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Each of the following OFRF print publications is free and available as a pdf download.

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The Organic Farming for Health and Prosperity Report is a review of the American scientific literature concerning organic farming in the United States, designed to examine the many benefits of American organic agriculture and identify the key ways in which agriculture policy could best be supportive of organic farmers.

Download the complete Executive Summary (18 pp) here.

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OFRF's Information Bulletin newsletter delivers the results (by U.S. mail) of OFRF-funded research and education projects, OFRF policy initiatives, and feature articles about organic agriculture and our programs to a diverse audience, including more than 13,000 certified organic farmers throughout the U.S.

Information Bulletin No. 18
Winter 2011

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The 2007 National Organic Research Agenda, published in April 2007, presents a catalogue of research needs for organic agriculture. Based on a series of scientist/producer meetings held by the Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research (SCOAR), this volume emphasizes topics related to soils, systemic management of plant pests, organic livestock and poultry management, and breeding and genetics.

Link to the complete document here.

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State of the States, 2nd Edition State of the States, 2nd Edition updates the original report released by OFRF in 2001. SOS II catalogues organic research, education, and extension projects currently in place at the nation’s 68 public land grant agriculture schools, and at public research stations and through Cooperative Extension.

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Fourth National Organic Farmers' Survey Results Since 1993, OFRF has conducted four nationwide surveys of certified organic farmers. The Fourth National Organic Farmers' Survey: Sustaining Organic Farms in a Changing Organic Marketplace, published in 2004, gathered information on a wide variety of topics related to organic markets and marketing.

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Investing in Organic

In 2005, OFRF evaluated the impact of our grantmaking program on farmers, research institutions, and the base of knowledge about organic production systems. Details are reported in Investing in Organic Knowledge:
Impacts of the First 13 Years of the Organic Farming Research Foundation's Grantmaking Program


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Searching for the 'O-Word'

Searching for the 'O-Word', published in 1997, is the result of a two-year study to assess the "organic content" of USDA's agricultural research portfolio and the policy issues related to organic farming research.

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State of the States

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