Organic Farm and Handling/processing Certification Standards and Administrative Procedures: Appendices VI-XNortheast Organic Farming Assoc. of New York, Incorporated, Organic Certification Program, 2001 - Natural foods |
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... soil mediation . Organic growers , by contrast , feed the soil ( or root medium ) which acts to mediate the quantity and quality of nutrients and to serve as a buffer . The organic version of the original peat - lite mix could use less ...
... soil mediation . Organic growers , by contrast , feed the soil ( or root medium ) which acts to mediate the quantity and quality of nutrients and to serve as a buffer . The organic version of the original peat - lite mix could use less ...
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... soil ( true soil ) will be heavier than the modern peat - lites , but will have good drainage as well as thriving micro - organisms . Leaf mold is a subset of compost and could be a substitute for peat moss . It is simply well - aged ...
... soil ( true soil ) will be heavier than the modern peat - lites , but will have good drainage as well as thriving micro - organisms . Leaf mold is a subset of compost and could be a substitute for peat moss . It is simply well - aged ...
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... soil exists in assorted niches on , between , and in agglomerations referred to as soil aggregates . Plants growing in soil receive nutrients from the humus complex by the interaction of their roots with the community of soil organisms ...
... soil exists in assorted niches on , between , and in agglomerations referred to as soil aggregates . Plants growing in soil receive nutrients from the humus complex by the interaction of their roots with the community of soil organisms ...
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20 quarts 2001 Certification Standards acceptable in organic ADJUVANTS animal-harvested animals antibiotics APPENDIX applicator biological blend of materials C/N ratio carbon chemical commercial compost COMPOST BASICS Compostable materials Contact NYS contains copper sulfate David Stern DEC office Department of Environmental ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OFFICES example Feedlot agriculture feedlot system fertility cycle Fish oils FOLIAR FEED grams greensand humus hydroxide incident ingredients insecticidal soap laureth sulfate leaf mold lettuce liquid livestock loader manure mature compost moisture monocultures nitrogen NOFA-NY 2001 Certification nutrients NYCAP NYS Department organic agriculture ORGANIC GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION organic growers pasture-based ruminant Peat moss peat-based mix peat-lite mix PESTICIDE SPRAY DRIFT pesticide was applied pile pine resins plant Potassium hydroxide potting mix raw organic material Rose Valley Farm ruminant diets ruminant husbandry samples smell Sodium Sodium hydroxide spray material SPREADER STICKERS standard of scale Standards to remedy surface temperature tomato toxic trespass vermiculite visible wetting WETTING AGENTS windrow