Document Type
Other
Publication Date
8-1-2008
Keywords
organic production, certified practices, organic crops, food-handling
Extension Number
ExEx 14111
Department
Consumer Sciences
Description
In 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture is¬sued the following definition of organic production: Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biologi¬cal activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain, and enhance ecological harmony.
Recommended Citation
Hegerfeld-Baker, Joan, "Organic Production:
Practices and Prevalence" (2008). SDSU Extension Extra Archives. 493.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_extra/493
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