This online course teaches agricultural advisors to support Southwest organic farmers through integrated pest management, prevention strategies, and controls adapted for arid conditions.
Type: Webinars, Courses, & Events
OFC-225 Weed Management in Southwestern Field Crops
This online course explores weed management strategies for field crops in the Southwestern U.S.. Discover regional considerations and methods for managing weeds under irrigation and in arid environments.
OFC-215 Soil Health and Fertility Management in the Southwest
This course teaches agricultural advisors to support Southwest organic farmers through soil health principles, fertility management, and water strategies adapted for arid, alkaline conditions.
10-Part Transition to Organic Webinar Series for Crop Producers Presentation Videos
The Transition to Organic Webinar Series was a 10-week virtual training program designed to support crop producers in navigating the organic certification process. The series was a collaboration between Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), the UC Organic Agriculture Institute and UC Cooperative Extension. Presenters included UC ANR Farm Advisors, nonprofit agricultural professionals, organic inspectors,… Continue reading 10-Part Transition to Organic Webinar Series for Crop Producers Presentation Videos
Exploring the Current Organic Milk Market and Certification (Vermont)
Interested in learning more about organic certification? This webinar is for you! The content is geared toward any organic-curious or transitioning producer/grower/farmer – veg, berry, other crops (hay, grain), flowers, maple, livestock, dairy – as well as processors, handlers, technical service providers, and others interested in understanding the value and process of organic certification. Presented… Continue reading Exploring the Current Organic Milk Market and Certification (Vermont)
Recordkeeping for Organic Farming Certification
Emily Buttacavoli of Cabbage Throw Farm (Asbury, NJ) talks about her farm’s organic certification process and the record keeping that needs to be part of your Organic System Plan. This video is presented with support from the USDA’s Northeast / Mid-Atlantic Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) and the Rutgers Gardens Student Farm (New Brunswick,… Continue reading Recordkeeping for Organic Farming Certification
Organic Recordkeeping Overview. Module 2. Data Recording
Organic Recordkeeping is taken to the next step of implementation. Organic requirements only tell us what data we need to record, not how to record it. We talk about the workflow on the farm and how to incorporate recording data within that flow. We discuss the tools to use for data recording, where and when… Continue reading Organic Recordkeeping Overview. Module 2. Data Recording
Organic Recordkeeping Overview. Module 2. Data Recording
Organic Recordkeeping is taken to the next step of implementation. Organic requirements only tell us what data we need to record, not how to record it. We talk about the workflow on the farm and how to incorporate recording data within that flow. We discuss the tools to use for data recording, where and when… Continue reading Organic Recordkeeping Overview. Module 2. Data Recording
Organic Recordkeeping Overview, Module 1. Getting Started
A short video from NOFA NH on the basic requirements for organic recordkeeping, and how it relates to an Organic System Plan. What records to start with to build your recordkeeping system and where to find templates.
Heritage Grains and Beans of the Northeast
The earliest Old World explorers to ever step foot in New England all made reference to the diversity of flint corn, dry beans, and sunflowers being grown here by the native people. These crops not only shaped the future of American agriculture and foodways, but also the world. Yet, despite the very practical value they… Continue reading Heritage Grains and Beans of the Northeast