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Managing pest, disease, and weed pressures in agroecological farming systems can sometimes feel like trying to solve a puzzle without a reference picture. 🤔 CFSA's new Organic Pest Management Inputs Guide is here to help you fit the pieces together! 🧩 🔍 Designed for Certified Organic and organic-aligned growers, the guide breaks down standards for organic pest control, and details key use cases and regulations associated with twenty-five common pesticides approved for use in organic farming systems after cultural, mechanical, and biological interventions have been exhausted. Read and download your copy of the guide on our website: carolinafarmstewards.org/resources/organic-pest-management-inputs-guide Want an extra set of hands on your puzzle solving team? Sign up for CFSA's Organic Production Technical Assistance program: carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production

September is 2026 #OrganicMonth! Supporting organic producers in the Carolinas is central to CFSA's mission, and we're pleased to join @organictrade in celebrating the positive impacts of organic farming production methods on soil health, biodiversity, and resource conservation. Farmers: whether or not pursuing formal USDA #CertifiedOrganic status is part of your farm's plans, CFSA is here to help you implement and promote organic practices suited to your land, operation, and market access goals. Sign up for our Organic Production Technical Assistance Program today! https://carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production/ #SealMakesItSimple #NationalOrganicMonth #OrganicFarming #ChooseOrganic #GrowOrganic

⚠️ Is your farm prepared for more extreme weather, shifting growing conditions, and the challenges that come with a changing climate? Through CFSA's new Climate Resilience Technical Assistance Program, we’re offering hands-on technical assistance to help farmers identify practical ways to assess climate risks, select best-fit strategies, and build stronger, more resilient operations. Participants will work with CFSA Farm Services team members to assess climate risks, priorities, and goals on their farms, and develop tailored whole-farm resilience plans grounded in actionable best practices. Key Outcomes: 🌱 Define your farm goals grounded in your priorities 🌱 Better understand your climate risks 🌱 Identify effective climate resilience strategies 🌱 Determine best-fit practices specific to your operation 🌱 Develop a whole-farm resilience plan Just thirty spaces available for this November 2026-April 2027 program – spots are expected to fill up quickly! Sign up today: carolinafarmstewards.org/climate-resilience

Food safety certifications, like Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), can unlock new market channels and growth opportunities for your farm. CFSA's technical service providers know food safety certification programs inside and out, and can help you tackle the planning and audit preparation processes with clarity and confidence (and a nifty supply kit like this one)! 🧽🧰 Applications for CFSA's Farm Food Safety Technical Assistance Program are accepted year-round, and now is a great time to apply: carolinafarmstewards.org/farm-food-safety Feedback from CFSA Food Safety Technical Assistance recipients 😊: ✳️ "Your organization was a huge help for our GAP certification. You provided us guidance for our GAP Plan." ✳️ "Thanks for the tremendous help with establishing a food safety plan." ✳️ "I love this program and have recommended it to many landowners. Without CFSA we wouldn’t have ever gotten our GAP certification." ✳️ "From the first drafting of the [food safety] plan all the way to completing the first audit...if it was not for the assistance and the help, I don't think we would have been ready; we wouldn't have been as successful." ✳️ "[GAP certification] opened a market door that we now have." ✳️ "We obtained GAP certification, sold to new markets, and increased profitability."

Interested in organic certification for your farm, but worried about the time and investment required to complete the certification process? Read CFSA's new Field Notes on Growing Organic guide to hear directly from fellow farmers like Ben about their experience navigating certification: how it works, what it costs, and why it's worth it. 🥬💡 The barriers farmers face when considering organic certification -- concerns over administrative paperwork, price and yield risk during the wait, and access to organic markets -- are real, but less intimidating to navigate with the expertise and insight of established organic growers on your side. 🔗 Read the guide: carolinafarmstewards.org/resources/field-notes-on-growing-organic 🔗 Sign up for CFSA's Organic Production Technical Assistance program: carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production The development of this resource was supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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