You can't maintain grain quality if you don't know what's in the bin. In this Organic Advisor Call, Sam Oschwald Tilton of OATS talks with Curt Petrich of HC International about maintaining quality in stored organic grain. They discuss grain testing, documentation, storage management, and why understanding grain quality is essential for successful marketing and preserving value after harvest.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• USDA Visual Guide to Grading Grain: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/FGISVirtualReferenceImages.pdf

• USDA Grain Standards: https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/grain-standards

This event is 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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Livestock is a powerful tool for building soil health and boosting profitability. In this episode, Sam Oschwald Tilton of OATS talks with Clint Epley and Knute Severson—two farmers who've made it work—about the real-world logistics of integrating grazing into organic grain rotations, from fencing, water, and crop rotation to pasture management and marketing.

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Most organic weed management strategies work great, until you've got a creeping perennial. Canada thistle and field bindweed play by completely different rules, and in organic systems, managing them is less about control and more about learning to live with them strategically. In this episode, Sam Oschwald Tilton of OATS talks with Dr. Pat Carr and Will Glazik about how to manage these perennial weeds in organic grain rotations.

Resources from this episode:

• Canada Thistle – Manage Weeds on Your Farm (SARE): https://www.sare.org/publications/manage-weeds-on-your-farm/canada-thistle/

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