Considering the Benefits and Challenges of Different Approaches to Labour in Organic Production Resources Labour is often the largest expense category in agricultural businesses. So it is important to carefully consider which forms of labour to use. Learn about...... Read More
Easing Organic Record Keeping Resources While record keeping is essential to maintaining organic integrity it can also be time consuming, tedious and overwhelming. To support easing the task of record...... Read More
Cost of Production of Organic Field Crops Resources In this session, Ontario field crop professionals review the 2022 OMAFRA Field Crop Budget Resource and the 2021 Organic Field Crop Cost of Production report...... Read More
Grain Buyers Meet and Greet: Expanding Your Market Resources Are you growing wheat, spelt and other small grains such as oats, barley, rye or triticale – or interested in getting started? At the Grain...... Read More
Reduced Tillage in Organic Field Crop Production Resources How can organic farmers reduce tillage on their farms? Producers discuss this struggle.... Read More
Introduction to Certified Organic Production and Record Keeping Resources An overview of certified organic production including general principles, certification process, considerations & benefits, production and management implications, records & record keeping, transitioning options, and...... Read More
Crunching the Numbers: Business Management on Organic Farms Resources Learn about cost of production, calculating return of investment for equipment purchases, interest rate expectations, how to keep costs low, benchmarking, and more!... Read More
Breaking the Vicious Cycle: A Systems Approach to Weed Management in Organic Production Fact Sheets Weeds are considered a nuisance group of plants and eradication has become the norm in most crop production systems since they cause economic losses for...... Read More
Seed Variety Selection in Organic Production: Wheat, Oats, Soybeans Fact Sheets Wheat, oats, and soybeans are all great options to include in an organic crop rotation. Benefits include nitrogen uptake, weed competition, and high yields in...... Read More