organic | Morning Ag Clips

July 23, 2017

Industrial hemp leaves. (Courtesy of NC State University)

FIELD DAY ...

Alternative Crops and Organics field day

August 8 field day to highlight research being conducted at the Mountain Research Station

July 18, 2017

Roller-crimping a cereal rye/ crimson clover cover crop mulch in early May at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station in Rocky Mount, NC. (Courtesy of NC State Extension)

COTTON RESEARCH ...

Organic cotton research in N.C.

Cover crop mulches for cotton production, weed control, and where we are headed

July 18, 2017

MARK YOUR CALENDARS ...

Gardening workshops July 29

Part of UC Santa Cruz celebration of 50 years of organic farming

July 16, 2017

ORGANIC EVENTS ...

FOG celebrates 30 years of food

FOG will host Organic Food and Farming Summit Sept. 17-19 to celebrate 30 years

July 15, 2017

Black Angus cows and calves graze organic pastures, and for added nutrition and variety, they enjoy a daily feeding of sweet silage at Nick’s Organic Farm, owned by Nick Maravell, in Adamstown, MD on Friday, July 12, 2013. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung via Flickr)

FIELD DAY ...

Field day on diversified organic grain rotations

Learn about growing organic small grains on a large scale July 21

July 13, 2017

AG POLICY ...

Hearing on trade, specialty crops, organics

Sixth hearing in preparation for the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization

July 12, 2017

scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP ...

10 years of supporting future leaders

Four college students each awarded $2,500 scholarships

July 11, 2017

MARK YOUR CALENDARS ...

MOFGA announces new summer series

"Gather & Grow" series will explore gardens, homesteads, orchards & more

July 10, 2017

AG POLICY ...

NOFA-NY denounces permit of GE moths

NOFA-NY finds Environmental Assessment lacking comprehensive details

July 10, 2017

AG ABROAD ...

Organic Center attends UN meeting

UN recently hosted the Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Development