Fact sheet on using manure and compost in organic production
Type: Fact Sheets
Organci Livestock Preventative Practices
Fact sheet from WSDA outlining the preventative practices organic producers can use to avoid livestock health care problems.
Preventing Commingling/Contamination in Organic Handling
USDA organic regulations require certified handlers to prevent commingling of organic and non-organic products. Handlers must also prevent organic products from being contaminated by any prohibited material. Learn the basic requirements of preventing commingling and contamination in organic handling with this fact sheet.
Use of Chlorine in Organic Handling
This factsheet outlines best practices for using chlorine in organic handling.
Input Materials for Use in Organic Crop Production
This fact sheet from WSDA outlines how to determine if an input material meets the USDA organic regulations and would be allowed for use on an organic farm.
Substances for Organic Crop and Livestock Production
USDA fact sheet on substances for organic crop and livestock production
Tipsheet: Assessing the Soil Resource for Beginning Organic Farmers
It is important for farmers, especially organic farmers, to understand how to assess their soils in order to better manage them. Assessing your soils through both field and lab observations can identify limitations in your soil and help guide soil-management decisions. Organic production practices depend heavily on good soil management to support plant health, as… Continue reading Tipsheet: Assessing the Soil Resource for Beginning Organic Farmers
Tipsheet: Manure in Organic Production Systems
Tipsheet on using manure in organic production.
Tipsheet: Organic Pest Management
Tipsheet on managing pests in organic crop production
Tipsheet: Organic Approach to Animal Health
Tipsheet on how to animal health with organic production.