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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... nutrients to the plant , and is simply a conditioner for the root- zone . Organic growers need to look for a more benign alternative . If you are one of us peat - addicted growers , don't panic : peat - based mixes are acceptable in ...
... nutrients to the plant , and is simply a conditioner for the root- zone . Organic growers need to look for a more benign alternative . If you are one of us peat - addicted growers , don't panic : peat - based mixes are acceptable in ...
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... nutrients from the humus complex by the interaction of their roots with the community of soil organisms . Compost is a stable , humus building material that replaces organic matter lost to oxidation and mineral nutrients . It contains ...
... nutrients from the humus complex by the interaction of their roots with the community of soil organisms . Compost is a stable , humus building material that replaces organic matter lost to oxidation and mineral nutrients . It contains ...
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... nutrients through leaching and runoff , adds organic matter and suppresses weeds . Legumes such as clover support symbiotic bacteria on their roots which fix ( convert ) atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use . Many cover ...
... nutrients through leaching and runoff , adds organic matter and suppresses weeds . Legumes such as clover support symbiotic bacteria on their roots which fix ( convert ) atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use . Many cover ...
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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