Organic Certification Archives - Transition to Organic Partnership Program

Webinar – Allowed Inputs for Organic Farms

This webinar is designed to help organic farmers navigate the complexities of input selection for organic production. Discover how OMRI certifies products, the benefits of using OMRI-listed inputs, and guidelines for maintaining organic compliance. Learn about the certifier’s role in input review, including the decision-making process and the types of questions they can and cannot… Continue reading Webinar – Allowed Inputs for Organic Farms

Organic 101 Webinar – Understanding regulations, practices and first steps to certification

This comprehensive webinar is designed to demystify organic certification. Led by experts at Florida Organic Growers in organic agriculture and certification, learn about regulatory framework as well as best practices for organic compliance. You will also receive step-by-step guidance on initiating the certification process for your farm or business. This webinar is ideal for beginners… Continue reading Organic 101 Webinar – Understanding regulations, practices and first steps to certification

Organic Record Keeping Templates

Collection of record keeping templates.

April Drought Brings May Flowers?

Organic Recordkeeping Google Sheets Templates

This resource is a template for much of the record-keeping required for Organic Certification. It includes a spreadsheet and connected Google Forms for growers who want to use their phones to quickly input records from the field. Check with your certifier to make sure this format will work for them.

Enforcement on Imports, Compost Regulations, and Sunset Materials

This resource helps organic, transitioning, and organic curious farmers understand the NOSB process, current farmer topics of note, and how to weigh in with comments.

NRCS 823 EQIP Practices – Plains

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has many programs to help farmers convert to organic farming operations. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is “NRCS’ flagship conservation program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands.” Under EQIP, Organic Transition Initiative 823 (OTI) is specifically meant to help those transitioning to… Continue reading NRCS 823 EQIP Practices – Plains

Fraud Prevention Insights with Harriet Behar

In this episode of the Acres USA podcast, host Taylor Henry interviews Harriet Behar, an organic inspector and educator, about sustainable farming practices and the prevention of organic fraud in the supply chain. Behar shares her extensive experience with organic farming, describing her work on her certified organic farm and her involvement with the National… Continue reading Fraud Prevention Insights with Harriet Behar