Type: Guides & Manuals

Farmers Guide to Conducting On-Farm Research

This guide was created for those organic farmers and ranchers interested in conducting structured experiments on farms. Whether you want to reduce off-farm inputs, minimize disease pressure, try new crop varieties or animal feed, or test new cover crop techniques or irrigation sensors, this practical guide is here to help you along the way.

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.

Transitional Production Plan

A Transitional Production Plan (TPP) is a tool for producers transitioning to organic and looking to get certified organic. The TPP prepares producers for organic certification and helps producers develop an organic management plan for the transition period. A completed TPP can be reviewed and signed by a USDA accredited certifier and can be used… Continue reading Transitional Production Plan