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Cool organic jobs in North Carolina!

Our program has FOUR positions we are currently trying to fill. If you have always thought that working for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program with NC State University would be fun, now is your opportunity to apply! These positions are all based out of Mills River, NC which is south of Asheville and 250 miles west of main campus.
Our projects in the coming years are focused on forest farming of medicinal herbs (ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, bloodroot, etc.), breeding hops for the Southeast, commercial production of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, trialing new organic tomato varieties, growing fiber h**p for making new products to replace plastics such as agricultural mulch, and doing lots of agroforestry training for natural resource professionals. All the positions will be working outdoors in the fields and forests. The two year round positions will also organize workshops and trainings, teach, analyze data, write extension and research papers, and give professional presentations.
Here are the links to the position descriptions and applications:
There are two temporary research specialist positions that run from April through November, with the possibility of being rehired in 2025: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/197918
There is one full-time, year round Extension Assistant position: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/197999
There is one full-time, year round Research Associate position. This one will lead the truffle project and requires extensive experience with truffles and a Master’s degree: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/198054

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Register for the Naked Barley & Dry Bean Field Day at the Lewis Brown Farm of Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, on August 9 from 2-4PM at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScekJ6u1ZdqV-siLiryj2vQoKbpBLczyeHCbgOp3HOtGKZUpw/viewform

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Farm to Flavor 2022 at in Madison, WI from 5-8 pm on Sunday, August 21.

Please join us for an engaging evening of conversation, learning & tasting brought to you by the , and

This public event will bring together breeders, farmers, chefs, bakers & beverage makers to discuss and celebrate the benefits of participatory plant breeding.

The evening will provide the opportunity for researchers, growers & consumers to play an essential role in guiding the development of new crop varieties. This year's iteration of "Farm to Flavor" will have a special emphasis on culinary grains including wheat, rye, oats, barley & corn.

This event is organized by University of Wisconsin, Oregon State University, Artisan Grain Collaborative and Cornell University. Funding from the USDA-OREI-NIFA project Value-Added Grains for Local and Regional Food Systems II.

Tickets available at the link in profile for $25 if purchased by July 21 and $35 thereafter. Come learn, taste, and engage!

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There's still time to register for the Student Organic Seed Symposium, recommended for students interested in plant breeding and organic production! The deadline is July 1, but travel funding is available for students who register with a deadline of June 20th. This year’s event will be held July 27th – 31st at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. The theme for this year’s event is “Small-scale agriculture: sowing sustainable local food systems” and the organizers have planned an exciting lineup of speakers, field trips, and events planned! The SOSS is the major annual event of the Society of Organic Seed Professionals (SOSP), which is fiscally sponsored by Organic Seed Alliance. Through lectures, informal discussion, demonstration plots of participants’ breeding and seed work, and hands-on activities, the SOSS builds a growing community of graduate students, faculty members, farmers, and seed professionals working in organic and sustainable seed systems.

Registration is open to all organic seed advocates, graduate students, undergraduates, recent graduates, farmers, and seed professionals in the academic, non-profit, and private sectors!

Registration is open until July 1. There is travel funding available for students, with a registration deadline of June 20th to be considered.

Registration link: https://organicseedsociety.org/meetings-events/student-organic-seed-symposium/registration/

On May 6th, we're hosting a webinar on organic dairy research: Effects of Dairy Breed, Grass-Birdsfoot Trefoil Mixture, and Pasture Nutrition on Intake, Feed Efficiency and Grazing Adaptation, by Michael Greenland of Utah State University. Learn more and register at https://eorganic.org/node/35394

Join us for a webinar on the results of the National Organic Research Agenda survey of organic and transitioning farmers, by Thelma Velez, PhD. of the Organic Farming Research Foundation. May 5 at 11AM Pacific, 12PM Mountain, 1PM Central, 2 PM Eastern Time. Register at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/we...EJ7-hTR3idw8assGEdvQ

Great article from NPR about the Heirloom Collard Project!

A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens Collards were once as diverse as the Southern families they fed, but countless varieties have vanished. The race is on to preserve and propagate. That's where the Heirloom Collard Project comes in.

https://sustainable-secure-food-blog.com/2022/03/07/how-is-cabbage-grown-organically/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=9df73f8c-ce8b-42ed-bce6-598b5945b0cc

How is cabbage grown organically? Despite the ongoing controversy of “who started the corned beef and cabbage” tradition, many still celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this meal. Researchers are looking at ways to grow your cabbage o…

New Resources: Sweet Pepper Breeding & Trialing in the Midwest – OSA The new publications are practical tools for growers in the region interested in breeding and adapting sweet pepper varieties on their farms.

USDA Publishes Origin of Livestock Final Rule for Organic Dairy

The USDA has just published its highly anticipated Origin of Livestock (OOL) final rule for organic dairy, intended to ensure that certified USDA organic dairy products are produced to the same consistent standard.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/national-organic-program-origin-livestock

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The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is pleased to share a comprehensive 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐔𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

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Available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18tswnfhOaLEGxq2m81ajXqaMWIsPbXEUf9ypTl3TDfg/edit

The Transition from Conventional to Organic How to support farmers as they transition from conventional to organic agriculture.

Workshop recordings from are officially available! We ramped up our efforts this year to make all audio recordings (and a few videos, too!) ready for your listening and viewing on the brand new Ag Solidarity Network.

Visit https://mosesorganic.salsalabs.org/2022-moses-conference-workshop-recordings/index.html to view available packages and get inspired for the upcoming season! 🌾🚜🐮🌻

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Reminder! Tomorrow's free webinar on grass-fed dairy

https://eorganic.org/node/35255

Grass-Fed Dairy From Farm to Glass: Understanding the Aroma and Taste of Grass-Fed Milk | eOrganic Join eOrganic for a webinar on grass-fed milk, which takes place on March 22, 2022 at 11AM Pacific Time, 12 Mountain, 1 Central, 2 Eastern Time. The webinars is free and open to the public and advance registration is required.

Join eOrganic for a webinar on grass-fed milk, which takes place on March 22, 2022 at 11AM Pacific Time, 12 Mountain, 1 Central, 2 Eastern Time. The webinars is free and open to the public and advance registration is required.

Register now at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_usIUUCMVR8Cup8OfGnYh_g

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Grass-Fed Dairy From Farm to Glass: Understanding the Aroma and Taste of Grass-Fed Milk. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. About the Webinar Trained objective tasters have helped food and beverage companies around the world develop and support successful products. Recently, a group of trained tasters at the University of Vermont Extension have been using objective descriptive sensory analysis, a powerful tasting method,...

Organic Seed Alliance and Organic Farming Research Foundation are proud to announce the release of two comprehensive reports that outline organic research needs and the state of organic seed systems in the U.S. Check out the five-year updates to OSA’s “State of Organic Seed” and OFRF’s “National Organic Research Agenda.”

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March 25: Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems

Join eOrganic for a webinar on carrot breeding on March 25, 2022 by Laurie McKenzie and Micaela Colley of the Organic Seed Alliance, Philipp Simon of the USDA ARS, and Solveig Hanson of the University of British Columbia. The webinar takes place at 10AM Pacific, 11AM Mountain, 12PM Central, 1PM Eastern time, and is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required.

Register now at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ULb-ipZARJ-5sIGxIBhh8A

USDA funding opportunities, deadline May 16
https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-opens-latest-round-of-funding-to-support-local-and-regional-food-economy-development-projects/?emci=a0a487da-ce9f-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&emdi=bfa083c1-5ca1-ec11-a22a-281878b85110&ceid=2004416

USDA Opens Latest Round of Funding to Support Local and Regional Food Economy Development Projects NSAC looks at USDA's recently announced round of grant funding for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) and Regional Food Systems Partnership (RFSP) program to build and expand local and regional food and agriculture markets. The deadline to apply for the FMLFPP and RFSP prog...

In case you missed it, last week's eOrganic webinar on honey bee nutrition is available here: https://eorganic.org/node/35252

Understanding and Improving Honey Bee Nutrition for Sustainable Crop Pollination and Apiculture | eOrganic Poor nutrition is one of the major factors attributed to honey bee colony declines reported over the past fifteen years. Habitat loss, intensive agriculture, monocultures and changes in plant flowering phenology are most likely contributors to poor nutrition. Nutrition plays a vital role in mitigati...

The Climate Benefits of Healthy Soils: Current Science and Implementation In today’s world, the findings and recommendations of scientists are under more scrutiny than ever before. At the same time, the public’s trust in science an...

https://www.farmers.gov/blog/apply-now-for-usda-cover-crop-subsidy?utm_campaign=rmacovercrops&utm_content=pccp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Apply Now for USDA Cover Crop Subsidy USDA is focused on promoting ecofriendly farming that improves the profitability of producers.

Tomorrow!

https://eorganic.org/node/35252

Understanding and Improving Honey Bee Nutrition for Sustainable Crop Pollination and Apiculture | eOrganic Join eOrganic for a webinar on improving honey bee nutrition on farms! The webinar takes place on March 2, 2022 at 11AM Pacific, 12 Mountain, 1 Central, 2 Eastern Time,  and it's free and open to the public. Advance registration is required.

Organic Seed Production Online Course: Apply by March 20th – OSA Interested in a career in seed? Organic Seed Alliance is hosting the Organic Seed Production Online Course, beginning in Spring of 2022.

Organic Grass Fed Dairy: Demographics, Management, and Cost of Production

Join eOrganic for a free webinar on the results of a national survey on grass-fed dairy, and the cost of organic grass-fed dairy production. The webinar takes place on February 22, 2022 at 11AM Pacific, 12PM Mountain, 1PM Central, 2PM Eastern Time.

https://connect.extension.org/event/organic-grass-fed-dairy-demographics-management-and-cost-of-production

Organic Grass Fed Dairy: Demographics, Management, and Cost of Production Join eOrganic for a webinar on the results of a national survey on grass-fed dairy, and the cost of organic grass-fed dairy production. The webinar takes place on February 22, 2022 at 11AM Pacific, 12 Mountain, 1 Central, 2 Eastern Time. The webinar is free and open to the public and advance registr...

Produce Farmers Are Food Handlers with Atina Diffley - Organic Farmers Association Whether your primary goal is to establish or improve produce safety practices on your farm or to pass a food […]

For farmers and gardeners in the Upper Midwest

Are you a farmer or gardener in the Upper Midwest? Are you interested in contributing to the development of new tomato and pepper varieties for organic farmers our region? Consider joining this collaborative plant breeding network! You can find more information and a link to join at https://seedtokitchen.horticulture.wisc.edu/index.html and click on 'for farmers' or 'for gardeners'.

Seed to Kitchen Collaborative The Seed to Kitchen Collaborative connects plant breeders focused on organic systems to Wisconsin farmers and chefs, to create delicious, well-adapted vegetable varieties for local organic production. This collaboration presents a unique opportunity to focus on vegetable variety characteristics impo...

Webinar: Organic W**d Control in Small Grain Crops
Tuesday, January 25

The Organic Plant Breeding Institute at Clemson University is offering a series of webinars on organic production. Tomorrow (Tuesday, January 25), they are hosting Dr. Steve Shirtliffe of the University of Saskatchewan, who will discuss Organic W**d Control in Small Grain Crops.

Register at: https://clemson.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3VknTXh0S6ORYo_wmFb4qg

View more information about the "Going Organic" speaker series at https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/organic-breeding/orei/opbi/index.html.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Going Organic - Seminar Series: Dr. Steve Shirtliffe. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Going Organic - Seminar Series: Dr. Steve Shirtliffe. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Oregon Small Farms Conference is virtual this year!

https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/smallfarmsconference/

Oregon State University Small Farms Conference « Oregon Small Farms Conference The 2022 event will be in a virtual format. Registration is $25 per person Friday, 2/18/2022 and Saturday, 2/19/2022 Please see the virtual session schedule in the menu above. Access to these sessions is for registered participants. Registration deadline is 2/15/2022 Du...

Virtual Organic Conferences in January and February:

PASA Virtual Pre-conference January 4-28, 2022 (in-person main conference is February 10-12.) https://web.cvent.com/event/495529cf-5f11-41ed-9a1d-c9e55d151c6a/summary?RefId=home

NOFA-NY's 40th Annual Winter Conference: January 18-23, 2022
https://nofany.org/conference/

NOFA-NJ's 31st Annual Winter Conference: January 30-31, 2022
https://nofanj.org/winter-conference-2021-the-future-of-new-jerseys-local-food-system/

Real Organic Project Symposium: Jan 30 and Feb 6, 2022
https://www.realorganic2022.org/

NOFA-NH's 20th Annual Winter Conference: February 6-12, 2022
https://www.nofanh.org/winterconference

OEFFA Conference: hybrid format: February 12 online, February 17-19 in person
https://conference.oeffa.org/

CT-NOFA's 40th Winter Conference: February 14-26, 2022
https://ctnofa.org/event/7333/

Organic Vegetable Production Conference February 3,4,7,8
https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/danecountyag/2022-organic-vegetable-production-conference/

NOFA VT Winter Conference: February 17-March 5, 2022
https://nofavt.org/conference

EcoFarm is now March 14-18, 2022
https://eco-farm.org/conference

Join us, in person! | Ecological Farming Association 42nd EcoFarm Conference Rooted in Resilience January 19 - 22, 2022 Get your tix now for the 42nd EcoFarm Conference, Wed-Sat, Jan 19-22 at the Asilomar State Beach & Conference Center. Join us in-person to connect with the West’s largest gathering of agriculturalists working to advance just and ec...

Signup deadline extended to Feb 4 to apply for financial assistance through USDA’s Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP). This new program is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative.

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept OTECP applications for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 from November 8, 2021, through February 4, 2022. FSA extended the original signup deadline, which was January 7, 2022.

https://www.farmers.gov/pandemic-assistance/otecp?fbclid=IwAR1k_mLSDMTmWH0BSvHgwJS0AHhhjHifI4c1AgYQMnAGuxeCCNuu7oVpn8I

Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program The Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program supports agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic.