Resources Category: Recordkeeping for Organic Certification

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.

Preparing for Your Organic Inspection Webinar

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

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

Podcast : From Soil to Certification – The Organic Journey with Sam Welsh

On this special edition of the Tractor Time podcast, hosted by Taylor Henry, CEO of Acres U.S.A, we delve into sustainable farming, regenerative practices, and organic certification with guest Sam Welsh from OneCert, Inc. Sam Welsh shares his journey from executive director at OCIA to founding OneCert in 2003 and its growth to include a… Continue reading Podcast : From Soil to Certification – The Organic Journey with Sam Welsh

Evaluating Organic Transitions at the Field Level

This publication provides information on making plans to transition to organic crop production. It helps outline the need for a transition crop plan, the importance of individual crop budgets, and evaluating results.

Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic

Farming organically allows producers to incur many economic and social advantages compared to farming conventionally. Understanding and planning the economic returns of the transition process can aid the producer in planning and in becoming organically certified.