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Managing Soil and Irrigation for Drought Webinar

Submitted by Meaghan Donovan on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 11:23

Join the CCOF Foundation and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) on January 14 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time for a webinar that reviews techniques for managing soil and irrigation during times of drought. Find out how to use your water resource most efficiently and hear about managing soil for best water absorption and storage.

This webinar is very timely in the context of both the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and preparing for climate change and drought conditions.

Marketing Resources for Farmers that Sell at Farmers’ Markets

Submitted by Meaghan Donovan on Tue, 01/21/2020 - 12:06

The CCOF Foundation’s Farmers’ Marketing: Tools for Success project is aimed at helping growers who sell at farmers’ markets finetune their marketing to increase sales and revenue.

Meet the FFA Recipients of the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund Awards!

Submitted by Jessy Beckett Parr on Mon, 01/12/2015 - 14:12

The Future Farmers of America (FFA) was founded in 1928 by a group of young farmers with a mission to train future generations of American youth to meet the challenge of feeding a growing population. Today, their classes and clubs reach hundreds of thousands of young people across the United States. For the most part, these agriculturally-minded youth are trained in conventional agriculture.

New CASFS Grower Guide on Organic Seedling Production Available in English and Spanish

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Tue, 08/04/2020 - 15:35

A new technical but approachable guide developed by the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) offers small- and medium-scale organic growers valuable information on organic and sustainable seedling production.

The 20-page guide describes how to effectively and efficiently grow vegetable and flower seedlings for organic operations using environmentally responsible practices.

New Partnership Will Grow Farm to School Efforts

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Mon, 06/17/2019 - 10:25

National Center for Appropriate Technology and National Farm to School Network Awarded USDA Cooperative Agreement to Help Producers Market to Schools

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and the National Farm to School Network (NFSN) are pleased to announce their partnership with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s Office of

NRCS, UC Davis Announce Release of SoilWeb 2.0 App Update

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 10:22

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of California, Davis Soil Resource Laboratory today announced the release of the iOS and Android SoilWeb app, version 2.0. The app now has a cleaner and more modern interface with GPS-location-based links to access detailed digital soil survey data (SSURGO) published by the NRCS for most of the United States.

OFRF Executive Director Testifies Before Congress

Submitted by Jane Sooby on Mon, 06/17/2019 - 10:34

Invoking the challenges American farmers have faced from increased weather extremes, Brise Tencer, the Executive Director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), presented testimony last week to the U.S. House of Representative’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research during its hearing on Increasing Resiliency, Mitigating Risk: Examining the Research and Extension Needs of Producers.

Tencer, who previously served as policy director at CCOF, cited OFRF studies that characterize organic farmers’ research needs.

Open Your Business to a New World of Clients

Submitted by Jane Sooby on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 10:11

Learn how to grow your organic business by cutting the red tape of export requirements.

CCOF is partnering with the California Centers for International Trade Development to offer comprehensive training in exporting California specialty crops.

The course, CalAgX, consists of a series of six half-day sessions and will be held at three locations, Sacramento, Clovis, and Lancaster, starting August 5 and ending September 25 (see schedule). The program is aimed at businesses new to exporting.

Order Your Free Consumer Education Materials

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 05/08/2017 - 15:36

CCOF's free "Why Buy Certified Organic?" postcards are still available! This informational card will help educate consumers about what "certified organic" really means. Your customers will walk away knowing the top reasons to buy certified organic foods. Cards come in packets of 50, limit two packets per order.

Order your cards today!

Organic 101 Webinar for Small and Midsized Crop Producers

Submitted by Meaghan Donovan on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 09:44

Are you interested in growing organically, but mystified by the organic certification process?

Join the CCOF Foundation on Monday, October 14 for a webinar that will explain the benefits, costs, and steps of the organic certification process for growers who market directly to consumers.

Some local producers grow and sell organic crops to increase their revenue.

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Managing Soil and Irrigation for Drought Webinar

Marketing Resources for Farmers that Sell at Farmers’ Markets

Meet the FFA Recipients of the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund Awards!

New CASFS Grower Guide on Organic Seedling Production Available in English and Spanish

New Partnership Will Grow Farm to School Efforts

NRCS, UC Davis Announce Release of SoilWeb 2.0 App Update

OFRF Executive Director Testifies Before Congress

Open Your Business to a New World of Clients

Order Your Free Consumer Education Materials

Organic 101 Webinar for Small and Midsized Crop Producers

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