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| | Organic farming success |
 | | The study compared a conventional farm that used recommended fertilizer and pesticide applications with an organic animal-based farm (where manure was applied) and an organic legume-based farm (that used a three-year rotation of hairy vetch/corn and rye/soybeans and wheat). | | | Organic farming can compete effectively in growing corn, soybeans, wheat, barley and other grains, Pimentel said, but it might not be as favorable for growing such crops as grapes, apples, cherries and potatoes, which have greater pest problems. | | | Organic farming reduced local and regional groundwater pollution by not applying agricultural chemicals. |
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http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July05/organic.farm.vs.other.ssl.html
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| | About Organic |
| | Organic farmers are not allowed to use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. | | | Organic farming management relies on developing biological diversity in the field to disrupt habitat for pest organisms, and the purposeful maintenance and replenishment of soil fertility. | | | Organic farming refers to agricultural production systems used to produce food and fiber. |
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http://www.ofrf.org/general/about_organic
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| | FAO:AG21:Magazine:Spotlight:Organic farming |
| | Organic farming is one of several approaches to sustainable agriculture. | | | Indeed, many of the techniques used in organic farming - such as inter-cropping, mulching, and integration of crops and livestock - are practised under various agricultural systems. | | | Although still only a small industry, organic agriculture is becoming of growing importance in the agriculture sectors of many countries, irrespective of their stage of development. |
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http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/magazine/9901sp3.htm
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| | ERS/USDA Briefing Room - Organic Farming and Marketing |
| | Organic farming became one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture during the 1990's. | | | Organic farming systems rely on ecologically based practices, such as cultural and biological pest management, and virtually exclude the use of synthetic chemicals in crop production and prohibit the use of antibiotics and hormones in livestock production. | | | U.S. Organic Agricultural Production in 2003—New data on organic farming in the U.S., including certified acreage and livestock numbers as USDA national organic rules were implemented. |
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http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Organic
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| | Organic Farming |
| | While agri-business style farming which uses chemical fertilizers, genetically altered seeds, and pesticides is still the overwhelming method for American farmers, the organic farming movement has grown significantly in the past decade. | | | The farm is certified by the California Organic Farmers. | | | Life on an organic farm is about soil. |
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http://www.fiftythings.com/organic.farming.html
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| | New Scientist Breaking News - Organic farming boosts biodiversity |
| | According to the researchers, organic farming aids biodiversity by using fewer pesticides and inorganic fertilisers, and by adopting wildlife-friendly management of habitats where there are no crops, including strategies such as not weeding close to hedges, and by mixing arable and livestock farming. | | | Organic farming increases biodiversity at every level of the food chain — all the way from lowly bacteria to mammals. | | | Of 99 separate comparisons of groups of organisms, 66 found that organic farming benefited wildlife, eight concluded it was detrimental and 25 produced mixed results or suggested no difference between the farming methods. |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6496
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| | Organic Farming |
| | Organic agriculture uses natural occurring substances and methods for controlling pests and fertility management, rather than relying on synthetically compounded chemicals. | | | Transitional products must meet all other criteria for organic certification except that no prohibited substances can be used for 12 months prior to the appearance of flower buds for perennial crops and prior to seeding or transplanting for annual or 2 year crops and throughout the entire growing season. | | | Lists of approved and prohibited materials and practices for Organic Pest Control (insects, weeds, disease and vertebrates), and for Organic Fertilizer (fertilizers, growth promoters and soil amendments) are available on this site. |
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http://www.oneplan.org/Crop/OrganicFarming.shtml
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| | EPA - Agriculture Topics: Organic Farming |
| | "Organically grown" food is food grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. | | | Organic No-Till/Cover Crop Roller - farming neighbors designed and constructed a front-mounted cover-crop roller that allows you to knock down a weed-suppressing mat and plant through it, all in one quick pass. | | | The Organic Foods Production Act and the NOP rule require that agricultural products labeled as organic originate from farms or handling operations certified by a state or private agency that has been accredited by USDA. |
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http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/torg.html
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| | Organic Farming Systems - NC State |
| | Organic farming has been shown to be profitable, and in some studies returns to the farm are higher than those to "conventional" even without the price premiums. | | | One focus of the Organic Unit is to demonstrate successful organic farming principles and practices. | | | In 1994 the Center for Environmental Farming Systems was established at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture Cherry Farm near Goldsboro. |
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http://www.ncsu.edu/organic_farming_systems
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| | Organic Farming - outdoor livestock - production health welfare |
| | Only 2% European Union farms are organic (3% of EU agricultural land area) but organic meat, pork and organic produce production is a fast-growing EU market sector. | | | Organic Farming & Food in the European Union | | | Organic agriculture is growing worldwide and there is a rising market sector of consumers willing to pay double or treble the normal price for meat or produce that carries an organic label |
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http://www.pighealth.com/News99/ORGANIC.HTM
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| | Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont - NOFA Vermont |
| | In order to certify that food is organic at the retail level, processors, packagers, manufacturers and food handlers must adhere to USDA standards, which are as detailed and verifiable as the farmer's certification process. | | | This is the label of the Vermont Organic Farmer's (VOF) for Food Processors. | | | This is the label of the Vermont Organic Farmer's (VOF). |
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http://www.nofavt.org
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| | Don't Panic Eat Organic |
| | Organic farming 'a realistic choice' After a 21-year study, Swiss scientists have given a ringing endorsement to organic farming methods. | | | U.S. Organic AgricultureOrganic farming became one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture during the 1990's | | | Today, the National Organic Rule is a bureaucratic product the original vision of organic farming as ecologically sustainable agriculture practiced by small farmers is giving way to big business. |
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http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
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| | Organic Farming, Marketing, and Certification Resources |
| | Organic Farming Research Foundation -- Offers modest grants for research projects to help foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices. | | | Organic farming and marketing groups and other web resources of particular interest to organic farmers. | | | National Organic Standards Board -- Summary of Recommendations -- This is summary of what the NOSB recommended to the Secretary of Agriculture, provided as a service by Bob Anderson at Cascadian Farms. |
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http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/links/organic.htm
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| | Nature web focus: Ocean Genomics |
| | That depends on how strictly you define organic farming
and the answers to three other pivotal questions. | | | In this web focus, Nature's reporters analyse this trend, assess the extent of organic farming worldwide, and frame the questions on which its wider adoption will depend. | | | In the developed world, sales of organic produce are growing rapidly. |
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http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/organicfarming
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| | All About Organics |
| | Organic Agriculture at FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) | | | the harvest, small-scale equipment and gardening and farming for the long-term health of the soil." | | | Cyber-Help for Organic Farmers: Rural Capacity Building Through Organic Agriculture |
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http://www.organicconsumers.org/organlink.htm
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| | Organic Gardening - Home Page |
| | We've gathered a list of fantastic cut flowers, now all you have to do is choose which ones to grow. | | | Improves the health and boosts the disease-fighting power of every plant in your garden. | | | Pre-emergence weed control and balanced natural lawn fertilizer all in one handy application! |
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http://www.organicgardening.com
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| | Northeast Organic Farming Association: Massachusetts Chapter |
| | NOFA/Mass educates on the issue of genetic engineering, publishes the Organic Food Guide of organic growers in the state and provides for its members an annual bulk order of organic amendments, cover crops and farming supplies. | | | NOFA/Mass connects livestock producers with organic grain resources, provides info to connect CSAs with customers and apprentices with farming jobs. | | | NOFA/Mass is the Massachusetts chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association. |
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http://www.nofamass.org
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| | NOFA Interstate Council: Home |
| | © 2002 - 2006 Northeast Organic Farming Association | | | "An organic farm, properly speaking, is not one that uses certain methods and substances and avoids others; it is a farm whose structure is formed in imitation of the structure of a natural system that has the integrity, the independence and the benign dependence of an organism" | | | This page was last modified on January 31, 2006 at 9:22:34 AM. |
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