The newly expanded Marbleseed Organic Resource Directory now includes buyers, suppliers, and certification agencies, as well as educational resources such as fact sheets, workbooks, guidebooks, and more.
Want to see your business or resource listed in the Marbleseed Organic Resource Directory? We review all submissions to ensure products, services, and educational resources are appropriate for inclusion in the directory. To submit your business or resource for consideration, please use the forms below.
If you would like to order large quantities of the Organic Resource Directory or Guidebooks, please email info@marbleseed.org, or call 888-906-6737 to place your order.
Manure management is critical for fertility in organic systems and for protecting the environment. Recent research highlights practices to reduce greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from organic…
2023 by Francis Blake, Bobby King, Nicole Rakobitsch, and Art Thicke
Farmers use solar energy to produce food and fiber. Now with solar arrays it is possible to add renewable electricity to your farm's production. A solar array will pay for itself, generate profit…
Organic Valley, which sources organic milk from over 1,700 organic dairy farmers nationwide, applauds and welcomes the long-awaited announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to finalize the…
Livestock : Beef, Livestock : Dairy, Livestock : Poultry, Livestock : Pork
Iowa State University has created a 28-page guide to help farmers discover and resolve stray voltage concerns on livestock farms. The guide addresses causes of stray voltage, farm wiring, biosecurity protocols, and testing procedures.
Livestock : Beef, Livestock : Dairy
Grazing Native Plants in Iowa is a new publication from the Leopold Center at Iowa State University showing how farmers and land managers are using prescribed grazing for prairie management and gaining agronomic, economic and ecological benefits. The 16-page publication includes information on how to incorporate prairies into a grazing operation, why grazing prairies can be beneficial, and what questions remain for future research.
Livestock : Beef, Livestock : Dairy, Livestock : Poultry, Livestock : Pork
Farmer Kevin Jahnke shows Organic Specialist Harriet Behar how to control flies using a home-made fly barrel.
Beginning Farmers, Livestock : Beef, Livestock : Dairy, Livestock : Poultry, Livestock : Pork
The Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) offers grants to help livestock and poultry farmers obtain humane certification or expand their animals’ access to pasture. Up to $2,500 is available for projects that improve farm animal welfare, such as building hoop houses, constructing fences, or laying water lines on pasture. Family farmers with at least one year of experience may be eligible.
Livestock : Beef, Livestock : Dairy, Livestock : Poultry, Livestock : Pork, Livestock : Small Ruminants
USDA Poultry Market News & Analysis has been covering the wholesale market for poultry and eggs since January 2004. This information is released each week on Monday. From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
