Farmers looking for a concise, field-ready resource for key organic rules and regulations should check out this series of tip sheets, available in both English and Spanish. Each resource summarizes rules and regulations, basic steps, key processes, and additional resources for newly certified operations. Topics include the organic approach to animal health for poultry (meat and eggs), pork, and ruminants (meat and dairy); treatment of sick and injured livestock; organic pest management; soil resources; manure; compost; crop rotation; and transitioning orchards.
Resource development: Created in partnership with National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) - West
- Soil Assessment for Beginners: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Crop Rotation: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Compost: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Manure: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Managing an Orchard in Transition: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Pest Management: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Livestock Living Conditions: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Animal Health: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Treating Livestock: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Livestock Parasites: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Dairy Production: – Cattle, Goats, Sheep: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Meat Production: – Cattle, Goats and Sheep: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Pig Production: English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)
- Poultry Production: Meat, Eggs English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)