It's not currently a USDA - regulated term, but under the proposed rule, there would be more accountability for
organic poultry producers.
Australia's largest
organic poultry producer, Inglewood Farms, has begun 2014 under new owners the Youngberry family.
Not exact matches
The Obama - era regulation — the
Organic Livestock and
Poultry Practices rule — would have incorporated into the National
Organic Program welfare standards that were not based on science and that were outside the scope of the
Organic Food Production Act of 1990, according to the National Pork
Producers Council, which maintains that the
Organic Food Production Act limited consideration of livestock as
organic to feeding and medication practices.
More than 500
organic operations, from
organic fruit and vegetable growers, grains and oilseed farmers, livestock and
poultry producers, dairy farmers,
organic processors, and food makers across 45 states, participated in a comprehensive farm bill survey conducted by the
Organic Trade Association.
Topdressing
poultry litter, also known as surface broadcasting, is a popular fertility management strategy for
organic corn
producers in the Southeast because it is convenient and relatively inexpensive.
If topdress
poultry litter applications continue to become more regulated due to environmental concerns,
producers may be limited to using other
organic fertilizer sources and application techniques.
The rule, which was published and accepted in January 2017, would have increased federal regulation of livestock and
poultry for certified
organic producers and handlers.
The shortfall has significant impacts on the grain supply chain, from human consumption to
organic livestock
producers, such as
poultry, who are required to feed certified
organic grain.
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Organic Valley works with thousands of
organic dairy, laying hen, beef, hog and
poultry producers, and has long advocated for action to clarify the living conditions and expectations for animal care in
organic.