In this webinar, Florida Organic Growers (FOG) and the Southeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program (SE TOPP) share information on navigating organic inspections successfully. Understanding what to expect during inspections is crucial for maintaining compliance and ensuring the integrity of your organic products. This workshop provides invaluable insights and practical tips to help you prepare… Continue reading Preparing for Your Organic Inspection Webinar
Resources Category: Organic Livestock Certification
Introduction to Organic Certification for Beginning Farmers
Nicole Dehne, Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) Certification Director, shares an overview of the organic certification process.
Bite by Bite: Organic Certification Made Simple
In this multi-part video series, farmers discuss their firsthand experiences with obtaining organic certification—and why they decided to pursue it. Small video segments show viewers how the USDA organic regulations translate to practices on the ground by following a direct market farmer on his journey through the organic certification process. The video also provides a… Continue reading Bite by Bite: Organic Certification Made Simple
What to Expect at an Organic Livestock Farm Inspection
This producer-focused video series allows crop and livestock operators to “experience” an inspection firsthand and better prepare for their own inspections. This two-part series follows an organic inspector for a mock inspection of real-life organic farmers, one growing vegetables in South Carolina and the other raising livestock in Georgia, showing producers what to expect at… Continue reading What to Expect at an Organic Livestock Farm Inspection
Organic Sound and Sensible Resources: Understanding the Rules, Certification, and Inspections
USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) has put together a resource hub of guides, videos, and other tools that help farms and businesses understand the USDA organic standards, certification process, and inspections in more depth. In this hub of resources is the Sound and Sensible resources, a series of short videos that help to explain the… Continue reading Organic Sound and Sensible Resources: Understanding the Rules, Certification, and Inspections
Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS)
National Organic Farming Handbook
The USDA National Organic Farming Handbook
A Guide for Organic Livestock Producers
This guide is an overview of the process of becoming certified organic. It is designed to explain the USDA organic regulations as they apply to livestock producers. If you are also producing crops, you will need the “Guide for Organic Producers” to understand the regulations pertaining to the land and to crop production. In addition… Continue reading A Guide for Organic Livestock Producers