Organic production refers to the process of growing and producing food without using harmful chemicals such as pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It focuses on using natural methods to maintain soil fertility, conserve water, and promote biodiversity.
Organic production places emphasis on sustainability and prioritizes animal welfare, maintaining the overall health of the environment.
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The largest size group
for organic production — 200 or more cows — represented 5 % of the dairy farms in 2005 and accounted for 37 % of total production.
Thankfully the «organic consumer» is usually very empathetic towards the challenges faced
with organic production and are committed to the «organic choice» even when prices are at a premium.
In comparison with conventional agriculture,
organic production methods are considered to have less detrimental environmental effects.
By choosing a product that is certified organic, you're getting past the spin and choosing a product that has had to meet very strict
organic production standards.
We provide domestic and international price reporting, economic analyses, census data, and other information
on organic production and marketing.
This is probably sour grapes, but the entry of huge players helped to broaden the horizon and subsequently added to the conversion of millions of acres of land into
sustainable organic production.
As a result, interest in alternative, sustainable methods of agriculture — of
which organic production is just one component — has increased.
They all agreed that the next farm bill must include policies that promote a healthy organic marketplace, ensure that organic farmers continue to be successful, and
expand organic production.
By using more natural practices,
organic production protects wildlife, promotes biodiversity and helps to maintain and improve native ecosystems.
The key benefits to organic no till are consistent ground cover, low soil disturbance and greater soil biodiversity
making organic production more economical.
There are producers who have been in the industry for some time and they carry the knowledge of
specific organic production principles.
These hotspots were not associated with higher organic yields, but rather occurred in lower yielding regions for both conventional and organic production [39, 40].
The Canadian organic standards specify the generic substances that may be used
in organic production, but they do not specify the product brand names that are acceptable.
One of the benefits
of organic production is that energy consumption and, therefore, fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, are less than that in conventional systems.
Allowed Inputs are agricultural products registered and recognised for allowed use in
organic production systems under the Australian Organic Standard.
The Organic Grower Summit will bring together the entire
organic production chain as well as service and supply partners at one informative event.
Opportunities exist for expanding
organic production by focusing on access to credit, capital, and loans especially during the critical transition period.
National statistics organizations tend to regard
organic production as of insufficient importance to be reported separately.
Hidemichi Sato, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, mentioned government commitment to increasing the land
under organic production.
These conflicting findings may result from geographic differences in
organic production regulations governing antimicrobial usage, use of antimicrobials in conventional dairy production, and baseline prevalence, as well as laboratory methods, study designs, or methods of analysis employed.
Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking projects aimed at
improving organic production including feed - related initiatives.
Manitoba is preparing to implement regulations to match the Federal Regulations for Organic Products that will control
organic production at the provincial level.
The European Parliament has approved new rules that aim to provide consumers with «certainty» over the quality of organic products and support
growing organic production in the bloc.
Asanko's vision is to build a low - cost, mid-tier gold mining company through
organic production growth, exploration and disciplined deployment of its financial resources.
«Heirloom cultivars, in particular «Jacob's Cattle Gold», «Lina Sisco's Bird Egg», «Peregion», and «Tiger's Eye», are suitable for
local organic production according to the yield and yield stability analyses we performed,» Swegarden said.
Some visitors to the display said they were seeing some great results by trialling
organic production techniques and comparing yields and quality.
The CFIA and the USDA both have their own sets of standards and regulations, which
define organic production and claims in the marketplace.
In a move that could have global implications, China, which has the largest farming sector in the world, has signaled it will be shifting its focus toward more sustainable agricultural methods, which includes practices like
promoting organic production, building biogas digesters and reducing water usage.
Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking projects aimed at improving
organic production including...
Wine stocks that were produced before 31 July 2012 and that meet the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 or Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 may continue to be marketed with the indication «wine from
organic production grapes» until the stocks have been exhausted.
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