Organic Farm and Handling/processing Certification Standards and Administrative Procedures: Appendices V-XNortheast Organic Farming Assoc. of New York, Incorporated, Organic Certification Program, 1999 - Natural foods |
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... medium : light , fluffy , good drainage , moisture retention , non - disease transmitting . For organic growers , ideally , the medium is alive with micro - organisms , especially at the root - soil interface . We have become used to ...
... medium : light , fluffy , good drainage , moisture retention , non - disease transmitting . For organic growers , ideally , the medium is alive with micro - organisms , especially at the root - soil interface . We have become used to ...
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... medium . But a compost - based mix is preferable over peat - based for organic growers . The exact ratios are not fixed ; every grower has their favorite ( secret ) recipe . There are already good commercial compost- based mixes on the ...
... medium . But a compost - based mix is preferable over peat - based for organic growers . The exact ratios are not fixed ; every grower has their favorite ( secret ) recipe . There are already good commercial compost- based mixes on the ...
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... medium , 0.5 to 1 inch ; D = deep , 1 to 2 inches . Plant deeper in warm dry conditions and / or sandy soil ; less deep in cool wet conditions and / or heavy soil . 6 Recommended seeding rates : mean and ( range ) of recommendations ...
... medium , 0.5 to 1 inch ; D = deep , 1 to 2 inches . Plant deeper in warm dry conditions and / or sandy soil ; less deep in cool wet conditions and / or heavy soil . 6 Recommended seeding rates : mean and ( range ) of recommendations ...
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ADJUVANTS Alchemy Institute Alchemy Quarterly ALTERNATIVES TO CONFINEMENT/FEEDLOT animals Appendix applicator Aug-Sept B-P VH Apr-May Biodynamic Farming blend of materials C/N ratio cash-grain chemical commercial COMPOST BASICS Compostable materials CONFINEMENT/FEEDLOT MEAT PRODUCTION contains cover crops David Stern DEC office Department of Environmental Environmental Conservation Farm Composting farmers Fava bean Feedlot agriculture feedlot system Fish oils FOLIAR FEED forage fungus Grass Green Manures greensand hardy humus ingredients July-Aug leaf mold legume LF Apr-May livestock loader mature compost moisture mushroom nitrogen NOFA-NY Certification Standards Northeast nutrients Oats ORGANIC GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION organic growers organic matter overwinters P.O. Box peat moss peat-based peat-lite mix pesticide phosphate pile plant Potassium hydroxide potting mix problem recycling ruminant diets ruminant husbandry Ryegrass samples sand Schonbeck seeding rates soaps Sodium Sodium hydroxide SPREADER STICKERS Spring/Summer 1990 standard of scale sustainable agriculture Sweetclover U.S. Dept vermiculite Vetch visible wetting WETTING AGENTS windrow winter