This document provides an example organic system plan for a hypothetical 22-acre market farm called Wannabee's Organic Farm located in Arkansas. The farm map shows the layout of the farm including 16 small production fields labeled A-1 through A-8 and B-1 through B-8. It also shows the location of greenhouses, buildings, wells, buffers, and neighboring conventional farms. Field notes provide additional details on field uses and history. The application form that follows will provide details on the farm's production practices to demonstrate compliance with USDA organic regulations.
MARKETING AND SALES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSNIESSVidushi Murarka
The document provides information on international sales and marketing, including:
1) It defines international business and discusses reasons for selling in international markets such as seeking growth opportunities or having excess production capacity.
2) It outlines various entry strategies, distribution channels, and considerations for international salespeople.
3) It discusses pricing terms, packaging, market research, sales proposals, and payment methods used in international trade.
Introduction to International MarketingVijyata Singh
While going international there are several factors which guides the orientation of the firm. Companies must understand the international orientation while planning to internationalize their firm.
This document provides an overview of international marketing. It defines international marketing as the application of marketing principles across national boundaries. The document outlines the evolution, nature, and stages of internationalization of marketing. It discusses the benefits of international marketing for consumers, producers, and economies. Key differences between international and domestic marketing are presented, such as political factors, languages/cultures, financial climates, and familiarity. Controllable and uncontrollable elements of international marketing are introduced. Finally, the document defines trade barriers like tariffs and subsidies that governments impose on international trade.
It includes information about regulatory bodies, role of drug Regulatory professional, countries with their regulatory bodies, intellectual property rights, terminologies related to DRA, drug approval process, event regarding lack of Drug regulatory affairs
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EU and US Procedures for API Registration - Commonalities and DifferencesMilliporeSigma
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Abstract:
This webinar will review the current requirements for the active substance registration in the European Union and the USA. First, we will summarize the authority regulations for APIs in the EU and USA and show the similarities and differences of procedures such as CEP, AMSF, and US-DMF. Secondly, we’ll cover new trends and requirements for API-dossiers such as the control of elemental impurities according to the new international guideline ICH Q3D and related watchouts for CEPs. At the end of the presentation, we’ll discuss the eCTD roadmap for the future and the end of paper submissions.
Describes in important points how to enter in the market.
Six indicators of market potential.
Trends in international marketing.
Marketing environment.
Identifying marketing opportunities and threats.
MARKETING AND SALES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSNIESSVidushi Murarka
The document provides information on international sales and marketing, including:
1) It defines international business and discusses reasons for selling in international markets such as seeking growth opportunities or having excess production capacity.
2) It outlines various entry strategies, distribution channels, and considerations for international salespeople.
3) It discusses pricing terms, packaging, market research, sales proposals, and payment methods used in international trade.
Introduction to International MarketingVijyata Singh
While going international there are several factors which guides the orientation of the firm. Companies must understand the international orientation while planning to internationalize their firm.
This document provides an overview of international marketing. It defines international marketing as the application of marketing principles across national boundaries. The document outlines the evolution, nature, and stages of internationalization of marketing. It discusses the benefits of international marketing for consumers, producers, and economies. Key differences between international and domestic marketing are presented, such as political factors, languages/cultures, financial climates, and familiarity. Controllable and uncontrollable elements of international marketing are introduced. Finally, the document defines trade barriers like tariffs and subsidies that governments impose on international trade.
It includes information about regulatory bodies, role of drug Regulatory professional, countries with their regulatory bodies, intellectual property rights, terminologies related to DRA, drug approval process, event regarding lack of Drug regulatory affairs
Global marketing - international marketing definedRECONNECT
This is the lecture of course "Global Marketing"
This slideshare network of RECONNECT will provide all the presentation related to case studies, project presentations, educational, motivational slides & much more.
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EU and US Procedures for API Registration - Commonalities and DifferencesMilliporeSigma
View the interactive recording here: https://bit.ly/2PB0VZo
Abstract:
This webinar will review the current requirements for the active substance registration in the European Union and the USA. First, we will summarize the authority regulations for APIs in the EU and USA and show the similarities and differences of procedures such as CEP, AMSF, and US-DMF. Secondly, we’ll cover new trends and requirements for API-dossiers such as the control of elemental impurities according to the new international guideline ICH Q3D and related watchouts for CEPs. At the end of the presentation, we’ll discuss the eCTD roadmap for the future and the end of paper submissions.
Describes in important points how to enter in the market.
Six indicators of market potential.
Trends in international marketing.
Marketing environment.
Identifying marketing opportunities and threats.
Journey of through the phases of international marketing GauriSharma84
This document outlines the 5 stages of international marketing:
1. No Direct Foreign Market - Companies do not directly market outside their home country but products may still reach foreign markets through other means. Fabindia is provided as an example.
2. Infrequent Foreign Market - Companies may sell to foreign markets infrequently due to production surpluses with no intention of continuous foreign market presence. Benetton is used as an example.
3. Regular Foreign Market - Companies intend to do international marketing with dedicated production and sometimes own foreign sales subsidiaries but still depend mainly on the domestic market. Proton is discussed.
4. International Marketing - Companies are fully committed to international marketing activities and produce specifically for foreign markets
GCC countries, Drug registration regulations of Saudi Arabia, Medicinal Product Registration process (SA), Drug Registration Requirement (SA), Post Registration Requirements in (SA), Drug registration regulations UAE Medicinal Product Registration process (UAE), Drug Registration Requirement (UAE).
Since 2003, The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is the competent authority for registrations, maintenance, quality, pharmacovigilance and import of medicinal products.
SFDA is responsible for handling and licensing the manufacture, import, export, distribution, promotion, and advertising of medicinal products.
The SFDA is also responsible for assessing the safety, efficacy, and quality of medicinal products, issuing marketing authorizations, and monitoring the quality & safety of the marketed medicinal products.
SFDA prefers the drug dossier submission in electronic format (eCTD).
It is an independent authority from the Ministry of Health.
Market Authorization
The process of submitting a new Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) consists of the following phases:
Phase 1
Step 1: Online Registration on the Drug Establishments National Registry (DENR)
The applicant register online on the DENR to get a username and password, which enables the applicant to log in and avail all the electronic services of the drug sector.
Step 2: Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) Submission:
The applicant shall apply through the Saudi Drug Registration (SDR) system to fill out the application form and pay the fees.
Upload the eCTD file to the system through the SDR system portal.
A soft copy of the eCTD should be submitted labelled as per the SFDA guideline, along with the hard copies of the original documents.
Phase 2
Step 1: Validation
The product file will be validated on technical and business bases to ensure that the applicant fulfils the requirement.
Step 2 - Assessment, Testing and Inspection
The relevant departments will evaluate the MAA to assess quality, safety, and efficacy, along with the onsite GMP inspection and sample analysis by the SFDA central laboratories.
Step 3 - Pricing
The Pricing Department will review the product’s price according to the “SFDA's pricing rules.”
Step 4 - Product Licensing
The Registration Committee will review the registration request for approval.
Verification and Abridged Procedure
Verification Process
This process will be applicable if the product has been approved and marketed by both the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
For all pharmaceutical items, even those that are not intended to be used as medicines, such as nutritional supplements and cosmetics, to be registered with the Ministry of Health & Prevention (MOHAP) in the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE government takes all necessary measures to ensure that safety standards and procedures are followed in cases of import, export, trade, and sale of products, which are consumed or used by the people.
Pharmaceutical Industry Departments roles and responsibilities manasa life sc...ManasaLifeSciencesMa
Pharmaceutical Industry Departments and its roles and responsibilities were discussed. Product selection, Development, Manufacturing, Product approval, Marketing
Regulatory oversight of genetic testing in Canada: Health Canada perspectiveMaRS Discovery District
Speaker: Patrice Sarrazin, PhD, Senior Scientific Evaluator, In Vitro Diagnostic Devices, Medical Devices Bureau, Therapeutic Product Directorate, Health Canada. Patrice discusses Health Canada's perspective on genetic testing as well as policy and regulation in Canada.
Part of Dx2010, a workshop at MaRS focused on best practices and regulatory considerations for developing gene-based diagnostic and prognostic tests.
MRA201 T. Unit 1 Regulatory aspects of drugs and cosmetics unit 1.pptxDimple Marathe
organization, structure, function of FDA, FR, CFR, FFDCA, Approval process of IND, NDA, ANDA, orphan drug, combination product, changes to approved NDA, ANDA, packaging labelling of pharmaceutical.
The document discusses various considerations for extending marketing internationally, including deciding whether to enter global markets, which specific markets to target, and how to enter those markets through options like exporting, licensing, joint ventures, or direct investment. It also covers adapting the marketing mix of product, price, promotion, and place for different cultural and economic environments in international markets.
Pharma International Business Asia and Franco Africa specific with modus operandi, regulatory requirements, logistics operations, pricing formula, terms of agreements and the inco terms.
This document summarizes guidelines on obtaining dose-response information to support drug registration. The guidelines aim to identify an appropriate starting dose and dosage adjustments for patients based on the relationship between dose, drug concentration, and clinical response. Specific trial designs are discussed for assessing dose-response curves, including parallel dose-response studies, cross-over studies, forced titration, and optional titration designs. The guidelines provide recommendations on integrating dose-response assessment into drug development and evaluating existing clinical trial data to identify dose-response effects.
This document summarizes a presentation about US FDA regulation updates regarding electronic submissions. It discusses the FDA Electronic Submission Gateway (ESG), which provides a single entry point for securely submitting electronic documents. The ESG aims to automate processes, support electronic submissions in a standard format, and route submissions to the appropriate FDA center. The presentation also covers FDA initiatives for electronic submissions for drugs, biologics, devices, and other product types. It provides information on how to set up for electronic submissions using the ESG.
6. International Marketing, Market Selection, Modes of Entry in International...Charu Rastogi
This presentation defines international marketing, international marketing decisions, challenges of international marketing, and driving and restraining forces of international marketing. It goes on to discuss the process of market selection, firm related, market related and other factors effecting market selection. It also reflects on various modes of entry into foreign markets such as exporting (commercial strategy, commercial mode), foreign direct investment (industrial strategy, integrated modes) and associated or contractual modes (contractual strategy, competitive alliances). The presentation closes with a case study on the experience of Proctor and Gamble (P&G) in various international markets like Japan, China and India.
Regain de fonctionnalités pour les utilisateurs de l’appli Yelo TV de Telenet...Quadrant Communications
Telenet recherche constamment des solutions permettant de résoudre de manière novatrice les choix parfois cornéliens que doivent faire ses clients. L’une des solutions consiste à répartir la multiplicité des contenus TV sur plusieurs écrans. Grâce à l’appli Yelo TV, le client peut visionner ses program-mes, enregistrés ou non, sur son écran télé habituel, sur sa tablette ou sur PC.
Organic Gardening Supporting Materials
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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This document discusses three steps for ensuring compliant use of materials for organic production and handling according to the USDA's National Organic Program. First, operators must understand the relevant NOP regulations regarding allowed and prohibited materials. Second, operators must include all materials in their Organic System Plan and get approval from their certifier. Third, operators must document all material purchases and uses and keep records for at least five years. Following these steps helps ensure materials are used correctly according to organic standards.
Internal parasites can be a major problem for livestock producers. With parasites developing resistance to dewormers, integrated parasite management is important. Management of nutrition, pasture, and strategic deworming can help control parasites without relying on chemicals. The whole farm system affects parasites - nutrition improves animal health; pasture management reduces contamination; and soil organisms like dung beetles and earthworms kill parasite eggs and larvae. While complete elimination is impossible, reducing parasite loads benefits animal health and productivity.
Sweet sorghum is a plant grown for its juice, which is extracted and boiled down into sorghum syrup. Specialized equipment is needed to mill the juice from the stalks and evaporate the water to make syrup. Sorghum syrup is a natural sweetener made from certain varieties of sorghum that are taller than grain sorghums and reach over 12 feet. The document provides information on growing, processing, and marketing sorghum syrup as a small farm enterprise and natural sweetener.
Organic System Plans: Field and Row Crops and Pasture and Range SystemsElisaMendelsohn
This document provides an example of an organic system plan for a Midwestern crop farm applying for organic certification. It includes maps of the farm and fields, a field history sheet detailing past crops grown, and a main application form covering the farm plan, soil and crop fertility management, crop management practices, and plans for maintaining organic integrity. Supplementary documents are also included to provide additional information required by certifiers. The goal is to help farmers understand the level of detail certifiers expect in an organic system plan and application for certification.
Organic System Plans: Field and Row Crops and Pasture and Range SystemsGardening
This document provides a sample organic system plan for a Midwestern crop farm transitioning to organic production. The farm grows row crops, small grains, and alfalfa hay both organically and conventionally. The plan includes detailed farm maps, field histories, and descriptions of the farm's soil and crop management, organic integrity practices, and recordkeeping system. Supplementary documents provide additional details on notifications, land use history, soil tests, manure sources, and a biodiversity plan. The sample aims to demonstrate how a full organic system plan might be structured to meet USDA organic certification requirements.
Completing Your Application for Organic CertificationGardening
This organic system plan provides details for Andy and Suzi Wannabee's 22-acre diversified organic farm in Arkansas. The farm includes vegetable crops, small fruits, greenhouse production, and wild ginseng harvest. A map shows the farm layout including 15 fields, buffer areas, buildings, and adjoining land uses. Field histories dating back to 2003 are also provided to document the transition of fields to organic production.
Journey of through the phases of international marketing GauriSharma84
This document outlines the 5 stages of international marketing:
1. No Direct Foreign Market - Companies do not directly market outside their home country but products may still reach foreign markets through other means. Fabindia is provided as an example.
2. Infrequent Foreign Market - Companies may sell to foreign markets infrequently due to production surpluses with no intention of continuous foreign market presence. Benetton is used as an example.
3. Regular Foreign Market - Companies intend to do international marketing with dedicated production and sometimes own foreign sales subsidiaries but still depend mainly on the domestic market. Proton is discussed.
4. International Marketing - Companies are fully committed to international marketing activities and produce specifically for foreign markets
GCC countries, Drug registration regulations of Saudi Arabia, Medicinal Product Registration process (SA), Drug Registration Requirement (SA), Post Registration Requirements in (SA), Drug registration regulations UAE Medicinal Product Registration process (UAE), Drug Registration Requirement (UAE).
Since 2003, The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is the competent authority for registrations, maintenance, quality, pharmacovigilance and import of medicinal products.
SFDA is responsible for handling and licensing the manufacture, import, export, distribution, promotion, and advertising of medicinal products.
The SFDA is also responsible for assessing the safety, efficacy, and quality of medicinal products, issuing marketing authorizations, and monitoring the quality & safety of the marketed medicinal products.
SFDA prefers the drug dossier submission in electronic format (eCTD).
It is an independent authority from the Ministry of Health.
Market Authorization
The process of submitting a new Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) consists of the following phases:
Phase 1
Step 1: Online Registration on the Drug Establishments National Registry (DENR)
The applicant register online on the DENR to get a username and password, which enables the applicant to log in and avail all the electronic services of the drug sector.
Step 2: Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) Submission:
The applicant shall apply through the Saudi Drug Registration (SDR) system to fill out the application form and pay the fees.
Upload the eCTD file to the system through the SDR system portal.
A soft copy of the eCTD should be submitted labelled as per the SFDA guideline, along with the hard copies of the original documents.
Phase 2
Step 1: Validation
The product file will be validated on technical and business bases to ensure that the applicant fulfils the requirement.
Step 2 - Assessment, Testing and Inspection
The relevant departments will evaluate the MAA to assess quality, safety, and efficacy, along with the onsite GMP inspection and sample analysis by the SFDA central laboratories.
Step 3 - Pricing
The Pricing Department will review the product’s price according to the “SFDA's pricing rules.”
Step 4 - Product Licensing
The Registration Committee will review the registration request for approval.
Verification and Abridged Procedure
Verification Process
This process will be applicable if the product has been approved and marketed by both the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
For all pharmaceutical items, even those that are not intended to be used as medicines, such as nutritional supplements and cosmetics, to be registered with the Ministry of Health & Prevention (MOHAP) in the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE government takes all necessary measures to ensure that safety standards and procedures are followed in cases of import, export, trade, and sale of products, which are consumed or used by the people.
Pharmaceutical Industry Departments roles and responsibilities manasa life sc...ManasaLifeSciencesMa
Pharmaceutical Industry Departments and its roles and responsibilities were discussed. Product selection, Development, Manufacturing, Product approval, Marketing
Regulatory oversight of genetic testing in Canada: Health Canada perspectiveMaRS Discovery District
Speaker: Patrice Sarrazin, PhD, Senior Scientific Evaluator, In Vitro Diagnostic Devices, Medical Devices Bureau, Therapeutic Product Directorate, Health Canada. Patrice discusses Health Canada's perspective on genetic testing as well as policy and regulation in Canada.
Part of Dx2010, a workshop at MaRS focused on best practices and regulatory considerations for developing gene-based diagnostic and prognostic tests.
MRA201 T. Unit 1 Regulatory aspects of drugs and cosmetics unit 1.pptxDimple Marathe
organization, structure, function of FDA, FR, CFR, FFDCA, Approval process of IND, NDA, ANDA, orphan drug, combination product, changes to approved NDA, ANDA, packaging labelling of pharmaceutical.
The document discusses various considerations for extending marketing internationally, including deciding whether to enter global markets, which specific markets to target, and how to enter those markets through options like exporting, licensing, joint ventures, or direct investment. It also covers adapting the marketing mix of product, price, promotion, and place for different cultural and economic environments in international markets.
Pharma International Business Asia and Franco Africa specific with modus operandi, regulatory requirements, logistics operations, pricing formula, terms of agreements and the inco terms.
This document summarizes guidelines on obtaining dose-response information to support drug registration. The guidelines aim to identify an appropriate starting dose and dosage adjustments for patients based on the relationship between dose, drug concentration, and clinical response. Specific trial designs are discussed for assessing dose-response curves, including parallel dose-response studies, cross-over studies, forced titration, and optional titration designs. The guidelines provide recommendations on integrating dose-response assessment into drug development and evaluating existing clinical trial data to identify dose-response effects.
This document summarizes a presentation about US FDA regulation updates regarding electronic submissions. It discusses the FDA Electronic Submission Gateway (ESG), which provides a single entry point for securely submitting electronic documents. The ESG aims to automate processes, support electronic submissions in a standard format, and route submissions to the appropriate FDA center. The presentation also covers FDA initiatives for electronic submissions for drugs, biologics, devices, and other product types. It provides information on how to set up for electronic submissions using the ESG.
6. International Marketing, Market Selection, Modes of Entry in International...Charu Rastogi
This presentation defines international marketing, international marketing decisions, challenges of international marketing, and driving and restraining forces of international marketing. It goes on to discuss the process of market selection, firm related, market related and other factors effecting market selection. It also reflects on various modes of entry into foreign markets such as exporting (commercial strategy, commercial mode), foreign direct investment (industrial strategy, integrated modes) and associated or contractual modes (contractual strategy, competitive alliances). The presentation closes with a case study on the experience of Proctor and Gamble (P&G) in various international markets like Japan, China and India.
Regain de fonctionnalités pour les utilisateurs de l’appli Yelo TV de Telenet...Quadrant Communications
Telenet recherche constamment des solutions permettant de résoudre de manière novatrice les choix parfois cornéliens que doivent faire ses clients. L’une des solutions consiste à répartir la multiplicité des contenus TV sur plusieurs écrans. Grâce à l’appli Yelo TV, le client peut visionner ses program-mes, enregistrés ou non, sur son écran télé habituel, sur sa tablette ou sur PC.
Organic Gardening Supporting Materials
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
This document discusses three steps for ensuring compliant use of materials for organic production and handling according to the USDA's National Organic Program. First, operators must understand the relevant NOP regulations regarding allowed and prohibited materials. Second, operators must include all materials in their Organic System Plan and get approval from their certifier. Third, operators must document all material purchases and uses and keep records for at least five years. Following these steps helps ensure materials are used correctly according to organic standards.
Internal parasites can be a major problem for livestock producers. With parasites developing resistance to dewormers, integrated parasite management is important. Management of nutrition, pasture, and strategic deworming can help control parasites without relying on chemicals. The whole farm system affects parasites - nutrition improves animal health; pasture management reduces contamination; and soil organisms like dung beetles and earthworms kill parasite eggs and larvae. While complete elimination is impossible, reducing parasite loads benefits animal health and productivity.
Sweet sorghum is a plant grown for its juice, which is extracted and boiled down into sorghum syrup. Specialized equipment is needed to mill the juice from the stalks and evaporate the water to make syrup. Sorghum syrup is a natural sweetener made from certain varieties of sorghum that are taller than grain sorghums and reach over 12 feet. The document provides information on growing, processing, and marketing sorghum syrup as a small farm enterprise and natural sweetener.
Organic System Plans: Field and Row Crops and Pasture and Range SystemsElisaMendelsohn
This document provides an example of an organic system plan for a Midwestern crop farm applying for organic certification. It includes maps of the farm and fields, a field history sheet detailing past crops grown, and a main application form covering the farm plan, soil and crop fertility management, crop management practices, and plans for maintaining organic integrity. Supplementary documents are also included to provide additional information required by certifiers. The goal is to help farmers understand the level of detail certifiers expect in an organic system plan and application for certification.
Organic System Plans: Field and Row Crops and Pasture and Range SystemsGardening
This document provides a sample organic system plan for a Midwestern crop farm transitioning to organic production. The farm grows row crops, small grains, and alfalfa hay both organically and conventionally. The plan includes detailed farm maps, field histories, and descriptions of the farm's soil and crop management, organic integrity practices, and recordkeeping system. Supplementary documents provide additional details on notifications, land use history, soil tests, manure sources, and a biodiversity plan. The sample aims to demonstrate how a full organic system plan might be structured to meet USDA organic certification requirements.
Completing Your Application for Organic CertificationGardening
This organic system plan provides details for Andy and Suzi Wannabee's 22-acre diversified organic farm in Arkansas. The farm includes vegetable crops, small fruits, greenhouse production, and wild ginseng harvest. A map shows the farm layout including 15 fields, buffer areas, buildings, and adjoining land uses. Field histories dating back to 2003 are also provided to document the transition of fields to organic production.
Organic System Plans: Market Farms and GreenhousesGardening
This organic system plan provides details for Andy and Suzi Wannabee's 22-acre diversified organic farm in Arkansas. The farm includes vegetable crops, small fruits, greenhouse production, and wild ginseng harvest. A map shows the farm layout including 15 fields, buffer areas, buildings, and adjoining land uses. Field histories dating back to 2003 are also provided to document the transition of fields to organic production.
This document is an organic farm plan update submitted by George and Helen Smith of Maple Knoll Farm to their certifier, Lehigh Valley Organic Certifiers. The update notes that the farm has 240 acres in mixed livestock and crops in Pennsylvania. It has been certified organic since 1991.
The update addresses two minor noncompliances from the previous year - a lack of documentation for use of nonorganic seed and a treated wood fence post that has been replaced. It also includes a field history sheet for the current year and an updated farm map if there have been any changes. Submitting an annual update form along with additional documents is a common practice for certified organic farms to maintain their certification instead of filling out a new full application
This document provides an example organic system plan for a diversified livestock operation, Maple Knoll Farm. The 240-acre farm in Pennsylvania raises dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep for wool and meat, and chickens for eggs. The farm grows most of the feed for the animals onsite and markets various livestock and poultry products, as well as breeder stock. The example plan outlines the farm's management practices for animal husbandry, healthcare, housing, feed, pasture, and manure in order to comply with organic certification standards.
This document is an organic farm plan update submitted by George and Helen Smith of Maple Knoll Farm to their certifier, Lehigh Valley Organic Certifiers. The update notes that the farm has 240 acres and includes a dairy, beef and sheep operations as well as egg production. It addresses two minor noncompliances from the previous year relating to documentation of nonorganic seed sources and replacement of a treated wood fence post. The update is accompanied by field history and farm maps.
Organic System Plans: Livestock ProductionGardening
This document provides an example of an organic system plan update for Maple Knoll Farm, a diversified livestock operation in Pennsylvania. The update includes general farm information, a description of how minor noncompliances from the previous year were addressed, and plans for any changes to crop rotations or field activities. Attached are an updated field history sheet, farm map, soil test results, and a letter about organic management of adjacent land. The update allows the certifier to review changes while reducing paperwork for the farmer compared to a full new application each year.
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed PracticesGardening
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook is designed to help organic and transitional producers understand and navigate the USDA's National Organic Program regulations. It addresses many allowed practices under the standards, with an emphasis on sustainable farming strategies. The workbook was developed with input from organic stakeholders and inspectors to be a comprehensive guide covering all aspects of organic inspection. It is intended to be especially useful for farmers starting the conversion process or in the early years of organic production.
Organic System Plan (OSP) Templates for CertifiersGardening
This document provides templates for organic system plans (OSPs) that can be used by organic certifying agencies. It includes templates for organic farm plans, organic farm plan updates, organic livestock plans, and organic handling plans. The templates are designed to address the requirements for OSPs under the National Organic Program, including practices, inputs, monitoring, recordkeeping, management, and other information required. The templates are available for certifiers and others to adapt as needed.
NCAT's Organic Livestock Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed PracticesElisaMendelsohn
This document provides a summary of NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook, which is intended to help organic and transitional producers understand the USDA organic regulations. The workbook covers topics like certification, organic system planning, soil management, weed and pest control, recordkeeping, and marketing. It aims to promote sustainable practices and ensure compliance with the National Organic Standards. The workbook was developed with input from organic farmers, inspectors, and certifiers to provide guidance from an inspector's perspective.
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed Practices ElisaMendelsohn
This document provides a summary of NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook, which is intended to help organic and transitional producers understand the USDA organic regulations. The workbook covers topics like certification, organic system planning, soil management, weed and pest control, recordkeeping, and marketing. It is designed to promote sustainable practices and ensure compliance with the National Organic Standards. The workbook was developed with input from organic farmers, inspectors, and certifiers to provide guidance to growers on navigating the certification process.
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed PracticesElisaMendelsohn
This document provides a summary of NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook, which is intended to help organic and transitional producers understand the USDA organic regulations. The workbook covers topics like certification, organic system planning, soil management, weed and pest control, recordkeeping, and marketing. It is designed to promote sustainable practices and ensure compliance with the National Organic Standards. The workbook was developed with input from organic farmers, inspectors, and certifiers to provide guidance to growers on navigating the certification process.
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed PracticesElisaMendelsohn
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook is a guide to help organic and transitional crop producers understand USDA organic regulations and ensure they are following sustainable and allowed practices. The workbook covers topics like certification, recordkeeping, soil and pest management, and provides questions for producers to evaluate their compliance. It is intended to be a useful resource for farmers going through the organic certification process.
NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook: A Guide to Sustainable and Allowed PracticesElisaMendelsohn
This document provides a summary of NCAT's Organic Crops Workbook, which is intended to help organic and transitional producers understand the USDA organic regulations. The workbook covers topics like certification, organic system planning, soil management, weed and pest control, recordkeeping, and marketing. It is designed to promote sustainable practices and ensure compliance with the National Organic Standards. The workbook was developed with input from organic farmers, inspectors, and certifiers to provide guidance to growers on navigating the certification process.
Organic System Plan (OSP) Templates for CertifiersElisaMendelsohn
- This document contains templates for certifying agencies to develop application materials for organic certification.
- Applications for organic certification constitute the Organic System Plan required by the USDA National Organic Program.
- The templates are structured to elicit all the information needed for a complete Organic System Plan as required by the National Organic Standards.
- They include templates for organic farm plans, organic farm plan updates, organic livestock plans, and organic handling plans.
This document provides an overview and guide to publications from ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) related to organic agriculture. It describes the types of publications available, including those on organic rule and compliance, farm inputs, marketing and business, horticultural crops, field crops, livestock, soils and compost, and pest management. It provides the titles and brief descriptions of over 30 individual publications that cover topics such as organic certification, standards for crop and livestock production, marketing resources, and production guides for various organic crops. The guide aims to help users learn about and access ATTRA's information on organic farming practices and certification requirements.
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Garden Therapy for the Disabled
Garden Therapy for the Mentally Challenged
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Garden Therapy for the Blind and the Visually Impaired
Garden Therapy for Hospitals
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People Plant Connections
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Wheelchair Gardening
Vertical Gardening and Garden Therapy
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Adaptive Garden Equipment for Garden Therapy
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Nature and Learning
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Garden Therapy for Schools
Plants in the Classroom for Enhanced Learning
Garden Therapy for Pre Schools
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Making of a Nation.
From the NZ Wars to Liberals,
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Social Laboratory, New Zealand,
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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Organic System Plans: Market Farms and Greenhouses
1. Organic System Plans:
Market Farms
and Greenhouses
This document was developed in 2006 by the National Center for Appropriate Technology
(NCAT) with funds provided by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). It provides a
realistic example of an organic system plan based on best interpretations of the National
Organic Standard by NCAT and a team of representatives from the wider organic commu-
nity. It is not an official NOP document and should not be treated as such. Distribution is
ATTRA provided by NCAT’s ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service project.
2. Acknowledgements:
This document was written and prepared by George Kuepper, project leader and NCAT Midwest
Office director in Lewis, Iowa, with the assistance of a stakeholder team comprised of representatives
from the organic community.
Stakeholder Team Members:
Katherine Adam, NCAT, Fayetteville, Ark.
Ann Baier, NCAT, Soquel, Calif.
Jo Ann Baumgartner, Wild Farm Alliance, Watsonville, Calif.
Brenda Book, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture, Olympia, Wash.
Holly Born, NCAT, Lewis, Iowa (assistant project leader)
Cissy Bowman, Indiana Certified Organic, Clayton, Ind.
Mark Bradley, USDA National Organic Program, Washington, D.C.
Diane Collins, Organic Farm Marketing, Viroqua, Wis.
Lisa Cone, Waterfall Hollow Farm, Berryville, Ark.
Joyce E. Ford, Organic Independents, Winona, Minn.
John Foster, Oregon Tilth, McMinnville, Ore.
Lance Gegner, NCAT, Fayetteville, Ark.
Liana Hoodes, National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, Pine Bush, N.Y.
Lisa Hummon, Defenders of Wildlife, Albuquerque, N.M.
Nancy Matheson, NCAT, Helena, Mont.
Lisa McCrory, NOFA-VT, Randolph, Vt.
Nancy Ostiguy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota, Winona, Minn.
Pam Riesgraf, Organic Valley, Jordan, Minn.
Barbara C. Robinson, USDA/AMS, Washington, D.C.
Kelly Shea, Horizon Dairy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Kathy Turner-Cliff t, Doubletree Ranch LLC, Huntsville, Ark.
Sara Vickerman, Defenders of Wildlife, West Linn, Ore.
Ann Wells, Springpond Holistic Animal Health, Prairie Grove, Ark.
Katherine Withey, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture, Olympia, Wash.
Formatting was done by Cynthia Arnold, former NCAT administrative assistant, Fayetteville, Ark.,
and Robyn Metzger, NCAT project assistant, Fayetteville, Ark.
Special thanks to Steve Diver, former NCAT agriculture specialist. Thanks also to the Kerr Center
for Sustainable Agriculture, Poteau, Okla., where Mr. Kuepper is now employed as sustainable agri-
culture specialist.
NCAT does not recommend or endorse products, companies, or individuals. NCAT has offices in
Fayetteville, Ark.; Butte, Mont.; Davis, Calif.; Lewis, Iowa; Shavertown, Pa.; and Hammond, La.
For additional copies of this publication, contact ATTRA, P.O. Box 3838, Butte, MT 59702;
1-800-346-9140.
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3. Contents
Map notes ................................................................................. 7 Section 8: Recordkeeping system .................................54
Field history notes ................................................................. 9 Section 9: Affirmation ........................................................56
Section 1: General information ....................................... 12 Final note ................................................................................57
Section 2: Farm plan information .................................. 14 Supplementary documents .............................................59
Section 3: Seeds and seed treatments ......................... 16 Notification letters .......................................................60
Section 4: Source of seedlings Adjoining land-use letter...........................................63
and perennial stock ...................................................... 18
Land use history verification ....................................64
Section 5: Soil and crop
fertility management ...................................................24 Biodiversity conservation plan ................................65
Section 6: Crop management .........................................34 Soil test audit ..................................................................66
Section 7: Maintenance of organic integrity .............44 Water test .........................................................................67
Introduction. If you want to certify your farm as organic, you will need to complete an application
form. This guide was developed to assist you in completing that application by explaining just what
information certifiers want and why that information is required.
Our example. Some of the best tools for teaching are practical examples. That is what we’ve pro-
vided in this guide. Our example is a model small market farm operation. We have chosen to locate
it in the Arkansas Ozarks, where farms like this are fairly common. The model has a number of fea-
tures—some typical and some not—that organic and transitioning farms might have. These include:
Transitional acreage Postharvest operations
Split greenhouse production Wild-crop harvest
Compost production Irrigation
Restricted inputs Previous certification history
Perennial crops Fertility issues
The application form we have chosen is based on a recommended template that the National Organic
Standards Board (NOSB) endorses because of its thoroughness and adherence to the National
Organic Regulations. There is a good chance that the application form your certifier gives you will
resemble this one.
Why are applications for certification so long and detailed? An application for certification
serves two purposes. First, it provides basic contact and background information that the certifier
needs to assess your compliance with the Organic Foods Production Act and the USDA Organic
Regulations. Second, it meets the specific requirement of the National Organic Regulations for an
organic system plan, as specified in §205.201. Your organic system plan explains how you plan to
farm in compliance with the Organic Regulations. When you and your certifier agree on the details,
it becomes a contract and roadmap that you are expected to follow.
Will I have to complete such a long form every year? Not necessarily. Under most circumstances,
you will only need to complete a lengthy, detailed application for your first year of production.
Thereafter, most certifiers allow you to submit much shorter “update” forms that list any planned
changes and bring your field history record up to date.
In the example we use for this guide, we chose a farmer who is applying for certification through a
different certification agency and is required to complete a full application form. Doing so allows us
to hint at what a good, compliant organic farm might look like after several years.
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4. Navigating this guide. The guide provides an example of what a good application and system plan
might look like. Notes are provided wherever supplementary information is appropriate. There will
also be references to ATTRA publications and other helpful materials.
The application document has four main sections:
a) Farm map page 6
b) Field history form page 8
c) Main application form page 12
d) Supplementary documents page 59
This is also consistent with the way many organic applications are arranged.
What about agronomic crops? Livestock? This guide features small-scale horticultural crop pro-
duction. However, many organic farms are much larger operations that produce grains, forages,
and/or horticultural crops on a field scale. Even though these producers complete the same applica-
tion form as small farmers, the details are often different. To address this difference, we’ve produced
Organic System Plans: Field and Row Crops and Pasture and Range Systems. For organic livestock
enterprises, we’ve developed Organic System Plans: Livestock Production.
Need further background on organic farming and the regulations? To read the National
Organic Regulations, see the National Organic Program Web site at: www.ams.usda.gov/nop/NOP/
NOPhome.html. To understand what strategies, techniques, and basic system design organic produc-
tion entails, see ATTRA’s Organic Crop Production Overview. For information on organic certifi-
cation and background on organic regulation, ask for ATTRA’s Organic Farm Certification and the
National Organic Program. For guides on transitioning your operation to organic production, try
NCAT’s Organic Crops Workbook and the Organic Livestock Workbook. To aid in getting ready for a
key step in the certification process, ask for ATTRA’s Preparing for an Organic Inspection: Steps and
Checklists and Organic Certification Process. ATTRA publications can be found on the Web at www.
attra.ncat.org. Print copies can be requested by calling 1-800-346-9140.
More on our example farm. Our market farm model occupies about 22 acres in the Ozark Moun-
tains of Arkansas. It is owned by Andy and Suzi Wannabee, and their large, hard-working family.
The farm focuses on intensive production of vegetable crops and small fruits. There is also green-
house production of carnations for the conventional market, and vegetable transplants for sale and
for use on-farm. In addition, there is wild harvest of ginseng roots. Sales of all organic production
are direct, except for the ginseng, which goes to a local broker.
In late 2005, the Wannabees purchased a field contiguous to their property. The new field was estab-
lished in highbush blueberries in 2002 and is now in production. The Wannabees are transitioning
this acreage to organic production.
Most field operations are done using walk-behind tractors and other small-scale equipment. When
needed, a larger tractor with tilling, mowing, and transplanting equipment is rented from a neighbor.
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5. The farm has been in organic production for more than two decades, beginning several years before
the owners chose to become certified. For all this time, they relied heavily on poultry litter from
nearby chicken houses for their fertility base. This has led to excessive soil phosphorus levels and cre-
ated some challenges the owners are trying to address.
What the organic regulations say about organic system plans
§205.201 Organic production and handling system plan.
(a) The producer or handler of a production or handling operation, except as exempt or excluded under
§205.101, intending to sell, label, or represent agricultural products as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made
with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))” must develop an organic production or handling system
plan that is agreed to by the producer or handler and an accredited certifying agent. An organic system plan
must meet the requirements set forth in this section for organic production or handling. An organic produc-
tion or handling system plan must include:
(1) A description of practices and procedures to be performed and maintained, including the frequency with
which they will be performed;
(2) A list of each substance to be used as a production or handling input, indicating its composition, source,
location(s) where it will be used, and documentation of commercial availability, as applicable;
(3) A description of the monitoring practices and procedures to be performed and maintained, including the
frequency with which they will be performed, to verify that the plan is effectively implemented;
(4) A description of the recordkeeping system implemented to comply with the [recordkeeping] requirements
established in § 205.103 [of the National Organic Regulations];
(5) A description of the management practices and physical barriers established to prevent commingling of
organic and nonorganic products on a split operation and to prevent contact of organic production and
handling operations and products with prohibited substances; and
(6) Additional information deemed necessary by the certifying agent to evaluate compliance with the regu-
lations.
(b) A producer may substitute a plan prepared to meet the requirements of another Federal, State, or local
government regulatory program for the organic system plan: Provided, That, the submitted plan meets all
the requirements of this subpart.
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6. Wannabee’s Organic Farm, Oak Tree, Ark.
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Bob Quincy
Larry Simon Ranch Blueberry Farm
Conventional production Conventional production
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N S-1 Q Rural Water
F 1a District Access
6.5a 3a
Buffers S-2
1a
Field F is forest land for wild harvest. Buffers
All buffers that border A, B, and S fields
are maintained for beneficial insect habitat.
S-3
1a
Access lane
Irrigation S-4
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1a
Shady Hollow Road
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A-6, .25a
A-5, .25a
A-3, .25a
A-2, .25a
A-1, .25a
A-8, .25a
A-7, .25a
A-4, .25a
S-5 Post harvest handling
facilities and crop
1a s tor a g e i n m a i n s h e d
Access lane
S-6 Well head
Buffers
Rolling 1a
River
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A
Conv. prodn. Organic
Main
Shed
B-1, .25a
B-8, .25a
B-7, .25a
B-6, .25a
B-5, .25a
B-4, .25a
B-3, .25a
B-2, .25a
B
Conventional production
Greenhouses
Comp ost
House Access Conv. potting shed p r o d uc t i o n
lane
S h a re d dr iv ew a y
Riparian zone / buffer
Lisa’s Natural Beef Ranch
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7. Map notes
Are field maps required? There is no provision in the Organic Regulations specifically requiring
field maps. However, maps are the chief means for demonstrating that you meet the requirement of
§205.202(c), stating that organic fields must have “distinct, defined boundaries and buffer zones…”
Furthermore, maps are customary and most certifiers will expect you to provide one.
Essential features of a good field map include:
Locations of fields with numbers or names
Locations of roads and utility rights-of-way
Hydrological features such as ponds, streams and wells
Other natural features, such as woodland and protected areas
Locations of buildings and other structures
Adjoining land use
Orientation, such as an arrow indicating compass directions
Prevailing wind direction during growing season
Locations of field buffers. Buffers are strips of land that separate organic fields from conventional
fields or other sources of contamination. No prohibited substances may be used in a buffer zone;
however, any crops grown in there may not be sold as organic.
Field names or numbers. Choose names or a numbering system that is clear and not confusing
either to you, your farm staff, or the certifier. A combination of a letter with a number, as the Wan-
nabees have done for most of their fields, is recommended. It is important that field names or num-
bers be consistent with those used on the field history sheets and throughout your application.
Is a separate facility map necessary? When an operation has split or parallel crop production, and
the farmstead layout is complex, an additional facility map might be appropriate. The scale of the
Wannabee’s map allows them provide the necessary detail on a single map, so a facility map is not
necessary in their case. See Organic System Plans: Field and Row Crops and Pasture and Range Systems
for a practical example of a facility map.
Keep it simple. Maps must be sufficiently accurate to reflect the actual circumstances. They do not
need to be elaborate. In fact, artistry and extraneous details can be confusing and are discouraged.
While the Wannabee’s map was drawn with a computer, free-hand drawing is acceptable as long as
it provides a clear and accurate picture. It is also common for applicants to use Farm Service Agency
(FSA) aerial photos, with details added using a pen or pencil.
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Code: O = organic; T = in transition/conversion to organic; C = conventional Producer name: Andy Suzi Wannabee
Code Field Acres/ Year 2006 Year 2005 Year 2004 Year 2003
No. ha. Crop Inputs Crop Inputs Crop Inputs Crop Inputs
O A-1 .25 a summer legume inoc., fish potatoes/ legume inoc., compost, okra compost, fish emulsion, broccoli legume inoc., aglime,
squash/ emulsion, kelp extract, clover fish emulsion, kelp kelp extract, Humax, compost, fish emulsion,
rye gypsum, compost, wheat extract, Zn chelate, H2O2 cabbage kelp extract, Bt, Safer’s
vetch Zn chelate, M-Pede, Mycotrol, ThermX /clover Soap, Humax, H2O2
Pyganic, ThermX wheat
O A-2 .25 a sweet gypsum, compost, kelp summer legume inoc., compost, potatoes/ legume inoc., compost, okra compost, aglime, fish
potatoes extract, Zn chelate, squash/ fish emulsion, kelp rye fish emulsion, kelp emulsion, kelp extract,
ThermX clover extract, Zn chelate, vetch extract, Novodor, Humax Humax, H2O2
wheat M-Pede, ThermX
O A-3 .25 a beans/ legume inoc., fish sweet compost, kelp extract, summer legume inoc., com- potatoes/ legume inoc., aglime,
rye emulsion, gypsum, potatoes Zn chelate, ThermX squash/ post, fish emulsion, clover compost, fish emulsion,
vetch compost, kelp extract, rye kelp extract, Pyganic, wheat kelp extract, Novodor,
Zn chelate, ThermX vetch Humax, H2O2 Humax
O A-4 .25 a tomatoes gypsum, compost, beans/ legume inoc., compost, sweet compost, kelp extract, summer legume inoc., aglime,
feathermeal, fish clover fish emulsion, kelp potatoes Humax squash/ compost, fish emulsion,
emulsion, kelp extract, wheat extract, Zn chelate, clover kelp extract, Safer’s
Zn chelate, calcium M-Pede, ThermX wheat Soap, Pyganic, Humax,
chloride, Bt, M-Pede, H2O2
ThermX
O A-5 .25 a peas/fall legume inoc., gypsum, tomatoes compost, fish emul- beans/ legume inoc., compost, sweet aglime, compost, kelp
greens compost, fish sion, kelp extract, rye fish emulsion, kelp potatoes extract, Humax
emulsion, kelp extract, Zn chelate, calcium vetch extract, Humax
Zn chelate, Bt, chloride, Bt, M-Pede,
ThermX ThermX
O A-6 .25 a broccoli legume inoc., gypsum, peas/fall legume inoc., compost, tomatoes compost, fish emulsion, beans/ legume inoc., aglime,
compost, fish greens fish emulsion, kelp kelp extract, Bt, M-Pede, clover compost, fish emulsion,
cabbage/ emulsion, NaNO3, kelp extract, Zn chelate, Humax, H2O2 wheat kelp extract, Humax
rye extract, Zn chelate, Bt, Bt, ThermX
vetch M-Pede, ThermX
O A-7 .25 a okra gypsum, compost, fish broccoli legume inoc., compost, peas/fall legume inoc., compost, tomatoes aglime, compost, fish
emulsion, kelp extract, cabbage/ fish emulsion, kelp greens fish emulsion, kelp emulsion, kelp extract,
ZN chelate, ThermX clover extract, Zn chelate, extract, M-Pede, Bt, Bt, Humax, H2O2
wheat Bt, M-Pede, ThermX Humax, H2O2
O A-8 .25 a potatoes/ legume inoc., gypsum, okra compost, fish emul- broccoli legume inoc., compost, peas/fall legume inoc., aglime,
rye compost, feathermeal, sion, kelp extract, fish emulsion, kelp greens compost, fish emulsion,
vetch fish emulsion, kelp ZN chelate, ThermX cabbage/ extract, Bt, M-Pede, kelp extract, Safer’s
extract, Zn chelate, rye Humax, H2O2 Soap, Humax, H2O2
M-Pede, Mycotrol, vetch
ThermX
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9. Field history notes
Field history records for the upcoming season and the three previous years are required. Field
history forms are intended to demonstrate your compliance with §205.202(3), which states that
no prohibited substances may be applied in the three years prior to harvest of an organic crop; and
§205.205, which requires crop rotation.
Conventional production? In a split operation where organic and conventional production are
adjoining or nearby and equipment and storage are dual use, it is necessary to provide field histories
for conventional fields as well.
Record all crops and cover crops. Be certain to indicate cover crops and double crops. When
more than one crop is grown in a season, it can be shown using a slash (/) between the names of the
crops. The Wannabees use this method throughout their application.
Record ALL inputs used. All input materials used in crop production must be recorded. Among
those that are often overlooked but need to be written down are seed coatings, seed treatments, inoc-
ulants, spray tank adjuvants and surfactants, and irrigation line cleaners. Remember also to include
seed treatments and inoculants that might be used on cover crops.
Field names or numbers. It is important that field names or numbers be fully consistent with those
used on the field maps and elsewhere throughout the application.
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O B-1 .25 a spring gypsum, compost, plow- legume inoc., com- orna- compost, fish emulsion, buck- aglime, compost, fish
greens/ feathermeal, fish down post, fish emulsion, mental kelp extract, Humax, veg- wheat/ emulsion, kelp extract,
winter emulsion, kelp extract, peas/ kelp extract, Mycotrol, corn etable oil broccoli Safer’s Soap, Bt,
squash Zn chelate, NaNO3, potatoes ThermX Humax, H2O2
M-Pede, Bt, Pyganic, cabbage
ThermX
O B-2 .25 a onions, legume inoc., gypsum, spring compost, fish emul- plow- legume inoc., com- orna- aglime, compost, fish
beets compost, feathermeal, greens/ sion, kelp extract, Bt, down post, fish emulsion, mental emulsion, kelp extract,
carrots/ fish emulsion, kelp winter Pyganic, ThermX peas/ kelp extract, Mycotrol, corn Humax, vegetable oil
rye extract, Zn chelate, squash potatoes Humax, H2O2
vetch M-Pede, ThermX
O B-3 .25 a southern legume inoc., gypsum, onions, legume inoc., com- spring compost, fish emulsion, plow- legume inoc., aglime,
peas/rye compost, kelp extract, beets post, fish emulsion, greens/ kelp extract, Pyganic, down compost, fish emulsion,
vetch Zn chelate, ThermX carrots/ kelp extract, M-Pede, winter Humax, H2O2 peas/ kelp extract, Mycotrol,
clover ThermX squash potatoes Humax, H2O2
wheat
O B-4 .25 a peppers gypsum, compost, south- legume inoc., compost, onions, legume inoc., compost, spring aglime, compost, fish
egg- feathermeal, fish ern peas/ kelp extract, ThermX beets fish emulsion, kelp greens/ emulsion, kelp extract,
plant emulsion, kelp extract, clover carrots/ extract, M-Pede, Humax, winter Bt, Pyganic, Humax,
Zn chelate, Calcium wheat rye H2O2 squash H2O2
chloride, M-Pede, Bt, vetch
ThermX
O B-5 .25 a cucum- legume inoc., gypsum, peppers compost, fish emul- southern legume inoc., compost, onions, legume inoc., aglime,
bers /rye compost, feathermeal, egg- sion, kelp extract, cal- peas/rye kelp extract, Humax, beets compost, fish emulsion,
vetch fish emulsion, kelp plant cium chloride, M-Pede, vetch carrots/ kelp extract, Safer’s
extract, Zn chelate, M- Bt, ThermX clover Soap, Humax, H2O2
Pede, Mycotrol, ThermX wheat
O B-6 .25 a buck- gypsum, compost, Cucum- legume inoc., com- peppers compost, fish emulsion, southern legume inoc., aglime,
wheat/ feathermeal, fish bers/ post, fish emulsion, egg- kelp extract, M-Pede, Bt, peas compost, kelp extract,
broccoli emulsion, kelp extract, clover kelp extract, Mycotrol, plant Humax, H2O2 Humax
cab- Zn chelate, M-Pede, Bt, wheat ThermX
bage ThermX
O B-7 .25 a orna- gypsum, compost, buck- compost, fish emul- cucum- legume inoc., com- peppers aglime, compost, fish
mental feathermeal, fish wheat/ sion, kelp extract, M- bers/ post, fish emulsion, egg- emulsion, kelp extract,
corn emulsion, kelp extract, broccoli Pede, Bt, ThermX rye kelp extract, Mycotrol, plant Safer’s Soap, Bt,
Zn chelate, ThermX, cabbage vetch Humax, H2O2 Humax, H2O2
vegetable oil
O B-8 .25 a plow- legume inoc., gypsum, orna- compost, fish buck- compost, fish emulsion, Cucum- legume inoc., aglime,
down compost, feathermeal, mental emulsion, kelp extract, wheat/ kelp extract, M-Pede, Bt, bers/ compost, fish emulsion,
peas/ fish emulsion, kelp corn ThermX, vegetable oil broccoli Humax, H2O2 clover kelp extract, Mycotrol,
potatoes extract, Zn chelate, M- wheat Humax, H2O2
Pede, Mycotrol, ThermX cabbage
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Code: O = organic; T = in transition/conversion to organic; C = conventional Producer name: Andy Suzi Wannabee
O S-1 1.0 a strawber- gypsum, feather- sweet legume inoc., fish sweet- poultry litter oats/ legume inoc., aglime,
ries meal, fish emulsion, corn/ emulsion, kelp extract, clover sweet clo- poultry litter
kelp extract, Zn che- clover ThermX, feathermeal, ver
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late, Bordeaux mix, DE, wheat vegetable oil
ThermX
O S-2 1.0 a strawber- gypsum, feather- strawber- fish emulsion, kelp sweet legume inoc., fish emul- sweet clo- aglime, poultry
ries meal, fish emulsion, ries extract, feathermeal, corn/ rye sion, kelp extract, ver litter
kelp extract, Zn che- Bordeaux mix, DE, vetch Humax, poultry litter,
late, Bordeaux mix, DE, ThermX vegetable oil
ThermX
O S-3 1.0 a strawber- gypsum, feather- straw- fish emulsion, kelp straw- fish emulsion, kelp sweet legume inoc., aglime,
ries/oil- meal, fish emulsion, berries extract, Bordeaux mix, berries extract, Bordeaux mix, corn/ fish emulsion, kelp
seed rad- kelp extract, Zn che- DE, ThermX DE, Humax, H2O2 clover extract, Humax, poultry
ish late, Bordeaux mix, DE, wheat litter, vegetable oil
ThermX
O S-4 1.0 a oats/ legume inoc., gypsum, straw- fish emulsion, kelp straw- fish emulsion, kelp strawber- aglime, fish emulsion,
sweet- feathermeal, berries/ extract, Bordeaux mix, berries extract, Bordeaux mix, ries kelp extract, Bordeaux
clover oilseed DE, ThermX DE, Humax, H2O2 mix, DE, Humax, H2O2
radish
O S-5 1.0 a sweet- gypsum oats/ legume inoc., straw- fish emulsion, kelp straw- aglime, fish emulsion,
clover sweet-clo- berries/ extract, Bordeaux mix, berries kelp extract, Bordeaux
ver oilseed DE, ThermX, H2O2 mix, DE, Humax, H2O2
radish
O S-6 1.0 a sweet- legume inoc., gypsum, sweet-clo- none oats/ legume inoc., poultry lit- straw- aglime, fish emulsion,
corn/rye fish emulsion, kelp ver sweet clo- ter berries/ kelp extract, Bordeaux
vetch extract, Zn chelate, ver oilseed mix, DE, Humax, H2O2
ThermX, vegetable oil radish
O F 6.5 a wild-har- none wild-har- none wild-har- none wild-har- none
vest gin- vest gin- vest gin- vest gin-
seng seng seng seng
T Q 3.0 a blueber- sulfur, feathermeal, K- blueber- ammonium sulfate, blueber- ammonium sulfate, lime blue-ber- ammonium sulfate,
ries Mag, fish emulsion, ries KCl, lime sulfur, diu- ries sulfur, oryzalin, para- ries lime sulfur, diuron,
kelp extract, ThermX, ron, paraquat, glypho- quat, glyphosate, meta- paraquat, glyphosate,
M-Pede, Bt, lime sulfur, sate laxyl sawdust
sawdust
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12. RAZORBACK ORGANIC CERTIFIERS
Please fill out this questionnaire if you are requesting organic farm/crop certification. Use additional sheets if neces-
sary. Sign this form. You must submit farm maps and field history sheets with this form. Attach all other supporting
documents (soil, tissue or water tests, rented or recently purchased land histories, etc.) outlined in section 9 of this
questionnaire. You may use this form or an update form to update certification.
SECTION 1: General information NOP Rule 205.401
Name Farm name Type of farm/crops
Andy Suzi Wannabee’s Organic Farm Horticultural crops greenhouse
Wannabee production
Address City For office use only
123 Shady Hollow Road Oak Tree Date received
State Zip code Date Date reviewed
Arkansas 72700 2/28/06 Reviewer initials
Phone Fax 479-581-0000 Fees received
479-581-0000 Email asnatureintended@natural.net Inspector
Legal status Sole proprietorship Trust or nonprofit Corporation Cooperative
Legal partnership (federal form 1065) Other (specify)
Year first List previous organic List current organic Year when complete Organic Farm Plan
certified certification by other certification by other Questionnaire was last submitted
1993 agencies agencies 2001
2001
Mid-South Organics None
(1993-2000)
Ozark Organic Certification
Services
(2001-present)
List all crops or products requested for certification.
Vegetables, small fruits, vegetable transplants
Have you ever been denied If yes, describe the circumstances:
certification? In 1992, my first application for certification was denied by Mid-South Organics because of
Yes No prior use of prohibited potassium chloride.
Do you understand the Do you have a copy of current organic standards? Yes No
current organic standards?
Do you have a copy of current OMRI Materials List? Yes No
Yes No
Do you intend to certify any livestock (slaughter stock, dairy, or layers) this year? Yes No
If yes, have you filled out an Organic Livestock Plan Questionnaire? Yes No
Not applicable.
Please note that you must have an Organic Livestock Plan Questionnaire on file to certify any livestock. Contact the certifying
agent to obtain an Organic Livestock Plan Questionnaire.
Do you have any off-farm or on-farm processing done? (cleaning, bagging, bottling, etc.) Yes No
If yes, have you filled out an Organic Handling Plan Questionnaire? Not applicable. Yes No
Please note that you must have an Organic Handling Plan Questionnaire on file to certify the processing/handling portion of your
operation. Contact the certifying agent with your questions or to obtain an Organic Handling Plan Questionnaire.
Give directions to your farm for the inspector. Shady Hollow Road is precisely 3.5 miles east of the only stop sign in
Oak Tree, on Highway 13. Our farm is ¾ mile north on Shady Hollow. Driveway is on the left hand side. Go about 250
yards straight to the house.
When are you available to contact? Morning Afternoon Evening
When are you available for the inspection? Morning Afternoon Evening
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13. Section 1 notes
Certification history. You must disclose your previous history of organic certification, includ-
ing any denials or suspensions. Such information is specifically required in the Regulations under
§205.401(c). Divulging this information should not adversely affect your current application if you
are currently in compliance with the National Standard. Concealing such information might be
grounds for decertification when discovered.
In our example, the applicants were previously certified by two different organizations. They are
making application to Razorback Organic Certifiers for the first time in 2006. This explains why a
complete farm system plan is being submitted after 13 years of prior certification. Typically, a com-
plete plan is only submitted once to a certifier. Much shorter update forms are submitted each year
thereafter to continue certification.
Different kinds of certification. Sometimes certifiers offer further certification services in addi-
tion to the USDA’s National Organic Program. For example, they might also be accredited to cer-
tify operations to the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) or European Union (EU) standards. If
so, this will probably be indicated on the first page of the application form. If so, discuss your needs
with the certifier to determine whether you would benefit from additional certification and what the
additional costs and requirements would be.
OMRI List. OMRI is the Organic Materials Review Institute, a nonprofit organization that reviews
products for use in organic agriculture. Many certifiers rely on the OMRI list of approved products
as their main resource when deciding whether an input should be allowed for use. However, while
widely respected, OMRI is not a regulatory agency and individual certifiers may elect not to use it.
Check with your certifier to learn their criteria for verifying compliance of inputs.
On-farm processing. There is often a fine line between postharvest handling and on-farm process-
ing. For example, washing produce before taking it to the farmers market or placing it in an open
box is NOT viewed as processing by most, but not all, certifiers. Instead, it is considered postharvest
handling. You would NOT need to complete an additional system plan for handling for postharvest
handling. However, if you produce, pack and seal the produce in plastic bags for sale, it is on-farm
processing, and another system plan would be required. Since interpretations vary, it is wise to dis-
cuss your situation with your certifier in advance.
Directions to your farm. Be clear and precise. Inspectors may add lost time and extra mileage to
the cost of the inspection.
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14. SECTION 2: Farm plan information NOP Rules 205.201(a) and 205.202(a) and (b)
Please complete the table below and attach updated field history sheets that show all fields [organic (O), in transition (T) or
conventional (C)], field numbers, acres, crops planted, projected yields, and inputs applied. The acreages listed in this table must
equal field histories and maps. Pastures are considered a crop and must be listed on each form. At least 36 months of histories
are required for all fields.
CROPS REQUESTED FOR
CERTIFICATION FIELD NUMBERS TOTAL ACRES PER CROP PROJECTED YIELDS (VOLUME)
Summer squash A-1 0.25 7,500 lbs
Winter squash B-1 0.25 9,500 lbs
Spring mixed leafy greens B-1 0.25 1,700 lbs
Fall mixed leafy greens A-5 0.25 1,700 lbs
Sweet potatoes A-2 0.25 5,000 lbs
Onions B-2 0.10 3,000 lbs
Carrots B-2 0.10 3,000 lbs
Beets B-2 0.05 900 lbs
Green beans A-3 0.25 2,100 lbs
Southern peas B-3 0.25 2,200 lbs
English peas A-5 0.25 750 lbs
Cucumbers B-5 0.25 5,000 lbs
Tomatoes A-4 0.25 5,000 lbs
Peppers B-4 0.20 3,600 lbs
Eggplant B-4 0.05 1,000 lbs
Broccoli A-6, B-6 0.30 3,000 lbs
Cabbage A-6, B-6 0.20 5,000 lbs
Decorative corn B-7 0.25 3,900 ears
Potatoes A-8, B-8 0.50 14,000 lbs
Okra A-7 0.25 2,500 lbs
Sweet corn S-6 1.00 1,300 dozen
Strawberries S-1, S-2, S-3 3.00 12,000 lbs
Wild-harvest ginseng F 6.50 350 lbs
Vegetable transplants Greenhouse A 700 sq. ft. 1,250 6-plant flats (sale only)
Have you managed all fields for three or more years? Yes No
If no, you must submit signed statements from the previous manager stating the use and all inputs applied during the previous
three years on all newly rented or purchased fields.
Are all fields requested for certification located at the main address listed in Section 1? Yes No
Complete this information for main farm address and each parcel that is in a separate location from the main farm
address.
NUMBER OF ACRES: ORGANIC (O), RENTED (R)
FIELD NUMBERS PARCEL ADDRESS/ TRANSITIONAL (T), CONVENTIONAL (C) OR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION O T C OWNED (O)
A-1 through A-8, Q, and N ½ of NW ¼ of NW ¼ of Section 9, 15.3 3 0 O
portions of B-1 through B-8, F. Osage Township, Ozark County
Portions of B-1 through B-8, F N 1/10 of S ½ of NW ¼ of NW ¼ 1.2 0 0 O
of Section 9, Osage Township, Ozark
County
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15. Section 2 notes
Crops requested for certification. Your certifier needs to know what you are seeking to certify.
The certifier needs enough detail so that there is no confusion about what is and isn’t being covered
by that certification. There are times when you need to be quite specific about crop type. For exam-
ple, you should indicate whether lettuce is head lettuce or leaf lettuce, especially if you happen to
produce both. In this example, the Wannabees produce bulk salad mixes that consist of a variety of
lettuces and other greens. Because it is the only crop of that type, and because they are not also pro-
ducing it conventionally, it is sufficient to simply write leafy greens.
Exactly how specific you need to be can vary with the context in which the crop is grown and the
perspective of the certifier. When in doubt, ask the certifier how detailed you should be.
Crops requested for certification: field numbers. Note that this section is limited to crops
requested for certification. Do not list crops that are only produced conventionally, or the conven-
tional or transitional field numbers. Some certifiers, however, may also ask for that information.
Crops requested for certification: projected yields. If you are trying a new crop and there is
no local information available, you can use standard yield figures from conventional publications.
While you must try to be realistic, provide optimistic yield estimates. Certifiers compare these esti-
mates to actual sales to see if the producer is selling more organic product than he or she actually
produced. If your yield estimate is much lower than the actual harvest, it might appear that you are
selling conventional production as organic.
Managed for three or more years. If you are seeking certification for land that has been managed
by another person during any portion of the last three years, you must obtain a signed affidavit from
that person attesting to how the land was treated. Specifically, the certifier wants to know if any pro-
hibited materials or sewage sludge was applied. The certifier also wants to know if any treated seeds,
which indicates use of a prohibited substance, or genetically engineered crops were planted. A copy
of such an affidavit is among the attachments in this document. It is adapted from the land use his-
tory verification form that is provided in ATTRA’s Forms, Documents, and Sample Letters for Organic
Producers.
The blueberry field (Q) is in transition to organic and the Wannabees are not seeking certification
for it. Because of this, the land use history verification is not critical to the Wannabee’s application
and the certifier probably would not expect it.
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16. SECTION 3: Seeds and seed treatments NOP Rule 205.204
NOP Rule requires the use of organically grown seeds, unless the variety is not commercially available. If using nonorganic
seeds, you must have records of your attempts to source organic seed. Synthetic seed treatments are prohibited unless included
on the National List. Genetically engineered or modified (GMO) seeds and inoculants are prohibited in organic production. NOP
Rule uses the phrase “excluded methods” to refer to GMO products. Please save all seed and inoculant labels, and documenta-
tion of commercial unavailability of organic seeds to show the inspector.
List all seeds used or planned for use in the current season. Check the appropriate boxes and provide other information as
needed. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
No seeds used All seeds are organic Some untreated seed used No GMO seeds purchased/planted
ORGANIC UNTREATED TREATED GMO TYPE/BRAND OF TREATMENT WHAT ATTEMPTS DID YOU MAKE TO
SEED/VARIETY/BRAND ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) FUNGICIDE INOCULANT USE ORGANIC/UNTREATED SEED?
Zuchini Elite F1 √
Multipik F1 √
Golden Scaloppini √
Bush Delicata √
Buttercup Burgess √
Waltham Butternut √
Aust. Yellow Lettuce √
Black-Seeded √
Simpson Lettuce
Lettuc
Deer Tongue Lettuce √
Winter Density √
Lettuce
Arugula √
Dandy Red Leaf √
Chicory
Red Russian Kale √
Full Heart Escarole √
Early Yellow Globe √
Onion
Danvers 126 Carrots √
Detroit Dark Red √
Beets
Black Valentine √ √
Stringless Bush
Beans
Provider Bush √ √
Beans
Mandy Cowpeas √ √
Miragreen Peas √
Black Beauty √
Eggplant
Orion Pepper √
H-19 Little Leaf √ Checked 3 sources
Cucumbers
De Cicco Broccoli √
Hermes Cabbage √ Checked 3 sources
Glacier Tomato √
Brandywine Tomato √
Arkansas Traveler √
Tomato
Amish Paste Tomato √
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17. Section 3 notes
Organic seed is required. Organic seed must be used unless the variety you seek, or its equivalent,
is not commercially available. In such instances, untreated, non-genetically engineered conventional
seed may be used (§205.204). An equivalent variety is understood to mean a cultivar of the same
type with similar plant characteristics when compared to the original preferred variety. For these
purposes, type refers to the basic plant type, such as head type lettuce versus leaf lettuce type. Char-
acteristics refers to factors such as color, pest resistance, and maturation.
According to the Regulations, an equivalent variety of seed or planting stock would be considered
commercially unavailable if the farmer could not locate an organic supplier.
It might also be considered commercially unavailable if the organic supplier could not provide seed
in the quantities needed, or if the available seed quality were substandard. Factors that might make
seed quality substandard include the presence of seed-borne disease, very low germination percent-
ages, high noxious weed seed content, and more. The higher cost of organic seed and propagation
materials is NOT considered an acceptable reason for using nonorganic seed.
Ultimately, the certifier must make the final decision on whether the use of nonorganic seed or plant-
ing stock is justified. You must present ample documentation to support your decision to use non-
organic seed, including a record of attempts to locate organic seed sources. Traditionally this entails
records of phone calls, letters, or e-mails to and from seed suppliers documenting your efforts. Most
certifiers want clear indication that you have contacted at least three suitable suppliers. There are
handy forms for documenting the search for organic seed in ATTRA’s Organic Field Crops Documen-
tation Forms.
What about cover crops and green manure crops? The organic seed requirement applies to cover
crop seed as well.
Seed treatments. When the term treated seed is used, it usually refers to seed that has been coated
with some form of prohibited pesticide—usually a fungicide. There are, however, a growing num-
ber of seed treatments that are allowed. These include non-genetically engineered legume inoculants,
which have been around a long time, and natural pelleting compounds. It is expected that allowable
biofungicidal seed treatments will soon be on the market, if they are not already. If you are using
or might be using an allowed seed treatment that does not fall into an obvious category in the table,
attach a note or additional sheet that provides an explanation.
Finding organic seed. Finding sources for organic seed can be challenging. A good place to begin
is ATTRA’s Web database resource Suppliers of Seed for Certified Organic Production.
A long seed list? It is common for market farmers, and others with diverse operations, to have very
long seed lists. If there is insufficient space on the application to include all the seeds you plan to
plant, simply continue your list on a regular sheet of paper and attach it to the application.
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18. ORGANIC UNTREATED TREATED GMO TYPE/BRAND OF TREATMENT WHAT ATTEMPTS DID YOU MAKE TO
SEED/VARIETY/BRAND ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) FUNGICIDE INOCULANT USE ORGANIC/UNTREATED SEED?
Mini-Orange Tomato √
Early Jalapeno Pepper √
Sweet Chocolate √
Doe Hill Golden Bell √
Pepper
Marketmore Cucum- √
bers
Louisiana Green Vel- √
vet Okra
Painted Mountain √
Corn
Xtra-Tender 277A √ Checked 3 sources
Sweet Corn
Oilseed Radish √ Checked 3 sources
Aroostook Rye √
Hairy Vetch √ √
Common Buckwheat √
SECTION 4: Source of seedlings and perennial stock NOP Rule 205.204
Annual seedlings must be produced according to organic standards. Nonorganic perennial plants (planting stock) must be man-
aged organically for at least one year prior to harvest of crop or sale of the plant as certified organic planting stock. Organic
seedlings and planting stock must be used if commercially available. Contact the certifying agent if you need to use non-organic
seedlings because of an emergency. A prohibited treatment may be used if such treatment is a federal or state phytosanitary
requirement.
A. DO YOU PURCHASE ORGANIC SEEDLINGS? Yes No Not applicable
Who are the suppliers?
If certified, by which agents?
Do you purchase non-organic seedlings? Yes No
If yes, state why and describe your attempts to purchase organic seedlings.
B. IF YOU GROW ORGANIC SEEDLINGS ON-FARM: Not applicable
What type and size is your greenhouse?
2 old-style glass houses. Each is 20ft X 80ft.
Do you raise potted plants or plant crops directly in the ground in the greenhouse?
Everything grown in pots and/or transplant trays.
If treated wood is used in any part of your greenhouse, where is it used?
Treated wood is used on the baseboard around the perimeter. Organic transplants are grown on tables and are not in contact with
the treated wood. Potting mixes are prepared in a bin constructed of untreated wood. No inputs are stored in contact with treated
wood.
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19. Section 4 notes
Not applicable? Many sections of an application may not apply to your operation. In such
instances, be sure to check the “not applicable” box. If the certifier has not provided a check box,
take the time to write not applicable, or N/A. Leaving a section blank suggests that you might have
overlooked the question.
Sorting seeds, seedlings, and planting stock. Few people question what seed is. There is some
confusion, however, about seedlings and planting stock. Seedlings are young plants produced by
germinating seed and used, in most cases, as transplants to produce an annual crop. The seed used
to grow organic seedlings is subject to the same sourcing requirements already described for crops
grown directly from seed. Seed must be organic unless not commercially available. If organic seed is
not commercially available, untreated non-genetically engineered seed may be used and your search
for organic seed must be documented. Organic seedlings must also be grown using organic methods
and allowed inputs.
There is NO commercial availability provision that allows the use of conventional seedling trans-
plants. However, in the event that your organic transplants are destroyed or damaged by drought,
wind, flood, excessive moisture, hail, tornado, earthquake, fire, or other business interruption, a tem-
porary variance may be given to use conventional seedlings [§205.290(a)(2)].
Planting stock refers to vegetative propagation materials, such as roots, tubers, and bulbs. It also
applies to the nursery stock of fruit and nut trees, cane fruits, and strawberries, as well as aspara-
gus crowns. Planting stock is subject to the same sourcing requirements already described for seed.
Planting stock must be organic unless not commercially available. If organic planting stock is not
commercially available, untreated non-genetically engineered stock may be used and your search for
organic planting stock must be documented. Note that if seed, seedling, or planting stock treat-
ments are required by state or federal phytosanitary laws, they are allowed in organic production.
On growing seedlings organically. See ATTRA’s Plug and Transplant Production for Organic Sys-
tems and Potting Mixes for Certified Organic Production.
Treated wood. Producers must not use lumber treated with arsenate or other prohibited materials
where it can contact producing soil or crops [§205.206(f)]. In the field this includes tomato stakes,
trellis posts, and landscape timbers for raised beds. In the greenhouse, treated wood may only be
used in places and circumstances where it cannot cause contamination. If there is any treated wood
in the structure, explain what steps you take to protect your organic plants and organic inputs. For
more information see ATTRA’s Organic Alternatives to Treated Lumber, and section XV in NCAT’s
Organic Crops Workbook.
For more organic greenhouse information. See ATTRA for publications including Organic
Greenhouse Vegetable Production and Herbs: Organic Greenhouse Production.
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20. List all soil mix ingredients, fertility products, foliar sprays, and/or pest and disease inputs used or planned for use in
your organic greenhouse operation. Attach labels or have labels available for inspection, as applicable.
STATUS: APPROVED (A)
PRODUCT BRAND NAME OR SOURCE RESTRICTED (R) IF RESTRICTED, DESCRIBE COMPLIANCE CHECK IF
PROHIBITED (P) WITH NOP RULE ANNOTATION GMO ( )
Compost Made on-farm A
Leaf mold Made on-farm A
Sphagnum peat moss Black Gold Peat Moss A
Ag-lime SFA A
Dolomite lime Bonide A
Blood meal Bonide A
Bone meal Bonide A
Sharp sand Arkansas Builder’s A
Supply
Fish emulsion Alaska Fish 5-1-1 A
Kelp extract Maxicrop Soluble Powder A
1-0-4
Insecticidal soap M-Pede R Will be used only if an outbreak occurs.
Use yellow sticky cards for monitoring.
Diatomaceous earth Perma-Guard A
Bordeaux mix Bonide R Will use only if scouting reveals evidence
of disease. Copper accumulation not a
greenhouse issue.
Chlorine bleach Wal-Mart R Rinse all surfaces with clear well water
following chlorine treatment.
What equipment do you use in your watering system?
Hand watering using hose and spray wand.
How do you prevent seedling diseases and/or insect problems?
We make our own clean soilless potting mix. Re-usable trays and pots are sanitized with chlorine. Control airflow. Release lace-
wing predators.
C. IF YOU GROW BOTH ORGANIC AND NON-ORGANIC PLANTS IN YOUR GREENHOUSE: Not applicable
What organic and non-organic crops are grown? List varieties if the same organic and non-organic corps are grown (parallel
production).
Organic transplants for farm use and sale: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cabbage.
Conventional plants for sale to local retailers: Carnations.
How do you separate and identify organic and non-organic growing areas?
There are two greenhouses. Organic transplant production occupies about ½ of greenhouse A on the east end. A wood-framed,
double-plastic wall with a door separates the organic and conventional production areas.
How do you label organic and non-organic seedlings/plants?
The organic and conventional greenhouse plants are distinctly different kinds of plants. The containers in which they are grown
are distinctly different. In addition, organic transplants produced for sale are marked “organically grown.”
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21. Section 4 notes (continued)
Soil mix ingredients, pesticides, and other greenhouse inputs. Organic greenhouse production is
subject to the same general requirements as organic field crop production. However, the 36-month
transition period is not required unless production is done in the ground. Production in pots, trays,
bags, and similar methods does not require a transition period.
You are expected to determine whether a material or product is allowed, restricted, or prohibited
for use. Obviously, if you had plans to use a prohibited material, you need to re-consider. Materi-
als are considered “restricted” when the Organic Regulations place some limitation on their use. For
example, raw manure may not be used within 90 or 120 days of harvest if the crop is intended as
human food. The 120-day wait is required if the edible portion of the crop contacts the soil; 90 days
if it does not. Since most seedlings produce their crop in less time than this, uncomposted manure is
usually an unwise choice as an ingredient.
Other restrictions appear as annotations in the National List. There are two categories of the
National List that apply to crop production: §205.601 “Synthetic substances allowed for use…” and
§205.602 “Nonsynthetic [natural] substances prohibited for use…” In our example, the Wanna-
bees use chlorine bleach as a disinfectant for reused pots, trays, and potting tools. Chlorine is listed
in §205.602 for such purposes. The annotation, however, requires that anything treated with bleach
solution be properly rinsed with potable water before coming back into contact with soil, crops, or
organic inputs.
A good discussion specifically on allowed soil mix ingredients can be found in ATTRA’s Potting
Mixes for Certified Organic Production.
Split-production greenhouses: both organic and conventional. Split production in greenhouses
raises many concerns about commingling, or mixing conventional plants with organic plants, and
contamination (contact of organic plants with and soil with prohibited materials). Most of the ques-
tions in this subsection are posed to determine the steps you will take to prevent both commingling
and contamination. Since the Wannabees are not involved in parallel production—organic and con-
ventional production of the same crop—their task is a bit easier. Commingling is not a problem.
If you are involved in parallel production, focus on the circumstances and steps you take that prevent
conventional plants or crops being mistaken for organic.
For more information on how to address commingling and contamination hazards in split green-
house operations, see section XIV in NCAT’s Organic Crops Workbook.
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22. List all soil mix ingredients, fertility products, foliar sprays, water system additives, and/or pest and disease inputs
used or planned for use in your non-organic greenhouse operation. Attach labels or have labels available for the inspector,
as applicable.
STATUS: APPROVED (A) RESTRICTED (R)
PRODUCT BRAND NAME OR SOURCE PROHIBITED (P)
Sphagnum peat moss Black Gold Peat Moss A
Ag-lime SFA A
Dolomite lime Bonide A
Sharp sand Arkansas Builder’s Supply A
Perlite SFA A
Soluble fertilizer Osmocote 19-6-12 With Micronutrients P
Soluble fertilizer Osmocote 14-14-14 With Micronutrients P
Bordeaux mix Bonide R
Mancozeb Dithane P
Abermectin Abamectin P
Acephate Orthene P
Diazinon Spectracide P
Chlorine bleach Wal-Mart R
How do you prevent commingling of organic and non-organic soil mixes during mixing and storage?
Conventional potting mixes are made up and stored in the conventional potting shed. Organic potting mixes are made up in far
east end of the organic section of greenhouse A.
Where do you store inputs used for non-organic production?
Ingredients and all conventional pesticides and fertilizers are stored in the conventional potting shed. Organic potting mix
ingredients are stored either in the organic end of greenhouse A or in the main shed.
How do you prevent drift of prohibited materials through ventilation and/or watering systems?
The double-plastic wall between the organic and conventional sides of the greenhouse has been sealed against cross ventilation.
Separate “end venting” was constructed to ensure that there would be no flow of air from the conventional to the organic produc-
tion areas. There are outside doors at the organic and conventional ends of the split-production greenhouse, so there is very little
cross-traffic. Both organic and conventional injection systems are equipped with one-way valves to prevent backflow of any
solutions to the water supply system.
How do you clean seedling containers and equipment?
Use bleach solution followed by a non-chlorinated well water rinse. We also keep the trays used in organic transplant production
separate from the pots and trays used for conventional carnation production. There is no cross-use.
D. PLANTING STOCK: (Use additional sheets if necessary) Not applicable
NON- IF NON- IF NONORGANIC, IF NONORGANIC, DESCRIBE
TYPE PLANTING STOCK ORGANIC ORGANIC ORGANIC, EXPECTED ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN
SOURCE ( ) ( ) DATE PLANTED HARVEST DATE ORGANIC PLANTING STOCK
Earliglow, Boston Mountain √ April 1, 2006 May, 2007 Checked 3 sources.
Cardinal, Nurseries
Lateglow
Strawberries
French Finger- Saved tubers on- √
ling, All Blue, farm from 2005
Dark Red Norland season
Potatoes
Yukon Gold Johnny’s Selected √
Potatoes Seeds
Beauregard Saved roots from √
Jewel Sweet 2005 season to
potatoes produce slips.
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23. Section 4 notes (continued)
Listing inputs for nonorganic greenhouse production. Be certain to list all inputs used in the
conventional part of your greenhouse operation, even when they are the same as those you use for
the organic enterprise. Your certifier might or might not ask you to indicate whether these materials
are allowed, restricted, or prohibited.
Addressing contamination hazards. If your production is split, be sure to explain how you store
organic and conventional inputs so they do not mix. This is a contamination hazard the Wannabees
face. They deal with it, in large part, by having a separate potting and storage shed for conventional
inputs, and using one end of the organic greenhouse area for organic inputs.
Be sure to address any possible water contamination issues—a big concern in greenhouses where
chemicals are injected into the watering system. Also explain how drift of sprayed or fogged pesti-
cides are excluded from organic production areas. The Wannabees face these hazards and outline the
measures they take.
If you are making dual- or cross-use of pots, trays, or other propagation items, be clear as to how you
clean them before organic use. If using chlorine or any other sanitizing material from the National
List, be sure you explain how you address any annotations.
Planting stock…if nonorganic, provide the expected first harvest date. The fifth column of
Table D asks for the expected harvest date when nonorganic planting stock is used. Not all certi-
fiers will ask for this information, though a few will. The reason centers on a unique interpretation
of §205.204 (a)(4), which holds that nonorganic perennial planting stock must be under organic
management for at least 12 months before the harvest can be organic. There is disagreement among
certifiers on the precise meaning of the provision that has not been settled by the National Organic
Program at this time. So if you plan to start an orchard, vineyard, perennial vegetable, or berry
planting, ask your certifier about expectations. If you are not able to find organic planting stock, ask
whether you must wait 12 months before you can harvest an organic crop.
Further details on seeds, seedlings, and planting stock. See section XIII in NCAT’s Organic
Crops Workbook.
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24. SECTION 5: Soil and crop fertility management NOP Rule 205.203 and 205.205
A. GENERAL INFORMATION AND EVALUATION:
What are your general soil types? Sandy loam
What are your soil/nutrient deficiencies? No deficiencies
Soil is naturally low in pH, low in organic matter, and deficient in most nutrients. The land we have had in production for
many years is now well-supplied with nutrients. However, we have an excess of phosphate which has led to a zinc deficiency.
How do you monitor the effectiveness of your fertility management program? soil testing
microbiological testing tissue testing observation of soil observation of crop health
comparison of crop yields crop quality testing other (specify)
Attach copies of available test results. See attached.
How often do you conduct fertility monitoring? weekly monthly annually as needed
other (specify) Soil test every year on rotations. Will soil test annually on blueberries and tissue test as needed
beginning in 2006.
Rate the effectiveness of your fertility management program. excellent satisfactory needs improvement
What changes do you anticipate? Will no longer be using poultry litter due to high phosphorus accumulation and concern
over arsenic. Will use more feathermeal when nitrogen is needed. Looking for alternative feedstocks for on-farm compost
production; have found a source of horse manure, but quantities are limited.
What are the major components of your soil and crop fertility plan?
crop rotation green manure plowdown/cover crops interplanting incorporation of crop residues
subsoiling summer fallow compost on-farm manure off-farm manure soil amendments
side dressing foliar fertilizers biodynamic preparations soil inoculants other (specify)
legume inoculants
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