What Service Providers Must Know About Organic Rules and Regulations

Project Overview

ES03-067
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2003: $133,762.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Region: Southern
State: Florida
Principal Investigator:
Rosalie Koenig
University of Florida

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: barley, canola, corn, cotton, flax, hops, millet, oats, peanuts, potatoes, rapeseed, rice, rye, safflower, spelt, soybeans, sugarbeets, sugarcane, sunflower, wheat, grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Fruits: melons, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, berries (other), berries (cranberries), cherries, figs, citrus, grapes, olives, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, quinces, berries (strawberries)
  • Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts
  • Vegetables: sweet potatoes, artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucurbits, eggplant, garlic, greens (leafy), lentils, onions, parsnips, peas (culinary), peppers, rutabagas, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, brussel sprouts
  • Additional Plants: tobacco, herbs, native plants, ornamentals, trees
  • Animals: bovine, poultry, goats, rabbits, swine, sheep
  • Animal Products: dairy
  • Miscellaneous: mushrooms

Practices

  • Animal Production: animal protection and health, feed additives, feed formulation, free-range, feed rations, herbal medicines, homeopathy, manure management, mineral supplements, probiotics, vaccines, feed/forage
  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: extension, focus group, networking
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
  • Pest Management: biological control, biorational pesticides, botanical pesticides, competition, cultural control, flame, genetic resistance, integrated pest management, mulches - living, physical control, mulching - plastic, prevention, smother crops, soil solarization, trap crops, traps, mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, composting, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.