News From Other Sources
There’s a lot going on in the world of organic farming. Our community is always striving to grow and educate. We’ll aggregate and share other organic news from a variety of sources in this section.
Media
Uneasy with herbicides and sensing opportunity, some Northwest Iowa farmers go organic
It’s Time to Break Our Addiction to Farm Chemicals
Organic Plant Breeding Yields Superior Varieties for Cucurbit Growers
2019: Be a part of the solution, and make your new year an organic one!
Opinion: The Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Organic Agriculture
Organic Farm on Cutting Edge of New Fruits and Consumer Education
Environmentally friendly farming practices used by nearly 1/3 of world’s farms
Opinion: Senate Farm Bill Supports Agricultural Research
Microgreens business, Yah-Whooo, hits 20-year mark
At FARM, Veterans FInd Peace Through Organic Gardening
Like your organic food? Pennsylvania’s young farmers are growing it.
In High Demand, Organic soy and Corn Farmers Stand to WIn
Rural Kansas is dying. I drove 1,800 miles to find out why
Organic Pioneer Growing in Paradise
Tiny but mighty: Farm bill programs punching above their weight
Brise Tencer: Research, Education and Policy is essential for Organic Agriculture
OFRF News
Organic for Climate Research Priorities
September 1, 2020 - OFRF’s organic research priorities focus on ensuring public research investments respond to the top challenges facing organic farmers and ranchers and producers who want to farm more sustainably, while also advancing organic agriculture’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Beginning Farmer Training Program Now Available
August 26, 2020 - OFRF’s free online training program is now available! Please help us get the word out on this new resource. We are looking for feedback and ask that anyone who takes the section also completes the brief surveys at the end.
Cover Crops for Weed Management
August 18, 2020 - Cover crops can suppress weeds and build soil health, but how and when to terminate cover crops is not straightforward. In 2019, OFRF provided a grant to Professor Alex Woodley at North Carolina State University to begin addressing this question in sweet potatoes.
Fresh From the Fields: A-Frame Farm
August 6, 2020 - Luke and Ali Peterson farm 500 certified organic acres employing practices such as cover cropping, minimal tillage, and crop livestock rotation toward the goal of becoming self-sustaining and truly regenerative.
