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Enhancing Efficacy of Protective Netting for Climate and Pest Resilience

Organic vegetable farms are wildly diverse, producing on average about seven different crop species at a time, and as many as 70! These diversified organic farms can have cascading benefits to the soil, birds, bees, and even local economies. However, diversified organic farmers face challenges in reliably producing some crops due to the escalating instability caused by climate change-induced extreme weather events and pressure from pests and diseases.

Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals Prize

Program Description

The Organic Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is announcing the Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals Prize and is inviting applications from organizations that have proven extraordinary contributions to training farming community groups, farmer-leaders, and agricultural professionals in organic agronomic, certification and record-keeping, and profitability guidance.

Developing Food Safety Tools and Training for Organic Produce Farms

Organic growers work diligently to meet the high demand for organic produce and protect consumers from foodborne illnesses. Yet many organic growers face serious obstacles in meeting both food safety requirements and USDA National Organic Program standards.

According to a 2019 USDA Organic Survey, compliance with food safety regulations is one of the greatest challenges facing organic farming today, creating hardship for growers of all scales–large and small–to maintain their organic certification.

Protecting Organic Farmers from Pesticides

Over the past 20 years the use of pesticides in conventional agriculture has skyrocketed, leading to widespread contamination of non-target areas.  Research has shown that wildlife living in pristine habitats are often exposed to synthetic pesticides, despite living many miles from farmland. Even extremely remote areas, such as the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau have shown pesticide accumulation from areal transportation.

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