Organic Record Keeping Checklists for Current and Prospective Growers
April 16, 2026
Thanks to support through the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, CT NOFA has made available a number of organic record keeping checklists for specific farming sectors, including:
- Organic Crop Production
- Organic Dairy Production
- Organic Forest Farming (Wild Crops)
- Organic Meat and Fiber Production
- Organic Poultry Production
- Organic Processing and Handling
These checklists are intended to provide a framework for management of records that are required when a farm operation is preparing to certify organic, or a current organic farm is preparing for recertification. Additional checklists covering other industry sectors will be added in the coming months and the current checklists can be viewed on our Resources page.
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