Online Resources for Farmers

There are many online resources for farmers.  Some of our favorites are listed below.

Is there a website, blog, listserv, or other place where you go to get farming information?  Let us know by adding a comment at the bottom of this page.

Beginning farmers

Articles                                              

• An Introduction to Organic Certification Requirements
• Can I Use This Input on My Organic Farm?
• Can I Use this Product for Disease Management on My Organic Farm?
• Direct Marketing Introduction for Organic Farms
• Introduction to Cover Cropping in Organic Farming Systems
• Introduction to Organic Dairy Farming
• Making and Using Compost for Organic Farming
• Organic  System Plan Overview
• Organic Certification of Vegetable Operations
• Organic Seed Resource Guide
• Twelve Steps Toward Ecological Weed Management in Organic Vegetables
• What is Organic Farming?

Videos

• Farmers and their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies
• Weed ‘Em and Reap Part I: Tools for Organic Weed Management in Vegetable Cropping Systems
• Weed ‘Em and Reap Part II: Reduced Tillage Strategies for Vegetable Cropping Systems
• Vegetable Farmers and their Weed Control Machines 
• Vegetable Farmers and their Sustainable Tillage Practices
• Vegetable Farmers and their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques

Webinar Recordings

• A Look at the Newly Released Organic Pasture Rule
• ABC’s of Organic Certification
• High Tunnel Production and Low Cost Tunnel Construction
• Planning Your Organic Farm for Profit
• An Introduction to Organic Certification Requirements
• Can I Use This Input on My Organic Farm?
• Can I Use This Product for Disease Management on My Organic Farm?
• Direct Marketing Introduction for Organic Farms
• Introduction to Cover Cropping in Organic Farming Systems
• Making and Using Compost for Organic Farming
• Organic System Plan Overview
• Organic Certification of Vegetable Operations
• Twelve Steps Toward Ecological Weed Management in Organic Vegetables
• What is Organic Farming?
• Download a pdf of Resources for Beginning Farmers from eOrganic

Organic Dairy

•  How to Comply with the Pasture Rule on Your Organic Dairy Farm: A 10 Step Summary
• A Look at the Newly Released Organic Pasture Rule Webinar by eOrganic  
• Access to Pasture Rule New and Revised Definitions
• An Overview of the Access to Pasture Rule on Organic Dairy Farms
• Finding a Pasture Stick in Your Area for Your Organic Dairy Farm
• Maximizing Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Pastures Webinar by eOrganic
• Transitioning Organic Dairy Cows Off and On Pasture Webinar by eOrganic
• Video: Calculating Dry Matter Intake in Organic Pastures Using a Pasture Stick
• Transitioning Organic Dairy Cows off and on Pasture Webinar by eOrganic
• How to Calculate Pasture Dry Matter Intake on Your Organic Dairy Farm Webinar by eOrganic
• Setting Up a Grazing System on Your Organic Dairy Farm Webinar by eOrganic
• The Economics of Organic Dairy Farming in New England Webinar from eOrganic
    

Ecological Footprint

• Greenhouse Gases and Agriculture: Where does Organic Farming Fit Webinar by eOrganic
• Impact of Organic Grain Farming Methods on Climate Change Webinar by eOrganic
• Greenhouse gas emissions associated with dairy farming systems webinar by eOrganic
• Shades of Green Dairy Farm Calculator webinar by eOrganic (March 1)