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Ohio State Research Team Working on New Soil Health Tests
Predicting the capacity of soil to supply nitrogen is an ongoing challenge in organic farming. Organic farmers rely on the breakdown of organic matter through a microbially-driven process for crop...
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OFRF Tour Highlights Florida's Organic Farmers
Last week, OFRF staff had the pleasure of leading a group of sustainable agriculture systems funders on a tour of organic farms in central Florida. It was part of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food...
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Laura Ridenour Joins OFRF
Please join OFRF in welcoming Laura Ridenour to OFRF’s development team as Senior Development Officer. Laura has a lifetime of experience working with all aspects of food and farming—with and for...
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Ag Committee Discusses Opportunities in Organic
On July 13th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing on “Opportunities in Global and Local Markets, Specialty Crops, and Organics: Perspectives for the 2018...
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Join Us for a Webinar on Soil Health
In conjunction with the release of its Soil Health Educational Guides, OFRF is pleased to offer a free webinar exploring research findings on soil health and soil organic matter. The webinar will be...
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Researchers Test No-Till Alternatives for Terminating Cover Crops
One limitation faced by small- and mid-scale organic producers is the expense of equipment such as roller crimpers to terminate cover crops for spring planting. In spring 2017, OFRF provided a grant to...
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Congressman LaMalfa Talks Farm Bill with Organic Producers
This blog was written by Mark Lipson, Senior Policy and Program Specialist at OFRF.When Congress takes its August recess and Members go home to their districts, it’s a great time to meet with them...
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Organic Opportunity Highlighted in New Report
Looking to better understand consumers’ increasing interest in where their food comes from and how their food dollars can provide greater support for local food-related businesses and farmers, the...
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Hearings Provide Opportunity to Weigh in on Upcoming Farm Bill
While August is a busy time for many farmers around the country, it is also the time when things slowdown in Washington, D.C. as members of Congress head back home. This August, however, members of the...
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NSAC Visits Organic Farmers & Researchers in Madison
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and over 100 member organizations descended on Madison, Wisconsin for the annual NSAC summer meeting August 6th – 9th. NSAC policy covers a wide...
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Mandaamin Institute Breeding Nutrient Efficient Corn Naturally
From the Great Lakes through the Great Plains, nothing dominates the American agricultural landscape like corn. Thanks to breeding and technology, American farmers are incredibly efficient at growing...
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Soil Health Webinar Now Available to View
OFRF, in collaboration with the CCOF Foundation, is pleased to announce the availability of a recorded webinar that focuses on information from Soil Health and Organic Farming, a series of educational...
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OFRF Outlines Research Priorities with NIFA
With the Farm Bill debate happening across the country, much of OFRF’s policy work has been focused on Congressional outreach on critical issues facing organic farmers. However, just as important as...
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New Technique Shown to Increase Marketable Yield of Organic Peaches
Organic peach production is extremely difficult in the humid conditions of the Southeast due to high pest and disease pressures, and the lack of effective, organically approved pesticides. Few growers...
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OFRF to Address Soil Health at Tri-Societies Annual Meeting
There is a critical need to improve soil health in all agricultural systems. At this year’s meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of...
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OFRF is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend the Organic Agriculture Soil Health Research special session at this year's meeting of the American Society of Agronomy,...
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OFRF Now Accepting Research Proposals
OFRF is pleased to release our Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2018 research grants. Applicants residing in Canada, Mexico, and the United States are eligible to apply. In particular, OFRF encourages...
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Call for Abstracts: 2018 Organic Farming Research Conference
OFRF, in partnership with Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey and Rutgers University, invite the submission of research abstracts for presentation at the 2018 Organic Farming Research...
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Organic Sales Soared in 2016
Consumers used their wallets to show their increasing preference for organically grown food in 2016, and there’s every reason to believe this promising trend will continue. Results from the 2016...
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Organic Research Funding Bill Builds Bipartisan Support
September 27, 2017 - The Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) gained crucial bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress today. The bill’s main author, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME),...
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