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Resources
New to Organic?
OFRF
answers Frequently Asked Questions about Organic
What is organic farming? What does "certified" organic mean?
Answers to frequently asked questions about organic food and farming.
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Price Reporting Services
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MOSES Toll-free
Organic Transition Hotline
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable
Education Service (MOSES), in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, hosts
a toll-free Farmer
Transition Hotline 888-551-4769 (GROW) for Midwest producers
interested in making the transition to organic production. |
Organic
Certifiers Guide
OFRF and The NewFarm have collaborated
to produce the Organic Certifiers
Guide, where farmers can find detailed information about organic
certifiers accredited by the USDA National Organic Program. Farmers
can use the guide to identify certifiers that serve a particular
state or region, to compare certification cost structures and services
provided, and much more....
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Special:
Organic
Dairy Resource Page for Farmers
Featuring research and Extension, non-profit
groups and support programs, books and online publications, and economic
studies |
Southern
Organic Resource Guide
produced
by
the Independent Organic Inspectors Association and the
National Center for Appropriate Technology, in collaboration
with USDA's Risk Management agency |
Resources
from ATTRA:
Organic
Market Farm Documentation Forms
The 23 forms in this package developed
in 2006 are provided as tools that market gardeners and produce
farmers can use for documenting practices, inputs, and activities
that demonstrate compliance with regulations, or that assist
in other aspects of farm record keeping.
OMRI Organic Seed Database
Online
OMRI has recently introduced an online,
organic seed listing service
for farmers seeking organic seed, and for suppliers wishing
to list organic seed for sale.
ERS Organic Operations and Acreage
Date for 2005
December 2006 - The USDA Economic Research
Service has released updated U.S. organic operations
and acreage data for 2005. For the first time, all
50 States in the U.S. had some certified organic farmland.
More...
New organic strawberry cost study
released
A new addition has been made
to UC Davis's Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics
series of cost studies, this one on sample costs to produce
organic strawberries. View the report here.
Virginia Association for Biological
Farming Information Sheets
Mark Schonbeck with VABF has authored
three new information sheets that are available free through
the group's website. One information sheet, Cover Crops
for All Seasons, is co-authored by scientist Ron Morse.
It provides an overview of 20 types of cover crops and the
roles they can play in reduced tillage organic cropping systems.
Other titles are Caring for the Soil as a Living System
and Cover Cropping: On-Farm, Solar-Powered Soil Building.
All three information sheets may be found at http://www.vabf.org/publications.php |
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Listserve
Odairy is a electronic mailing group formed to allow organic dairy
producers to interact by email. ODAIRY was created by NODPA
(Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance) in 2002. It is
a forum for organic dairy farmers, transitioning farmers,
and farmers interested in organic production methods; service
providers including veterinarians, those involved in production
and sales of organic dairy products & supplies, University
Extension, researchers, NRCS and Agriculture Agency staff;
Those involved in milk marketing and distribution; and Consumers.
Michigan Organic ListserveMichigan growers seeking information
and ideas on organic farming may join the Michigan
Organic Listserve, or search the listserve archives.
The Mich-Organic listserve is operated by Michigan State University.
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Symposium
Proceedings from the
Plant Management Network:
Organic
Agriculture: Innovations in Organic Marketing, Technology, and Research
October 2005 -- Washington, D.C.
A total of 18 presentations across six themes are explored including
1) challenges remaining in the organic sector, 2) producer options
and obstacles, 3) market growth, 4) the training of farmers and other
agricultural professionals, 5) measuring and communicating the benefits
of organic farming, and 6) research.
Report and Recommendations on Organic Farming
A
landmark report originially produced by the USDA Study Team
on Organic Farming in 1980. This document, recently published
digitally by USDA's Alternative Farming Systems Information Center,
remains "relevant and important as the agricultural community
continues to search for environmentally sound, economically viable,
and socially sustainable farming solutions." (AFSIC). Download
the pdf file here. |
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