03/13/2026
WOW! Get ready for w**d season with this great series from Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
CFSA is teaching an Organic W**d Management series this spring.
In this FREE series, you will learn how to effectively manage w**ds on your farm using organic practices and develop an integrated w**d management plan for your operation. By the end of the series, you will be able to:
Identify w**ds on your farm and the properties that make them challenging to control.
Identify appropriate strategies to control the w**ds on your farm using organic methods
Develop an integrated w**d management plan for different cropping systems on your farm (annual crops, perennial crops, pasture)
Participants are encouraged to attend all four webinars, as each session builds on the last. Registration is free but required. Please register for each session you plan to attend individually. Full session descriptions below.
Session 1: Understanding W**ds
March 31, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Virtual
https://bit.ly/cfsa-w**d-management-session-one
Knowing your w**ds is the first step in developing an effective w**d management program. In this webinar, you will learn the skills necessary to identify w**ds on your farm and understand how w**d growth and reproduction can inform which w**d management strategies you choose.
Session 2: Proactive W**d Management: Sanitation and Other Best Practices
April 14, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Virtual
https://bit.ly/cfsa-w**d-management-session-two
Get ahead of w**ds before they become a problem on your farm. In this session, you will learn where w**ds come from, how they can become established on your farm, and their impacts on farm profitability. We will discuss strategies to minimize w**d pressure on your farm, including sanitation protocols and proactive w**d management practices. After this session, you will understand:
How w**ds compete with crops and other impacts on farm profitability
The major contributors to w**d pressure on the farm
How to identify and implement adequate sanitation protocols and employ proactive practices for w**d management
The differences and challenges of w**ds in different cropping systems (e.g., annual, perennial, raised bed, and orchard)
Session 3: Effective W**d Control Methods
April 28, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Virtual
https://bit.ly/cfsa-w**d-management-session-three
In this webinar, you will be introduced to physical/mechanical, biological, and organic chemical w**d control methods. We will discuss how these methods work and the equipment and supplies needed to implement these strategies. After this session, you will be able to:
Identify a wide variety of w**d control methods and understand how they work
Understand basic equipment related to mechanical cultivation, both small and large scale
Choose when and how to implement mechanical, biological, and organic chemical w**d management strategies
Session 4: Integrated W**d Management: Developing a Plan for Your Farm
May 12, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Virtual
https://bit.ly/cfsa-w**d-management-session-four
In this webinar, we will discuss how to bring together what was learned in the first three sessions to create a comprehensive w**d management plan for your operation. This includes developing strategies to manage w**d issues across multiple cropping systems (e.g., annual, perennial, raised beds, pasture, and orchards). After this session, you will understand how to:
Develop an integrated w**d management plan for your farm
Understand how to evaluate and monitor your plan
Decide how to prioritize w**d management activities
This event series 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).
