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Tips to Enhance Carbon Sequestration

Research shows that building soil health through sustainable organic management practices can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the impacts of climate change on production. OFRF's series of...

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A Visit to Lakeside Organic Gardens

Every once in a while, you’ve got to get out from behind the computer and stick your feet in the dirt to remember why you do what you do and how that beautiful organic salad got on your plate. The team...

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NIFA Awards Grant for National Organic Survey to OFRF and OSA

October 7, 2019 - The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) are pleased to be among the recipients of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute...

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OFRF is Turning 30! Save the Date!

We're celebrating a very significant milestone at our annual benefit luncheon at Expo West and we want you to join us! This must-attend event for organic industry leaders, market innovators, and...

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Join Us for the 2020 Organic Agriculture Research Forum

OFRF and Tuskegee University are pleased to announce the 2020 Organic Agriculture Research Forum (OARF) to be presented in partnership with the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG)....

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NIFA and ERS Relocation Delaying Farm Bill Implementation

The House Agriculture Committee’s Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee held a hearing on October 17thto review the implementation of USDA Farm Bill research programs. The hearing...

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Fresh From the Fields: Crager Hager Farm

Crager Hager Farm is located in northern Carroll County, Georgia, a community on the periphery of metro Atlanta. Bryan and his wife Wendy grow over 100 different varieties of fruits and vegetables on...

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New Varieties Show Promise

In 2018, OFRF provided a grant to Edmund Frost of Common Wealth Seed Growers to assess resistance to both Bacterial Wilt and Cucurbit Downy Mildew among selected cucumber and muskmelon seedstocks. The...

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Note from an Organic Farmer

Eleven years ago, I started my farm from scratch.I had recently graduated with an MBA in entrepreneurship and was working as a civil engineer in the Midwest when I learned that 24 acres near...

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New Report Highlights Role of Agriculture in Climate Change Mitigation

OFRF has been using research-based analysis to inform public policy for nearly three decades. Recently, we contributed to a new report from the National Sustainable Organic Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)...

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