reform and fact sheets offering alternatives to pesticides.
24. OrganicAgInfo This premiere website is where to come for current, accurate, scientifically-based or practically validated information about organic agriculture. This international site provides links to relevant websites and organizations throughout the world. Come here to find production information, economic information, research results, farmer anecdotes, certification information, transition strategies, etc.
25. Organic Consumers Association (OCA) promotes food safety, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. and international.
26. Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) is a non-profit whose mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
27. The Organic Monitor
    International marketing news and information.
28. Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA's mission is to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth of diverse organic trade.
29. National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc. is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of a sustainable food and agriculture system that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane.
30. Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems.
31. Research Institute for Organic Agriculture
    Research, publications, trainings, extension, and international service.
32. Rodale Institute is a not-for-profit organization that works with people worldwide to achieve a regenerative food system that renews environmental and human health.
33. US Composting Council (USCC) is a trade and professional organization promoting compost. USCC provides a unified voice for the growing composting industry. USCC offers a Seal of Testing Assurance ("STA") program which tests and certifies compost providing users with basic information about compost contents and how it is intended to be used.
34. University of California Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS)
    Research, education, training, apprenticeships, publications, outreach.
35. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP)
    The NOP mission is to develop and implement national standards that govern the marketing of agricultural products as organically produced, to facilitate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced, and ensure consumers that such products meet consistent standards.
36. USDA Economic Research Service
    www.ers.usda.gov/whatsnew/issues/organic/
    www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/Organic/
    www.ers.usda.gov/emphases/harmony/issues/organic/organic.html
    www.ers.usda.gov/Data/OrganicPrices/
    www.ers.usda.gov/data/organic/
    Briefings, statistics, economics analyses, organic farming. It contains analyses of data about organic farming, crops, and livestock, throughout the United States. Data tables detail individual crops and livestock by State.
37. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - Organic Products
    FAS has the primary responsibility for USDA's international activities—market development, trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection and analysis of statistics and market information. It also administers USDA's export credit guarantee and food aid programs, and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth. FAS also enhances U.S. agriculture's competitiveness by providing linkages to global resources and international organizations.
38. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Soil Quality
39. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs
    Inert ingredients: www.epa.gov/opprd001/inerts/
    Minimum Risk Pesticides: www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticides/regtools/25b_list.htm
    Labeling pesticides under the NOP: www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticides/regtools/organic-pr-notice.htm
    
40. Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR)
    Publications, trainings, events.
41. Washington State University Small Farm Connection
    Links to regionally specific information and connection to services.
42. Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
    Information resources related to integrated and organic fruit production.
43. Washington Tilth Association
    Quarterly journal, directory, annual conference, placement service.

International

1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada site on Organic Production

2. Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN)

   • ACORN Directory of Allowable Organic Inputs.

3. Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
4. Canadian Organic Growers Publications
   Publications, general information, related sites.
5. European Union on Organic Agriculture
6. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
   Conferences, standards, accreditation program, publications
7. International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS)
8. Louis Bolk Institute
   Research institute with projects in organic plant breeding, improvement of quality, preventive health care.
9. The Japanese Agricultural Standards Law (JAS)
10. Organic Farming in Europe
    Publications about the economic and policy situation in Europe.
11. The Organic Monitor
    International marketing news and information.
12. Research Institute for Organic Agriculture
    Research, publications, trainings, extension, and international service.
13. Willing Workers for Organic Farms (WWOOF)
    International organization connecting organic and biodynamic farms with people willing to work on the farm.

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