Resources for Organic Operations
Organic is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced according to the USDA organic standards. The organic standards describe the specific requirements that must be verified by a USDA-accredited certifying agent before products can be labeled USDA organic. Access the full set of resources that make up the USDA organic standards.
Contents
- Organic Certification of Farms and Businesses Producing Agricultural Products (pdf)
- Guide for Organic Crop Producers (pdf)
- Guide for Organic Livestock Producers (pdf)
- Guide for Organic Processors (pdf)
- OSP Template – Organic Production (docx)
- OSP Template – Crop Production (docx)
- OSP Template – Livestock Production (docx)
- Documentation Forms for Organic Crop and Livestock Producers - Introduction (pdf)
- Documentation Forms for Organic Crop Producers (pdf)
- Documentation Forms for Organic Livestock Producers (pdf)
- Calculating Dry Matter Intake from Pasture (pdf)
- Dry Matter Demand Tables for Classes of Dairy Cattle (pdf)
- Dry Matter Demand Tables for Classes of Beef Cattle (pdf)
- Dry Matter Demand Tables for Classes of Dairy Goats (pdf)
- Dry Matter Intake Calculation Worksheet & Example Using National Research Council (NRC) Values (pdf)
- Dry Matter Intake Calculation Worksheet using Body Weight Values (pdf)
- Pasture Worksheet: Rotational/Stocking Grazing Systems (pdf)
- Pasture for Organic Ruminant Livestock: Understanding and Implementing the Organic Pasture Rule (pdf)
- Resource Inventory Supplements for Producers Participating in USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Conservation Activity Plan 138 (pdf)
- Instruction - USDA NRCS Conservation Activity Plan 138 for Organic System Plans and Requirements for Certifying Agent Technical Service Providers (pdf)
- CAP 138 Resource Inventory Supplement – Crop Production (docx)
- CAP 138 Resource Inventory Supplement – Livestock Production (docx)
- CAP 138 Resource Inventory Supplement – Organic Production (docx)