WHEREAS, Farms contribute to the local economy — in 2007 the market value
of agricultural products sold in Erie County was over $ 117 million;
Not exact matches
The fee could be based on a percentage
of their gross farm receipts (the total
of receipts from all
agricultural products sold, government program payments and contract work done on other farms), with bigger farms shouldering more
of the cost.
That figure removes the impact
of international accounting rules for the
agricultural industry that requires cannabis companies to record the value
of their plants as income as they grow, before the
product is
sold, lifting the bottom line.
He works to reduce tropical deforestation, notably in Southeast Asia, associated with the production
of agricultural commodities (like palm oil, soy, beef and leather) used in
products sold by major private sector retailers and brands.
«
Agricultural products produced with the use
of sodium nitrate shall not be
sold or marketed as organic in Canada.»
(b) The Administrator, applicable State organic program's governing State official, or the certifying agent may require preharvest or postharvest testing
of any
agricultural input used or
agricultural product to be
sold, labeled, or represented as «100 percent organic,» «organic,» or «made with organic (specified ingredients or food group (s)-RRB-» when there is reason to believe that the
agricultural input or
product has come into contact with a prohibited substance or has been produced using excluded methods.
When residue testing detects prohibited substances at levels that are greater than 5 percent
of the Environmental Protection Agency's tolerance for the specific residue detected or unavoidable residual environmental contamination, the
agricultural product must not be
sold, labeled, or represented as organically produced.
This comprehensive collection
of the latest available data (2016) on organic agriculture worldwide contains data on area, operators, and retail sales: 57.8 million hectares
of organic
agricultural land and organic
products with a total value
of almost 90 billion US dollars were
sold globally.
First, all organic
agricultural products sold in the U.S. are regulated by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's National Organic Program.
The term «organic» can only be used to describe an
agricultural product sold in the United States if it meets all
of these requirements.
The AAFCO represents
agricultural interests with
products to
sell - not the interests
of pet owners, veterinarians or pets.
Becky Krause, pet and wild bird division manager at Prince Corporation — a wholesale distributor and manufacturer
of agricultural, lawn and garden, pet and wild bird
products — says pet stores are uniquely suited to
selling premium foods, since customers often need some explanation about what makes these foods higher in quality or in price.
Designed to raise awareness and educate the community about Maui's agriculture industry while offering farmers, ranchers and «Friends
of Agriculture» a market to
sell their
products and produce and to interact with the general public, AgFest is Maui's largest
agricultural event.